Episode 13

JoJo vs. The Ultimate Life-Form
General information
Episode	13
Season	1
Japanese Name	JOJO vs. 究極生物
Romanized	Jōjo tai Kyūkyoku Seibutsu
Runtime	24:00
Chapters Adapted	58-61
Air Dates
Japanese	January 4, 2013
English	January 21, 2017
Other Information
Opening Theme	BLOODY STREAM
Ending Theme	Roundabout
Credits
Script	Shōgo Yasukawa
Storyboard	Futoshi Higashide
Episode Director	Yasuhiro Minami Kenichi Suzuki
Animation Director	Masahiko Komino Hyung Woo Shin Kenji Yokoyama Kiyotoshi Aoi Akie Muratsukasa Tomoaki Kado
Assistant Animation Director	Syunichi Ishimoto Manabu Akita
Key Animation	Yasuhiro Ito Masahiko Komino Tsuyoshi Moriyama Yoshinobu Ando Syunichi Ishimoto Koki Sugawara Futoshi Higashide Fumio Matsumoto Red Doar Toru Yoshida Yasuzo Ino Kiyotoshi Aoi Hideaki Matsuoka Kanayo Nakanishi Yoshiki Mizuno Tsukasa Sorimachi Akie Muratsukasa Mitsuhiro Yoneda Yuichiro Yamada Tomoaki Kado Katsuya Shigehara Aya Nishimura Kenji Yokoyama White Line Myoung Jun Cha
2nd Key Animation	Saeko Ozawa Fumio Matsumoto Natsumi Ishizaki White Line Sul-ah Kang Hyun-ae Kwan Myung-ju Sim AI MSJ Musashino Production Eslite Animation Ace Company TAP CL Corporation BEEP Jinbun Hayashi KK Big Owl
Design Cooperation	Tomoaki Kado Goro Murata Futoshi Higashide
Episode guide
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Next →	Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times

JoJo vs. The Ultimate Life-Form (JOJO vs. 究極生物, Jōjo tai Kyūkyoku Seibutsu) is the thirteenth episode of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime. It is also the fourth episode of Battle Tendency. It covers Chapter 58 through Chapter 61 of the manga.

Summary

At first, Joseph attempts to make peace with Santana, but is instead greeted by an attack from Santana's ribs; this almost neutralizes Joseph had he not blocked the attack with his Ripple. Joseph realizes his attacks are not effective, so he feigns unconsciousness, and attacks Santana from the inside after the latter attempted to absorb him just as Stroheim was prepared to activate the base's self-destruct sequence. With the Pillar Man in half, Joseph chains the upper portion and tries to drag Santana to the entrance of the base to destroy the body using the sunlight. Unfortunately, Santana grabs hold of Joseph's leg and immobilizes him just before reaching the door. Stroheim comes from behind to help, but he too is ensnared. Joseph is forced to chop Stroheim's leg off as a request allowing Stroheim to open the door. However, Santana avoids the sunlight by crawling into the stub where Stroheim's leg was cut off. Stroheim walks on one leg into the sunlight and pulls out a grenade. From there, he tells Joseph that the Germans had uncovered other Pillar Men in Europe and that he must go to Rome to learn how to defeat them. With that said, Stroheim ignites the grenade and destroys his body. As a last ditch effort, Santana attacks Joseph, and the two go flying into a well. Joseph reveals that the water at the bottom of the well acts as another light source due to its ability to reflect sunlight. Being hit by sunlight in two directions, Santana turns into stone and is defeated.

Appearances

Joseph Joestar Robert E. O. Speedwagon Rudol von Stroheim (Apparent death) Santana (Incapacitated) Kars (cameo) Esidisi (cameo) Wamuu (cameo)

Manga/Anime Differences

• Joseph wondering if there are any female Pillar Men, how they have kids, and what happened thousands of years before Santana went to sleep is cut.

Commentary

“

At the end of 2012, there was a tight timing for Episode 13. The series' director Kenichi Suzuki, made the second half of the episode. Thanks to him, we managed to finish it in time, and even made it look great. Masahiko Komino managed the first half and put in it his mark. It's a lot of wired muscles. There were only a few characters, but the ensemble was balanced. The tension is kept high by Speedwagon and Stroheim who compete to deliver their explanations aloud; they're really noisy here (laughs).

Anyway, the episode was really great between Stroheim's bravery or the last sun ray vanquishing Santana in the well, such great moments. The composition is exemplary, Suzuki applied himself with the layout.

I think that with all of these together, we got many good scenes at the end.

”

—Naokatsu Tsuda, Blu-Ray limited edition commentaries