When I first started reading this part years ago, I was disappointed by this too, even to the point of losing interest. Surprisingly, it got much better by the latter half. Great manga, although for me it can't beat the crystallized epicness of the first two parts.
PS: did I said Jotaro is a master troll? Well, Joseph just shows that you can't top Grandpa Troll!
Akanezora said: I found it inferior to Battle Tendency.
It's probably because I watched the 2012 JoJo anime first, but I also found SC to be not as good. I want more build up and emotional impact around each battle. It seems like Araki went more with quantity rather than quality on this one (albeit it was still a good arc).
I love battle shounen like I’m still seven years old, but can’t do anything about it.
I was born in 1991 so this serie has more or less the same age as me, and even though it’s a pretty old manga, I really enjoyed it a lot. Slightly improved from the previous one, but not by much, so I’ll give it a 8/10 too.
Awesome, Holly is healthy with Dio's death. And everything seemed like it worked well. That was awesome and incredible adventure with all the main characters.
I lost track how many Stand users there were in the series though...but it was still a fun ride.
My favorite part and some of the most fun I've ever had reading manga. The battle with Dio was a sight to behold, and I'm so happy my two favorite characters didn't perish. While I would've maybe liked a bit more finality with the remaining Stardust Crusaders (like the little epilogue narrations at the end of part 2) but since the three of them are seen in further parts, I suppose I don't mind all that much. Overall, this manga was never not entertaining, I had a blast reading this part, and typically had a smile on my face whilst doing so.
The fight with Dio was so great. Still sad that Iggy, Abdul, and Kakyoin were lost in this journey. I have to say, I didn't get care for the "monster of the week" aspect of Stardust Crusaders but the amazing character chemistry and the great battle scenes easily override that complaint for me. Looking forward to reading rest of the parts. I can't wait to see the Dio's World chapters animated.
SuperLlama said: wailofthebanshee said: People like this because it has a japanese protagonist and the story begins in japan. That's it. The japs are extremely racist like that.
Nope. Part 5 is extremely popular in Japan too, and it takes place in Italy and has an Italian protagonist.
Really awesome series, the stands were creative, the battles were awesome, it had some mind game parts with the D'arby brothers, and the fight with Dio was great.
Some villains were indeed meh (+ repetitive formula didn't help) and some parts are ridiculous beyond belief (I have to remind myself that JoJo manga knows no bounds!) this is still so damn entertaining as a whole.
Dio is someone that I will enjoy far more in the anime because hearing Koyasu shouting muda muda muda muda muda and well... shouting everything else is so amazing. <3
I will have to go back and read Battle Tendency because I really miss young Joseph.