The soundtrack for this series… I remember at the beginning of the season that I noted that the best soundtracks of the season were from Zetsuen no Tempest and Psycho Pass. Here’s the thing: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’s soundtrack was awesome as well, but over the past episodes, it has actually improved, whereas Tempest and Psycho Pass mostly stayed with the same tracks. This episode also had a new track for the ED to work with. I’m amazed at how much work was put into this, because out of all the series this season, this is the show where the soundtrack plays the most prominent role here.
Also, the powers of the different characters just rock. Here is a kid who launches himself with a catapult, the ripple energy that can be used to tiptoe over water, a guy who uses his hair to attack and the most gigantic sword I have ever seen in an anime. It’s all so ridiculously overblown on one hand, yet so detailed on the other with fingers being the single most effective murdering weapon in the entire series. Or that “Let me heal your frozen arm with my burning body heat!”-scene. That was so ludicrous that it became awesome again.
This episode also brought back two famous figures from history back to life as incredibly badass zombies. Even their backstories were over the top, and I love the way how this was portrayed. It was another one of those moments where I nearly had the urge to yell along with the characters. It has been so long that I’ve seen an anime that had so much manliness in it. The previous attempt, Kaiji was horribly dragged out. This is the complete opposite: perfectly paced and I’m not feeling like I’m missing anything.
Rating: 5.5/8 (Excellent)
JoJo is awesome, and gets better and better.
You gotta love the complete self-assured arrogance that Dio displays. That line delivery of “Do you remember how many breads you have eaten in your life?” really shows his level of “commitment”. All through each episode, I watch on with a smile of glee from all the things all those characters do or say.
I still wish the series had a bigger budget, but as it happens, whenever I’m about to think that this or that looks a bit cheap, something awesome happens or someone says something outrageous and I’m pulled back in without any further thought.
i at least hope for the future they’ll have one sequence to have a higher budget (a talented animator). but as it stands the budget is fine and doesnt hold back the awesomeness.
For those not familiar with the whole JJBA series or music: Most of the names in this manga are references to rock-bands (in most cases) or songs – like Dio, Speedwagon (the rock band REO Speedwagon), Zeppeli (Led Zeppelin) or the new guys Tarkus and Bruford etc.
See here the full list: http://jjba.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_cultural_references_in_JoJo%27s_Bizarre_Adventure
I found this pretty funny when I saw that even minor characters were named that way.
BTW, the ED song is still the same song, just a different part of it. One of my all time faves. 🙂 I was like WTF when I first heard it being played for the ED, but after reading Dr. Pest’s link, it makes a lot more sense.
Just wait for part 2, IMHO it has the most amazing and badass scenes, I can’t wait to see them animated. Also Joseph Joestar is my favorite Jojo.
cant wait for the part where they “awaken my masters”, they better not censor any of dat ass
the best part on part one begin with this episode
This episode has been so cool.
Have you guys seen the Jojo’s figures? They were awesome! I just got mine recently from PIJ, it was worth it 🙂
http://bit.ly/jojofigures