Golden Wind or Vento Aureo but I will be calling it Golden Wind in this review was an absolute journey of a series. This is my first anime review so dont expect much. Obviously this contains big spoilers. TLDR at the end.
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Characters:
I pretty much loved or liked every single character. Giorno was definitely the weakest Jojo and the most bland but it doesnt mean he was bad. He was enjoyable at times and hes a smart ass too. Comparing Dios personality and actons to Giornos is actually interesting as well. The side characters 100 carried this. Mista is so great the funniest guy. While his stand breaks all the stand rules who cares right? We all love Sex Pistols. Bruno is super loveable and Im very surprised he didnt die sooner. Hes also my favorite character in this part :. Narancia is best boy. Abbacchio may be an asshole but i still like the guy. Fugo is a huge pussy but at least he gave a little dose of reality on what people would actually do if they were in that position. All the villains were great instead of pawns like Dios followers they actually had a dose of reality like Fugo and fought for survival. Trish was really interesting theres not really much I can say about her other than that shes one of the coolest female Jojo characters even though there arent that many. Polnareff coming back made me SUPER happy. Polnareff wasnt my favorite Crusader but I sure as hell love the guy. He died a bit quick but the Turtle bit really sold it. Doppio was super weird in the good way. I was confused about him but it worked. It was interesting. Last but not least for characters Diavolo. Diavolo was a good main villain. Of course he isnt the best main villain but theres no doubt hes a good one. He may be a big pussy and pretty damn weak compared to Giorno but he was pretty cool nonetheless. I would give the characters a solid 9.5/10
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Plot:
Starting off with Koichi was an odd choice but hey who doesnt love Koichi? Rarely seeing Jotaro was a bit odd since it was his idea to search for Dios son. How Bruno sided with Giorno was kind of odd since him betraying the organization in a way that fast was pretty weird. Fast forward the journey to return Trish to Diavolo was fun. It was nice seeing everyones stands while some of them are crazy OP. The villains during that arc were also fun like the villains on the boat attack scene. The mini arc with Bruno in Diavolos...hideout? was great. Bruno really felt betrayed and angry at the same time and that emotion sells that mini arc. I dont know the name for this arc but all the episodes where they were going for Diavolo it was probably my favorite set of episodes. Doppio was really interesting and all the side characters got the most screen time in these episodes. Diavolo was pissing his pants every day. Finally the final arc where its the final showdown. When they all switched bodies i was pretty attatched because it gave us a funny scene with Mista and Trish. AND it saved Polnareff :. Diavolo was pretty weak compared to Giorno. Giorno was way too overpowered in this part but the Requiem stand ideas are really cool and I hope they dont get forgotten. The plot deserves a 9/10 in my eyes.
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Fights:
All the fights were great in my opinion. It doesnt matter if it was a character I didnt like or not they were all great. The phenomenal animation makes it 10 times better. The stands in this part were really creative and weird as usual which made the fights enjoyable.
My favorite fight from Golden Wind is Bruno and Mista vs Pesci and Prosciutto: Pesci was your classic wimpy bubbly villain but he was loveable in my opinion. His stand was kind of stupid but opposed a threat surprisingly. Prosciuttos stand was interesting and my favorite part about this fight was Bruno zipping his whole body open. That was really cool to see and that Arrivederci just made me respect him so much more. Aside from my favorite fight some fights can be stretched out a bit too far. Like some fights lasted a couple episodes which got a little repetitive but it makes sense since the farther they went on their journey to face Diavolo the harder the opponents they would face. Fights is easily a 9.5/10 and theres nothing that can change my mind about the fights in Golden Wind.
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Deaths:
Like there wasnt already huge spoilers if youre still hanging around get your dumbass out of here. First off we got Abbacchio. For sure he was an asshole but his death was still pretty sad. It wouldnt be that sad if Narancia wasnt crying for Giorno to fix Abbacchio. He really sells this scene. Next up we got Narancia. When he died I was pretty surprised. I knew he was too weak to survive but I really didnt think Araki would kill him off since Bruno kind of called it when he was going off to betray the organization. This death wasnt really sad in my opinion but more surprising. Next we got Polnareff. Now even though he comes back as the turtle he still died in his own body. I thought it was kind of fast and I didnt really like that until he came back as the turtle so it was all fine in the end but I would much prefer him alive in his own body at a good state. Next we got Bruno. This was the death I was really sad about. Giorno still lived up to his dream and to Brunos will and defeated Diavolo. Bruno was the purest hero in my opinion. The deaths are a 7/10 for me not very emotinal for most of them just surprising or just a character we all didnt love excluding Bruno of course.
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Animation:
As I said before this animation is PHENOMONEL Best animation in Jojo by far. Everything looks so clean and clear and more realistic than what it was for the parts 1 2 and 4. Animation is easily a 10/10
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Music:
Oh my god the music is amazing. While Bloody Stream is my favorite Jojo Op Fighting Gold and Traitors Requiem are really close and I dont even know what I like better. The visuals are amazing as always and the music is just unskippable. You really feel like youre in the anime when youre listening to them. The Eds are also very good. Ed 1 Freakn You I think is what its called is my favorite Ed. Ed 2 is also very good. Ed 1 is just so different its hard to love. It doesnt even sound like an anime Ed and definitely doesnt sound like something from Jojo. But who cares. The OSTs are also amazing. Giornos theme sounds amazing and is so iconic. Diavolos theme also gives you chills. Music is a definite 10/10 never disappoints.
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TLDR:
Golden Wind has its flaws here and there but theres absolutely no doubt its great even amazing. Weakest Jojo characterwise however best side characters. Action is phenomenal along with the animation and music. The plot can be a little iffy at times but its a damn fun time.
92
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