Plot:
Giorno Giovanna, the son of DIO and Jonathan, is receding in a crime-infested Italy. He wants to be a gangstar to get drugs off the street. He meets with Bruno, who sympathies with Giorno's desires and eventually has him join his mafia gang called Passione, where we meets the rest of the supporting cast. The mob boss wants them to protect his daughter from the Squadra Esecuzione, a rouge mafia team that wants to dethrone the mob boss. The show then becomes your usual fight of the week format with each member of Passione going against one member of Squadra Esecuzione as they travel around Italy while also escorting the mob boss' daughter.
My main problem of the plot's structure is that its kinda badly put together. What I mean by that is that there's absolutely no breathing room between the fights and it's feels that the battles are simply inconsequential from one another, eventually becoming a blur of whatever fight comes next. At least in "Diamond is Unbreakable", Josuke spends his times screwing around in Morioh, whether that be committing fraud with lottery tickets or burning down houses, at least the show reminds you that even with all the tension that has been building up, the plot doesn't have to follow that sentiment with more fights.
I know that the way that the plot is structured, there is no room for breaks, but that doesn't excuse David Productions from not changing some of the arc's structure to remedy the pacing like they did with Part 4 (in the episode, July 15th, notably). The anime does change some things around, but the changes were either insignificant or detrimental to the show itself; the changes included switching the placement of the backstories of the supporting cast and the Squadra Esecuzione amidst the middle of their respective fights. This decision bogs down the flow of the fights when its shoved in the middle when it still would've been fine without it. This appears evident in the Narancia's and Little Feet's fight, which by the way does not have to be three-and-a-half episodes long.
Characters:
I don't have a problem with the members of Passione (besides that I find half of them boring, but I also think the half of the Stardust Crusaders are also boring, so who am I to say so) and the Squadra Esecuzione. In fact, I do like that they delve into the Squadra Esecuzione a bit deeper than what Araki did in the manga. However, I do have a problem with our protagonist, Giorno Giovanna. Giorno doesn't have a personality besides for being stoic and dedicated to whatever he wants to pursue. The show doesn't really give me a good reason to care for Giorno or his cause and he's surely one of the least interesting protagonist the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has to offer. He doesn't have the charisma or charm as Joseph or Josuke nor does he have the heroic maturity as Jonathan or Jotaro. And with the fact that Giorno is supposed to be DIO's son, it's so disappointing that Giorno doesn't carry over any qualities the makes DIO so iconic and cool. His stand, Gold Experience, is unspectacular with its weak power that gains and loses its abilities like the wind. Araki wrote a dud with this one, and David Production unfortunately couldn't save it.
I think the bigger problem with Part 5 is that this doesn't feel like a JoJo part. It feels like it was made by somebody trying to imitate JoJo without knowing the nuances of what made JoJo unique. The protagonist is static and boring, the fights are too long, and the cast of characters are underdeveloped, even with their backstories shown during their respective fights. This part overall doesn't hold a candle to the previous 4 parts and it feels like a black sheep in the JoJo canon. Still, I did like what David Production have done so far, despite me thinking that they didn't do enough. They took the time in crafting how the fights are presented and how the characters interact with each other; their attention-to-detail is impressive to admire and to sit through. David Productions didn't fix any of the problems that came with the manga, but they tried their hardest in making one of the most aesthetically distinct anime airing this year.
So in all honesty, if you love the past seasons of JoJo, you'll probably end up enjoying this one too.
