Review of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

This adaptation of a Jojo part is a love letter to all the Jojo fans around the world. It is my favorite animated Jojo part by far and I'll tell you why in this review. First off, the source material is already phenomenal to begin with and definitely a fun material to work with. We are introduced to Giorno Giovanna, a character who aspires to be a Gang-Star in Italy. He is a character that possesses the elements of both the Brando and Joestar families. From there, we can see throughout the anime how he adopts both clashing traits from the rival bloodlines and implementing themthroughout his fights and journey. It also helps that this part seperates him from the main Jojo characters from the past (namely Jotaro) so that we can get full experience of Giorno himself. A golden experience, even :)

Not only are we served with Giorno, we also got other casts of characters that REALLY just blend well with Giorno's character like bread and butter. Mista, Bucciarati, Narancia, Fugo, and Abbachio. These are some of the most well-known characters of the Jojo franchise and it's hard not to see why. Each of these characters are beautifully-written and help to compliment the main themes that seem to be recurring throughout Part 5, which is 'life' and 'perseverance'.

The story, even though some may call it simple, is one of the best that Araki has ever written. Words cannot describe just how good the story is. The pacing has vastly improved from the previous parts, and the commitment to the themes are uncanny. Not only that, it's the most action-packed Jojo part thus far. Jojo fans may be split on this part, but as a standalone piece, it is undeniable that this is art.

But then, David Productions is just gonna make this adaptation 1000x better.

First of all, all the anime-exclusive scenes that have been added by the studio, just shows the amount of love put into working this adaptation. Then, the animation and the sound design are exquisite, as expected from a team lead by DavidPro, and especially Yugo Kanno.

TL;DR art.