JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze

Sep 8, 2023

Steamwood

Mixed Feelings

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 ...

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Mar 4, 2022

2SaltyRamen

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most underrated part of jjba (possibly besides part 1 but second most underrated doesn't sound as good lol)

golden wind is a really odd part. it's a mix of parts 3 and 4 having a mystery element of who the boss is, with a villain of the week element like part 3. golden wind starts off with an unlikely main character, the son of dio but technically a joestar due to body-switching bullshit. giorno is a great main character and so many people overlook him due to his greatness being so subtle. he's the best parts of Dio and Jonathan. he's got Jonathan's morality and Dio's ...

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Dec 7, 2018

Cloneable

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Preliminary (138/155 chp)

"To stop the gangsters who sell drugs to children, you must become a gangster yourself".

JoJo's has always been about growth. Whether its the growth of the characters or Araki growing more mature as an artist and storyteller, the human capacity to achieve and create has always been a central theme of his work. In part 5, we Araki him take the best of his previous parts, and create something wholly fresh and original.

To address the most common criticisms, namely that Giorno isnt a very interesting main character, and Diavolo isnt a very good villain. I can't really argue with the claim that Giorno is ...

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Feb 21, 2018

azzad-track

Mixed Feelings

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 ...

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Jun 21, 2017

Strangest_Guru

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My first time with Vento Aureo started as magnificent, then become less magnificent but still very great, to... I don't know. But not because the story itself went that way; it was because of how I read it. I first started with Jojo's Colored Adventure scans in full color, which looked absolutely gorgeous; then I had to read the scans but in black and white, because they hadn't colored them in by that point; and then finally, I had to look into dated, downright bad scans during the finale because JJCA hadn't translated that far yet. Despite the weird experience reading it, Part 5 is ...

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Dec 29, 2016

SharpDistance

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JoJo's Bizarre Part 5: Vento Aureo/Golden Wind is quite possibly the most controversial part of JoJo. While most agree that part 6 is mediocre and that part 4 is great, no one seems to agree on part 5. Some people love it and some people hate it. I personally, lean towards the former. It's not the greatest part of JoJo, but I actually think it is better than the much beloved part 4. There are several reasons for this that I will explain throughout this review.

The Fights
The strongest aspect of part 5 is the fights, which are probably the best in all of JoJo. They ... feel like the next natural evolution after the formula for stand battles was established in parts 3 and 4. Every one of them has a great sense of back and forth and the tables turn and each side gains and loses the upper hand. Every one feels like an ordeal. Our heroes' enemies are all trained gangsters and assassins, making them much more dangerous than most JoJo villains. Many of them also have their own character arcs and actual development.

The Characters
Many people say that part 5 is similar to part 3, and in a sense, they're right. It's much more similar to part 3 than part 4 was or parts 6 through 8 would be, but one thing that part 5 does much better than part 3 is the characters. Most of the characters in part 3 were just there; they didn't undergo any significant development. Polnareff is the only one that has any meaningful character arc. In part 5, however, the vast majority of the main characters have some sort of character arc. Giorno, Bucciallati, Mista, Narancia, and Trish all undergo some significant change throughout the story. This gives the sense that the characters have a reason to be there.

As a main character, Giorno Giovanna is not the best, but he is at very least self-motivated, making him a bit more compelling than Jotaro or Josuke. Personality-wise, he's a bit bland, and strength-wise he's a bit too perfect, but you get the sense that he cares about what he's doing and you can see him form a legitimate friendship with his fellow gang members throughout the part.

The Plot
One of the major failings of part 4 was its plot. The general structure of part 4 was this: story thing happens, a bunch of random filler arcs, random event happens that triggers more story, more random filler; rinse and repeat. The plot would come to a complete halt for quite a while and then pick up later because of some random occurrence. Thankfully, part 5 completely does away with this. The narrative is constantly continuing and every arc accomplishes something. You would think that this would give little breathing room and make it impossible to have any downtime to help develop the characters, but this is not the case. You are given enough interaction between the characters in between fights that you feel that you get to know them, but not enough that it gets in the way of the plot.

Conclusion
There are certainly some negatives to part 5, but most of them would require me to spoil things to explain, and ultimately they don't overshadow the positives. This part is easily the most underrated in all of JoJo and is one of the most memorable as well.

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May 17, 2020

ElBombo23

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Las batallas súper entretenidas y dinámicas, con mucha estrategia y giros que te quedas con cara de wtf que está pasando aquí. Los diseños son una burrada y muy originales. Recomendable 100% pero antes mírate todo JoJo.
El villano muy interesante y su stand uno de mis favoritos. Bucciarti se la saca durante toda la historia . Todos los villanos de esta parte tienen stands memorables, con habilidades originales y diseños espectaculares. Sinceramente esta parte esta en el número 2 de las partes de JoJo ya que, teniendo todo en cuenta, es una de sus mejores partes.
Si podéis leer el manga a color lo recomendaría ...

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Dec 9, 2022

Rally-

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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 ...

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Feb 21, 2017

Galletita

Mixed Feelings

(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 ...

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Oct 19, 2017

coomcel

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Vento Aureo is the 5th Part of JoJo's Bizzare Adventure and follows the adventures of Giorno Giovanna and his dream to become a gang leader of the most powerful gang in all of Italy a gang named Passione; through the help of Bruno Bucciarati and his gang. This one of my favorite Parts/Arcs in JoJo because of its incredible stand fights. The stand battles seemed to be a lot more brutal than in the previous parts. I also found part 5 to be one of the most unpredictable of all the JoJo parts, a good example of this is in 'The Grateful Dead' story arc. ... Each stand fight in this part was more memorable than the last and actually you as the reader actually get feelings of satisfaction each and every time these enemy stands were defeated. From parts 1 to 7 Araki had a very formulaic way of storytelling. It was to give the main protagonist an objective. The story would solely center around the main protagonist and his/her friends trying to reach this objective. Whether that'd be to kill an immortal vampire, to catch a serial killer, or to get to Egypt.

In order to keep the reader invested in the story; there would need to be some obstacles along the way to minimize the protagonist's chances of reaching to this objective. Araki's way of keeping the reader invested in the journey to this goal/objective is to introduce a concept I'd like to call a 'Stand-user of the week' formula. Where, in each new chapter/story arc within a part in JoJo, there would be a new enemy stand user each chapter for our group of heroes to fight until they reach to the main villain. These fights help the development of not just the main character but can also help us understand more about the supporting cast which further helps us understand the story. In my opinion, Vento Aureo excels at this 'Stand-user of the week' formula because of how much more unforgiving and resilient these enemies are compared to previous Parts in JoJo. You could take any of the minor villains seen in Part 5 and make them the main villain (except for Squalo and Tiziano) and they'd still be able to pull off a great satisfying performance. I feel this is something which the earlier parts lacked in; since it focused on the main villain too much and it just ends up being a ladder which our main character has to metaphorically climb and they are only able to climb through defeating enemy stand users, getting him closer and closer to the main villain. In early part 4 and the second season of Stardust Crusaders the ladder felt too easy to climb for our main characters because of lame stand abilities and lazy motivations for minor antagonists who do evil things for the main villain did something for them. In Vento Aureo the climbing of this metaphorical ladder is fast at first because our main character isn't a real threat to the main villain yet. But as we Bucciarati's gang start to unpiece and start to learn little by little about the identity of the main villain, the ladder starts to shake and wobble a little bit and important things start to fall off, and this is how we know Bucciarati's gang are finally seen as a threat to the main villain. We see our Bucciarati's gang struggle more and more to stay on this ladder the closer as the closer they get to their objective as steaks get higher and enemies get more difficult to kill. Another thing I like about Vento Aureo is that our main villain, Diavolo who is the leader Passione; one of the most powerful gangs in all of Italy, doesn't appear until the very near of the story which keeps the reader on their feet as each chapter gives them a clue about him. This is what Part's 1, 2, and 3 failed to do and it made each stand fight feel like a chore and the surprise factor of the main villain is gone.

Vento Aureo had a good roster of stands and characters, all with very strong and unique abilities. It's a common trend for me to end up liking the supporting characters in JoJo over the main protagonist; Vento Aureo takes the cake for having the most likable team of protagonists prominent within JoJo. In my opinion, Bucciarati's gang was the most impressive likable out of any of the JoJo groups prior. Unlike in Parts 1 through 4, the allies of Part 5's JoJo group aren't introduced into the story one by one (Bucciarati as an exception). Unlike in previous Parts of JoJo instead of it being the supporting cast as the ones introduced to the main character and reader; we see the main character and the reader being introduced to the supporting cast. This, I find to be a better way of introducing the characters because; both the reader and Giorno have no idea who can and can't be trusted in this Bucciarati's gang. This helps the reader get into the metaphorical shoes of Giorno to better help better understand him as a character and how he feels about the members of Bucciarati's gang which helps with character development as the story continues. And because of this, one of the characters Giorno respects and talks to the most is Bruno Bucciarati who has developed into my favorite character in all of JoJo. Bruno Bucciarati's most important character traits are his righteousness and his natural kindness. Bucciarati is dedicated to take the most honorable course of action, even if he puts his life at risk. Which is why he aids Giorno to defeat Diavolo. He understands the risks of trying to take down one of the most powerful men in all of Italy but does it anyway because he believes in Giorno's determination will better Passione and the rest of Italy under Giorno's control. Some of my other favorite characters include Narancia for his childlike and innocent (to some degree) personality, Mista who went from being a comic relief who noticeably more serious and active when faced with the possibility of impending battle or danger, and Risotto, a short-lived but incredibly important minor antagonist with a scary metal manipulation stand called 'Metallica' which manifests itself inside Risotto's body as a swarm of small metallic beings with stitches across their individual bodies which are designed to look like an attempt to fill his metaphorically broken soul.

I do have problems with Vento Aureo, firstly, the ending seemed rushed and I wanted to know more. Luckily, the light novel 'Purple Haze Feedback' tells us about the what happens 6 months after the events of Vento Aureo. Even though 'Purple Haze Feedback' isn't canon to the story it still makes Vento Aureo feel complete. Also, another problem I had with Vento Aureo was that there were barely any breaks for the stand battles. There was really nothing to give the reader a break from all the fighting and action. But I will say that I personally think Vento Aureo has the second best art style out of all the JoJo parts next to SRB/Part 7 because of the unique facial structures and cool stand designs.

Other than all that I've decided to give Vento Aureo an 8/10.

I apologise if this review didn't make much sense. I am still very new at this.

- Loak

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Dec 24, 2020

DeltaWDunn

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While Jojo part 5 is a step back from part 4 in my opinion, it is still good.

Golden wind is honestly the black sheep of the series. You could go from Diamond is Unbreakable to Stone Ocean, and nothing would be lost. Golden Wind feels completely independent in that way. There is some connection to previous parts though, because our protagonist is the son of Dio and Jonathan. While the story does take advantage of his bloodline sometimes, Giorno Giovanna is pretty basic, honestly. This is alright though, because our Jobros are pretty cool, especially Bruno. The only one that is flat is Fugo, because ...

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