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Hobgoblin2099 posted:I cannot believe I have to go through two more parts before I can read this. While you can read how you want, don't feel so restricted. When I read for the first time, I went 5 1 2 7 6 3 4. JoJo parts being largely self contained is one of the best things about the series. And I know someone will probably say something about the effect of what was brought over being lost, but that never bothered me while reading.
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onepixeljumpman posted:While you can read how you want, don't feel so restricted. When I read for the first time, I went 5 1 2 7 6 3 4. JoJo parts being largely self contained is one of the best things about the series. And I know someone will probably say something about the effect of what was brought over being lost, but that never bothered me while reading. Yeah, and part 7 is the most self-contained. It's effectively a reboot of the JoJo universe. There are only tenuous connections in the form of characters with familiar designs.
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Orgia Carnaval posted:Then there's JoJolion where due to Jesus the Wall Eyes exist and everyone is probably getting a power from the entire corpse being in the geography of Morioh. What the poo poo? I'm way more behind than I thought.
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onepixeljumpman posted:While you can read how you want, don't feel so restricted. When I read for the first time, I went 5 1 2 7 6 3 4. JoJo parts being largely self contained is one of the best things about the series. And I know someone will probably say something about the effect of what was brought over being lost, but that never bothered me while reading. why would you read it in such a retarded order
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mikeycp posted:What the poo poo? I'm way more behind than I thought. You have no idea.
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Dred Cosmonaut posted:why would you read it in such a retarded order Because, like I said, who gives a poo poo?
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Silver2195 posted:
How is that finishing him off when he's already dead? Wouldn't the fire truck driver count anyways?
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gently caress trophy 2k14 posted:How is that finishing him off when he's already dead? Wouldn't the fire truck driver count anyways? Fair point. I think she still gets credit for Cheap Trick, though.
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The souls of the dead and Rohan get credit for that, she's just kinda there.
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Broseph Brostar posted:Isn't every stand user so far, except for Angelo and the robbing road tree, related to Johnny? The trees are related to Johnny, possibly. They're in the area of his death.
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onepixeljumpman posted:Because, like I said, who gives a poo poo? Normal people, who actually do things the way they were intended. Please do not encourage something that stupid. Especially do not encourage reading Part 6 before Part 3.  "I skipped part 5 because I didn't enjoy it and the scans were bad." is not the same as "I read a part that relies almost entirely on reading a previous part to deliver a storyline, out of order.". Uznare fucked around with this message at 04:03 on May 11, 2014 |
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May 11, 2014 03:57
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Jotaro read a book once and a man is obsessed with Dio. That's really all you need to know going into part 6.
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Momomo posted:Jotaro read a book once and a man is obsessed with Dio. That's really all you need to know going into part 6. It's still massively stupid, it's the principle of the thing. 'sides you're oversimplifying a bit too much. Just read it in order. It Ain't That Hard. Uznare fucked around with this message at 04:23 on May 11, 2014 |
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While doing so is indeed quite mad, you can read its parts in any order and not suffer for it besides a few spoilers. The most significant I can tell being the epilogue to SBR getting folded into the backstory of Jojolion, so while part 8 is mostly its own thing, reading it before part 7 really is a bad idea. Beyond that, though, I can't really bring any strong feelings to the matter. So someone reads it out of order like a crazy person, big whoop.
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T.G. Xarbala posted:Beyond that, though, I can't really bring any strong feelings to the matter. So someone reads it out of order like a crazy person, big whoop. Like I said, someone will be bothered by the idea, but it didn't bother me then and still doesn't bother me now. I'll yield on 7 before 8, but if you're restless about waiting for SBR, then read SBR. You'll be fine.
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Speaking of SBR, this popped up on Cracked's Twitter: Wonder if Araki heard of this while he was creating Sandman (they're actually native Mexicans). Perigryn fucked around with this message at 12:18 on May 11, 2014 |
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SBR is pretty okay to start with, because it's meant as a reboot anyway. You'll miss out on some of the in-jokes, but aside from that, you're golden.
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Perigryn posted:(they're actually native Mexicans).  Mexico is in the americas.
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gently caress trophy 2k14 posted:
Some people don't realise that.
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The Vosgian Beast posted:SBR is pretty okay to start with, because it's meant as a reboot anyway. Are you encouraging him to skip parts? You monster.
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A lot of people here don't know how to count. Last I recall, 7 came after 1-6.
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I don't understand how anyone can recommend anyone to skip any part in Jojo. Every single one of you can see plain as day that everyone has their own favorite parts and has their own opinions of which parts are and aren't good. Isn't that evidence enough that the person who you're talking to might have a wildly different opinion than you do on it? By telling someone "Oh, you can skip part 5 and you'll be fine" you might very well people robbing someone of what's potentially their favorite part of Jojo and I don't think any of you want that. The only part I can see anyone reasonably skipping is Phantom Blood because that part is almost an entirely different comic than the rest in terms. (And to be honest aside from the beginning and the end it's just kind of boring overall). But even then it's small enough to only take maybe an hour or two to read through at the most and sets up the story for the entire rest of the series.
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Missing Tarkus and Bruford, Dark Knights of Prog Scotland, would be a tragedy.
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The only thing you'd miss in those is the Sunlight Yellow Overdrive.
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No, the best thing about Phantom Blood is "NOT THE FROG!"  That scene is the only reason I could get a friend of mine to watch Jojo's, I basically had to plead and promise through every episode up to that point.
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The thing about JoJo is that you can skip some parts, but you can also buy a pool and fill it with rocks. There's a lot of things you can do. Even the lesser Parts, like Phantom Blood, have some pretty good high points.
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Mr. Maltose posted:Missing Tarkus and Bruford, Dark Knights of Prog Scotland, would be a tragedy. Or Zeppeli in general, or the interfering Speedwagon. Or actually knowing who DIO is when part 3 comes along. I appreciate it so much more now than I did when I first saw the OVA and wondered what the hell is this stuff.
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It's also not like it's a race to get to the most recent content or anything. It's like people deciding to read One Piece but deciding they're only going to read from the most recent arc. It's not like you're doing anything other than missing out on more content you are apparently interested in, in the order in which it was created. There's not a grand prize for being current on something that you're otherwise not familiar with. That being said, hey, it's your own life, whatever, just some pretty silly decisions. I can totally understand skipping some of the stuff though due to the lack of a good translation, that poo poo can be really frustrating and painful. Part 4 is worth sticking with even with that aspect.
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Mr. Maltose posted:Missing Tarkus and Bruford, Dark Knights of Prog Scotland, would be a tragedy. I can honestly say I remember none of these characters. Was Bruford the guy that gave Jonathan the sword?
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May 12, 2014 00:47
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They were the best knights ever and fought for Mary, Queen of Scots. Because that was still a thing in 1587. Also they were champions of both Knight Relay Race and Knight American Gladiators.
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Phantom Blood is in a lot of ways a more generic shonen manga from its time, but it is still a really good example of that, and has a lot of really cool stuff. I would recommend reading (or watching) Part 1-3 in order. From there you can hop around as you like, though I'd still recommend going in order. The early stuff really is the backbone for everything else, I don't see how anyone can say you can start with Stone Ocean and not be missing out.
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So, I thought Part V was going to suck, but seeing Purple Haze, Sex Pistols, and everything about Narancia (who I am convinced is the best character) changed my mind.
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I usually tell people I'm introducing to Jojo that if they're not feeling part 1 the anime, to just skip straight to episode 10, and explain how each arc is a mostly self-contained story.
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May 12, 2014 01:30
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Narancia is pretty much the best thing about Part V and he is criminally underused, thankfully Bruno is cool.
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May 12, 2014 01:31
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I wonder if Araki will ever redo Part 1. That'd be pretty cool, and he could change quite a bit as long as it ended the same way.
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Jojolion is slow enough as it is, if Araki took time out of it to redo Phantom Blood, I'd die.
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