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Now that Jojo main story arc finished getting adapted to Anime at almost 200 episodes , is it iyo the best battle shonen of all time or does it still need SBR for this?

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Dec 4, 2022 9:12 PM
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before any signs of adaptation were on the horizon I used to read comments that Jojo was one of the best unadapted manga and an anime adaptation would do the series justice. Even up to season 3 I'd rarely expect them to go the full route, but here it is.

Granted, after season 3 they had to cut or shorten some manga chapters, be less extravagant in animation (no 90s ova quality) and they 'll do it with SBR too probably, but still they covered the whole story quite well. And they enhanced season 1 and 2 that had atrocious design in the manga before Araki would polish his skills. Anime used the upgraded design versions.

Where the manga/anime makes every other shonen eat its dust, is in the character variety and stylishness. It even beats One Piece' s unique style.

Also the protagonists and villains in some arcs rank among some of the best

The stand battles system is also unique and quite unpredictable keeping the readers /viewers on their toes. It even influenced other manga like Yu Yu Hakusho in some battles.

Had a full adaptation taken place in the 90s-early 2000s, it would have been even more popular but now it has to compete with newer shonen or with older shonen still running that adapted to the times.

Dec 4, 2022 9:35 PM
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I count each part as their own to be honest.

Part 1-2 will always be remember as the classics especially Part 2 which is considered one of the best anime's of all time to many people including me.

Part 3 is a hit or miss for JoJo fans but I do think the 2nd half of it will always be considered one of the best parts of JoJo.

Part 4 is hit or miss as well considering the fact it's the most slice of life JoJo with a good mix of Horror elements.

Then Part 5, when JoJo became way more popular since this is the part that most Part Skippers (traitors) go to.

For Part 6, I don't think the first two batches (the prison arc) won't be remembered much especially compared to Batch 3 which I haven't even finished yet but in my opinion... it's already better than the other batches by a long mile. (The first two batches are a high 6 to low 7 while Batch 3 is a high 9 to a possible 10)

All in all, JoJo is a special franchise but the Best Battle Shonen will always belong to One Piece.
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Dec 4, 2022 9:38 PM
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lol not even close. Part 5 has been the best without a doubt but all the other parts except par 4 are just overhyped garbage.
Dec 4, 2022 9:53 PM
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lol not even close. Part 5 has been the best without a doubt but all the other parts except par 4 are just overhyped garbage.


Part 5 is dope and all but Part 2 is peak JoJo.
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Dec 4, 2022 10:05 PM
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The beauty of JoJo community. Every topic has to trigger a part war.
Dec 4, 2022 10:27 PM
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Personally, I would say yes. After the part 6 anime, JoJo's isn't just my favorite battle shounen, it's also one of my favorite pieces of media in general. It doesn't need the part 7 anime to reach that status (especially since I've always liked part 6 more than part 7), however when part 7 gets adapted, I'll definitely watch and enjoy it as well.

Of course, I haven't watched nearly as many anime as some people, so it's entirely possible that in the future I'll find something that I like more than Stone Ocean. I just haven't found such a series yet.
Dec 4, 2022 10:40 PM
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Not my favorite but its amazing and love it very much

But part 7 is one of my favorite mangas ever so when it does get adapted that will probably become of one of my favorite animes too lol if adapted well
Dec 4, 2022 11:26 PM
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Three Jojo threads ongoing in AD. Is this the desperate attempt of Jojo fans trying to hype up their garbage 'cause no one is talking about it?

Dec 4, 2022 11:33 PM
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Three Jojo threads ongoing in AD. Is this the desperate attempt of Jojo fans trying to hype up their garbage 'cause no one is talking about it?


Blame Netflix for that but Batch 3 has been popular unlike the other batches so people are obviously talking about it.

& you don't have enough anime experience to be calling JoJo garbage.

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Dec 4, 2022 11:45 PM

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It has always been this way mostly because of the manga and rightfully so, this new batch although I had read part 6 before, has made me appreciate it even more and has easily become my favourite adapted Jojo part by a great margin, has my now favourite Jojo villain, and one of my favourite endings ever. This is just my opinion but I imagine there will be others with similar tastes and love part 6 and Jojo as much and even more.

Without a doubt this is an anime of all time.


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Dec 5, 2022 12:22 AM

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and people wonder why no one likes jojo fans
Dec 5, 2022 12:45 AM

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I haven't finished part 6 but yeah, it's my favorite battle shounen anime, it's in my 4x4.
Dec 5, 2022 1:08 AM

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parts 7-8 are seinen so SBR won't really count even when it gets adapted cause its just gonna be a different genre
but moving onto the main question

yeah i'd say its up there, atleast for me its my favorite battle shonen, but if we're talking about everyone out there then well, you've already seen thousands of people saying "the best X is subjective and it depends on the person's taste" so all i can really say is that its one of the best stuff we got so far
Lord knows what would happen if I say its peak battle shonen
Dec 5, 2022 2:01 AM

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I prefer not to call GAR shows battle shounen. Even though they are, there are some significant differences. Protagonists are for observing them from the distance, not for self-insert. And topics are more adult than in average shounen.
One does not simply compare Jojo and Fist of the North Star with Naruto and One Piece.

Ok, here's the joke about SBR:
Ringo from Netflix adaptation be like "Welcome to the true transgender's world"
Dec 5, 2022 2:09 AM

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It was the best anime and manga since part one.
Dec 5, 2022 5:16 AM

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Wait, you can't do that here. Bleach and Magi are the only battle shounen worth shilling according to the Anime Discussion Council™.

Dec 5, 2022 5:32 AM

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I mean Jojo is definitely unique but it's not even close to my favorite battle shonen Part 6 was a drag and I honestly forgot if existed though I blame production a little bit. I truly only like part 4, part 2 and a little bit of part 3 the rest I found either extremely mid or just bad.
Dec 5, 2022 5:34 AM

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JoJo NEEDS ALL MANGA for ADAPTATION!! SBR, JoJolion and upcoming JoJo Land!!
Dec 5, 2022 5:58 AM
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JoJo peaked at final Joseph vs Kars battle, followed by Jotaro vs DIO, every other battles are enjoyable still but part 6 still kinda lacking something even tho it's nice.

SBR of course still needs to be adapted because why not? More JoJo is always fine :)



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Dec 5, 2022 5:59 AM

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I love JoJo, but it's not the best battle shounen, the biggest problem with JoJo is the lack of consistency so far.

Part 1 is easily one of the worst things that I have watched in my life

Part 2 is the best part and one of the best battle shounen arcs, a real masterpiece

Part 3 could've been a lot better if the fights had any meaning throughout the story, they know that Dio is back and they know where Dio is, then we have to see 30 meaningless fights until they finally get to Egypt, the only exception is Polnareff, who's got a meaningful fight before Egypt, this part could've used a little bit of mystery, the characters don't know what's happening and step by step they find out that Dio is back, also I don't feel like the characters got to know each other, we barely see any scene where the characters are enjoying their time and talking, or trying to be human.

Part 4 is great, the second best part so far and it's an evolution of part 4. There's a problem in the city, but nobody knows exactly what it is and we've got to see the character's relationship grow, we see those characters having their time together, getting to know each other, talking, having lunch, going through problems, etc... It also has the best villain in the whole series so far.

Part 5 is a great letdown, Giorno is the least interesting JoJo, I didn't like part of his gang and the theme was completely misplaced, they should've started the season with that flashback, Diavolo was such a bad villain, but Doppio was a great character, could've been the main villain, the ending was pretty bad as well.

In my opinion:
Part 2 > Part 4 > Part 3 > Part 5 > Part 1

I haven't watched Part 6 yet, but I will anytime soon.
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

Perhaps, this is hell.
Dec 5, 2022 6:00 AM
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I won't say it is best or not, but JoJo's 6 seasons has been a great adventure with a unique animation and fighting style
Dec 5, 2022 7:56 AM

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If i look at the overall picture, the diverse number of stories and situations with having to use different lead protagonists while maintaining quality is quite difficult. In addition there is well enough number of episodes. Those in conjunction will be enough of a tiebreaker for me to consider it the best despite the combined weighted scores not being the highest.
Dec 5, 2022 9:12 PM
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CyberLucy said:
Three Jojo threads ongoing in AD. Is this the desperate attempt of Jojo fans trying to hype up their garbage 'cause no one is talking about it?


FYI Jojo fans existed years before One Piece, Bleach and Naruto
Dec 5, 2022 9:37 PM
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CyberLucy said:
Three Jojo threads ongoing in AD. Is this the desperate attempt of Jojo fans trying to hype up their garbage 'cause no one is talking about it?
lmao ima calling JoJo garbage while you like Cybermid Edgyrunner
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Dec 5, 2022 10:57 PM

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CyberLucy said:
Three Jojo threads ongoing in AD. Is this the desperate attempt of Jojo fans trying to hype up their garbage 'cause no one is talking about it?

FYI Jojo fans existed years before One Piece, Bleach and Naruto
what it has anything to do with my post?

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CyberLucy said:
Three Jojo threads ongoing in AD. Is this the desperate attempt of Jojo fans trying to hype up their garbage 'cause no one is talking about it?
lmao ima calling JoJo garbage while you like Cybermid Edgyrunner
try hard fren

Dec 5, 2022 11:09 PM

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It's already better than one piece since the 90s ova.
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Dec 5, 2022 11:13 PM

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JoJo peaked at final Joseph vs Kars battle, followed by Jotaro vs DIO, every other battles are enjoyable still but part 6 still kinda lacking something even tho it's nice.

SBR of course still needs to be adapted because why not? More JoJo is always fine :)

Of course. Let's wait for SBR anime adaptation announcement.
Dec 5, 2022 11:27 PM
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As someone whose only battle shonen outsidde of jojo is 150 chapters of one piece and death note if that count's, yes I am the ultumate government on that subject
Dec 5, 2022 11:43 PM

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Worst milked shonen in opinion. It basically capsulates everything I hate about the concept of milking franchise including the multiverse excuse crap. U can appreciate it in portions like for eg part 2 which I enjoyed quite a lot, though it will always be a half baked product ( i would give it a 6 or 7 if i watch it in parts, but once u consider all Jojo as one entire anime it is definitely a 1)

In the end we all know Jotaro Kujo is never gone be Jonathan Joestar or even Joseph Joestar, so his fight with Dio is entirely pointless. And this is just one of many eg of petty ways of milking
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Dec 5, 2022 11:46 PM

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It's already better than one piece since the 90s ova.
That's a low bar, being better than one piece means nothing.

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CyberLucy said:
try hard fren
very funny, now prove your point, can't you?
Aug 16, 2023 10:09 AM

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There is no difference between in quality between JoJo, Hokuto no Ken and Dragon ball for me personally, instead I would say Dragon Ball actually has better characterization especially Vegeta. One Punch Man would be the closest thing to JoJo in terms of quality writing but the artstyle of One Punch Man is better

Most people would not like JoJo because homophobia was rampant in early times

Edit: Those fans forced me to re-watch the whole series and reconsider my opinion; I was enlightened that JoJo is actually one of the worst pieces of garbage the medium has to offer. To be worse than Bleach and One Piece is not just an achievement but a milestone in human civilization.
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