JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Episode 16
Caesar and Joseph must train in the Ripple to defeat the Pillar Men. To do so, Caesar brings Joseph to his Ripple master, the beautiful Lisa Lisa, who immediately begins her life-threatening training.
Summary
In Venice, Joseph first complains about how his one-month training bluff was called by Wamuu. Wanting to teach Joseph to control his Ripple powers, Caesar takes him to Venice to meet his teacher, Lisa Lisa. Lisa Lisa orders Joseph to wear a mask that limits his breathing for the duration of his training. Back with Erina, Speedwagon shows worry on what may happen to him should he tell her of the poisonous Wedding Rings the Pillar Men implanted within Joseph. To start their training, Lisa Lisa tasks Joseph and Caesar to climb the Hell Climb Pillar, a 24-meter pillar covered in oil, using only the Ripple or else starve to death. Joseph nearly cheats by using a guideline until Lisa Lisa catches him in the attempt. Observing Caesar's efforts, Joseph learns to climb up by focusing Ripple energy in his fingertips.
As the days pass and they struggle to climb, Joseph assumes there's an easy break when he spots a crack in the pillar, but this turns out to be a trap, causing the pillar to start spewing oil at high pressures from its 20-meter mark. Caesar manages to break through the barrier by using Ripple energy to simultaneously grip the pillar with his feet and repel the barrier, eventually reaching the peak. Joseph eventually manages to get past by traveling across the barrier to its weakest point so he can leap over it. When Joseph ends up running out of breath at the last meter, Caesar helps him up. As Joseph becomes pleased with the results of his training and asks for the next test, Lisa Lisa brings in her servants, Loggins and Messina, to teach the young men how to master the Ripple over the next few weeks.
Appearances
Credits
亀井 隆広
西村 彩
Tsukasa Sorimachi
Kyohei Oyabu
Yuu Kaneshiro
Yasuzo Ino
Etsushi Mori
Ryoko Kawamura
Yasufumi Soejima
Sato Tominaga
Manabu Akita
Aya Nishimura
Shin Hyung Woo
反町 司
大藪 恭平
金城 優
いいの やすぞう
森 悦史
河村 涼子
ソエジマ ヤスフミ
富永 里都
秋田 学
西村 彩
Shin Hyung Woo
小澤 早依子
石崎 夏海
山田 雄一郎
糸井 恵
Kwan Hyun Ae
Sim Myung Ju
Kwan Hyun Ae
Sim Myung Ju
Ku Ja Chun
Kim Yun Hui
Park Jin Hee
Park Hee Joung
Byun Jin Sun
Sin Jin Eun
Yang Hyo Jung
Lee Hye Kyoung
Jung A Young
Cha Hyun Ju
Chae Youn Kyung
Ku Ja Chun
Kim Yun Hui
Park Jin Hee
Park Hee Joung
Byun Jin Sun
Sin Jin Eun
Yang Hyo Jung
Lee Hye Kyoung
Jung A Young
Cha Hyun Ju
Chae Youn Kyung
david production
赤間 紗枝
大川 貴大
菊井 きらら
Hayashi
Eslite Animation
CL Corporation
ハヤシ株式会社
誠品動画
CLコーポレーション
Gorou Murata
村田 護郎
Naoyuki Seki
Hiroka Fujita
関 直幸
藤田 広香
Wong Wai
王 偉
工藤 かよ
Puavaranukroh Taweeporn
Music
Manga/Anime Differences
- The initial scene of Caesar demonstrating to Joseph the use of the Ripple originally had Speedwagon and a doctor in it (the doctor leaves before the demonstration). They were completely removed in the anime version.
- In addition, the doctor noted that the ring around his heart and throat are partially fused to the arteries, and a panicked Joseph notes that even though he is aware of the rings, it's still shocking to him. The doctor clarifies that they can't be removed with current technology and that so long as his throat or heart aren't hit directly by anything, Joseph doesn't have any restrictions for activities.
- Joseph notes that he doesn't feel hunger or any bodily needs in the Hell Climb Pillar, and wonders if it's due to the Ripple. This line is not included in the anime.
In other languages
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
波紋教師リサリサ | Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa |
 Chinese |
波紋師父莉莎莉莎 | Ripple Master Lisa Lisa |
 English |
Lisa Lisa, Hamon Coach | |
 Spanish |
Lisa Lisa, la maestra del Hamon | Lisa Lisa, the master of Hamon |
 Portuguese |
Lisa Lisa, Instrutora de Hamon | Lisa Lisa, Hamon Instructor |
 French |
Lisa Lisa, coach des ondes | Lisa Lisa, wave coach |
 German |
Lisa Lisa, Hamon-Coach | |
 Hebrew |
ליסה ליסה, מורת האמון | Lisa Lisa, Hamon Teacher |
 Arabic |
ليسا ليسا، مدربة الهامون | Lisa Lisa, Hamon trainer |
 Italian |
Lisa Lisa, Maestra delle Onde Concentriche | Lisa Lisa, Master of Concentric Waves |
Commentary
I personally think the episode was well done but many of my colleagues say it's too static. I think it's because of the Hell Climb Pillar that the characters must scale very slowly. The beginning of the ascension is, for me, a perfect mix between design, music, colors... Too bad the others aren't as enthusiastic (laughs).
We had to fit Joseph and Caesar's training in one episode. The production team advised me to cut where it was necessary, but at the end, everything fitted the time slot and didn't encroach upon the ending credits that much.
