ENGLAND, 1868
Hey! Look at that wreck!
Blimey! Damned bloke hadn't a chance!
They must've slipped in the mud and fell off the cliff.
Those are some fine clothes those nobles have there.
Look!
The woman inside is dead, but the baby is still alive!
-She must have protected it. -A baby?
Forget the child!
What the devil are you doing?
What does it look like?
Their treasured baubles are mine!
What's that?
What a creepy mask.
Worthless rubbish.
Give me a hand!
Let's yank those beauties clear off!
Those teeth'll fetch quite a price!
You...
You came to rescue me.
Thank you.
My wife...
My wife and son...
Are they all right?
They croake-- Uh, dear sir, your wife and the driver have passed.
But the baby is safe.
Perhaps this is fate...
My name is George Joestar I.
I owe you thanks for saving my life.
I shall soon pass out. Quickly, tell me your name.
He thinks I came to save his life!
Fool!
There's no harm in it.
Dario Brando at your service.
Mr. Brando, the Joestars will not forget our debt to you.
12 YEARS LATER
There's a good boy!
Father, I'm off!
Take care, JoJo!
Let's go, Danny!
Dio!
Come here!
Dio! Are you deaf, boy?
What do you want, Father? Medicine?
Idiot! I have no need for snake oil!
If you have money,
go buy me some booze!
JoJo, manners!
Sorry, Father.
Check.
Fine.
Feeling smart now, kid?
Stop! Give it back!
Hey, Erina!
Your daddy buy you this doll?
For being a quack, he sure makes a lot of money!
How 'bout...
we rip off her pretty dress!
We'll see how much it looks like the real thing!
-She cried! Erina's a crybaby! -She cried! Erina's a crybaby!
Enough!
Return the doll!
-And who the bloody hell are you? -Erina's friend?
I don't know her, but I have reason to fight you!
Bastard! Fighting to impress the girl, eh?
Huh? He's a total pushover!
How embarrassing! Now our brave knight needs saving!
Looks like he's the Joestar kid after all!
The one thing I can't stand is a rich kid!
Little snot!
Try this on for size!
Dio, my time is almost up.
Listen!
When I die, take this letter to the Joestar mansion!
Their debt to me is great.
You're a crafty lad.
I want you to become the richest man the world's ever seen!
Just stay on your own land, rich kid.
Let's go.
-Are you-- -Just leave me alone!
Scram! I didn't fight to be thanked by you!
I want to be a true gentleman!
You were a lady in distress.
A true gentleman must be courageous and fight,
even when he knows victory is impossible.
One day, though, I'll be strong enough to win.
You hideous, devious...
You drove Mother to the grave.
You bastard of a father!
You want me to be rich?
I'll show you.
And I'll use any means necessary.
I'll start with this Joestar.
Swine!
No one can stop me.
Jonathan Joestar.
This is the story of two young men
and the mysterious mask that forever changed their destinies.
EPISODE 1: "DIO THE INVADER"
Who is he?
Dio Brando, I presume?
And you must be Jonathan Joestar.
Everyone calls me JoJo. Nice to meet you.
Danny!
See him? That's Danny.
He's my dog.
Don't worry, he won't bite.
What was that for?
You'll pay for that!
So this is the Joestar heir.
The coddled brat.
I will psychologically overwhelm him
to become the heir of the Joestar estate!
What's the matter?
What is this commotion?
My apologies, sir. The dog attacked me. It was a reflex.
Welcome, Dio.
You are part of our family now.
Everyone, I owe my life to this boy's father.
Treat him as you would treat JoJo.
Yes, lord.
Dio, this is your home now. You will live as my son, JoJo, does.
Thank you for your generosity, Sir Joestar.
JoJo also lost his mother, and you are both of the same age.
You will be good friends, I expect.
JoJo, you must forget about Danny, understand?
Yes, Father.
I understand. A similar canine onslaught would certainly frighten me as well.
I do wish he'd apologize.
But we're housemates now... I must make do.
This way, Dio. I'll show you your room.
Yes, sir.
Hands off!
No one touches my bags!
Keep your dirty paws to yourself!
Got it?
I was trying to help!
No thanks!
The servant shall carry them.
Listen closely, JoJo.
I may be your guest, but I look up to no one!
I always come first! I'm number one!
No one looks down their nose at me!
I just wanted to be friends!
And another thing, I despise mangy mutts.
They don't scare me. Their bootlicking disgusts me!
So keep that mongrel Danny away from me.
What's keeping you two?
Hurry along.
Yes, sir!
With Dio's arrival,
JoJo's once joyful life had spiraled into misery.
Wrong again, JoJo!
Look at Dio! Twenty out of twenty correct!
JoJo, you call yourself a gentleman?
Where are your manners?
Clear JoJo's place.
You are to go without supper tonight.
Dio has made me realize that I've been far too lenient on you.
You are an embarrassment!
Dio's manners are impeccable!
Moron.
In this corner is Jonathan Joestar!
He's become quite deft as of late!
And his opponent...
has been changed.
Only his name is known! The chap's a new addition to our town!
It couldn't be!
Introducing Dio Brando!
You know the rules. One hit to the face wins it.
Begin!
-Get him, JoJo! -Take him down!
Look at those moves!
That footwork!
I can't connect!
JoJo is better than I had expected.
But...
This is how you fight in a boxing booth of a London slum!
Eat this!
There it is!
JoJo is out!
It's not over yet, JoJo!
It's time for my thumb to meet your eye!
Did you see that?
Dio!
Dio, that was amazing!
How did you do that?
It's just a new defensive boxing technique.
I'll teach it to you guys as a favor.
Really?
But don't teach it to JoJo. He can't keep a secret.
-He can't? -Thanks for the warning.
Why?
Why is he against me?
Loneliness makes a man hollow.
I'll turn JoJo into a useless twit!
Bit by bit, I'll take everything.
As an adult, the Joestar fortune shall be mine!
That cursed Dio!
This is awful.
It's as if he's taking over my life.
Hey! Get a move on!
Hey, guys!
Come here! Let me join in on the fun!
Did you guys hear something?
Ignore it. It's just a snitch.
What?
Get back here! Who's a snitch?
Let's split.
You're a snitch, JoJo!
You'll jabber to anyone over anything!
-Squealer! -Hold on! Get back here!
I never squealed on anybody!
JoJo the squealer!
Dio! It was him!
Dio's the one spreading rumors about me!
He's trying to destroy me for some reason!
Curse you, Dio!
Dio!
My life has been in chaos ever since he showed up.
Danny, you'll be my friend no matter what Dio does.
Who was that?
I feel like I've seen her before.
My handkerchief!
Aha!
Thanks for the grapes!
I'll be here tomorrow! Come see me!
So demure... she ran off without a word. Girls are so funny.
Love, that delightful curiosity,
had moved Jonathan's heart!
They quickly became friends, and Jonathan was enchanted.
Erina. Erina Pendleton.
My darling!
What are you doing, JoJo?
JoJo! You mustn't!
You're no good!
See you! Bye bye!
Hello there. Is your name Erina?
You and JoJo look happy together.
I knew something was wrong.
He has been much too happy.
-He did it! -He did it!
That's our Dio! He's got way more guts than we do!
He's my idol! I want to be like him!
Have you and JoJo kissed yet?
Not yet, eh?
Your first kiss was not with him!
It was with me!
Forced or not, what's important is that I kissed her first!
Their little romance is over!
He won't have a single friend or lover!
Look! What is she doing?
What is she thinking?
She's washing her mouth out with mud!
Is she mad? There's a stream nearby!
You wench!
You're just doing that to insult me!
Dio, don't lose your head over some girl!
We're done here! Let's go.
Hey, Erina!
Erina, wait!
She's acting different. Something happened...
Look at that sorry look on his face!
Go tell him why she ran away!
But I just couldn't bear to see JoJo cry!
Why you...
What did you do?
What did you do to her?
Dio!
I wouldn't use my name lightly if I were you.
This ends now! I won't let you hurt her again!
Your fight is with me!
So you heard about your darling Erina?
Now you want to take revenge, with your fists, eh?
I won't let you insult her!
Jealousy is unbecoming of you, JoJo!
Thirsty for a repeat of our little boxing brawl?
I'm not in his league.
But I can't lose now, or I'll spend the rest of my life in Dio's shadow.
I have to fight to take back Erina's honor!
There will be nothing left of him.
And I'll do it fair and square.
He'll know that he can never beat me.
Not in a fight, and not in life.
Come!
That's it! What a feeling!
How could he grab me after that kick?
How about some more?
Dio!
I'm going to beat you until you cry!
How could rubbish like him beat me?
You...
How dare you?
He's crying.
Bloody bastard!
What's going on, you two?
Dad!
Boys fight. That can't be helped.
But JoJo, you were attacking Dio while he was down,
defenseless!
-That's uncivilized! -But--
No excuses!
To your rooms, both of you!
I shall punish you both later.
What the dickens?
Oh, well.
A maid must've thrown it away.
What's that?
Something's banging around.
Is someone in there?
No! Someone's burning alive in there!
Erina...
Damn that Dio!
If this is what you were aiming for,
well, you got what you wanted!
The sight of him was too much to bear, so we buried him quickly.
The police say it was likely the handiwork of a burglar.
Dio...
Dio? He has yet to return from school.
JoJo went to his room and slept.
He awoke, and fell into tears.
Danny, his beloved companion, was gone.
I evened the score by snuffing out that mutt,
but I had no idea JoJo was so strong.
The harder you hit him, the tougher he gets.
My anger makes me vulnerable.
I must change.
I must learn to cool my temper.
Seven years passed...
Seven years later...
And Jonathan Joestar steals the ball!
I just had a terrifying thought!
You said you'd be fine missing four fingers!
Our friendship will be lost!
I'll defend my father, and my family!
EPISODE 2: "A LETTER FROM THE PAST"
Subtitle translation by Matthew Hunter