Diamond is Unbreakable - Episode 38

Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 2
General information
Episode	38 (112)
Season	3
Japanese Name	クレイジー・D(ダイヤモンド)は砕けない その2
Romanized	Kureijī Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai Sono 2
Localized Title	Shining D (Diamond) is Unbreakable, Part 2
Runtime	24:00
Chapters Adapted	DU Chapters 166-170 (431-435)
Air Dates
Japanese	December 16, 2016
English	June 1, 2019
Other Information
Opening Theme	Great Days
Ending Theme	I Want You
Eyecatch	Crazy Diamond
Episode guide
← Previous	Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 1
Next →	Goodbye, Morioh - The Golden Heart

Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 2 (クレイジー・D(ダイヤモンド)は砕けない その2, Kureijī Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai Sono 2) is the thirty-eighth episode of Diamond is Unbreakable and the one hundred twelfth episode of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime. It covers Chapter 431 through Chapter 435.

The final fight against Kira continues. Josuke and Hayato Kawajiri must retreat inside of a house to hide. Unfortunately, Kira somehow manages to pilot his air bomb towards Josuke without having to approach the house.

Summary

Kira apologizes to his boss as Kosaku Kawajiri

The skies clear up on Morioh as the battle between Yoshikage Kira and Josuke Higashikata continues. Beforehand, Kira must call his boss and deeply apologizes for his anticipated delay. Eyeing the house where Josuke and Hayato have hidden inside, Kira is surprised by a suspicious neighbor and promptly kills him.

Josuke is caught in the bombs' explosions

Meanwhile, Hayato tries to call the outside but the phone is broken. Josuke finally acknowledges that Okuyasu Nijimura is dead and vows to avenge his friend. The two expect Kira to come and wait in ambush, but Hayato suddenly feels a gust of wind and realizes that one of Killer Queen's air bombs has slipped into the house and is heading toward Josuke. Indeed, Kira knows where Josuke is through undisclosed means. Josuke scatters some ashes to go out of the bubble's path, but the bubbles also somehow follow him. Unable to guess Kira's methods while Kira is standing just outside the property, Josuke willingly takes the explosion head-on, guarding himself with Crazy Diamond. His left leg and stomach are impaled by wooden debris for the trouble.

Josuke uses Crazy Diamond on a shard to Kira, who takes damage as a result

At the same time, Josuke breaks a vase and throws a glass shard at Kira, who was on guard and deflects it with Killer Queen. This resourcefulness is exactly why Kira is keeping his distance but Josuke outsmarts Kira as he creates his own automatic homing attack by making the dried blood on the shard be attracted to the dried blood on Kira's jacket. Kira takes the shard on the back as a result.

As Kira takes cover, Josuke sees through the window that Kira is still holding his mobile phone. Killer Queen then sends another bubble hiding inside the house while Crazy Diamond shoots a shard again. However, Josuke then asks Hayato to give him his lighter. Burning Hayato's jacket, Josuke forces Yoshihiro Kira out of his hiding spot. Indeed, Josuke has guessed that Kira would be calling his father for help and that Yoshihiro would be hiding and leaking Josuke's location. As revenge, Josuke whispers on the phone and tricks Kira into killing his own father. Josuke reveals himself to Kira and at the same moment, the second shard hits Kira again.

The Hand erases Killer Queen's bombs

Josuke then comes out of the house; despite their injuries, both Stand Users are determined to win the fight. Another close-quarters fight ensues, but Stray Cat uses his bubbles to protect Killer Queen and himself from Crazy Diamond's attacks. Just as Josuke is about to be hit by another air bomb, he is saved by a very much alive Okuyasu who teleports the bomb and erases it.

Kira is cornered by the Joestar group

The student then explains that at the antechamber of the afterlife, he was visited by the spirit of his brother Keicho Nijimura who, despite Okuyasu's wish to join his brother, tells him to think for himself what he wants the most. For the first time, Okuyasu manages to take a decision and comes back to life. Okuyasu then effortlessly steals Stray Cat from Killer Queen, driving Kira further into a corner as Jotaro and the others arrive on the scene. Injured, surrounded on all sides, Kira is under tremendous pressure.

Appearances

Characters

Josuke Higashikata

Hayato Kawajiri

Okuyasu Nijimura

Koichi Hirose

Rohan Kishibe

Jotaro Kujo

Keicho Nijimura

(Flashback) (Ghost)

Yoshikage Kira

Yoshihiro Kira

(Death)

Tama

Rio's Neighbor

(1st appearance) (Death)

Rio

(1st mentioned)

Stands

Crazy Diamond

The Hand

Killer Queen

Stray Cat

Atom Heart Father

(Death)

Credits

Staff

Script (脚本)

Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

ふでやす かずゆき

Storyboard (絵コンテ)

Fumitoshi Oizaki

追崎 史敏

Episode Director (演出)

Toshiyuki Kato
Hikaru Murata
Naokatsu Tsuda

加藤 敏幸
村田 光
津田 尚克

Chief Animation Director (総作画監督)

Terumi Nishii
Mitsuko Baba
Shunichi Ishimoto

西位 輝実
馬場 充子
石本 峻一

Animation Director (作画監督)

Terumi Nishii
Shunichi Ishimoto
Mitsuko Baba
Saori Nakashiki
Kohei Ashiya
Kenji Yokoyama
Shin Hyung Woo
Cha Myoung Jun

西位 輝実
石本 峻一
馬場 充子
仲敷 沙織
芦谷 耕平
横山 謙次
SHIN HYUNG WOO
CHA MYOUNG JUN

Action Animation Director (アクションディレクター)

Kenta Mimuro
Yasuhiro Saiki
Masashi Yamada

三室 健太
才木 康寛
山田 まさし

Mechanical Animation Director (メカ作画監督)

Takashi Tanazawa

棚沢 隆

Prop Animation Director (プロップ作画監督)

Reki Taki

滝れーき

Key Animation (原画)

Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Tatsufumi Ito
Masashi Yamada
Natsue Chibayama
Teruyo Kato
Sae Akama
Yoko Uchida
Ryo Yamauchi
Sayaka Anesaki
Haru Watanabe
Yuichi Nakazawa
Akihide Muraji
Nozomi Tachibana
Yuki​ Masutani
Kana Yamaguchi
Hideyuki Sugiura
Haruka Iida
Nana Yamazaki
Tetsuro Taira
Nozomi Sakamoto
Miho Tanaka
Nobuhiro Masuda
Ayu Tanaka
Hideaki Tsukioka
Shuntaro Yamada
Yuichiro Masuda
Kenichi Umemoto
Keisuke Nishijima

馬越 嘉彦
伊藤 達文
山田 まさし
千葉山 夏恵
加藤 照代
赤間 紗枝
内田 陽子
山内 遼
姉崎 早也花
渡邊 葉瑠
中澤 勇一
村司 晃英
立花 希望
升谷 由紀
山口 加奈
杉浦 英之
飯田 遥
山崎 菜奈
平良 哲朗
阪本 望実
たなか みほ
増田 信博
田中 亜優
月岡 英明
山田 俊太郎
増田 雄一郎
梅本 賢一
西島 圭祐

2nd Key Animation (第二原画)

Kohei Ashiya
Saori Nakashiki
Yu Matsuo
Shuhei Fukuda
Kumiko Kawahara
Shiori Nakasone
Mahora Muraki
Hatsumi Takahashi
Kotaro Okazaki
Eita Toyoshima
Yoji Takano
Chen Chen
White Line
Teddy
Triple A
CL Corporation

芦谷 耕平
仲敷 沙織
松尾 優
福田 周平
河原 久美子
中曽根 詩織
村木 麻保良
高橋 はつみ
岡崎 耕太郎
豊島 英太
高野 陽司
陳 晨
White Line
テディー
Triple A
CL コーポレーション高円寺

In-between Animation (動画)

Digital In-Between Animation
David Production

Yusaku Nagahama
Rie Takahashi
Mai Oshima
Yuta Shinohara
Nana Nomiya
Daiki Ito
Ai Shiga

長濱 佑作
高橋 梨恵
大島 舞
篠原 佑太
野宮 菜那
伊東 大輝
志賀 愛

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White Line
Triple A
CL Corporation
Asahi Production
Teddy
Studio CL

White Line
Triple A
CL コーポレーション高円寺
旭プロダクション
テディー
STUDIO CL

Design Cooperation (デザイン協力)

Yoko Uchida
Misa Ito
Saeke Saito

内田 陽子
伊藤 実佐
さいとー栄

Eyecatch Illustration (アイキャッチ原画)

Terumi Nishii

西位 輝実

Manga/Anime Differences

• Changed Kira's cellphone to a sleeker, more expensive model for the time period.
• Yoshihiro's death is concealed by the explosion instead of being shown disintegrating.
• Changed the position of The Hand to beside Okuyasu during his reveal, rather than behind him.

Commentary

“

Josuke and Kira are giving it their all in this final battle. The fight initially happens at a distance, but the two eventually duke it out head-to-head, a struggle that the whole production team worked on. Mr. Kato himself checked and corrected the 100 last cuts of the episode, most notably the beautiful scene where Okuyasu dreams of meeting with his brother (was it really a dream though?). We also get explosions, blood spraying everywhere and even an exploding house. Rio, its proprietor, should have a rather big surprise when she comes home. (laughs) Speaking of Rio, the scene with the panty thief made quite an impression. Although it's useless to the plot, without it the ensuing fight would have been duller. The fact that we added this small comedic moment, which is insignificant at first glance, increases the dramatic side of the battle. In fact, allowing some time for this moment was planned from the start. (laughs) I don’t know if I got lucky, but I worked on and corrected the first 100 cuts of the episode, including this scene. I cannot say why I wanted to draw this panty thief, but characters like him are the ones that give JoJo’s universe its uniqueness.

”

—Naokatsu Tsuda, Blu-Ray limited edition commentaries

Trivia

• During the final stand-off between Josuke and Kira, their color palettes (along with their Stands) change briefly to the colors used on the cover of Volume 46 respectively.
• The title of this episode was changed to "Shining Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 2" by Warner Bros. Animation's American branch to avoid possible legal action.