Review of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

This is the best part in the series. You knew that before you started this review, but I just felt like I should lay that down first. Now that the obvious is out of the way, let's get into why. First off, despite not really being the greatest of any anime I've ever seen, the story is among JoJo's best, and still allows for the same amount of villain and JoBro encounters along the way. The idea of a gang of nobodies taking over the entire mafia certainly didn't begin with this show, but I'd say it's done well enough here that this can be consideredthe definitive mafia anime for those new to the scene.

Once you get the story out of the way, though, everything else is taken to another level. Each and every character has the potential to make you feel a myriad of emotions over the course of the part and almost all of them explore that entire range. Every single character in the main gang looks absolutely stunning and has a unique but equally good personality and arc. The art and score are both without question JoJo's magnum opus of audio-visual adaptation, with the obvious bangers like Il Vento D'oro and Uragirimono no Requiem being supported by much more subliminally great pieces like Diavolo's theme and the ending song.

This also goes without saying by now, but this show cannot be endured without crying. Despite my strongest reaction to part 2's heavy hitter being stronger than this part's, this part has a lot more and they are all equally tragic. Everything present from start to finish feels purposeful and spectacular in a way that only future JoJo's parts will likely ever be able to match.

Point is, this show rocks.