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Mar 8, 2019
I've been very vocal against Jojo and its series due to its immense reliance on asspulls, but this part is a marked improvement over the earlier parts, and for once the villain is neither brain-dead nor completely overpowered. I would recommend skipping parts 1 and 3, and start at 2 or jump to 4. The stories have distinct settings, so I wouldn't say you'll lose much of the plot relative to the time you'll waste.
Firstly, there's really only one villain that matters. It only makes sense, because we all know good people tend to work together while evil people are more selfish and only work
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together when they share a common goal. There's plenty of other villains, but not in the way of part 3 "I'll give up my life for my lord, but I refuse to work with his other servants.", and more misguided than evil. In a way you could see this part as more slice of life than other parts in the Jojo series, which were more along the lines of an epic "The world is in danger as a super powerful villain aims to dominate the world, and there's only a handful of people to stop him."
The pacing is pretty decent, except for the ending which felt a bit rushed. I prefer this sort of pacing to the usual Jojo pacing, as it feels like it's developing the characters and setting to be more realistic and easier to imagine/picture, whereas the usual one is just rushing to tell the story, which is in contrast flatter, more generic, and less story, more tool.
The main character, Josuke, manages to utilise his ability creatively. You'd think his ability is more fitting of a support character, but he holds his own fairly often, although mostly because his stand already possesses high combat ability to begin with. This is in contrast to part 3, with half the fights being "Punch the hell out of them, works every time" or "Gotta go fast". Instead, Josuke punches the hell out of other things /s.
The kid is/kids are useful, rather than just being a cheerleading sidekick like in earlier parts.
Although there were still a few asspulls in this part, they were easier to swallow as they involved things that weren't explained because there was no reason/opportunity to do so, rather than "how convenient that this should happen" or villain stupidity.
Things I did not like:
- Why was Joseph Joestar in this part? He did nothing, except adopt some kid that also did nothing. There's other characters that don't really further the plot, but at least they were either funny or feel-good, unlike these two.
- Okuyasu was under-utilised, another victim of Araki's tendency to create powerful/absolute characters. Half of the reason could be he's an idiot though, just like the other idiot wielding a powerful Stand.
- The animal was way too strong for a mere animal, they're not supposed to be smarter than DIO but they are.
I would say this anime is more deserving of 7/10, but after considering that MAL scores are often inflated, and that this part is much better than the first 3 Jojo parts which I've already given a savage score for, I've decided to bump this up to 8/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Mar 3, 2019
Firstly, don't be intimidated by the number of episodes, they actually fit 5 episodes into a regular-length episode (20+ min) so the series is only twice as long as your average 12 episode anime.
This anime features a superhuman in a world of pretty much ordinary people, so in a way it's kinda like One Punch Man, except in a slice of life setting. Every single episode is hilarious, and it never felt repetitive even if any gags were repeated. It's not too often that you get an anime (well, manga) capable of running so long without feeling like the gags are overused and repetitive, as
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every episode feels fresh, even season 2.
You can also see that Saiki and his friends grow as characters throughout the anime, despite the 5-min episode comedy style.
Also, it's just a comedy, not a shonen, don't get too caught up when the protagonist suddenly tells you he has a new power you never knew about; I can't think of how the protagonist was supposed to introduce every single power anyway.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Mar 3, 2019
When I first picked up this manga, it was so funny I could not stop myself from laughing, and I'm not the kind to usually laugh out loud even when watching comedies. If the manga had maintained that, I would've given this 10/10.
Unfortunately in recent chapters, it seems to have forgotten that it'd started off as a parody, a comedy. Right now, it's averaging 1 gag per chapter, and even then it fails to elicit a single laugh from me. For example, in the recent chapter featuring Flashy Flash, I'm pretty sure the only gag in the entire chapter was when he was casually choosing
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which way to go, which wasn't really funny. I feel that the comedy level dropped at around chapter 70, and if you're only after the comedy and not your average superhero manga, you might want to consider dropping it then.
After that, they introduce the main villain of the manga, who is pretty much a Mary Sue imo, and phase out the main character as well as any comedic value. I would rate the chapters after 70 around 8/10. Murata's artstyle remains gorgeous however, so if you like that you can keep reading, even though the story is pretty dull (especially the chapters featuring Child Emperor - dragged on far too long).
For that, I average out the scores and give this 9/10. ICYMI, chapters 1-70 are excellent, 10/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Mar 3, 2019
This manga is an absolute masterpiece, and I'll never stop recommending it.
Character development is incredible and the story is engaging. Pacing is pretty much perfect. While I was reading the manga, it really felt like I was on a journey with the protagonists, which I think is a sign of great writing.
There are hardly any instances of plot armor or plot holes in this manga. In all 380 chapters, there are only 2 events that can be referred to as asspull. The power system feels balanced and contained, without skyrocketing in later chapters, instead opting for more creative powers.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Mar 3, 2019
A villain of the week anime, with asspulls in nearly every episode. Also, if you've ever seen 1 vs many in kung fu films and thought "why don't they all jump him at once?" - it also applies to the villains here.
So many of the villains are introduced with an advantage over the Stardust Crusaders, and the only way to overcome the villains is with wits, or with simple brute force. Unfortunately, most of the villains are either borderline retarded, or simply cannot resist being cocky even at the risk of their own life - the equivalent of teabagging in the middle of a battlefield.
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Had any of the villains chosen to go for the kill as soon as they were able, our Stardust Crusaders would never have made it to the final boss, who is no smarter than his henchmen.
This part just feels like a showcase of the abilities possessed by the protagonists and antagonists. The story is nearly as simple as part 1, and plenty of concepts are forgotten after their introduction. Unfortunately, this part introduces abilities used in all later parts, but if you don't have much time for anime, I'll recommend you skip this part as well.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Mar 3, 2019
I'll keep this simple: this manga is an absolute masterpiece in both romance and comedy.
I like comedies as much as anyone, but the issue with most comedies is they tend to run out of gags within 40 chapters or so, and many comedic mangas start to repeat gags. This manga, however, manages to not only elicit laughter from me since chapter 1 till 140, but also manages to do it in a new way each time (I've never read it and felt "didn't something like this comedic scenario happen earlier").
Now, I'm not experienced with romance mangas so I'll keep this short, but the romance payoff
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is incredible. I'll put it on the level of the greatest fights in Hunter X Hunter in impact, and the pacing was excellent - I've never felt like the manga was dragging with filler, and I enjoyed every single chapter.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Mar 23, 2018
Have these reviewers never seen a Chinese wuxia drama? Coming up with cool martial arts moves is in so many wuxia dramas, it's really nothing special. 4/10
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The disciple here is easily the most annoying protagonist I've ever seen in any manga - courage and intelligence are not mutually exclusive, and not knowing when to back off can backfire so easily if not for the copious amounts of plot armor equipped by the protagonist. Unlimited spirit = "You cannot keep me down!"? Just break his legs and move on, kid ain't Wolverine. And when people are trying to save your life, please stop
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trying to throw it away. Let's not forget how hypocritical he was when he stops his master from killing someone that offers up his life, but then proceeds to almost kill another person when his friend was threatened. I'm sure some people would defend him "He didn't know how much strength he was using", but as far as I know, a concrete smashing fist is pretty lethal when applied to a human head.
Art: Why are the women unnecessarily sexualised? That's not usually an issue to me, just another problem in a multitude of issues this manga faces. The chibi drawings are overly used, jarring, and almost seems to be screaming "Laugh now! Look, the atmosphere and tone has changed, I'm making a joke!" Fight scenes are a mess and moves are really just the same, no matter how many names you come up with - huge burst of ki or speed.
Plot: What plot? Let's conveniently forget all about the pill the disciple consumed, even though it's exceedingly rare. Everything is just a stepping stone to Goomoonryong's showdown with the alliance, and completely forgotten and irrelevant after he gets there.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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