JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze

In the coastal city of Naples, corruption is teeming—the police blatantly conspire with outlaws, drugs run rampant around the youth, and the mafia governs the streets with an iron fist. However, various fateful encounters will soon occur.

Enter Giorno Giovanna, a 15-year-old boy with an eccentric connection to the Joestar family, who makes a living out of part-time jobs and pickpocketing. Furthermore, he is gifted with the unexplained Stand ability to give and create life—growing plants from the ground and turning inanimate objects into live animals, an ability he has dubbed "Gold Experience." Fascinated by the might of local gangsters, Giorno has dreamed of rising up in their ranks and becoming a "Gang-Star," a feat made possible by his encounter with Bruno Bucciarati, a member of the Passione gang with his own sense of justice.

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze follows the endeavors of Giorno after joining Bruno's team while working under Passione, fending off other gangsters and secretly plotting to overthrow their mysterious boss.

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Giovanna, Giorno Main

Ono, Kensho Japanese

Bucciarati, Bruno Main

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Mista, Guido Main

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Ghirga, Narancia Main

Yamashita, Daiki Japanese

Diavolo Main

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Abbacchio, Leone Main

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Fugo, Pannacotta Main

Enoki, Junya Japanese

Una, Trish Main

Senbongi, Sayaka Japanese

Kuujou, Joutarou Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Polnareff, Jean Pierre Supporting

Komatsu, Fuminori Japanese

Miyagi, Souji Producer

Hayashi, Toshiyasu Producer

Oomori, Hiroyuki Producer

Kasama, Nobutaka Producer

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Jan 10, 2025

balder999

Recommended

After watching the first parts of Jojo and especially Stardust Crusaders, I wanted to watch Golden Wind, but the setting and scenario just didn't grab me initially and I repeatedly dropped the anime after the first two episodes. The story is basically a self contained story of Giorno (who is the illegitimate son of Dio Brando) who lives in Naples and wants to become the Mafia Boss and kill the current Boss. Initially I just did not see why this Giorno was compelling, and I felt like the story didn't have the stakes of Stardust Crusaders.

However, once I got into this anime and forced myself ... to watch for a bit, I got completely sucked in.
To the point that it actually became my favorite arc of Jojo ever. To make it simple, the basic scenario/plot (which is a classic mafia story) is not important. What makes it stellar is!

1) The cast of characters is awesome: Every single character is fun. Giorno is pretty much an introverted protag but the meaning of that really makes him awesome. He's not a brute like Jotaro, he's a kind young man that uplifts others and makes them "Golden". The irony of him being Dio's son also adds to the wholesomeness of the story. Then you have the rest of the cast, who all have interesting backstories and personalities, from the hilarious yet deadly Mista, or the charismatic Bruno. You also have Trish, who is arguably one of the coolest and hottest female characters in Jojo. I also thought no villain could top Dio, but the Mafia Boss is truly terrifying and his stand ability is fearsome.

2) The stands and stand battles in this arc are better than any arc before. They really got creative in this arc. We are far past stands like Star Platinum which are just high speed and power. Now you have stands that for example, cause a deadly virus to be released (bioweapon style), or Giorno's stand "Golden Experience" which infuses life into everything. It's all fun and creative, and leads to really awesome fights.

Conclusion: I had a hard time watching this arc at first, but it became my favorite Jojo arc.
Allow yourself to get pulled into this wholesome story of Giorno and his Mafia crew. It's worth it in the end.
Also, you don't need to know about any Jojo stuff to watch this. It's a self contained story with just a few references.
All you need to know is that characters have "stands", which are supernatural entities they can manifest.

Bonus: The Ending Song in part 2 is literally by Enigma! Isn't this awesome?! Such a classic band.
When final credits rolled on "Golden Wind", I was sad but glad that I watched this.
It's not epic like Stardust Crusaders, but its more of a kino experience, which was even better for me!
Strongly recommended!

I only give 9/10 and not 10/10 because I feel that some character deaths didn't happen satisfyingly, and because the plot was slightly barebones, with some character development lacking.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Sep 29, 2024

Kryptonot_7471

Mixed Feelings

I liked the previous Jojo parts except for one - for the purpose of this review, this will not be revealed until I review said part. However, I have not been more baffled in a long time by a part of Jojo that was 'this' consistent in being badly executed, and I will explain why. The pacing of the story was decent, it was certainly even better than Part 4 and Part 3, but I found no enjoyment in the experience, I couldn't tell why at first. It even did the fights right, there was tension in each fight. But then it dawned on me, ... it clicked, why this part didn't work.

Reason 1: The Failure of its Premise.

The Premise was good in concept but so ridiculously bad in execution that it was hard to justify. For one, it is introduced as a Mafioso story in Italy, with Stands of course, and this Giorno Giovanna guy wants to take out “The Boss” of Passione (the most powerful crime syndicate in Italy) to stop the drug trade in his home country. While on the surface a neat idea, 'why doesn't it work?’ one might ask. Simply put, the main character has no reason to justify his position. I mean we are introduced to him through Koichi (from Part 4), and the first impression is that he is: a thief, his initial encounter with Leaky-Eye Luca and Polpo reveals that he is willing to murder to achieve his goals and has no remorse for his murders. So how does he take the high ground in the end when he defeats Diavalo?

To establish a main character's philosophy is important for having any purpose to the story, and seemingly the story after shooting itself in the proverbial foot, in this manner, tries to redeem itself through its side characters, and somehow screws it up even here with an exception. While the introduction of Bruno Bucciarati is much needed as it keeps the plot moving forward and adds a layer of morality and specifically the philosophy of Bruno Bucciarati that allows the team and the cast to feel like, (and I mean this in the clearest terms: ‘feel like’ not actually the good guys in this story) it adds some much needed contrast in the difference of motivation between Bucciarati and Diavalo’s outlook on the criminal lifestyle. But this could only work, if Bucciarati was the main character because he mirrors the Boss in the duality of ‘supposed’ good and evil.

We are given Giovanni’s half-baked backstory which is a rip-off of Goodfellas (from getting belted by his Step-father to entering the good-books of a Mafioso) that I suppose Araki saw the film while smoking his weed and listening to Rock bands, and it suddenly dawned on him to rip off this perfectly okay plot-point without understanding why this backstory worked for Henry Hill’s motivations to become a gangster, but meant that Giorno would have zero reasons why he should stop the drug trade.

In this regard, Araki failed and had to fill this through Bucciarati’s backstory which perfectly explained his hatred of the drug trade and his philosophy of viewing his loved ones as more than just pawns in a game, rather as a family. The problem however arises when you realize, that we are only given this backstory mid-way through because by that point Araki must’ve realized how bland and stupid the motivations of his main “JoJo” are. This would’ve been fine had Bucciarati been the JoJo of this part but he’s not and hence the whole premise fails.

You see Bucciarati never intended to “take down” the Boss, his only motivation was gaining influence in Passione, he decided eventually to betray ‘The Boss’ because he could not forgive his (Boss’s) attempt to murder his own daughter to secure his Identity. His nature and upbringing contradicted this, hence he decided to betray Passione, and this makes sense, Giorno wanting to betray Passione from day one just made Giorno look like an egotistical psycho as if he thought he was better than any of the rest of criminal scum just because of his refusal to peddle drugs. Yeah, very heroic!

Reason 2: The Failure of its Side Characters.

And the rest of the side characters except for Mista and Narancia are downright unlikeable. Trish is an awful excuse of a character for most of it, and Abbacchio’s backstory has some BS about justice and police corruption, granted, these are real problems, however it was so poorly executed, that I never for a second felt bad for the guy as if he had guilt or remorse for his actions. And his ____ scene was handled so poorly, like becoming a Mafioso was his way of seeking Justice when we all know that this is complete crap. Fugo was such a horrible character that he’s given a completely meaningless backstory, which doesn’t go anywhere and he was so awful apparently, that he was abandoned halfway through the plot and he doesn’t even come back as a villain nor does he get a death to perhaps amplify the stakes, he just disappears from the Plot. Lol. I know Araki wanted to do something with his betrayal but everything about him was so mediocre, that he must’ve realized it wouldn’t work, he could’ve at least made him die or something. The other traitors were okay, however they reminded me what this story could’ve focused on, a crew of criminals that gets slowly taken out by the Boss and is forced to go rogue, was kind of interesting until you realize that they got very little screen-time and were dehumanized for apparently no reason. And I don’t mean that they died horribly, no these guys died in VAIN! But our main crew doesn’t apparently, because Giorno becomes the Godfather by the end, how trite!

Reason 3: The Incoherence of the End goal.

Does becoming Godfather of Passione stop the drug-trade? Temporarily perhaps – It really depends, it could allow for decreasing it. Permanently, however? Absolutely freaking NOT! The problem is, as long as the corrupt Mafioso system is in charge of a country, anything really goes as long as it’s profitable. Who is to say the system doesn’t create another Diavalo, in fact, I think it’s 100% the case that it produces tons of people that find drugs to be profitable? Has Araki actually understood the movies that he’s paying homage to? In Godfather I & II, Michael Corleone opposes the drug trade but despite all his efforts is forced to become a silent observer in the matter. Henry Hill becomes a drug king-pin and has to snitch his way out of the situation to save his life. Tony Montana despite refusing to assassinate a man with his wife and kids there turns into the very thing he despises. This is the destiny of what it means to become a Gangster, there is no justice in that sort of lifestyle. However, this stupid story thematically justifies this end, which is a ridiculously horrible message. And if it wasn’t even bad enough, we get 2 prequel episodes at the end that justify the inevitability of fate arguing that to fight fate makes fate worse. What?? This is the most pessimistic garbage message that the writer could’ve decided to give the audience. But then he says it’s somehow worth it because of the journey? If so, why was it not worth it for the other traitors that died? And I will not buy the logic of them being evil, because everyone was evil in one way or another in this Show.

Reason 4: The Weakest JoJo Villain upto now. (Spoilers - skip to Reason 5)

I have not seen any parts following this one, so I am not sure if worse villains are yet to come. As a concept the Boss was menacing, for at least the first multiple episodes, but once they introduced the character I was shocked. And I don’t mean, the episode where he fights Bucciarati for the first time. No! I mean the episode where we see him in Sardinia. Once it is revealed, that the Boss has multiple personality disorder, I was confused. How in the F*** did this dude survive all these years with his passive naïve and stupid half as a part of him? I’m sure this could’ve been done well, as Diavalo was living double lives, but this would’ve made more sense, if his other personality wasn’t a bumbling idiot, I get that because of this no one suspected him, but to me what I saw in that episode, it made everyone suspect him as soon as getting a glimpse of this guy. I mean how wouldn’t you? I know it was supposed to be comedic but him making a phone out of literally the first thing that he’d find just to talk to his other half repeatedly, makes it impossible for him to have hidden his identity for this long. Araki successfully created a plot-hole just to make his villain more bizarre and unsettling. Like, Yoshikage Kira was weird and unsettling but he was thorough in his pursuit of appearing normal, he rarely had these freak-outs in public, he’d act normally. For such a “mastermind” of Italian black market the Boss sure seemed to be a complete give away, and his ability to erase time didn’t help either. Not to mention, I presume Araki ran out of new ideas for main villains. To put this in perspective, Dio could stop time for a few seconds, Diavalo could erase time a few seconds into the past/future. While Dio was the first villain with this type of stand, so he gets a pass, this was nowhere near as terrifying or creative as Yoshikage Kira’s “bites the dust”.

But okay, maybe let’s not compare him to already-established iconic villains, let’s instead compare him with Kars. Kars was an ancient Pillar-man who created the stone-mask to transcend his mortality, whose goal was to reach the pinnacle of perfection in being. He sought the power that would make him unstoppable to every creature on the Planet. So therefore, his pursuit of the Redstone of Aja, makes sense. He wants to achieve that state, and unlike this abomination of an anticlimax in Part 5, Kars actually achieves this state and is only bested by luck. He gives into emotion to avenge his fallen comrade against Joseph, goes into a murderous mission to kill him. The heroes don’t get any stupid power-ups, Kars is simply outwitted by the creativity of a Nazi and an Englishman and a bit of luck by their side, and hence it’s an entertaining finale. Whereas, Diavalo was magically rejected by the Arrow for being evil and it chose Giorno for no other reason than “the plot required it!” seriously? The guy who in his introduction murdered Polpo and robbed Koichi for no apparent reason, the arrow deemed him good? What BS!

Reason 5: No effort for the Italian Mafioso Aesthetic.

Character designs are important, it’s why novels spend so much time describing the type of clothes a character wears as it signifies many different aspects about said Character’s personality without even needing to go into freaking monologues and backstories. It also important for the sake of enhancing the immersive-ness of the Setting. Now, it’s not like JoJo is magically immune to this. In Part 1 All of the characters except for Vampires carry 1800s Victorian aesthetic of Britain. Even the minor characters from Tibet have different clothing than the British to emphasize that they are Tibetan. The same is true of Part 2, where Joseph wears 1940s American clothing with an edge to it. Caesar looks Italian, Lisa Lisa looks British, and they are not wearing freaking weird punk rock-band outfits. This is consistent in Part 3, where Kakyoin and Jotaro wear Japanese school uniforms, Muhammad Abdul wears Egyptian robes, and Joseph carries an American grandpa aesthetic sense. Even in Part 4, the characters who go to school wear uniforms, and Yoshikage Kira wears expensive suits which signifies that he is a working man. The only character that does wear Punk-inspired clothes is Rohan and he’s a Mangaka, so it’s not unusual for an Artist to have such an Aesthetic. However, in Golden Wind, suddenly everyone looks like a punk-rocker, they have rock-band name for Stands and even the freaking Boss, who I presume was supposed to wear formal clothes is revealed to have the same lame punk aesthetic. It’s ridiculous. No one looks like an Italian and no one looks like a Mafioso. The character designs are horrible.

Final Thoughts:

Overall, I would say this Part of JoJo had some interesting ideas that were horribly executed. While this doesn’t suffer from the Filler episodes of the previous Parts, somehow it actually has significantly less things going for it. And while I wouldn’t say it was bad – per say, it was definitely a lot weaker in its Characters and Story and the overall premise failed to make any sense thematically or otherwise.

The things that did work in this Part, included the Soundtrack, the Animation was alright, the Stand battles were good, and the humor in regards to Mista and Narancia was good. But that’s about it. Overall, it was not bad, it had a ton of potential but it wasn’t good either.

6/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 9, 2024

ObsceneCatGravy

Not Recommended

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This was by far the worst JoJo season I've seen and I just finished part 1 of season 6, which was 10x better compared to this one.

JoJo is a side character in this one.

Story
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There's essentially no story. It's literally about taking down the "Boss" of the mafia. There's nothing else. The crew and especially JoJo have no solid justifications for going after him. The only one being "drugs are bad, mmkay". The "Boss" was keeping his identity a secret and would kill anyone who would try to find out his true identity. That's it.

The world wasn't in danger. No one important was being targeted, well ... other than the obnoxious female character, but she's not even really vital to the story.

Characters
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Speaking of characters, the female one was fine for the most part. But she's just not interesting in any way.

I absolutely hate the character known as Mista. He is the dumbest JoJo character I have seen and is a self-righteous douche. He literally never learns from his actions and mistakes. Honestly, this character has T H I C C plot armor, the thickest I've seen in JoJo. He should have died MULTIPLE times. But what really angers me is he's actually braindead. I'm not exaggerating. He's actually really that dumb.

The entire anime revolves around a power called a "Stand", which is unpredictable and can attack at any point. Mista is no stranger to this and has encountered surprise enemy attacks numerous times. And yet, some 20+ episodes into the anime, his 1 anorexic braincell still couldn't make the connection that strange things happening = potential enemy stand.

Seriously, halfway into the anime JoJo suspects something strange is happening on a plane they're riding in and he informs Mista of this. What does Mista do? He goes "HUUUUUH?" and questions JoJo's sanity.

The other characters at least have a brain, but they're still just not interesting. Also, one of them is a complete donkey for seemingly no reason. I mean, he literally peed into a tea kettle and poured a glass for JoJo to drink. And throughout the anime, he's always irritated by JoJo. Like just kiss already.

Bucciarati was actually interesting and felt like an actual mafia member.

Powers
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"Hey can I copy your homework?"
"Sure, but just change it a little"

A lot of the stand powers in this season are taken from the older ones, but changed a little. I can't get into it more without spoilers, but if you've seen the past seasons of JoJo then there will be times when you think "Hey wait, isn't this that one character's ability? Oh, it's slightly different"

Animation
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The artwork and animation in general is decent, but nothing special. Though, at one point we see a clip from the Dio and Jotaro arc, and for whatever reason the characters are so much skinnier than they were in the original season. Just why?

Also, if there's anything Bizarre about this season it's the character design. I don't understand the male character design. They have the weirdest clothes, odd color palettes, and strange hair styles. And there was even a still image of all the main characters posing in a very sus manner.

Sound
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The music and sound were alright, but again nothing special.

Though, the ending song is actually bizarre and isn't even related to the anime in any way. It's like a joke, only it's not funny.

Enjoyment
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4.

There were some funny parts, I'll give it that. And a few nice scenes, mostly involving Bucciarati.

There's just no tension and no real story. Even the fights pale in comparison to the previous seasons.

Also, one of the characters makes a dooooooroorooroorrr ring tone with his voice that's extremely annoying. And it especially doesn't make sense given the character wants to stay out of the spotlight.

Overall
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Not worth watching.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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