Review of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

Bon Giorno and welcome to Italy! It's no secret that JoJo creator Hirohiko Araki loves Italy and nowhere is this more evident than the acclaimed Part 5: Vento Aureo. A gangster (or should I say Gangstar) mystery thriller, mixed in with wacky and thrilling Stand battles, high stakes action and some nice sprinklings of trademark JoJo humour and homoerotic nonsense. Among all JoJo parts, Vento Aureo is among the most self-contained. It's events have little to no effect on what comes after and while it is a consequence from events in previous parts, it exists mostly in isolation from anything else. But make no mistake, thisdoesn't mean it isn't impactful, quite the contrary. Part 5 stands out a lot - here is where JoJo truly shifted away from muscular 80s shonen heroes to elegant, flamboyant and more morally ambiguous badasses. Character designs are more outlandish, but are also so striking and memorable. The action is much less focused on throwing punches and is instead much more cerebral. And the whole experience is just fantastic - the stakes, the tension, the character dynamics, the drama. Oh, it's so bellissimo!

Vento Aureo contains some of the best battles, some of the best minor villains and some of the most iconic moments of all of JoJo and by God does the anime do it justice - with superb visuals, fantastic voice acting, great pacing and of course the MUSIC, the already amazing experience is elevated to a whole new level. Do yourself a favour and check it out!