The first 9 episodes adapt the first 44 chapters of the manga, and is labeled Part 1: Phantom Blood, and is about the Joestar family, and the conflict between Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando.
In the first episode itself we are immediately introduced to our main characters, and the conflict between them is establshed. The premise is pretty simple, Dio wants to inherit the properties of the Joestar family by getting rid of Jonathan and his father, George. They establish the conflict pretty well, with Dio doing every possible thing to isolate Jonathan. What's weird is that Dio sort of abruptly stops his assault after their brawl in the mansion. Skip to 7 years and they both get along, with Dio secret poisoning his father. When Jonathan discovers this, he sets out to prove it, and after that the story is mainly about the mask, and Dio trying to conquer the world, and trying to kill Jonathan, with the manga introducing techniques such as Hamon. Both Dio and Jonathan die in the end.
Jonathan I guess is your typical 80's Jump protagonist, noble, chivalrous, and really huge. And what everyone said about him being similar to Kenshiro did ring true to me. Though I didn't find him to be 'boring' or 'dull', I really appreciated what he became after those 7 years. Coming to Dio, that's one of the most insane voice performances I've ever seen(only matched by Joseph's VA in Battle Tendency). And I finally got what this meme was all about:
The story itself was sorta generic for sure. It's kinda apparent that Araki didn't really plan it well at this point in time. And the fight scenes themselves were fine, nothing special, though the artwork is something, that's for sure. The characters can be cliched and one-note though, none of them are layered. Dio is, in the end, a very evil guy, Jonathan is the good, noble guy, and Erina is the damsel in distress. But it was an enjoyable ride for sure due to its fast-paced nature and its weirdness.
Coming to the OP, I loved it. It was incredible. The characters in the manga panel moving reminded me of FLCL. And the fact that the OP looked so good even though it was in CG surprised me. It was also unapologetically manly, just like the episodes themselves, which was refreshing, and different from the teenage protagonists you see in Jump manga from the last two decades. The curious thing about the OP is that it sort of spoils a lot of things when you pay attention, JoJo's father dying, Dio becoming something supernatural, Jonathan learning Hamon, etc.
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What did you guys think of these episodes?
In the first episode itself we are immediately introduced to our main characters, and the conflict between them is establshed. The premise is pretty simple, Dio wants to inherit the properties of the Joestar family by getting rid of Jonathan and his father, George. They establish the conflict pretty well, with Dio doing every possible thing to isolate Jonathan. What's weird is that Dio sort of abruptly stops his assault after their brawl in the mansion. Skip to 7 years and they both get along, with Dio secret poisoning his father. When Jonathan discovers this, he sets out to prove it, and after that the story is mainly about the mask, and Dio trying to conquer the world, and trying to kill Jonathan, with the manga introducing techniques such as Hamon. Both Dio and Jonathan die in the end.
Jonathan I guess is your typical 80's Jump protagonist, noble, chivalrous, and really huge. And what everyone said about him being similar to Kenshiro did ring true to me. Though I didn't find him to be 'boring' or 'dull', I really appreciated what he became after those 7 years. Coming to Dio, that's one of the most insane voice performances I've ever seen(only matched by Joseph's VA in Battle Tendency). And I finally got what this meme was all about:
The story itself was sorta generic for sure. It's kinda apparent that Araki didn't really plan it well at this point in time. And the fight scenes themselves were fine, nothing special, though the artwork is something, that's for sure. The characters can be cliched and one-note though, none of them are layered. Dio is, in the end, a very evil guy, Jonathan is the good, noble guy, and Erina is the damsel in distress. But it was an enjoyable ride for sure due to its fast-paced nature and its weirdness.
Coming to the OP, I loved it. It was incredible. The characters in the manga panel moving reminded me of FLCL. And the fact that the OP looked so good even though it was in CG surprised me. It was also unapologetically manly, just like the episodes themselves, which was refreshing, and different from the teenage protagonists you see in Jump manga from the last two decades. The curious thing about the OP is that it sort of spoils a lot of things when you pay attention, JoJo's father dying, Dio becoming something supernatural, Jonathan learning Hamon, etc.
Tagging you guys here: @Claraviolet @Sindar @Demon_Skeith @Star_Of_Hope @Mansi14
What did you guys think of these episodes?
