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CodfishCartographer posted:Don't forget about the weird wall melting hallucination thing he does once he does it twice THANK YOU
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three times I think.
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Hitlersaurus Christ posted:My favorite forgotten detail of Pucci's disc ability is that compact discs didn’t exist when he first got his stand They were mini-laserdiscs originally
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Love when Araki draws the fire in the eyes for a character who’s ready to kill. One of my favorite images of Johnny was with the killing intent eyes, and it’s cool to see him do it with other characters. 
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overmind2000 posted:Anubis and Dragon's Dream were sentient to the point of being able to think and have personalities separate from their user but Wonder of U is ahead of them by being able to have a career independent of its user (probably) the capitalist stand
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goblin week posted:the capitalist stand Nah that's Milagro Man
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goddamn the introduction of speed king is ominous
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I'm loving this arc but I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop where Kaato reenters the plot to turn things even further sideways.
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Jul 25, 2020 23:34
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Caato suddenly bushwhacks Tooru to save her precious fuckboi son, Gappy and Rai are incredibly confused when Wonder of U up and vanishes.
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Did anything come up of that one stand that appeared before they started chasing Wonder of U? I remember there being something but I don't know if it's just another form Wonder of U takes or what.
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Jul 26, 2020 00:07
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It was Wonder of U before getting dressed
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Jul 26, 2020 00:10
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Wonder of U - Abilities: - affect multiple people, regardless of distance, with "calamities" - supernaturally bad luck homing in on them -, as long as they pursue it - act autonomously, but allow its user to assume direct control any time - wear clothes
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I’m gonna do it I’m gonna translate the chapter today probably
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FirstAidKite posted:Nah that's Milagro Man Milagro Man is actually the working man’s stand as it makes people despise the rich.
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Definitely starting to understand how people who were reading Jojolion for years don't like this part. I've got to calamity arc without any interruption and now that new content is released minimum once a month I'm realizing I don't remember or understand anything anymore. I'll reread it eventually, sure, but for now even reading this discussion makes me confused.
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Torquemadras posted:Wonder of U - Abilities: Reminder that one of Speed King's powers is having a driver's license.
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Lamebot posted:I'm loving this arc but I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop where Kaato reenters the plot to turn things even further sideways. this has been me for a couple years now
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Jul 26, 2020 18:43
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JoJolion is definitely gonna benefit from being able to read it all in one shot instead of waiting for it month-to-month. Cuz a single chapter per month is a tough format for a mystery with so many moving parts.
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i don't think it will be much better in one shot because of all the characters that just disappear
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every monthly chapter could easily be a weekly chapter because of how many panels there are of characters just staring at nothing with a vacant expression
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Aurora posted:i don't think it will be much better in one shot because of all the characters that just disappear The maid basically died and nobody told the reader. I'm still confused why she didn't have any part to play in discovering Josuke's identity after the first hospital visit.
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Karera and Kaato basically hosed off to nowhere too and while they may come back to play a role it's really hard to have any confidence in that.
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Ryaomon posted:every monthly chapter could easily be a weekly chapter because of how many panels there are of characters just staring at nothing with a vacant expression these are literally the best part of part 8 though
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the arts been really really good, it's definitely the prettiest and most well drawn jojo part.
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I'm starting to strongly think every part that doesn't have a character called Dio in it directly (flashbacks don't count) is actually bad. Part 4 being the exception that proves the rule of course
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If we split it into a binary of "If not Good, then Bad", we get: Part 1: Introduces Dio, but commonly regarded as the weakest part. Judgement: Bad Part 2: No Dio. The most well-regarded part in much of the Western fandom. Judgement: Good Part 3: DIO is the main antagonist. Regarded as the weakest of the Stand-using parts. Judgement: Bad Part 4: No Dio. The most well-regarded part in much of the Japanese fandom. Judgement: Good Part 5: No Dio. Mixed to poor reception. Judgement: Bad Part 6: DIO is a pivotal part of the plot but only appears in flashbacks. However these flashbacks are new content and not repeats of Part 3 stuff, so this part features DIO. Mixed to poor reception. Judgement: Bad Part 7: Features Diego. Very highly regarded, perhaps held up as the best part. Judgement: Good Part 8: No Dio. Meandering and a bit muddled. Judgement: Bad. Bad Parts with No Dio: 2/4 (5 and 8) Bad Parts with Dio: 3/4 (1, 3, and 6) If we regard mixed reception and a dislike towards elements of a part as things that make it "bad", then you're more likely to see a Dio-featuring part being bad than a Dio-abstinent part being bad.
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I thought thanks to the anime, Part 5 was considered cool and good now.
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GruntMountain posted:If we split it into a binary of "If not Good, then Bad", we get: 5 is more popular in Japan than 4.
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The Bee posted:I thought thanks to the anime, Part 5 was considered cool and good now. I haven't read the manga and caught up with Jojo when it was airing, but I liked most of it. Unfortunately I think it suffers from doing barely anything with its new cool characters (that doesn't include Giorno and Diavolo, because they aren't even cool), and just sorta ending in a sea of asspulls without any conclusion. Some fights are brilliant, but others are a bit incomprehensible. That's fine because Jojo at its weird dumb bullshit is entertaining, but even then, I thought the whole final arc was just insane slow tedium. It's kinda hard for me to judge earlier parts because I went into them with different expectations, but out of Parts 3-7, I think it's my least favorite.
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Here’s a hot take: all JoJo parts are good.
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Part 5 was pretty good but imo Giorno only got as big a part as he did because it's Jojo and he's a Jojo, Bruno was clearly the protagonist of that one.
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GruntMountain posted:If we regard mixed reception and a dislike towards elements of a part as things that make it "bad", then you're more likely to see a Dio-featuring part being bad than a Dio-abstinent part being bad. part 6 flashbacks don't count and part 3 is good, actually
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:Part 5 was pretty good but imo Giorno only got as big a part as he did because it's Jojo and he's a Jojo, Bruno was clearly the protagonist of that one.
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The Bee posted:I thought thanks to the anime, Part 5 was considered cool and good now. I thought that up until the last six episodes and then I suddenly remembered why I hated Part 5.
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Supersonic Shine posted:Everybody talks about how Bruno got the cooler fights, but I feel like his conflict with Diavolo helps, too. It's true that Diavolo not caring about the human cost of obtaining his goal stands in contrast to Giorno appreciating the sacrifices other people make for him and his dream, but nothing about that conflict felt as immediate and gutting as Bruno attempting to comfort Trish about her new life with her father, only for said father to leave her dismembered hand in Bruno's grasp.  exactly. I think Giorno played an important thematic role, but plotwise the star was Bruno by far for the reasons you mentioned and more.I think there's some really interesting stuff in Part 5 that, if it were focused on more, could've made it really shine. Like if they really emphasized the mafia-as-underworld theme, and how Giorno taking over was basically trading one devil for a less bad one, presumably (and if they wanted to really slap a bow on it, end Part 5 with a question mark on that assumption). I still wish they'd made Fugo come back to betray the gang to the boss instead of introducing Cioccolata. That dude was cool and his creepy relationship with Secco was cool and everything, but I think the fight would've been tons better with way higher stakes if it'd been Fugo instead. They could handwave Buccaratti's gang being unaffected by the virus with a line alluding to bricksnake fuckery or something.
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The anime did help me appreciate it more, but ultimately I have the same feeling toward part 5 as I originally did, in that it's not very good. I was never that into the cast and while a lot of the fights are good, I just never got that invested in the actual plot.
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Supersonic Shine posted:Everybody talks about how Bruno got the cooler fights, but I feel like his conflict with Diavolo helps, too. It's true that Diavolo not caring about the human cost of obtaining his goal stands in contrast to Giorno appreciating the sacrifices other people make for him and his dream, but nothing about that conflict felt as immediate and gutting as Bruno attempting to comfort Trish about her new life with her father, only for said father to leave her dismembered hand in Bruno's grasp. Bruno being the one to make the call to turn on the Boss was deliberate and neccesary, making that moment about his life and his choices helps JoJo avoid feeling like Giorno was the one who did everything and tricked everybody
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Part 5 is a great part that's immediately reduced to merely good because the loving horrifically anti-climatic ending. Like, it has so many incredible moments, the train fight, Doppio vs Risotto, the King Crimson reveal, even Silver Chariot Requiem, but then it's just "oh yeah and Giorno wins because reasons, the end".
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