What did you think of Episode 1 the first time you watched it?

Jun 25, 2:49 AM

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After three years, I have started rewatching JoJo from the beginning, and that means I saw "Dio the Invader" for the first time in three years. It's definitely an iconic episode, including such classic scenes as Erina's first kiss and Danny's death. At the same time, though, it's a bit of a strange first episode that may not really "hook" someone on JoJo if they know nothing about the series. Think of it like this: I'm a big Beach Boys fan, but if I tell someone to listen to The Beach Boys and they start with Surfin' Safari, they won't exactly be getting into the most impressive material of the band's catalog. I can imagine many instances of people dropping JoJo altogether after just this episode. What did you think of it the first time around?

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Jun 25, 2:53 AM

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I thought it was weird (or bizarre if you will) and a bit too fast for my taste.

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Jun 25, 3:02 AM

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Don't think the first episode itself was something that would have made me go away. It felt like a peculiar mix of avante garde and a simple allegory taking itself too seriously. Also the concept of a perfectly hateable villain becoming a focus of the very first episode catches one's attention.

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Jun 25, 3:07 AM

TreesInAField

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Jan 2024

It was pretty good unlike the rest of the series

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Jun 25, 3:08 AM

Galafanakis

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Jul 2022

I thought, why did dio kill the dog

Jun 25, 3:12 AM

Notte_Stellata

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May 2020

I thought it was great for the true evilness of DIO. I also liked how Jonathan was created as a true 17 years old gentleman, like a character from Goethe. Part 1 may be weaker than others, but the start is iconic :)

Jun 25, 3:26 AM

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Oct 2020

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Oh my God it's a Victorian drama?! Let's gooo

Something like that

Jun 25, 3:26 AM

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TreesInAField said:
It was pretty good unlike the rest of the series

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Jun 25, 3:39 AM

k3nny_k4sum1

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May 2020

Instantly got hooked and reeled in, wish we saw more of the conflict between young Dio and Jonathan

Jun 25, 3:41 AM

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B1GHaunter

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May 2024

Much too fast after rewatching, saved by Dio and the ending. Part two is a MUCH better paced show. It could’ve used 4 more episodes with less exposition and more moments with Zeppeli and Speedwagon to create more stakes.

Jun 25, 3:49 AM

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Part 1 as a whole is too overhated imo. I do admit it is better appreciated on a rewatch rather than the first time round, however it is indeed iconic and sets the tone for the rest of the franchise incredibly well.

Jun 25, 3:50 AM

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B1GHaunter said:
Much too fast after rewatching, saved by Dio and the ending. Part two is a MUCH better paced show. It could’ve used 4 more episodes with less exposition and more moments with Zeppeli and Speedwagon to create more stakes.

Thing is, for new viewers Part 1 is actually too slow-paced. That's actually the main reason why a lot of people drop the series so early.

Jun 25, 4:49 AM

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thetanotbeta

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Sep 2022

it was fire asf and got me into the show. Dont know why everyone said that part one was ass though

Jun 25, 4:50 AM

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It was very long ago so kind of hard to remember, but I think I thought it was pretty awkward and even cliche (definitely didn’t get jojo at the time), I didn’t really like it and I actually dropped the show after 3 or 4 episodes.

Luckily, I picked it back up some time later and watched it with a friend and appreciated part 1 better and absolutely adored the rest of the series.

Jun 25, 5:01 AM

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Galafanakis said:
I thought, why did dio kill the dog

Me too. Not my favorite plot point

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Jun 25, 5:32 AM

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Buny0058

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Most people just skipped to part 3 and that’s annoying.

Jun 25, 5:47 AM

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LilChow

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Aug 2023

There are just some animes destined for greatness

Jun 25, 5:50 AM

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Azuchi

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Felt old school and I loved it. Also never seen an anime with that manly muscle bounded characters and that so got hooked and enjoyed it.

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Jun 25, 5:53 AM

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Falcon07

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Jun 2022

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So "to be continued" meme comes from here

Jun 25, 5:54 AM

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TheCoolerKira

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kinda bizarre ngl seeing a non-edgy shounen protagonist was new for me, legendary OP
i eventually had to shed a tear when jonathan died. Overall a great start to a masterpiece of a series

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Jun 25, 5:57 AM

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OtakuKun1

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Something felt “bizzare”. Jonathan Joestar lived a rich life and everything was fine until Dio appeared. Although, I liked how David Animation presented the way Jonathan lived and how was he in relation to other characters.

Jun 25, 6:00 AM

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Buny0058 said:
Most people just skipped to part 3 and that’s annoying.

Part skippers are the worst.

Jun 25, 6:00 AM

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Lightsrevenge

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Buny0058 said:
Most people just skipped to part 3 and that’s annoying.

Part skippers are the worst.

Jun 25, 6:34 AM

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LunaLov

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May 2024

definitely shocked by Dio killing Jonathan's dog

Jun 25, 6:38 AM

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Wakarimas-en

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Jun 2022

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this is kinda very gay

Jun 25, 6:43 AM

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Was watching a streamer react to the first episode back in 2016 (I think), it was the scene when Dio jumps out of the wagon, and it pretty much instantaneously became my favorite piece of fiction, everything just fit perfectly to my tastes, I quickly started watching the show and just kept loving it more and more, it is still my favorite piece of fiction!!!

Jun 25, 7:17 AM

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hamidforeal

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Jun 2022

the outro music gave me flashbacks

Jun 25, 8:22 AM

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Moragi

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I'm gonna be honest here. I'm not a huge fan of Jojo. In fact, after watching all available seasons, I don't even know why Jojo has become such a mainstream anime. When I watched the first episode, everything felt extremely boring and cliché: the main character acting as a true gentleman, the despisable villain motivated only by greed and power, etc. My first impression was that the anime had come out of a romance book written in 1800's and lacked any kind of personality.

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Jun 25, 8:33 AM

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nexuro01

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After finishing part 1 I thought that each next part will be about new Joestar generation fighting and eventually losing to Dio

Jun 25, 8:49 AM

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DeadlyPhysnom

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Feb 2024

I was speechless when I watched and then, I realise this anime will be one of my favourite anime.

Jun 25, 11:18 AM

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H_A_R_M

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TreesInAField said:
It was pretty good unlike the rest of the series

that is the most unpopular opinion ever.

Jun 25, 11:56 AM

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Based_Task

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May 2024

I wanted to know what are those jojo references especially that Kono Dio Da. 👉🤓

Jun 25, 1:10 PM

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lsomnia

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I started watching Jojo 10 days ago... When I watched the first ep, I was like, "The art style is WEIRD. IM GONNA DROP IT... Like, no way this is gonna be a boring cliche anime." But I'm watching part 3 (Unbreakable Diamond) rn😐🤣

Jun 25, 1:29 PM

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Plot was very fast I might be unpopular for this but it’s true that I really enjoyed it, and after that the part 2 that happened right in the same season it was way better than part 1 so yeah 👍

Jun 25, 1:40 PM

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Was a bit weird as I expected but knew it would get better so I continued watching. Then after starting part 2 I was officially locked in.

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Jun 25, 2:02 PM

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omana

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really weird and felt different from anything i’ve seen in the anime genre back in the time which i loved

Jun 25, 2:10 PM

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MatijaCale

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Jul 2020

"To be continued" is a jojo reference???

Jun 25, 5:59 PM

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Cheggeronis

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Nov 2020

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“Where are the stands”

Jun 25, 9:15 PM

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Ahmi0345

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Mar 2024

What a bizarre animation but goood !!!!

Jun 25, 9:40 PM

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El_Professor07

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Feb 2022

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it was so good made me watch whole series in 1 day(p1&p2)

Jun 26, 3:56 AM

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Paharo05

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Dec 2020

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I thought it had a lot happening in such a short time

Jun 26, 4:15 AM

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Sannin_No_Zoro

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May 2021

pretty good and it went excellent after that

Jun 26, 4:25 AM

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I ve known JoJo from OVAs of Part 3, 13 episodes summary (voice acted incredibly good in my language, italian), I liked it enough, many animations are even better than animated than in anime.
Time later I discovered there were other series, I watched PB and 1st episode I was so surprised to see Dio like that, and his early-evil behaviour towards Jonathan surprised me.
I mostly liked first part less than other parts (excluding JoJolion, that s the one I like the least) but one thing that makes me like the season a lot is Jonathan s behaviour because of his big-heart feelings, and that's similiar to the point of view I always had in my life, and the part of becoming more mature while growing too. Erina is another reason I liked it, her resolution against a pure evil person hit me hard, same for the unconditional love that Jonathan feels for Dio, being so much comprehensive with him to the very end, even if Dio was not accepting it. The characters' introspective content is a lot deep, as when Jonathan fought Bruford, trying to understand the next one in many situations, that's what I'm made of too so I truly felt those things.

Jun 26, 4:51 AM

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I thought it was hilarious and bizarre af. I just remember being shocked about Danny and laughing a lot at the absurd and dramatic shit that was happening. Instantly fell in love and wanted to keep watching. I miss those days. They were simpler times. I hate how so many people just skip over part 1 and 2. Phantom Blood is so underappreciated imo. It sets everything up for the rest of the series, and come on! How can you skip the meme content??

Jun 26, 8:29 AM

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zoomerchris

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Jun 2021

absolutely bloody TERRIBLE!!

Jun 26, 8:47 AM

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May 2021

I was hooked, genuinely interested in where it was gonna go from there, while most purple people drop it because of artstyle, I found the unique artstyle refreshing and wanted to see more of it.

Jun 26, 9:00 AM

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K-Arlovski

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Weird, ridiculous. Oddly entertaining though. I believe that theme goes through all the JoJos serieses. Unusual and ridiculous but entertaining

Jun 26, 3:09 PM

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AchmodinIV

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I don’t remember. I think I was mostly just watching without thinking that much. But i started watching Jojo because of Part 5, and I thought Giorno and Dio was the same person so I was probably curious as to how that happens (I also knew of his return in part 3).

I dismissed things because I thought I knew what would happen, but that mindset went away bit by bit into part 2 and disappeared at part 3

Jun 26, 5:41 PM

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Nexon22412

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Feb 2021

I started watching jojo because of clips from youtube and during ep1 i was like "where other jojos???"

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wtmqp

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Feb 2024

the bizarreness kept me watching

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