JJBA Part 4 spends the first 2/3rds of its runtime going basically nowhere, with the main cast chasing random nobodies with the most random stand abilities the author came up with on a long walk at the beach. Each episode is dedicated to fighting the random nobodies, and those fights are awfully paced and follow the same formula each time. The fights you see in Part 4 are the same as Part 3, but with nothing added, therefore making the fights worse. Each fight follows a 4-step formula similar to this:
1. Oh no, enemy stand user!
2. The hero is in trouble!
3. Aha, you thought! The villain is now in trouble!
4. Aha, you thought! The hero is in trouble!
Steps 3 and 4 keep repeating until the author decides to give the hero that extra IQ point above the villain. Yes, with a show about fighting, the fights are as boring as that.
The main villain is then introduced in the final third of the season, just to only show up every 3rd or 4th episode while the main villain's dad trolls the main cast. Seriously? Like, come on, this speaks for itself...
Alright, enough about the non-existent plot, and onto the characters. The characters aren't fleshed out, and aside from a few, most don't get any development. The characters can sometimes be funny, but that really can't save how poorly they're written. And that's all I have to say about the characters because there isn't anything to talk about here.
Ok, now for an obligatory review of the animation, so here it is. If you thought maybe the animation could save how poorly written this season was, then you're wrong because the animation is the most stiff I've seen in a Jojo's part. All fights are filled with still frames where only characters' mouths move. It's so bad that it actually pulls you out of whatever immersion there was to begin with.
Overall, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable is an extremely overrated anime that spends 2/3rds of its 39-episode runtime going nowhere, and the remaining 3rd trolling the viewer. So, if you want an anime that wastes your time with terrible animation, boring fights, and a poorly written narrative that won't take itself or you seriously, then this is for you.
Final Scorings:
Animation: 5/10 (Every fight is filled with still frames and dialogue scenes are stiff. However, the use of color in this season is very tasteful and artsy so I'll give an extra point for that)
Sound: 7/10 (Good soundtrack and fitting use of sound effects)
Story: 1/10 (Episodic fillers)
Characters: 3/10 (Extremely basic and poorly written but there a couple likeable and funny characters amidst the overly obnoxious cast)
Enjoyment: 1/10 (70% of this anime consists of nonsensical fillers)
Overall: 3/10 (Very Bad)
