Youth with Dio (Episode)

"JoJo, hubris has led me to this end. This fall from grace has taught me a valuable lesson. However one may scheme or assemble, my downfall tonight is part of the human condition...A condition that I now forsake."

- Dio, before attempting to kill Jonathan while using the Stone Mask on himself

Youth with Dio (ディオとの青春) is the third episode of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime. It is also the third episode of Phantom Blood. It covers Chapter 11 through Chapter 16 of the manga.

Manga/Anime Differences

 * In the manga, Dario was lying on a bed in his jail cell. The inspector also talks a bit more in the manga like how he joined with the police recently, that it happened in Scotland, and that it happened 20 years ago.
 * When Jonathan is holding onto Dio during the falling scene, Dio breaks Jonathan's ribs by crushing them in between his knees. In the anime, he simply knees him in the stomach.
 * In the anime, Dio does not mention his worry that if he falls to the first floor with his burns not fully healed, his immortality might not be able to keep up.

Commentary
"Episode 3 is on fire, in every sense of of the term (laughs). Just like the first episode, we had to modify the storyboard several times and cut some scenes. It's also this episode that introduces the sight of mangled corpses, in scenes with several characters at that, which further complicates our work.

In this episode, Dio uses the Stone Mask to transform into a Vampire, but the animation in the first part is rather slow. It's in the second part that the action truly starts. I particularly love the expressions Dio gives, as well as Jonathan's father and his appearance of a majestic gentleman.

The plot is not to be outdone, everything is very cool. Speedwagon is overreacting, as it should be. I hope that you enjoy how a freshly vampirized Dio's famous "URYYYYY !!" was rendered. We separated the last two scenes by including the ending credits which was absent in the TV version, for a striking lengthening effect."

- Naokatsu Tsuda, Blu-Ray limited edition commentaries