This review also counts towards the Stardust Crusaders arc (I'm reviewing the series as a whole).
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is probably one of the best anime I've seen in a while, and has even worked it's way up to my top 3!
Why?
In my personal opinion Jojo is very original and unpredictable. It keeps throwing new twists at you and makes sure you never have a dull moment.
The series takes place in the real world during various time periods, but combines that with its own story, wit and action.
The artstyle really differs from any other popular anime released during the same time-period, which makes it even more unique, there's probably nothing from 2012 and onward that looks like JJBA.
JJBA is a shonen anime, but the way they fight against the bad guys never gets repetitive. One time they have to play poker against someone who steals souls and puts them in poker chips, and Jojo has to win his friends back in an intense battle of wits. And the other time they have to battle it out in an action-packed over the top anime-fight!
My personal favorite part of the Jojo anime series are the villains. Because these guys are actually intimidating and scary!
Especially DIO as he appears in part 3 of the series. The audience gets teased by a mysterious man whose face is constantly cloaked in shadows and manipulates others to do as he commands. Until he finally reveals himself to our heroes and they finally experience DIO's terror face to face!
The way the story works its way up to this moment is brilliant and you should definitely experience that for yourself.
I started watching JJBA in a period where I was kinda bored with anime, and I couldn't quite find something that I truly liked to watch... And it rekindled my interest in anime again. So if you're looking for something you have never seen before, that makes you sit at the tip of your chair but at other times makes you laugh, give this anime a try!
