F.F.'s death, sacrificing herself to save Anasui and Jotaro's Memory disc.

and a cruel reminder for manga readers of things not necessarily taking a step forward in later arcs. And this is just the fifth episode, meaning that it's a red flag for what's to come for anime only fans. This is especially upsetting to watch in the anime adaptation where Jolyne tries her best to revive Jotaro and fails complete with sad music and Fairouz Ai or Kira Buckland unleashing a gut-wrenching Skyward Scream. However, Whitesnake taking Jotaro's discs means he has lost his vital signs for the time being and just when he was about to reunite with his estranged daughter.

What follows is Jolyne dragging her long-lost father to the shore with the intention on escaping the prison island together.

Something she always wanted to hear, but done in the most traumatic of circumstances.

Jotaro having his Stand/Memory discs taken by Whitesnake, uttering to Jolyne that he always treasured her.

After the catchy 'I Want You' by Savage Garden, the sensual 'Freek'n You' by Jodeci, and the dramatic 'Modern Crusaders' by Enigma, the choice for the potential first ending of the Stone Ocean anime, 'Distant Dreamer' by Duffy, is a profound yet somber and melancholy sounding piece, which manages to capture the truly Bittersweet Ending of the part and the initial continuity.

Even if Jotaro had perfectly good reasons to not come home, it's still heartbreaking for both of them. This fanmade comic illustrates the aforementioned event of Jotaro not being around when Jolyne was sick, from the perspective of Jolyne and her mother.It's not helped that Jolyne was expecting her mother to show up in the visitation room, but got her father- the last person she was expecting.If it weren't for Pucci's intervention, it's very likely Jolyne would've distanced herself from Jotaro even further. His lack of showing emotions in a conventional manner led to him appearing utterly apathetic and even cold to Jolyne who initially wanted him to support her, but gradually turned to utterly rejecting him with disdain. Even when he was there, Jotaro's unflappable, silent and reserved demeanor that treats everyone with distant professionalism at this point-which usually was seen as a trait that allowed him to keep under pressure and be a leading force for others to follow behind-is utterly deconstructed.The anime adds an additional moment where he had an obvious stand-in agent be around, highlighting how distant Jotaro was.He was never there for her even when she was ill, got into trouble, etc., with the jail visit being the first in a long time.

Her father was absent for completely justified reasons, but it left severe emotional scars due to his work as both a marine biologist as well as dealing with enemy Stand Users, forcing him to leave his wife and daughter alone. However, Part 6 decides to take the extra step in making its audience break down in tears not out of sentimentality, but by being absolutely heartbreaking from beginning to end, more than any JoJo part prior, and the results are something to behold. Given that Stone Ocean is the Grand Finale of the original continuity, of course there's going to be tears had knowing that it's all coming to an end.

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