Review of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
After watching this series part-time over the past week and a half, I can confidently say that this part is by-far one of the more structured and complex parts of the anime adaptation series so far. It basically balances the notion of a corrupt and insecure Mob Boss that has possessed the powerful stand-arrows seen in part 3; However, this part still refers to previous story lines of the JoJo's anime adaptation despite being well over 100 episodes in the series. This part's JoJo isn't really one of my favorites but his reason for fighting and the fact that he's a direct descendant of DioBrando makes this part fairly interesting.
Story:
The idea of a travelling story line is interesting because it refreshes the content the viewer engages in. That being said, it can be executed poorly or greatly: An example of a poor execution for a travelling storyline would be Star Dust Crusaders because for the most part, the characters travel yet all they do is engage into a new set of opponents whereas with Golden Wind, we can see that the story line doesn't just focus on fighting but mostly solving clues, JoJo shenanigans and more. For that reason, I will be giving the story a generous 8/10
Art & Sound:
What's a JoJo series without that distinctive detailed art style? I've gotten accustomed to the JoJo art style so it doesn't matter me at all; furthermore, the VA in this part was fairly interesting - You could sense that the VA put effort in executing their character's personalities even with the body switches, Narancia VA in Giorno was very noticeable because of the style used to voice Narancia's original character. I'd rate Art & Sound the 7/10 since there's nothing above and beyond in terms of either; just a lot of hard work in VA.
Character:
As we progress through Golden Wind's storyline it's very interesting seeing how the group splits up, loses members or kills off members etc. I noticed that Star Dust Crusaders implemented this, they had characters such as Avdol that could have been dead rejoin the journey. I guess author decided to add much more structure and realism in terms of characters development in Golden Wind more than ever so far in the anime adaptations. This is the main point that stood out to me and as such, I'd rate Character a bold 8/10.
Enjoyment:
I enjoyed this so much! However, I often took breaks by watching other series because it may have been too much information for me in a single sitting. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed Golden Wind in comparison to part 1, 2 and 3 but I feel it won't be able to beat Diamond is Unbreakable in overall enjoyment; and as such, I will rate it 8/10.
OVERALL:
I'd say this series is very deserving of 8/10; This is 100% my opinion and different for everyone but I feel I enjoyed the later half of the series more because the common goal was developed by then and many of the organisation's problems were overcome Bucciariti's group. Great part, cannot wait for Stone Ocean's anime adaptation!