JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Chapter 27 Discussion

I love stereotype jokes XD

Love hurts tbh.



The Hangman and Emperor though? Aren'those tarot symbols?

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                        So he is the man who killed the sister of Polnareff. He appears only in the mirror, this technique looks interesting.

Good to see that part of Joseph still hasn't changed xD






An interesting stand indeed.

Joseph had high hopes for his trip to India thanks to Avdol dispelling his stereotypical suspicions but that was exactly the case lmao



Those pig toilets are very unusual but that could be one for the bucket lists. Polnareff has to worry about the man in the mirror first though.

It's revenge time.

I loved this part in the anime & while I haven't been enjoying the manga nearly as much (possible because I know what's coming next), I'm still really looking forward to the rest of this segment.

I wouldn't use that toilet, wtf!

J.Geil is here!

India sounds like a shit place tbh. Dunno what Avdol is saying.

In my opinion, during this part, while clearly intentional, the fighting has felt coincidental and simplistic even if enemy stands have been peak bizarre.  At this point in Phantom Blood and in Battle Tendency we had a fight linked to emotional beats with numerous phases.  I’m specifically noting the engaging initial Dio fight and likewise the Santana fight.  I do not purely mean depth in the physical fighting either, I mean narrative depth.  Dio’s character was tragic and awful and gripping and the fight was the culmination of his childhood, with the death of George Joestar and a multilayered fight spanning numerous floors and using numerous weapons.  There was narrative weight, numerous layers, and emotional beats.  Likewise, Santana, while not nearly as built up as Dio, was still exhilarating with its introduction, the process of figuring out his powers; like with Dio emulating the mystery phase of the stand, and the long multi layered fight with emotional beats.  Namely, Stroheim’s leg getting chopped and him ‘sacrificing himself’.  As stated, I feel nothing of this extent has occurred yet when it had by chapter 12 in Phantom Blood and around chapter 13 in Battle Tendency.



This isn’t a criticism, rather this is clearly intentional.  The villains are not the focus and the fights with them feel fun more than anything else.  Instead, we’re focusing the largest cast of characters yet and giving them all time to shine, while their fighting has been a tool to do this, further letting them bond.  However, while still in tone with this, it does mean each step of the way also feels far less meaningful than something like the previous parts.  It’s a fun adventure in every respect, rather than zipping to the plot beats of what is crucial.



The reason I bring this up now is because this chapter was the most invested I’ve been since the start of the series. Instead of reading this as something casual and fun, it drew me in!  We had the great Jojo gang moments like having the uncomfortable reaction to the chaos of India while showcasing Abdul’s warm and glowing appreciation of the country, or Polnareff's comedic toilet shock.  However, the grip of Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency also came through!  The first villain that has been properly foreshadowed and is deeply linked to the plot's emotional beats, J. Geil, has arrived.  His stand genuinely creeped me out and had me second guessing myself.  First thinking that the stand was literally in the mirror, then thinking that was impossible because the stand was behind the window in the reflection, but then thinking that it could be a mirror dimension and it had to enter through the window to eventually get through the mirror.  Now, I am absolutely eager to see what occurs and the title happens to have two stands in it.  That alone was already intriguing to me.



By the way, the initial India page was a beautiful one, full of many faces and much life, and later when we saw a beardless Joseph in the background it reminded me of the clean shaven background Zeppeli we saw a few times in Phantom Blood.