Greatest Story Arc ?
| That would easily be Steel Ball Run (to which I consider the pinnacle of battle manga in general), but do I really consider Berserk Golden Age as a battle manga? If it is, it is my second choice, but never really felt like it. Next would be Chimera Ant, Diamond is Unbreakable, Yorknew, Enies Lobby, and can't really remember the others, nor do I want to bother. The difference is big anyway. The adventure felt like lessons gushing through each arc, an unconventional coming-of-age story , the dynamic of Johnny and Gyro's relationship, the harsh and impactful backstories, the characterizations, the cathartic ending sequences, and the gray morality of each characters, it all makes Valentine even more the hero of the story. The characters felt down-to-earth, yet manages to deliver that Jojo's signature weirdness, the comedy was heartfelt, specially Sugar Mountain arc, a comedy arc which made me drop a tear. Johnny's wrath felt so real, it wasn't forced, it wasn't squeezed out of him, it felt too natural to be that, it really felt he was angry, and to booth, no one felt sympathy for Johnny despite being a cripple, it all makes the journey felt shrill and didn't felt monotonous like every other self-deprecating/miserable depressed characters. Gyro became a sympathetic asshole, despite being a selfish prick, can't help himself help others and develops throughout the adventure. And subtle hints, notifications, like Wekapipo's change in design, or the second to the last act, the part where Ladyluck was gone. The solid structure, it just felt like Araki suddenly knew how to write a cohesive story, a battle manga that uses the right story structure, rather than a continuous and never ending battle manga, it has one of the most satisfying ending, truly a crazy and bizarre adventure. |
-Lofn-May 23, 2018 8:41 AM
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| I would have preferred the MHA tournament arc but the Chunin exam works I guess. |
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| Enies Lobby and Golden Age. |
| Golden Age is the best of the bunch here if that's battle manga. Otherwise, my favorite JoJo parts are Steel Ball Run, DiU (that small town, the psuedo slice-of-life feel) and Battle Tendency (for it's protagonist especially). I'll take Alabasta as the quintessential One Piece arc. Freiza and original Piccolo for Dragon Ball, easily. |
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| Ennies Lobby got me real deep into One Piece Shogun got me deep into Gintama |
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| how the hell am I suposed to chose between berserk and hunterxhunter? would be nice if you could chose 2 or 3 differens answers. |
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