BLOODY STREAM
The song is noted as having an emotional and fashionable tune, with the husky yet charming voice of the song's vocalist adding a further stylish nature to the song as a whole.[2] Jun Yamamoto of Billboard said that he felt that the horns and funky sound of the song compliment the story of Joseph Joestar and his battle against the Pillar Men Esidisi, Wamuu, and Kars, further mesmerizing him and drawing him into a "bizarre world".[3]
In its first week of sales, "Bloody Stream" sold 21 thousand units, reaching the number 4 spot on the Oricon's Weekly Album Charts.[4][5][6] It also reached number 7 on Billboard's Japan Hot 100,[7] 3 on the Japan Hot Single Sales chart,[8] and number 2 on the Japan Hot Animation chart.[9]
Opening Animation
The opening starts off with a quick montage of Joseph suiting up, eventually leading up to the Title emerging from a rock. After this, the title quickly fades away as a silhouette appears of Joseph doing various poses with various colors flying around in the background. The camera zooms out and silhouettes of the three Pillar Men standing in front of a background of red fire are seen. The scene then changes into showing all three Pillar Men frozen in stone.
A second montage begins showing various colored characters from the manga, including Erina Joestar, Lisa Lisa, and Smokey Brown. Between the transition of Lisa Lisa and Smokey, an X-Ray can be seen showing the skeleton of Joseph with his throat and heart areas glowing, showing where the poison rings were placed by Wamuu and Esidisi. Another silhouette performance commences, only this one is of Lisa Lisa, and it eventually shifts to Caesar, unleashing multiple kicks and performing a high jump with only his knees. After Caesar's performance, Joseph's and Caesar's silhouettes are seen fighting up until Joseph blocks Caesar's punch and they become fully visible for a brief instant, showing that they are only playfully sparring. Another silhouette of Joseph is shown again using his Clackers, but he eventually gets tangled in them and falls down. A naked Lisa Lisa is seen spinning in the air with rose petals about. After which, the screen becomes black and the Red Stone of Aja slowly falls into place like a pendulum. Multiple blue hands attempt to grab it, with a couple dying off as the stone pulls away from them. Another montage occurs showing Speedwagon, Straizo, Suzi Q crying, Loggins and Messina, Stroheim doing a Nazi salute and Santana frozen in stone.
After this, the three other Pillar Men are shown attacking. Wamuu unleashes a Divine Sandstorm, Esidisi uses his flame mode while flailing his blood vessels, and Kars slices the camera's eyes out with one of his Light Blades. The camera zooms out showing the Pillar Men standing on a rocky pillar in front of a full moon. Joseph and Caesar are facing them and prepare to battle. After a brief shot of the Stone of Aja, Kars as the Ultimate Life Form is seen with the sun shining behind him.
The scene switches to a rotation of Caesar and Joseph showing off fighting moves as the title 'JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE PART2' scrolls by in the background. After a few rotations, Joseph spin kicks out of the frame and Caesar drops his arms and makes a disdainful scream, with a distinct red bubble (referring to the battle between Caesar and Wamuu) flying past to the screen. The scene transitions to Joseph donning Caesar's headband and yelling into the night sky as a shooting star flies across the sky. The opening ends with the Red Stone of Aja embedded in stone and glistening.
Lyrics
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Opening Sequence
Full Song
Tracklist
- BLOODY STREAM
Lyrics: Saori Kodama / Composition: Toshiyuki O'mori / Arrangement: MACARONI ☆ - BLOODY STREAM ~ ORIGINAL KARAOKE ~
Credits
M-01 - TV Anime "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" second Opening Theme
- Composer: Toshiyuki O'mori
- Arranger: Toshiyuki O'mori
- Lyricist: Saori Codama
[ Musician ]
- Trumpet : Eric Miyashiro, Yusuke Nakano
- Alto Sax : Masakuni Takeno
- Tenor Sax : Osamu Yoshida
- Electric Guitar : Hiroyuki Tanba
- Keyboards & Programming & Arrangement : Toshiyuki O'mori
Gallery
Joseph equipping his gloves
Joseph putting on his scarf
Joseph's Clacker Volley Balls
Joseph smirking
Joseph's first pose, referencing the cover of Volume 8
Joseph next to his Stand Hermit Purple
Joseph's second pose, referencing the cover of Volume 6
Joseph's third pose, referencing the chapter cover of Chapter 57
The silhouettes of the Pillar Men
The Pillar Men standing forward
Kars, Esidisi, and Wamuu sealed away
Erina, Speedwagon, Straizo, and an infant Lisa Lisa
Old Erina Joestar
Lisa Lisa posing while wearing her first outfit
Brief flash of the Wedding Rings of Death placed inside Joseph
Smokey gasping
Lisa Lisa's second pose
Caesar's first pose
Caesar leaping into the air
Joseph and Caesar's friendship
Lisa Lisa
Lisa Lisa swirling around a dark void
Multiple hands reaching out for the Red Stone of Aja, representing the main conflict between the Ripple Warriors and Pillar Men
Old Speedwagon
Vampire Straizo
Suzi Q crying, referencing Chapter 83
Loggins and Messina
Stroheim doing his "signature pose"
Santana sealed away
Wamuu unleashing Fighting Technique: Divine Sandstorm
Esidisi spreading his boiling blood
Kars activating his Light Mode blades
The Pillar Men stand before Joseph and Caesar
Caesar ready to fight
Joseph ready to fight
Stone Mask and Red Stone of Aja
Kars the Ultimate Being
Joseph putting on Caesar's headband
Joseph screaming to the stars, referencing his reaction to Caesar's death
A shooting star referencing Kar's ultimate fate upon his defeat
Trivia
- The clothes that Joseph and Caesar wear on the cover are inspired by Jolyne Cujoh and Stone Free.
- During Joseph's posing sequence, spiked purple trails appear in the background behind him referencing his future Stand, Hermit Purple.
- When Wamuu performs his Divine Sandstorm (神砂嵐, Kamizuna Arashi) at 0:52, the kanji used for the studio Kamikaze Douga (神風動画) briefly changes into Kamiarashi Douga (神嵐動画).
- During the final scene, after Joseph screams, a shot of the starry sky with a shooting star is seen, which is referencing Kars' fate in the finale.
- In the US television airing on Toonami, the opening was edited down to 23 seconds to fit American television guidelines for several more commercials than Japanese television broadcasts.
- This is the only opening so far to not directly state the name of the opening within the song.
References
- ↑ http://jojo-animation.com/fb_bt/visual/#!/cd1
- ↑ 「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険」OPテーマがデイリー上位に初登場! 新OP情報も!
- ↑ Ｃｏｄａ「ＢＬＯＯＤＹ ＳＴＲＥＡＭ」
- ↑ ORICON/BLOODY STREAM
- ↑ 「ジョジョ」第2部OPテーマがオリコン初登場4位! イエスのEDテーマもセールスが20倍に!
- ↑ 「ジョジョ」テーマが初TOP10、Codaの「BLOODY STREAM」が4位に。
- ↑ Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 2013/02/11 付け
- ↑ Billboard JAPAN Hot Singles Sales 2013/02/11 付け
- ↑ Billboard JAPAN Hot Animation 2013/02/04 付け
