JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken

JoJo no kimyou na Bouken (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) is a unique adaptation, to say the least. This was one of the first official ways that this series was introduced to the western world. Even though there is a full adaptation of not only this part of the series but the two previous parts, as well as future parts, I think you should watch this.

This adaptation gives you a feeling that the new adaptation does not give you: Fear. Fights between our protagonists and the enemy stand users have this feeling of danger and dread to them. While the new show is overall more lighthearted and ... more focused on the action itself. There is nothing wrong with how the new show does it, and in fact, it is more in line with the original manga. But because of this, this adaptation is so unique, that I would recommend it to people who aren't even big fans of the series.

In a nutshell, it is a story about formidable looking guys fighting each other using some sort of "spirits" called "Stand". The anime is quite brutal, there's blood and on screen dismemberment. The anime has unique visual style which I haven't really seen often.

Detailed breakdown below:

Story:
The OVA starts at the middle of the story, without explanation. Apparently it is based on one of the manga arcs, and OVA doesn't really explain what happened before. This may result in a fairly confusing experience. The story is linear series of encounters/battles with protagonist going towards certain goal. The encounters are dramatic and bloody. Basically it feels like ... "anyone can die" anime, which is good. If anything it sorta reminded me of Clamp X and of that one scene from Battle Angel Alita. The anime gets more interesting towards the end, where it finally moves to more interesting locations. Another thing is that fights are very imaginative. Powers of enemy users can control strangest things, and the combat encounters are quite tense.

Art:
The colors are washed out, and a lot of the anime happens in the desert with not much to see. The style is, however, unique (with formidable looking characters), and closer to the end there are locations with much more details and more people in it. In those ares there's incredible amount of details to surrounding, bystanders, etc.

Sound:
Flat voice acting. Antagonist's voice doesn't match the character and fails to display pretty much any emotion. Jotaro is voiced well, but pretty much nobody else stands out. The anime paid, however, surprising amount of attention to foreign languages, which (to my ear, at least), sounded like they were spoken by native speakers.

Characters:
Since the whole thing is centered around fights, they do not really change over time (no time for that), and more like superhero characters. However, they do their job fairly well, so here's that.

Enjoyment:
It was interesting to see one of those older anime that depicts events without kid's gloves, where anyone can die, and no person on the screen is "safe" from something happening to them. This was refreshing. The story starting in the "middle" of actual story was a bit confusing, however.

Overall:
It is definitely worth checking out, but I would not say it is a "must see" anime. It is worth checking out for the art style, violent fights, which can be very imaginative.

I have never wrote a review on any anime until now. Without hurting others feelings who may have enjoyed this. Im sorry but i must say this has got to be one of the worst animes i have ever seen.
voice acting - beyond trash
The only good thing about this is the concept behind the characters and there unique powers. It could have been made into something great. but the way they butchered the story, mixed with bad voice acting = dont waist your time.

again sorry for those who enjoy this but i have never rated any anime below a 4 or 5 but yet ... this i would rate lower then 1 if i could, but then that wouldn't be rating it now would it