How Jojo’s Writing Got Better With Each Part

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  • Jojo's Bizarre Adventures Part 9, The Jojolands, just released, which makes it a good time to look back at how the series improved with every part
    00:00 Intro
    02:12 Part 1: Phantom Blood
    03:54 Part 2: Battle Tendency
    05:02 Part 3: Stardust Crusaders
    08:07 Part 4: Diamond Is Unbreakable
    12:01 Part 5: Golden Wind
    14:34 Part 6: Stone Ocean
    17:58 Part 7: Steel Ball Run
    21:39 Part 8: Jojolion
    24:04 Part 9 And Beyond
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  • @etherealsplit
    @etherealsplit ปีที่แล้ว +3446

    I also like the fact that with each part that follows you can see Araki’s progression as an artist and seeing how drastically his style has changed over the parts!

    • @thegreatgamingkid8252
      @thegreatgamingkid8252 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I thought you were repeating what was said by the uploaded but you meant the art-style. Yeah, the change of art-style is cool and allows for a refresh in the perception of the parts going forward.

    • @yumijandro7761
      @yumijandro7761 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Until he peaks in part 7 and stays at that lvl on part 8

    • @remixtheidiot5771
      @remixtheidiot5771 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ​@@yumijandro7761 true. part 7 is peak Araki.

    • @fl0m_m
      @fl0m_m ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@yumijandro7761 idk, the artstyle of late Jojolion is better than SBR imo

    • @senseikanacke69
      @senseikanacke69 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Araki should definetely become a high fashion brand designer after he has finished jjba

  • @dandelion5691
    @dandelion5691 ปีที่แล้ว +2309

    You understand jolyne more than jojo fans. lot of jojo fans were thinking she is the worst joestar when in term of character writing and story writing. she is at least top 3 jojo.

    • @joestarxshinigami4235
      @joestarxshinigami4235 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Facts

    • @spaacedust
      @spaacedust ปีที่แล้ว +341

      Literally saw someone say they didn’t like her because she was whiny and overdramatic. I was so pissed and I still am.

    • @loveshot98
      @loveshot98 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      totally agree with you

    • @macincko4616
      @macincko4616 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Too bad he misunderstands Part 4

    • @weaponnbrowning3288
      @weaponnbrowning3288 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I wouldn't say Jolyne is top 3. I think Johnny, Gappy, and Jotaro are more compelling as characters.

  • @davidgarcia32323
    @davidgarcia32323 ปีที่แล้ว +2876

    Part 1: Fist of the north star / Dracula
    Part 2: Indiana Jones and the Pillar men
    Part 3: Around the world in 80 days
    Part 4: Murder Mystery / Goosebumps
    Part 5: Goodfellas
    Part 6: Shawshank redemption
    Part 7: western / Cannon Ball Run
    Part 8: The Curious Case of josuke Higashikata
    Part 9: Reservoir Dogs

    • @mostafaelmasry1988
      @mostafaelmasry1988 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      ocean 11🤣

    • @FlymanMS
      @FlymanMS ปีที่แล้ว +150

      *Oceans 11 with FIlthy Frank character and Lady Dimitresku

    • @xenosmithmaker2335
      @xenosmithmaker2335 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I can hear phoon bhopping

    • @justaguywithafedora54
      @justaguywithafedora54 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      ​@@FlymanMS plus with the essence of breaking bad

    • @The_NPC20
      @The_NPC20 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@FlymanMS Man I hope Araki references Pink Guy of Joji.

  • @slurplie
    @slurplie ปีที่แล้ว +1217

    this is why so many people are adamant to never skip parts. You miss out on Araki’s growth as an artist and storyteller

    • @laskurtanceixixii
      @laskurtanceixixii ปีที่แล้ว +82

      And also it's pretty stupid, let's Be honest

    • @goated9415
      @goated9415 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@laskurtanceixixii very stupid

    • @crazyfriend50
      @crazyfriend50 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      All the parts are very good although part 1 has major errors

    • @calicobagels
      @calicobagels ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@crazyfriend50 Such as what tho??

    • @satrontr1379
      @satrontr1379 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      ​@@crazyfriend50 part 1 is much better than %99 of the cringe stupid high school animes

  • @milesseawind
    @milesseawind 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +126

    11:11 The man who saved Josuke in the past was a Yanki. A type of high school-aged biker gang that was common in real life 1980s Japan that often wore pompadors and long, colorful jackets. They mostly disappeared in the 90s and were considered goofy and outdated.
    This scene was to explain why Araki chose to make the main character have a very uncool (at the time of writing) design.
    This is context that is lost in translation to English, but is very easily understood in Japan. As Yanki Gangs did not exist outside of Japan.
    It is not a dropped time travel plot thread.

  • @thinkublu
    @thinkublu ปีที่แล้ว +552

    Ok I don't get why people thought josuke's backstory was about time travel, him being saved by a good samaritan who seems terrifying on the outside as a yankee delinquent with a heart of gold is such a nice influence for him to have

    • @waspywasp451
      @waspywasp451 ปีที่แล้ว +216

      Also saying how it was weird that it was a random Josuke lookalike? Bro, Josuke IS the lookalike. That's kinda the point

    • @dedsecgenius9316
      @dedsecgenius9316 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Plus the hair was a popular style at the time

    • @jadedcode8953
      @jadedcode8953 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I was one of those people who thought Josuke's backstory was about time travel. Josuke's Stand Ability allowed him to "reverse" the current state of an object he made contact with. Because both Jotaro and Dio could stop time, I saw Josuke's power as a time-based Stand ability too. When Josuke's backstory was revealed, I thought he pushed his Stand ability to his limit and time travel into the past to save his younger self.
      Even when Kira unlocked Bites the Dust (another Time-Based Stand ability), I thought that moment where Josuke going back in time was going to happen.... turns out it was really some random guy who saved him and his mom.

    • @somerandomnoob100
      @somerandomnoob100 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      You genuinely don't get why people thought two characters with the same silhouette were the same person? In JoJo, a story where time travel would be a pretty natural thing to randomly add into the story? I'm confident the author must have figured out some readers would assume time travel when they both look so similar, but it strikes you as so ridiculous?
      Sorry for coming off so strongly but 'genuinely don't get' feels like such an odd reaction to this theory

    • @thinkublu
      @thinkublu ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@somerandomnoob100 changed my wording, I kind of get what you mean but I still thought when I watched that the intention was clear enough, but that's just me obviously

  • @epicotakugamer4930
    @epicotakugamer4930 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    I'm still a JoJo boomer I can't stop loving Part 1 to 3. It always feels like the first 3 parts were one big saga between the Joestar family and Dio.

    • @redman27r
      @redman27r ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Part 2 had nothing Dio related tho

    • @epicotakugamer4930
      @epicotakugamer4930 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      @@redman27r It kinda did in the sense that it's more of an origin of his entire being along with the death of George Joestar.

    • @redman27r
      @redman27r ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@epicotakugamer4930 nah it didn’t, Pillar Men and Vampires are two separate species in JoJo. Everything in Part 2 was about the lore of Hamon and Pillar Men.

    • @salleh0648
      @salleh0648 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      @@redman27r Kars is the reason the stone masks exist indirectly causing Dios vampirism and other events through out the series

    • @Mal-go5dl
      @Mal-go5dl ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Part 1,3, and 6 make also make sense as a complete saga

  • @BlueEevee
    @BlueEevee 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    11:25 the reason he looks like Josuke is bc he modeled his look after the man who saved him, Araki confirmed this so many times 💀

  • @slippy9251
    @slippy9251 ปีที่แล้ว +704

    I think Pucci is a lot more interesting then you think, like Kira is interesting because he is a near perfect depiction of a serial killer psychopath, Pucci is interesting because being influenced by DIO and his belief in god makes him so self righteous that he thinks that all the people hes hurt, killed is nessecary to his goal despite it going against his religion itself, hes so self righteous that he thinks that he the one able to make the decision for all Humanity to reset the universe and create "Heaven"
    I think a Crazy religious man is just as interesting as a perfect serial killer personally, also I loved this vid so much.

    • @jollyd.joestar3937
      @jollyd.joestar3937 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Exactly

    • @fugostrawberries
      @fugostrawberries ปีที่แล้ว +51

      me too. pucci and Kira are my favourites villains

    • @NickCTorres
      @NickCTorres ปีที่แล้ว +38

      he stopped believing in God the very moment he went on the lookout for Dio after her sister died, if anything every bit of him not counting the backstory, shapes him into a man of science and maybe satanic (he references things like evolution, has a fixation for prime numbers, the gravity thing althought thi one is more on the phylosophical side, his stand has the (incomplete) human genome all over his body and the black parts resemblance to bdsm leather or something, and he pursueas a ritual sacrificing +30 sinners)
      im sure there are more things im missing out

    • @Just-your-average-JoJo-fan
      @Just-your-average-JoJo-fan ปีที่แล้ว +30

      100% Pucci is my favourite villain in anything not just in JoJo

    • @rudys.artous5477
      @rudys.artous5477 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Im glad to see another pucci brethren

  • @debigboix4390
    @debigboix4390 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    The analysis of part 4 was great, but you missed the point of Okuyasu's dad. The reader is supposed to come to the conclusion that Okuyasu could have killed him, but Keicho wanted to spare him the heartache of killing his father. Moreover, he is meant to make the reader empathize with Keicho before his death, making them hate Chili Pepper.

    • @7fatrats
      @7fatrats ปีที่แล้ว +113

      Also.. the achtung baby thing.. like she gets adopted and raised by joseph. The point was that joseph is wrapping up the part of his plotline by actually taking care of a child instead of abandoning it, like he did his own kid.

    • @XavierGobble
      @XavierGobble ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Yeah it's so wierd someone who can put so much effort into a video essay on JoJo would fall into "araki forgot" analysis

    • @boinqity4621
      @boinqity4621 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      not to mention the fact that he somehow thinks that a guy who was explicitly stated to have just inspired josuke's style (do people not realize that haircut used to be popular???) and was never suggested to be any form of time travel, especially considering the time travel in part 4 is explicitly stated to only work over short periods of time

    • @debigboix4390
      @debigboix4390 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@boinqity4621 Exactly. It's like he didn't consider that maybe Josuke styles his hair and acts like the man because he looked up to him in the past.

    • @SweetTeaConnoisseur
      @SweetTeaConnoisseur ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@7fatrats How do you abandon a child you didn't know existed?

  • @seanakinskywalker2619
    @seanakinskywalker2619 ปีที่แล้ว +781

    I'd say jojolion really is an evolution of arakis ability to write romance, all of the other jojos and their love interests were pretty basic and felt forced. However josuke and yasuho felt so natural and had so much chemistry over time all you might ever hope is for that one moment when it finally happens. (Idk if it does happen yet rn I'm ch 100)

    • @momolepayo
      @momolepayo ปีที่แล้ว +51

      it doesn't bro. Not even a kiss. But still, maybe we'll see them again in part 9

    • @professionalclown7166
      @professionalclown7166 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      @@momolepayo what the fuck, he just said he's at ch. 100 why'd you gotta spoil that!?

    • @lunesvet
      @lunesvet ปีที่แล้ว +23

      ​@@professionalclown7166 he has 10 chaps left. its not a big deal

    • @JMeisterV
      @JMeisterV ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@lunesvet still, let him enjoy those 10 chapters unspoiled

    • @SuperiorDeadpool4c
      @SuperiorDeadpool4c ปีที่แล้ว +22

      ​@@professionalclown7166 Sometimes you just have to rip the band-aid, it's better for someone to know they're going to be disappointed and have their expectations low than to go in hoping for the best only to be let down massively by the end

  • @trigichar5472
    @trigichar5472 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    I disagree with the idea that the first 6 parts didnt have an over-arcing plot. Although not very deep or complex, Dio is fated to fight the joestars, or rather that the joestars are fated to fight evil in general. And fate is a very strong theme throughout the story especially part 5 with king crimson and the rolling stone

    • @carnage5350
      @carnage5350 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Thats not really a plot though, thats just a small aspect. A plot has to be something a bit more narrow

    • @kafkasbugmusic
      @kafkasbugmusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@carnage5350WTF it is a plot, it's a simple one, plot: the main events of a play, novel, film, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence

    • @starsong3
      @starsong3 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      quite literally the same level of plot that connects the zelda games

  • @MoriohAnime
    @MoriohAnime ปีที่แล้ว +669

    15:14 I was thinking the same exact thing from part 1-6 Jolyne has had the best character development. You could just tell halfway through the series when she is placed in solitary confinement yet.
    Jolyne determination in that scene was so powerful the way she tells herself that she refuses to waiver in here because if she does it’ll wear down her mental fortitude and physical strength.
    Jolyne development was such a beautiful experience to watch.

    • @itayz8440
      @itayz8440 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I agree 👍

    • @DontCryDontCryGG
      @DontCryDontCryGG ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Best JoJo

    • @itayz8440
      @itayz8440 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@DontCryDontCryGG from 1-6

    • @MoriohAnime
      @MoriohAnime ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@DontCryDontCryGG For 1-6 without a shadow of doubt yes. I’m currently on part 7( Ch.15) so I’ll have to see if that remains true after reading the next two parts. Regardless of how I feel about Johnny and Gappy I will always hold Jolyne up there as one of the best developed characters in the franchise and one of my favorite characters in all of fiction.

    • @swiggydswirl330
      @swiggydswirl330 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@itayz8440 I've read Parts 1-8. Jolyne is still the best JoJo. This shouldn't even be that controversial of a take. I'm pretty sure The Anime Man also thinks Jolyne is quite obviously the best JoJo. I mention him since he doesn't infinitely wank Part 7 as the best thing since sliced bread, even though it is a top 2 part for him.

  • @Nitro-wg6sr
    @Nitro-wg6sr ปีที่แล้ว +646

    I love how he points out the flaws and isn’t one of those people who just goes “araki is a genius and every part is a masterpiece”.

    • @owkrikki
      @owkrikki ปีที่แล้ว +13

      real

    • @dagtheking5739
      @dagtheking5739 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Every part is good. All of them have a charm. His storytelling is the same, though at the same time, it becomes more progressed. Saying this as a fan that has read and watch all parts, but has never read part 9.

    • @rudys.artous5477
      @rudys.artous5477 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I think what makes Araki my main role model is not because he is a genius or hes a master
      But he evolves over time to where he is right now
      He learns from his mistakes and improves.

    • @GalekC
      @GalekC ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Its inconsistencies are really charming to me

    • @blacklivesorblackvotes2985
      @blacklivesorblackvotes2985 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Well I mean.. you can be a genius and make mistakes. I’m just glad he understands that and doesn’t hail Araki as a perfect person who can do no wrong.

  • @jaajpeep8569
    @jaajpeep8569 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    11:12 For the last time, that was never Araki's intention in this scene. He just wanted to explain why Josuke looks the way he does and why he gets so angry when people make fun of his hair

    • @jaajpeep8569
      @jaajpeep8569 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Anyway, what a good video

    • @xplorer2111
      @xplorer2111 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Also the Nijimura father was supposed to be a motivation for the brothers not a mystery or anything

    • @deathstorming
      @deathstorming 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      The "Araki Forgot!!!!!!" mind virus spreads

  • @dantecrottogini529
    @dantecrottogini529 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    For part 4 i'd say the improvement was the villian. Part 4 is kinda like a slice-of-life,so i wouldn't say that the plot is the most important aspect

    • @DanilegoPlays
      @DanilegoPlays ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I agree, I'd say plot is more part 5

    • @iantaakalla8180
      @iantaakalla8180 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I would say both perspectives are correct. In Part 4, it is still just “battle people until you get to your goal” and it is more aimless in that the first third and the first half of the last third of Diamond is Unbreakable is also not focused simply because Kira is not within the sights of the main group and/or escaped, but on the other hand it is not a straight shot towards killing Kira and somehow fighting the specific stand user they battle do help them kill Kira. Except Yukako and Tonio.

    • @CoolManCoolMan123
      @CoolManCoolMan123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@iantaakalla8180 also, the anime had a special arc(kind of, I can't remember the name but it was basically the timer that every episode had in the third half) aswell as the villain being something out of the world for Jojo (literally, he doesn't fit in JoJo, he feels like he's from different anime. Even his design is so much simpler than other characters).

    • @devilman4723
      @devilman4723 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Honestly Part 4 probably has the best world building in all of JoJo (haven't read part 8 yet). At some point in the part Morioh begins to feel like its own separate character who's just as weird as all of its inhabitants and who also sees Kira as a tumor to be excised. That's why his final fate to be completely obliterated by both his first victim and the town he terrorised is so satisfying

  • @jackroberts2704
    @jackroberts2704 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I like how you can appreciate every part in its own unique way. Just because Phantom Blood is "basic", doesnt mean it's not great. They're great getting on points for a series. You could argue that SBR and Jojolion get too complex, some of the stand powers are confusing. That doesn't mean they aren't great either. Diamond is Unbreakable is my favorite because of how simple yet diverse it is with all the craziness in a small town.

    • @plaguedrat1486
      @plaguedrat1486 ปีที่แล้ว

      What stands do you find confusing?

    • @kevrms
      @kevrms ปีที่แล้ว

      Jojolion stands aren't complicated, they're just across the board weaker versions of stands that already exist if not downright unusable and it takes the air out of a lot of fights

    • @jackroberts2704
      @jackroberts2704 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevrms Some of the Stands like D4C have multiple abilities and conditional requirements that are more difficult than say stopping time for 5 seconds. I didn't say that's a bad thing, they're just objectively more complicated than other stands and take some explanation to figure out.

    • @kevrms
      @kevrms 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jackroberts2704 true true. Complicated doesn't necessarily mean worse in any way. The issue though is less how complicated the stands are and more how compelling they are. D4C and several part 7 stands are easily perceived by the audience as a viable threat. Other stands past part 7 aren't like this, being complicated to a point where it becomes jarring in comparison to earlier stands immediate threat level. There is a noticeable power creep downwards and it stretches suspension of disbelief and borders on laughable some of the time

    • @3kojimbles895
      @3kojimbles895 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@plaguedrat1486 dragon's dream

  • @mafi2924
    @mafi2924 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    I think it's a shame there isn't more discussion around the actual writing in JoJo's Bizarre Adventures. It seems most of the discussion is always around memes and funny gags but Araki really is a great writer. Araki may not write as tight a plot as Oda or whoever but the way he ties all the bizarre concepts in his work together with the overarching themes and characters is severely overlooked. The "funny" villain monologues in the series aren't just there for laughs but actually serve purpose in character motives and the overall theme. Which in my opinion is what storytelling is all about. Your story can be as tight and your characters can be super in depth but if the story exist just to exist without purpose then it all means nothing. I can overlook minor plot inconsistencies in JoJo because the themes and meaning of it all is always consistent and the way Araki executes it all is great.

    • @CoolManCoolMan123
      @CoolManCoolMan123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But like, what is there to talk about writing? Stands are considered the best power system ever and that's it. The plots and stories are nothing groundbreaking, it's how those are executed makes them so good. Besides, JoJo's main talks are about how fights work with science and actually thinking how they would be able to manage the situation and defeat the villain along with stands as mentioned above. That's what's mostly talked about writing section.
      Preservation vs destruction (for Josuke and Kira), Devil vs the son of God(Diavolo and Giorno) and other Christian themes are, as a non Christian (you can guess from my name what's my religion) useless for me atleast.

    • @mafi2924
      @mafi2924 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@CoolManCoolMan123 I actually don't think stands as a power system are all that crazy good and the fights in JoJo are all almost entirely pseudo science bullshit. That's not to hate on the fights I really enjoy them, but not for scenarios more for the crazy postures and body horror that Araki can illustrate because of it. I'd argue that the writing is really interesting in it's themes and how it's implemented into every aspect from character designs to motives and artwork. I'm not a Christian either but that does not stop me from appreciating the work itself. Many great pieces of art throughout history are influenced by religions that I have no belief in.
      I understand why a lot of people don't think the writing in JoJo's bizarre adventure isn't anything special. Although for me personally I think there is a lot to be said about it's loose structure, things may not tie together on the surface but because the consistent themes throughout, it is vague enough to warrant discussion that I don't think is being had enough in the fanbase because everyone else is focused on memes and stuff. anyway yeah

    • @GalekC
      @GalekC 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@mafi2924 you are absolutely correct. I think between Araki & other shonen mangaka I follow - for me, Araki has the best moment-to-moment implementation out of most of what I've seen, and it's really how the powers are thought through (not even in the battles) that I enjoy more than the Stand powers themselves

  • @Lacirev
    @Lacirev ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The key thing with the Josuke flashback that no one mentions is that it is a retelling from Koichi so it makes sense for the random delinquent guy to look a lot like Josuke.

    • @jonlukevandam
      @jonlukevandam ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ohhhhhhhhh. Holy crap, never thought of that

    • @CoolManCoolMan123
      @CoolManCoolMan123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But what can you do? There are also Araki forgots(with some of them such as Duo's bone not burning actually true) aswell as misinformation spread all over the community because of JoJo meme fans who haven't even watched/read JoJo. And with Josuke flashback, there is one misinformation- BTD was supposed to send Josuke back in time to save himself.

    • @themagicsweettartpills9518
      @themagicsweettartpills9518 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CoolManCoolMan123dios bone didn’t burn because it was from jonathan’s body, removed before the body was more vampire than human.

    • @themagicsweettartpills9518
      @themagicsweettartpills9518 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@CoolManCoolMan123also araki never wanted josuke to be a time traveler, it’s literally in an interview that the person who saved him is just some random delinquent with a popular 80s hairstyle. and BTD doesn’t even work like that at all ☠️

    • @CoolManCoolMan123
      @CoolManCoolMan123 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@themagicsweettartpills9518 about Josuke, yeah. That's why I said a misinformation.
      And thanks for clarifying that AF.

  • @lolno6975
    @lolno6975 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Imo JoJo is the greatest Shonen/Seinin Manga ever. Its stories are mature and even at times emotionally brutal, yet can effortlessly flow into murderously funny. Its fights are unique yet the mist realistic, and I adore the factor of IQ being a very important area in every fight. The real-world kinks are genuinely perfectly executed, from concepts such as Rykiels stand, all the way to the links between the characters and the name of their stands. Every Main JoJo is bare minimum great to follow, and at peak literally flawlessly written. They're relatable in a bizarre setting and it really draws you into the story so much that locations in the real-world are known as JoJo locations.
    BUT in my opinion, the key factor to JoJos succes in my opinion is the villains. Holy shit. I've NEVER seen a fictional story with such a consistently perfect execution of multiple villains, especially with mist of them having a very short actual presence in the story. I know that "oh Tooru is trash rock human ahhhh" BUT it was Arakis attempt at a twist villain, and each time I look back at it, I realise that it was performed REALLY WELL. The simple twist that Tooru is less of a person and more of a manipulative force taking the form of an entity that has morphed and warped the town of Morioh into a sick version of itself LITERALLY DESCRIBES THE ROCK HUMANS TO A TEE. Tooru represents what a rock human is.
    And this is the worst written villain. When you go on to villains such as Diavolo, Kira and in that truly perfect tier, where Valentine and (imo) Pucci reside, you truly see the impact of a perfect villain. The story doesn't work if the villain is ANYTHING else apart from Valentine in part 7
    As of right now, part 9 has just started. I've read the 1st chapter and it's already had, in my opinion, the best start out of any of the JoJo manga. Everything is pitch-perfect

    • @Vellan.
      @Vellan. ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One Piece > Everything else

    • @zman3434
      @zman3434 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bro forgot about One Piece

    • @lolno6975
      @lolno6975 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Vellan. one piece is 2nd for me imo. Mainly because One Piece doesn't have an ending (yet)
      I don't rate unfinished anime/mangas as much as finished one's, mainly after Attack on Titan. That was top 10-15 until the ending, which shot it so far down

    • @jaswanthvardireddy2243
      @jaswanthvardireddy2243 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      berserk is better. I'm sorry but this isn't even an argument. The realistic themes of berserk is what makes it stand far and above every other shonen/seinen out there. Not only are they realistic, but there's something you can relate with deep inside that actually matters in the story. It also has the best artwork and creature design in any manga/anime, bar none. Guts is the best protagonist and griffith is the best antagonist tied with johan from monster. I love jojo, it's my second favorite manga series behind berserk, but berserk manages to transcend the common troupes that hold back shonen/seinen and manages to write what genuienly feels like one of the greatest pieces of fiction ever told. It's a deep study on what makes a human, and why some people are capable of heinous actions.

    • @jaswanthvardireddy2243
      @jaswanthvardireddy2243 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also tooru is inexcusably bad, it's not even an argument. Yes it was his ATTEMPT at a twist villain, however he already did that with diavolo and it worked far better. Tooru was never built up, nor is he compelling throughout anywhere in the story. The best thing I can say about him is that his stand is absolutely incredible, it's complex and raises stakes very well, but that's it. Dio is also a generic one dimensional villain, despite being iconic

  • @vasart7974
    @vasart7974 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Bro really thinks Josuke's flashback was a setup 💀

    • @santiagoargayo778
      @santiagoargayo778 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like literally 90% of people lmao. I wouldn't say it was an araki forgot moment but it definetely wasn't good writing.

    • @vasart7974
      @vasart7974 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      ​@@santiagoargayo778 wdym bad writing? What is bad about it? There is 0 reason to think that it's some kind of setup, all you need to understand what happened is a brain and the ability to read or hear, that's it. There is no way 90% of jojo fans think this way.

    • @Mal-go5dl
      @Mal-go5dl ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vasart7974 its pretty easy to see how ppl think it was josuke tho, I don't blame people for thinking there was gonna be some time travel stuff going on

  • @corrinflakes9659
    @corrinflakes9659 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    In the before & after shots of Jolyne with Romeo. You can tell just by the defined deltoids in the later shot that she’s been enduring some real shit in prison.

  • @fromationart5371
    @fromationart5371 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I can't be the only one who unironicly loved Part 1 😅😅😅

    • @90swannabe56
      @90swannabe56 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I enjoyed it too!

    • @frankorious3023
      @frankorious3023 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I liked it as a Victorian novel. Overdramatic and cliche, but with a good vibe

    • @kevrms
      @kevrms ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Loved it too, Johnathan is unironically my favorite of the original verse Jojos. "Complicated" edgy characters are all the rage nowadays but there's absolutely nothing wrong with a straightforward good guy character, especially since the whole point of Johnathan being so good was to make it clear that all of his decendants would inherit his role/will as a paragon even if they were more flawed Joestars
      Sometimes it comes off as "superman is boring" type critique, it misses the point

    • @djroscurro9859
      @djroscurro9859 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I liked it, just nowhere near as much as the others

    • @eliasst2544
      @eliasst2544 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@kevrms I totally agree with you. Jonathan is one of my favorite JoJo's, precisely because of how simple and straightforward he is. He is simply a good guy who wants to stop evil. That was more than enough for the beginning of the series. Even with such a short appearance, he is still remembered by many.

  • @MoriohAnime
    @MoriohAnime ปีที่แล้ว +90

    MORJJJJJJ! Thank you I’m on part 7 right now and I absolutely LOVE IT. Might have to stop watching early for part 7 and 8 spoilers but I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU for making a video on Jojo 💙 Much love

  • @thatsensei_guy6580
    @thatsensei_guy6580 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    This channel is high key a banger with the well constructed story writing and manga coverage on thematic and distinct core nuances for each manga covered... I love it

  • @zookeeps1340
    @zookeeps1340 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    tbh (I feel like I am a very small minority) but I think one of Araki's best parts is Part 8 (there is just something about it) and moreso with Kaato Higashikata (I love how everything about her connects, which I could go on about forever, lol [I am the number 1 Kaato fan for a reason]) but I really think that Kaato is one of JJBA's best characters; there is just something about her that feels so human, yes she has done bad things; really bad things, but from what we see she is a genuinely loving person (towards her family) and even within "Kaato's Attack" I feel like she gets humanized even more; she isnt some irredeemable monster, nor is she this perfect saint, she is a person, and I think she is really a testament to how Araki's "side" characters also improved over time, going from one off jokes or entirely evil to complex people who you can feel for and understand

    • @kevrms
      @kevrms ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bro Kaato is in like 10 chapters total lmao there was next to no character to develop. If anything a huge problem with part 8 is that none of the characters really go anywhere besides Jobin

  • @dilty4909
    @dilty4909 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Just like the JoJo's parts this video kept getting better. Thank you, Morj!

  • @geniusme707
    @geniusme707 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    nobody ever realizes jolyne's development, thank you for putting into words what i've wanted to tell a lot of part 6 haters for a while now

    • @lain5858
      @lain5858 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I never saw a "Jolyne hater' in my 20 years of being a JoJo fan. I just see people complaining about her haters but i still want to find one.

    • @rurumaekawa8944
      @rurumaekawa8944 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@lain5858 I ve seen so many already

    • @lain5858
      @lain5858 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rurumaekawa8944
      Where? It's not in TH-cam for sure

    • @averagekobylover
      @averagekobylover หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lain5858Shuckmeister is like the biggest Stone Ocean and Jolyne hater it’s funny

  • @thomasffrench3639
    @thomasffrench3639 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Why I think part 3 excels at is the moment to moment storytelling. I feel like it’s what made the series really popular because the weekly read was so compelling.

  • @juicywhiteman5850
    @juicywhiteman5850 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Something I've always loved about Jojo's is the incredible character writing. The absolute absurdity of the story, the cool fights, the crazy outfits and the humor are defining features of Jojo's, but Araki is genuinely one of the best character creators of all mangaka

  • @Poet482
    @Poet482 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Steel Ball Run is one of the stories I hold in the highest regard. It, along with seldom few above it. An absolute master-class as a work of art that deserves to be passed down for generations to come.
    Read Jojo's if you have not. Watching Araki continuously grow as a creative is genuinely satisfying to watch develop over time, and at the very least it stays entertaining throughout the earliest parts. There's always something to like in every Part of Jojo's, even the Parts that end up at the bottom of the pack in terms of quality... and then Steel Ball Run blows the lid off of what you thought to be possible when you get to it. I love Gyro. Also Johnny, but especially Gyro. Gyro is and was a beautiful man until the very end, and his lessons apply directly to how a good life ought to be lived. Again, beautiful.

  • @jcfrostycheesebugga8681
    @jcfrostycheesebugga8681 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Hopefully the momentum on this video doesn't get stopped because I love your analysis videos

  • @Flamme-Sanabi
    @Flamme-Sanabi ปีที่แล้ว +18

    11:18 HOLD IT!
    That's not Josuke. That's just a stranger with a good heart. That's literally the point of it.

  • @ragnarok3003
    @ragnarok3003 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Amazing video! I've got a feeling The JOJOLands is going to be very in depth, so can't wait for the update next decade!

  • @fluffcake
    @fluffcake 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It goes from another fist of the North Star clone to the strangest and most addicting read ever made. I am so glad to have been a fan of this series.

  • @josesosa3337
    @josesosa3337 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    With just the title, I agree so much. You can see this in the evolution of Joe Bros and side characters. Seeing an artist grow and change is always beautiful. Regardless of medium.

  • @quad3271
    @quad3271 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I think that someone who went through just as much character development as Jolyne, maybe even more, was Polnareff. That dude went from only wanting to join the crusaders because he wanted to avenge his sister, to a man who was willing to die for his friends. Then in part 5, he became a shell of his former self, broken and beaten yet still fighting to keep the flames of hope alive and deliver the arrow to Giorno. I’m not saying that he was written better than Jolyne, but he did do it first.

    • @jo2399
      @jo2399 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He isn't the Jojo though. You can have the greatest developed character, but if it isn't the main character, it doesn't have as much of a point. Not to say it was useless but Araki started focusing on the main Jojos again after Jolyne.

    • @randomitalianinthecomments
      @randomitalianinthecomments 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Trish also had an amazing development, and is incredibly more nuanced than her initial role as the damsel in distress required. while at the start she's sort of a discordant element, basically just a part of the mission, by the end you truly feel like she's part of the main group. her personality is also explored without changing huge parts of it, like her expensive tastes and disgust for anything that isn't pretty. but on top of being slightly spoiled, she's also able to act in high pressure situations to protect her comrades and herself, proud and empathetic. I love Trish

  • @CoRxx97
    @CoRxx97 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    11:20 is not a dropped plot thread. Not every story needs to be a Rube Goldberg machine of setup and payoff, and Japanese media often abides by this lack of restriction compared to western stories. He represents the random, thankless acts of kindness even from the most unexpected sources that defines Josuke and part 4 as a whole, hence why Josuke has the ability to heal and repair things that cannot be seen or understood by 99% of people. He doesn’t do it to be acknowledged. Moreover, he’s seen as a delinquent or a threat and judged on his appearance. Conversely, Kira is the platonic ideal of a Japanese salary man, and harbors one of the most sadistic and evil hearts in the series. I don’t think anything mentioned is a dropped plot thread. The invisible baby is a plot device for Josuke to get closer to Joseph and then for Joseph to have the chance at redemption for being an absent father to Josuke by taking her in. Not everything should be gone into with the expectation of explanation or resolution, usually what it represents is more important.

    • @tulcthered2292
      @tulcthered2292 ปีที่แล้ว

      This and I would actually argue that part 8 has far more dropped plot points than 4
      flashback man (people argue this was prototype kira but I'm not sure i agree), the weird symbol in the parlor, saving Holy (after 92 Holy just doesn't matter anymore), Jobin's goals and creating rifts in the family, whatever was going to happen with kaato, and the New Rokakaka probably being the biggest offender of them all
      these all either are dropped or just don't ever get the resolve or light they deserve. Jobin finally starts shaping up to be a major villain with hurting Norisuke only to be killed a chapter or 2 later in the most disappointing way

    • @iantaakalla8180
      @iantaakalla8180 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was surprised when he said that. For all Part 4 does to make the world feel alive Part 4’s stuff are still really obviously episodic, meaning while there are further meaning to stuff Part 4 each story is basically ended when the arc is done, meaning that the Nijimura father was not supposed to resolved, nor was the backstory of the kind delinquent.
      The episodic nature of JoJo does not go away; it is just either better integrated or is Part 7.

    • @brace4impact258
      @brace4impact258 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also the rat part taught him how to shoot. Remember the heart shaped bullets that was the call back

    • @CoRxx97
      @CoRxx97 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brace4impact258 quite true. Seems like a generous description of a dropped plot thread used in favor of making an argument.

  • @Shonazzz
    @Shonazzz ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man, this video was beautifully made. You really outdid yourself on this one.

  • @viewtifulgold4223
    @viewtifulgold4223 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Part 7 can stand on its own as a masterpiece of a story, separate from the series as a whole!!!

    • @truthcrusader360
      @truthcrusader360 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Part 5 as well.

    • @MiggyBiggy
      @MiggyBiggy ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@truthcrusader360 no

    • @truthcrusader360
      @truthcrusader360 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@MiggyBiggy
      It’s just the truth whether you agree with it or not.

    • @davidthegreat
      @davidthegreat ปีที่แล้ว +16

      ​@Truth Crusader You could say this for all of them, every part of Jojo is written to be its own self-contained story.

    • @truthcrusader360
      @truthcrusader360 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Kozma 🥴
      Part 4*

  • @walterwilde7545
    @walterwilde7545 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Very interesting stuff, excited for more jojos vids!!

  • @NickCTorres
    @NickCTorres ปีที่แล้ว +25

    not "simply because p1 is the origin", by itself is an excellent reimagination of Bram Stoker's Dracula, plus the care and dedication David's Production give it got to keep a story so incredibly classic, fresh for toy today standards and argubly better than some shonen of their time (anime),
    "Jonathan being extremely one dimensional" he only becomes truly determined to defeat him after the "how many slices of breads line", becomes the second most badass JoJo after recieving Zeppeli's power and despite everything his shitty brother did he still spares tears of sadness for him
    the characters aren't in any way simpler than in p2, understanding the source material that inspired the story gives them more lawyers even, like George protecting the one who stole from him, being heavily based on Les Miserables beginning
    Im in now way saying that is the best part or even better than any of the following ones, just that is incredibly overlooked and reducted to being a simpler work that it actually is
    PS: is funny how some think that Dio is a simple evil dude, while appraising Diego, being the totallity of the character that is Diego, a reboot of just a tiny part of Dio, specifically the Dio from the first 3 episodes of Phantom Blood from his infancy to the moment when he loses his humanity; Dio (P1 to P6) is up to P8 easily the most complex and deep jojo antagonist

    • @samueloak1600
      @samueloak1600 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      JoJo was determined to defeat Dio ever since he killed George, and DIO isn't that deep or complex either, it's just that Araki does many things with the character, but they aren't satisfyingly tied up imo
      DIO in Part VI genuinely seems like a different person, and I think Pucci carries the "Heaven" theme better, so he's most definitely deeper
      I agree with all your other points wrt Phantom Blood though, except for DP's adaptation: although it refreshed the part, it also heavily cut down on it, removing key scenes such as Danny's backstory and dialogue between Erina and JoJo. I even think it's because of this that Phantom Blood is so underrated

    • @iantaakalla8180
      @iantaakalla8180 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dio from part 1 is one-dimensional and up to part 3 is just two-dimensional. Dio in part 1 basically hates Jonathan and his goal is to screw over Jonathan. Dio becomes a really intriguing criminal boss in part 3, but literally nothing beyond that.

    • @emblemblade9245
      @emblemblade9245 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Read Jojo Over Heaven, it really brings part 1/3/6 Dio together as one character

    • @samueloak1600
      @samueloak1600 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emblemblade9245 Doesn't that just prove NisiOisiN is better at character writing than Araki? Which isn't surprising

  • @lazersamaa
    @lazersamaa ปีที่แล้ว

    this was an amazing video. huge jojo fan already and this gave me an even deeper level of appreciation for it

  • @xAgustin72
    @xAgustin72 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i loved your video... it's amazing how much can be brought out of jojo's by discussing araki's progression as a mangaka!

  • @Wiziliz
    @Wiziliz ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Part 7's my favourite however the one issue I had was how stuff would basically be scrapped like Sandman, so Araki could fully focus on the story of Johnny. Upside of this is how damn good that story is!
    Part 5's my second favourite.
    Part 9 has a really confident start which feels like it really knows where it's going, it's got that really powerful beginning similarly to my favourites so I'm really excited to see where it goes!

    • @GalekC
      @GalekC ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I see that Josuke/Cazuza pose

  • @weltgeist2143
    @weltgeist2143 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Your Part 4 takes seem to come from low attention.
    It is clear that the invisible baby was not only set up to present a bizarre scenario like other episodes in Part 4, but the narrative context was that Josuke didn't accept Joseph as his father since he left his family alone and abondened them. Joseph proving his willingness to give himself up to find the baby showed Josuke a sight of Joseph he didn't thought up, his caring personality to do the good at the end of the day. Furthermore, Joseph takes care of the child as the story goes on which makes a point that Joseph CAN be a proper father despite Josuke disbelieving it.
    Okuyasu's father wasn't meant to be healed since the search was a timely conclusion from the circumstances they were set in. On the other hand, they understood what the father was trying really to protect (the picture of his family) and Okuyasu and his brother felt closer towards their father because of it, that's why they've accepted his fate.
    The Josuke time travel shenanigang is a horrible take. It's obvious it's just a mere explanation why Josuke had his hair how he had. It'd have many time paradox plot holes if it were to be actual time traveling, neither is it possible in the limits of Bites to dust abillities.

    • @boinqity4621
      @boinqity4621 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      people always take characters like the baby or the one alien guy super serious for some reason when its pretty obvious that theyre just meant to be joke characters

    • @boinqity4621
      @boinqity4621 ปีที่แล้ว

      commenting on this again because the more i think about it the baby is actually a perfect joke character like its only there for a couple of episodes but still fits into joseph's arc of becoming a better character. like you literally couldnt write a better joke character than that.

  • @SamTheGumMan117
    @SamTheGumMan117 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great stuff all around Morj on this crazy bizarre trippy series I love so much and Araki being a fellow vampire like Dio himself this will go on as long as OP

  • @Jeff_Biden
    @Jeff_Biden 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    lol ok the plots were basic but they werent "severely lacking in basic storytelling"
    and the josuke time traveling thing?
    "josuke looks too much like the person he tries to look like, it has to be time travel" autism moment

    • @jcp1296
      @jcp1296 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Especially since the point of the flashback was to explain why Josuke haid that haircut. So it's more like "Josuke looks like the person he is trying to look like. Must be timetravel"

  • @grzegorzbaranowski7148
    @grzegorzbaranowski7148 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is such a basic bitch understanding of everything - "this time Araki added character which means good, this time Araki added plot which means even gooder"
    But you have to ignore any kind of thematic depth in order for this video to hold together. Yes, the guy who saved Josuke is just some random dude after whom Josuke models his appearance, because Araki wanted to tell a story about how acts of good and kindness can inspire others and that appearances are deceiving - a delinquent can have a heart of gold and a well mannered guy in a suit can be a murderer.

    • @kafkasbugmusic
      @kafkasbugmusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This, thats why i love first parts better, they are more deep even if they are not complex

  • @umarb7325
    @umarb7325 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My favourite thing is how every new quirk is something from the previous part but with a twist added. Like I always believed King Crimson was basically araki going "what if time moved in stopped time?"

  • @gokukakarot5246
    @gokukakarot5246 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great hearing your thoughts on jojo fleshed out

  • @AlucardGoya
    @AlucardGoya ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is incredible man!

  • @mayonnaisesamurai
    @mayonnaisesamurai ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I started watching this vid when I finished the stone ocean anime and this is such a wonderful analysis of the evolution and narrative elements that make JoJo's such a unique and rewarding story!! I honestly find Araki's growth as an author and artist so inspiring to watch as he's constantly been improving the series for almost 40 years now 🥺💗
    I just returned to this vid after finishing the sbr manga and I totally agree with your points about the thematic arc of johnny's growth! Since the series felt like a rebirth from the previous part 1-6 continuity I found that watching johnny's growth really helped convince us readers that this was indeed a fresh story from the past Jojo parts and that we were witnessing his transformation into a Joestar from beginning to end🥺!!

  • @douvadouva
    @douvadouva 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    11:25 he is not a future josuke, just a delinquent that josuke got inspired from, it never was stated or implied that that dude was future josuke

    • @douvadouva
      @douvadouva 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      also part 7 isnt a rebooted version of the previous universe, its an universe parallel to the old one, with araki making callbacks to his previous part

  • @Mangasukha
    @Mangasukha ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was waiting for a sign to start Jojo. Thought deeply yesterday. You posting this video today, is a sign for me

  • @tassowanderley
    @tassowanderley ปีที่แล้ว

    I've legitimately never seen a more precise video about Jojo than this one, I truly agree with pretty much everything that was said within his opinion and I think those are the reasons why I love Jojo so much, truly incredible

  • @incomingatlas8727
    @incomingatlas8727 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This video is awesome but 17:23 how do you not think pucci is a great villain 💀💀💀

    • @mafi2924
      @mafi2924 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lmao literally one of the best villains in JoJo

  • @paparoxo3606
    @paparoxo3606 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I think what makes Araki a genius are not only the amazing characters, villains, and how well the setting and time period works within the story, but it's how amazing the Stands really are, the fights' structure can get repetitive sometimes, but is so creative, not only the Stand's abilities, but how well Araki writes the conflicts, it's like a puzzle that the character has to solve, it's like he is always challenging himself as a creator.

  • @J3ster1337
    @J3ster1337 ปีที่แล้ว

    You gave me hope. Thanks a lot.

  • @gettingcomfy
    @gettingcomfy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    absolutely loved this video morj!!!
    two small nitpicks/differences in interpretation(?):
    1. the rokakakas are not connected to the holy corpse (at least at first) - the only rokakaka fruit that is connected is the one fusing josefumi and kira under the walleyes
    2. imo the overarching plot of the new universe is the flow of all things and how the spin interacts with this flow - the finale of part 7 is all about johnny using the spin to overcome impossible odds, in early part 8 norisuke references the flow with regards to the fruit parlor and tooru at the end can manipulate it to his will and still gets defeated by what is probably the ultimate version of the spin

  • @HauntedFishes
    @HauntedFishes 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    11:12 that literally is just a random guy? Josuke literally explains it in the scene 😭

  • @ryandaviddaley4989
    @ryandaviddaley4989 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love this breakdown Morj! The evolution of this series is truly unique.

  • @cmiller1300
    @cmiller1300 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope you keep the vids up Morj

  • @HateSonneillon
    @HateSonneillon ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I thought I recognized that voice, Mr. Morj lol. This video is great because it made me realize something. I used to try to write stories a long time ago but I tried to include all the things that a "good story" is supposed to have and it was just too much. Trying to come up with plot, intersting plot points, character arcs, themes, etc, and having to write it well is just too much especially if you're starting out. But Araki broke all that down and mastered each thing, one at a time. And though his stories didn't have all the "needed elements of story" his were still amazing. So that just goes to show that you don't need all of those things. You can just take your time to master things one at a time and your stories and skill will improve over time rather than trying to carry that huge burden all at once. I wonder if you could include Araki's original story in this? I recall it was also a pretty simple story and the art wasn't what it would became later, so maybe he improved as an artist and planted those seeds of greatness.

  • @VJ-Vice
    @VJ-Vice ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Praying this channel becomes a success. Might honestly like it more than the original one piece channel

  • @juicyjuustar121
    @juicyjuustar121 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Its not a "random Josuke lookalike". The entire point is that Josuke idolized the man who saved his life and then styled himself after that man. I'm tired of people assuming Araki scrapped plans that have no evidence for existing

  • @jailcatjones3250
    @jailcatjones3250 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like how with each part the animation style changes along with it, I love pt 4's color palette

  • @davidv9286
    @davidv9286 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing analysis! I have been thinking about Jojo for quite some time recently because of my experience with it. I first watched Jojo when I was a freshman in highschool and as fast as I could watched parts 1-3 and watched part 4 as it aired, and after that I read parts 5-7 in a similar blaze as I was so enraptured by Araki's unique style. Years later, I am trying to reevaluate my former, more juvenile thoughts on the series with a better grasp of many different things and the experiences I have found myself with now. For me, this means a thorough literary analysis of the series and I don't think I could have thought of a better way to put the growth of Jojo. While I don't know your experience with the series, the development of the series is one that I cannot divorce from my own development, which adds to my enjoyment of the series as I am able to see my own personal journey within the very structure of Jojo itself. Additionally, I like to view parts 1-3 and parts 4-6 as semi-separate story cycles focusing on the direct results of Dio's actions and the lasting generational trauma respectively, and while most likely a result of the natural structure of the overall story rather than the intended way to interpret the story, I still feel is an interesting perspective. While I have not read Jojolion and so cannot say how it and Steel Ball Run fit into this interpretation, I am excited to see how The Jojolands could help bring the third cycle to completion.

    • @marloofcamelot583
      @marloofcamelot583 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My name is Yoshikage Kiwa. I'm 33 yeaws owd. My house is in the nowtheast section of Mowioh, whewe aww the viwwas awe, and I am not mawwied. I wowk as an empwoyee fow the Kame Yu depawtment stowes, and I get home evewy day by 8 PM at the watest. I don't smoke, but I occasionawwy dwink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make suwe I get eight houws of sweep, no mattew what. Aftew having a gwass of wawm miwk and doing about twenty minutes of stwetches befowe going to bed, I usuawwy have no pwobwems sweeping untiw mowning. Just wike a baby, I wake up without any fatigue ow stwess in the mowning. I was towd thewe wewe no issues at my wast check-up. I'm twying to expwain that I'm a pewson who wishes to wive a vewy quiet wife. I take cawe not to twoubwe mysewf with any enemies, wike winning and wosing, that wouwd cause me to wose sweep at night. That is how I deaw with society, and I know that is what bwings me happiness. Awthough, if I wewe to fight I wouwdn't wose to anyone uwu.

  • @Toru53
    @Toru53 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    istg if anyone mentions the "Past Josuke" thing one more time im gonna lose it. No matter how many times you repeat a lie/myth it will stay a lie/myth

  • @dankus4497
    @dankus4497 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I find part 6 to be the most poetic part and I will be honest it’s my favorite part by far and I will never understand why so many people dislike it like the ending and so many other things like pucci’s ability being used against him more than once and his own brothers stand being the one to do him in is just so beautiful when it comes to it’s ending is also beautiful

  • @Ultrqviolencee
    @Ultrqviolencee ปีที่แล้ว

    It just somehow keeps getting better and better, im very very excited for part 9

  • @nathanaeljames3059
    @nathanaeljames3059 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I agree. Part 4 is my favorite but I started noticing emotional complexities from the writing in 5. You really see araki add to his repertoire with each part.

  • @TheKoolaid51
    @TheKoolaid51 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Seeing how far Jojos has come as a series makes you appreciate/respect part 1 in retrospect. Especially the character that he created in Jonathan, he is the embodiment of every JoJo from 2-6, with their righteous spirits and sense of justice. They are all heroes of good with more layers to their character tacked on top. which is amazing that in part 7 and 8, the main jojos are more nuanced and I can see that also becoming the case with the new one in part 9. great video

  • @aneonfoxtribute
    @aneonfoxtribute ปีที่แล้ว +15

    About the "Josuke look alive". He factually IS a Josuke look alike. It's literally not a dropped plot thread at all. Yes, most people assumed he was Josuke from the future, but that was us overthinking things and just making a wrong assumption. Josuke MODELED himself after that man, which is why he has the same hairstyle. They live in the same town, and that guy is clearly a high schooler, so they go to the same school which is why they're wearing the same clothes. Except they aren't even wearing the same clothes, because the man in the flashback is missing several identifiers that Josuke himself wears, most notably his pins. So that person is factually and definitively not a "dropped plot point", you don't even need to be a hardcore defender to say that. You just need to actually listen to the reasoning why it can't be Josuke.

    • @alderstifen7738
      @alderstifen7738 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The pins are a good point but why the hell was someone injured on the side of the road in a blizzard in the first place? Also Josuke's injuries in the battle with Kira closely match that of the person that saved him.
      I've seen the theory that originally Kira's ability would send Josuke back to save his younger self but Araki decided against it. Tbh it doesn't matter to me, part 4 is my favourite but it definitely seems weird, like if it was supposed to not be Josuke I feel like Araki should have made his outfit very different and not have him be injured.

    • @aneonfoxtribute
      @aneonfoxtribute ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alderstifen7738 That exact question was brought up in one of Hamon Beat's videos. Like straight up, he answers both why someone was injured randomly (he's a delinquent), and why the injuries match up (they don't)

    • @alderstifen7738
      @alderstifen7738 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aneonfoxtribute That's kind of a stretch to say someone has injuries just cause they're "a delinquent."
      It's also not really about justifying why the character has them, its why Araki made those decisions in the first place. Making the character wear a uniform instead of another different outfit is what makes this a debateable scenario. I think its worth realizing that this could have been entirely avoided had the character not resembled Josuke whatsoever besides the hair, but it was intentionally drawn to be similiar to him.

    • @aneonfoxtribute
      @aneonfoxtribute ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alderstifen7738 I disagree, I think it would make sense if he didn't wear that uniform. Because as I said in my original post, he's obviously someone who goes to the same school as Josuke, so obviously he's wearing the same school uniform.

  • @boomspoon4004
    @boomspoon4004 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    you notice thath with each season everything gets more and more colorful

  • @NikaDeus
    @NikaDeus ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a great video!

  • @williamargott398
    @williamargott398 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Maybe it’s coping, but smaller things like josukes savoir and okuyasus father were small plot points used to establish the characters and their motives, they weren’t really forgotten, they naturally ran their course and ended. Saying we didn’t get to see okuyasus father be cured or something feels like a mute point, since in the narrative they even explained why they stopped trying to cure him. And Josukes savior was never meant to be a major plot point, he was meant to be vague, implying that josukes hero was just an average high school delinquent; and that level of heroism and goodness can exist in anyone, which the good members of morioh have, using that goodness to battle Kira’s evil. No offense, but honestly this videos feels slightly unfair to the earlier parts. Very slightly, but maybe I’m just nit picking

  • @kiro4279
    @kiro4279 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think araki is probably the happiest manga writer because he gets to do pretty much what he wants, or so i think as a surface level observer.

  • @TheLoaf1743
    @TheLoaf1743 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Araki truly become amazing over time.
    Each part’s endings were more and more amazing to me, with the finsl episode of Stone Ocean GENUINELY making me cry.

  • @dillonhud3962
    @dillonhud3962 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video ❤

  • @Bonelesspizzaeater
    @Bonelesspizzaeater 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I actually did legitimately think that was just a Josuke lookalike what are y’all on

  • @NeonPhlox
    @NeonPhlox ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I mean yeah I didn't think that Josuke's saviour was Josuke because it's explicitly stated that they only have the same hair because Josuke based his hair off of his saviour. It's hard to call it an unresolved plot hole because the hair is the only similarity they have and it's explained why they have the same hair, they have different pins, they have different school uniforms, they have different shirts, Araki stated in an interview 1 week after the chapter came out that Josuke's saviour isn't Josuke. Also if it was Josuke who saved himself and not just a random delinquent don't you think that kinda ruins the golden heart of Morioh theme?

    • @Nastara
      @Nastara ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yup. Araki did it that way because Josuke and Kiochi have no idea who this guy was. And that is ok. That random act of kindness is beautiful. Even if you only ever see someone once they could affect you.
      Your actions could affect someone you don’t know. That is more powerful than any time travel Josuke plot.

  • @Mrimperialbeast
    @Mrimperialbeast ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved the video

  • @SamLyn
    @SamLyn 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It was so interesting. I started watching the series in Japanese without subtitles in season 2 and I had absolutely no issues following the story…. Until I got to Josuke’s storyline. By the third episode I realized I had to put the subtitles back on. The story was so much more complex and though I could still follow the basic plot I was missing so many details in the stand battles. This is a great demonstration of the increase in writing and story complexity

  • @val1449
    @val1449 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    jojo's was my first anime and part 1 was so mind blowing and amazing to me , i had no idea how good jojo's got after each part , while watching it and made me love it even more even to today jojo's will always be my number 1 not in a baised way its just no anime had me feel the way jojos did im truly so Greatful I decided to watch this masterpiece

  • @thomtom3070
    @thomtom3070 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great video! I’d also say that part 5 is the first time araki wrote compelling minor antagonists.

    • @GalekC
      @GalekC ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So compelling to the point they have basically their own worldwide fanbases

    • @jo2399
      @jo2399 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel like their popularity is also largely thanks to David Productions giving them anime-exclusive scenes that made them more sympathetic to the viewer. Had they done something similar with the sons of DIO in part 6 (and without Netflix's batches), I think they would have been more appreciated too instead of despised for making Giorno less "special" just by existing.

  • @sonlen796
    @sonlen796 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good video. I think your analysis of the increasing plot depth of each Jojo's part is good, but I think while on the surface the writing of the earlier parts is simpler, the prevailing theme present throughout at least the first 6 parts (I would assume in 7 and 8 as well but I haven't read them) is the concept of destiny/fate. "Give me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference" is I think a good example of how the series develops the concept.
    In Part 1: Jonathan and Dio both have a defined "fate" in Victorian society based on their social background. Jonathan would become something in society just by virtue of his bloodline being wealthy/powerful. Dio as a member of the underclass in society is basically 'fated' to be nothing. Jonathan believes his destiny is to get married, settle down and continue the family bloodline. Dio rejects his assigned role in society and change his fate, first by rejecting his social standing and usurping the Joestar fortune and then by rejecting his humanity itself along with the accompanying weaknesses. Dio even in Part 1 is more than just a bad guy who wants to make life hell for the protagonist. He believes it's his destiny to rise above humanity in all its natural limitations and petty squabbles. And as a vampire, not even the passage of time can stop him. But fate still can.
    In the final moments of Part 1, you see Jonathan serenely accepting that his fate was actually to die so the family can survive but Dio basically goes through the five stages of grief. He can't accept the fact that while he thought he 'changed' his fate, he still couldn't decide it.

  • @xyznihall
    @xyznihall ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great video brah

  • @dantecrottogini529
    @dantecrottogini529 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I doubt you'd do it but it'd be really interesting to see you cover Homunculus

  • @LLeal-es4ow
    @LLeal-es4ow ปีที่แล้ว +12

    reading part 8 rn due to jojolands. so far so good. but my ranking goes like this. Part7> part 5> part6> part4>part2>part3>part1

  • @swaggyfunan7216
    @swaggyfunan7216 ปีที่แล้ว

    This could honestly just be uploaded to the main channel. Great content as always.

  • @pinkguycomments69
    @pinkguycomments69 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just commenting to appreciate Jonatharo in the Thumbnail

  • @computerhardware2063
    @computerhardware2063 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You really made me think. Thought that part one and part seven are made by the same guy is unbelievable. And keshibe rohan is... i dont know what to day about it

  • @superpekka772
    @superpekka772 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    11:25 tf you talking about these plots are already solved or debunked

    • @fatguys4313
      @fatguys4313 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      um, no? we never found out who Josuke’s dad was, if Mikitaka was really an alien, what happened with Okuyasu’s dad, etc lmao

    • @superpekka772
      @superpekka772 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ? tf are you saying@@fatguys4313

    • @superpekka772
      @superpekka772 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      okuyasu's dad is infused with dio;s cell it ismost likely he will live forever mikitaka is a mystery that's the point, josuke's dad its joseph in p4 and p8 josuke's is a double identity josefumi's mom most likely had him in accident or she devorced she is not important to the story@@fatguys4313

    • @LyGon-pw5mt
      @LyGon-pw5mt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@fatguys4313
      1. This is sarcasm right?
      2. Its a gag thats left to the reader’s imagination
      3. Literally was shown at the epilogue.

  • @dannyblanco8544
    @dannyblanco8544 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God part 3 may be my favorite but u fully agree, it felt like a fighting game where we get a little plot to get to the next fight💀 but I just love everyone from it, and it made me like Joseph even more.

  • @austinwoods466
    @austinwoods466 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video.

  • @owenzinkweg5318
    @owenzinkweg5318 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My favorite aspect of Part 5 is theme. The themes of reaching the truth and resolve are very engaging and makes the villan's defeat that much more interesting. Stands are also more thematic than any other part, with the stand being a metaphor for the personality of each character. With this, the story became so much deeper moving forward.

    • @emblemblade9245
      @emblemblade9245 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love how part 5 ends with a flashback that ties the theme together

  • @luigi6492
    @luigi6492 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Personally, I disagree that part 7 made it hard to argue who was morally correct. Valentines plan was pretty evil

    • @ratedr7845
      @ratedr7845 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He did put a good front tho

    • @user-nx5yr8mh8m
      @user-nx5yr8mh8m ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ratedr7845 It's a testament to Araki's writing that he managed to write a politician so good at lying that he manages to convince not only the characters he's lying to but the reader themselves

    • @ratedr7845
      @ratedr7845 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-nx5yr8mh8m yep, he's too big brained

    • @obligatoryusername7239
      @obligatoryusername7239 ปีที่แล้ว

      Valentine's methods and character were evil, but his goal wasn't. Johnny was a better person than Valentine in almost everyway except that his goal foe the corpse was purely selfish, while Valentine's wasn't. That's where a good bit of the grey comes in.

  • @GazzuNara
    @GazzuNara ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video

  • @Kass_me
    @Kass_me ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought this voice sounded familiar! Always up for more Morj content