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The entire gimmick of Jojo is that it's intellectual. It's a battle of wits, not pure strength. Sure, it's incredibly bizarre, but that's what makes Jojo so good. Or at least what should. As a watcher, you're supposed to accept that crazy things happen, while having the satisfaction that things at least make sense, in their own crazy way. Obviously stands do not exist, but if they did, Jojo battles would be a good example of what they would be in real life. Now this is a fundamental concept in the writing of fiction. No one likes it when your story makes no sense. It doesn't matter what crazy things your story has, as long as it makes sense. And the best part about Jojo, is that it tries to be as bizarre as possible while still making sense. In fact, it embraces that logical perspective because every battle is heavily psychological. The only issue is, Jojo does have holes. Whether it's because they're running out of plausible stand ideas or because they just aren't thinking hard enough, the stands in Part 6 are not only confusing (which is fine, as long as it makes sense) but are straight up contradictory and ridiculous. Stand battles felt like they were supposed to advance the plot, but now they feel like endless nonsensical yelling that drags on for no reason whatsoever. At first I thought I was just too stupid for Jojo, but then I thought about it a bit more, and I realized it's the opposite. Jojo feels like it's straying off the path that gave it its popularity (speaking as someone who hasn't seen all of Jojo). Frankly it's insulting to have to embrace the idea of some random fairytale stand only to have the "good guys" save the day by not only being complete idiots but by breaking every possible rule of the Jojo world. It feels like plot armour, but ten times worse because someone wrote this arc in a day and thought it was "good enough". They could've trashed the whole thing, but they didn't. I can't speak for the entirety of Jojo, but I know it's the same or worse. I can accept the fact that it's logical and psychological and that the bizarreness is just what gives it its charm, but as someone who appreciates logic and psychology in entertainment, this is just sad. Finally, the ending was terrible. It was contradictory, ridiculous, nonsensical, and unsatisfying. Nothing made sense, everything felt rushed, and the ending wasn't even good. It was the sort of ending that fools you into feeling satisfied, but if you really think about what actually happened you'll realize it wasn't satisfying at all.

Despite these complaints, Jojo Part 6 was surprisingly enjoyable and entertaining. The characters were great, the battles for the most part were cool, and the plot was...