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I love Jojo, This series is seriously fucking awesome, but to me, part 5 was a bit of a let down. I think I should start with the characters, every character in part 5 is good... except for the two characters that matter the most, the protagonist and antagonist.
Giorno and Diavolo are weak as hell. I feel like a big problem with these two is that they have too many character points that don't actually matter. Giorno is DIO's son, but when is that ever important? When is it ever relevant who
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Giorno's father is? It seems that DIO having a son was just an excuse to make Giorno a part of the joestar family, it seems like a really big waste to me, the son of DIO should be a really big deal considering who DIO is, but it's never a big deal, it's very disappointing, Giorno never even finds out who DIO actually is or who the Joestars are. Giorno never really does anything important, Mista and Buccelatti seem to carry most of the weight, and then Giorno just swoops in to steal the win at the end, and then everyone is all like "Hey this Giorno kid is so cool, maybe he should be the one in charge." to me this just seems like poor writing, it never really felt like Giorno earned any of his accomplishments, and his lack of actual character moments makes his character feel practically non existent.
Diavolo. Diavolo spends all of part 5 hiding his identity, but when you do that, you start to place plot relevance and emphasis on what his true identity must be. When you make a mystery, you expect there to be a twist, its like watching an episode of scooby doo, you try to guess his identity because you feel like he must be someone you already know, he must be someone important, or at least someone you didn't expect. But Diavolo is non of those things, he's no one, his identity doesn't actually end up mattering, he could have been anyone, he turns out to be some random guy we've never seen before, and that makes what could have been a really interesting twist end up falling flat, and really disappoints me when I think about what Araki could have done instead. Diavolo's backstory doesn't end up mattering because his personality doesn't matter, his personality and backstory never end up being an interesting or relevant plot point. His motivation is to conceal his identity and keep being the boss, but that's just kira but far more poorly executed. Diavolo is an extremely unremarkable and forgettable antagonist.
Fugo fucking sucks, he only has one fight and then just leaves. Mista and Narancia are pretty cool, but I don't really have anything to analyze on them.
Abbacchio. I actually really like abbacchio, because I related to him a lot, every time he would just shit on Giorno I would be so happy, because I would always agree with him. Giorno sucks.
Buccelatti. Ok this guy is fucking rad, he does everything. I mean while Giorno sits on his hands talking about his dumbass dream hoping it will come true, Bruno is out there accomplishing his dream for him. He has the resolve, he has the skills, he has the vision, and he's the one that worked hard to become the boss, not Giorno. So to see Bruno just get killed and have Giorno become the boss instead was really infuriating and completely disappointing, Bruno succeeded where Giorno failed as a protagonist, but in the end Giorno gets all the glory anyway because he's the fucking main character.
I won't be analyzing them each individually, but La Squadra was amazing, I mean absolutely incredible, some of the most compelling villains to date, they have really cool dynamics with each other and I was moved by their own quest to overthrow the boss to avenge Gelato and Sorbet, their fallen comrades whom the boss killed.
Ok that's all I wanted to say about the characters, lets talk about the plot.
So we have this really cool story set up, where we have a small time crook who wants to make it big as a gangster, finally gets his lucky shot at making it all the way to the top as his team seeks to overthrow the mysterious gang boss, but at the same time, a powerful and much more experienced team of gangsters is racing against them to try and kill the boss first, whose reasons for doing so are arguably better than our protagonists. This would ordinarily make for a very good story, and part 5 might have been the best part of jojo ever if Giorno and Diavolo lived up to their expectations. I am disappointed that Risotto, who was a really hyped up villain, ends up getting killed by Doppio instead of by Bruno's gang, I think it would have been a lot more interesting to see Bruno or Giorno fight him instead of Doppio. I hate how the final battle was resolved with a deus ex machina, that being the requiem arrow, its like shit, what was the point of that whole fight if Giorno just magically wins at the end? All of the battles leading up to that were some of the best in the series, and I would argue that every single one of them is better than the final fight. I cannot express how disappointing it is to see so much hype build up to a fight, and to have something so mediocre delivered to me. When you have really good fights, people naturally expect that the next one will be better, or that at least the final battle, which is the most significant one, will be the best, failing to deliver on this is just shameful on araki's part, I really hate to criticize a normally outstanding mangaka like araki so harshly, but part 5 was just so disappointing and Araki knows better. Also the part at the end with rolling stones was just unnecessary and confusing, why would he put that in there? I mean if you're going to include something like rolling stones then don't put it at the end, it would have been a great mini arc to start off with, to foreshadow what will end up happening, but honestly I just wouldn't have put it in there at all.
Now the art, which I mean.... fellas, the art is good. And I really mean that, the art is so damn good, easily the best thing about part 5 is araki's art, even though the plot is flimsy at times, araki still knows how to put together a bomb ass manga. The way he constructs panels is simply incredible, there is so much detail in every single one, and the panels always end up being more than the sum of their parts, their packed to the brim with sound effects and spine cracking poses, there's so much depth to each scene, and he portrays breathtaking settings, especially in this part. I can tell that this is araki's love letter to italy, and he deliver's in the art category, when araki went to italy before he ever made jojo he saw the apollo and daphne sculpture and he wanted to portray that in a manga. He succeeded, his poses are so iconic, honestly I cannot praise his art enough.
I'm giving this a 6/10 overall, that sounds bad, but even at its worst Jojo is still better than average, a decent read honestly.
 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Le Bizzarre Avventure Di GioGio Parte 5: Vento Aureo, Vento Aureo, Dai 5 Bu Giorno Giovana: Ougon naru Isan Japanese: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 黄金の風 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 17
Chapters: 155
Status: Finished
Published: Nov 28, 1995 to Mar 23, 1999
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Jan 29, 2019
HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD, DO NOT READ UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED THE MANGA
I love Jojo, This series is seriously fucking awesome, but to me, part 5 was a bit of a let down. I think I should start with the characters, every character in part 5 is good... except for the two characters that matter the most, the protagonist and antagonist. Giorno and Diavolo are weak as hell. I feel like a big problem with these two is that they have too many character points that don't actually matter. Giorno is DIO's son, but when is that ever important? When is it ever relevant who ... 
Apr 11, 2023
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind is the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, created by Hirohiko Araki. Originally published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1995 to 1999, Golden Wind follows Giorno Giovanna, the illegitimate son of Dio Brando, as he attempts to become a mafia kingpin in Italy.
I want you to understand this. I'm a jojo fanboy but I'm not blind. I love you araki and I admire all your work in Jojos. But I can't keep quiet about what's wrong with this part 5. I don't mind that other jojos fans get mad at me for not seeing the supposed magic of ... 
Feb 21, 2018
It's quite pretty and the first two thirds are great (in premise and execution) but after that it kind of falls apart by adding too many over-complicated stands, dragging the ending on for quite a bit and pulling story elements out of its ass, and then screwing up with the defeat of the main villain. It's got a kind of very shitty ending.
To reiterate, the first two thirds are great: The premise: Mafia Jojo, having to escort a person across Italy and defend them from assassins along the way. The art: pretty goddamn great, with memorable characters, though the designs keep getting more and more ... 
Sep 8, 2023
More stylish, more fashionable dudes, more horrific Stand powers, less enjoyable.
Going in order through the Jojos, this is another twist on the formula, breaking away from having a real Joestar and having a weird half-ish hero by way of villain. The actual action unfolds into a similar chase like Part 3, but all throughout Italy and full of morally questionable folks. A wannabe mafioso isn't a very typical protagonist, and it's unfortunate that Giorno has even less personality than Jotaro because he could've done more with his motivation and the way he fights the structure from within. But instead, he is a stoic badass that ... 
Feb 21, 2017
(This is my first review so please be kind! BTW this review is spoiler-free)
I'm a huge JoJo fan and after finishing DiU I was pretty excited for Vento Aureo, sadly it was quite disappointing. I thought the premise was brilliant (JoJo and gangsters, what could go wrong?) but it was just poorly developed. Story (5/10): The plot in Vento Aureo is quite linear, slightly similar to the plot of Stardust Crusaders yet it has a lot of confusing elements and undefined character goals which make the whole thing basically pointless. For me the storyline in Vento Aureo was a huge let ... 
Dec 9, 2022
I feel like I'm reading a comic created by a veteran who knows all the ins and outs of creating shonen manga and exactly all the elements you need. He fulfills every point on that checklist, but it feels hollow and lacks the heart of previous JoJo's. It feels like a massive downgrade from the previous part, which was so much more unique and moving. You could sense the passion Araki must of had creating Diamond is Unbreakable in comparison.
This could be worth reading for some competent, albeit mind-numbing, fights but overall you might find yourself struggling to care by the end of it. I ... |
