#7: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Song: Ichigo
Artist: Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets
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Despite the poor publicity Netflix gave JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean , its opening theme was just as much of an earworm as its predecessors. Gone are the theme songs evoking the melody of classic James Bond tunes—’cuz baby, this JoJo is in prison. And to make matters worse, it’s a prison in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Jolyne Cujoh’s unfortunate predicament is perfectly communicated through Kishida Kyodan and the Akebosi Rocket’s Paramore-esque beat. Even the song’s lyrics want nothing to do with Green Dolphin Street Prison and its resident Florida men and women. The throughline of the song is about Jolyne’s resolve to break out of prison and, in case its lyrics were too subtle, the chorus straight up has its vocalist repeatedly belt out the words “break out” with a defiant scream in the chorus. This opening cinematic also saw the return of Kamikaze Douga’s iconic mixing of CGI and traditional 2D animation .
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