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Laughed so much at this first episode, Dio is just ruthless.
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation |OT| Your next post will be... OH MY GOD!
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I don't know if it's just withdrawal after so much moé anime but that was so fucking good.
Chrono Helix
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I find it it kind of amazing that this is a story that began 25 years ago. AND STILL ISN'T OVER. Well, sort of.
That's what the OP of the Fall thread is for! It's not like you should trust any of our impressions anyway!
It depends what you like. There are so many shows airing (with many more still to debut next week) that it's hard to say so far, and it's hard to judge based on Space Brothers and Jojo what else you might like - Space Brothers appeals to virtually everybody, and Jojo is a throwback to a style of shounen we don't see very often these days.
For action shows you might enjoy Btooom! and Zetsuen no Tempest . You should probably also check out Magi which starts tomorrow - a lot of people speak highly of the manga and it seems to be a fun action-adventure show.
There's nothing really much like Space Brothers airing at the moment. My personal pick of the season so far is From The New World, which is a creepy fantasy/horror show but very slow-paced. I don't think I could recommend it based on liking Jojo or Space Brothers but I think it's certainly worth a look.
It's still very early days, though - it's hard to tell based on just one or two episodes.
Glass Rebel
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This might be the one series to get me back into anime.
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To be fair, community is like "HERE BE DRAGONS" territory.That's what the OP of the Fall thread is for! It's not like you should trust any of our impressions anyway!
This episode reminded me what I learned when I first read Phantom Blood.
I think Dio is one of the greatest asshole characters ever written. And it only gets worse going forward!
I liked the first episode, I really want them to go on with the series, up to Jojolion... even if I don't have high hopes for that.
I think Dio is one of the greatest asshole characters ever written. And it only gets worse going forward!
I liked the first episode, I really want them to go on with the series, up to Jojolion... even if I don't have high hopes for that.
Charoncaori
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Bwahahahahahaha! Wiiiiiiiii!Anyways have awesome JoJo fanart GAF-
Tizoc
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Better to read the manga first in my opinion.
Manga first.
Are we certain about that? CR has three more shows to announce for the fall season, and Jojo could be similar to Fate/Zero, as in it'll take a week for the actual show to be subbed and released. So, there's still hope!!!!
Man this was great and i'm not saying that because i'm a diehard JoJo fan. Poor Danny it hurt just as much as the first time. I like all the stylistic touches that they are implementing to make it like the manga. Next week Speedwagon!
I really hope this succeeds, i don't want to die before seeing Stone Ocean animated.
I really hope this succeeds, i don't want to die before seeing Stone Ocean animated.
The Grim Heaper
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I seriously cannot wait to watch this later today.
rockman zx
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But how much of the manga is available in english?.
The third part is the only one legally available.
The scans are up to date/a bit behind the latest chapter of part 8.
Viz only licensed part 3 and that one was out of print for years now I think.
"God's Beard!"
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Count down to God's Beard in 3...2...
Maybe now I can finally find out what the hell is going on in this thing without having to take too much time out of my schedule to do it.
I don't watch anime.
Well played sir.
Glass Rebel
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This was pretty awesome! As a total JoJo newb I really enjoyed that ep. Dio is one evil asshole, poor doggie.
man, you're in for a treat.
i wish i could erase my memory to experience it for the first time.
cosmicblizzard
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You need to watch more shounen, dude. Get some Toriko in your system.
Yeah, still very enjoyable, getting excited for no reason again.
Anyway if people are still wary about the manga read this
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I can't believe Crunchyroll is doing so many delaycasts instead of simulcasts. :X
Episode 1 was really good. It lacks in some areas when it comes to production values, but the direction is really strong and helps make for some really compelling anime. I haven't seen much of the manga, but the show definitely captures the feel of manga pages, its pretty neat really. The pacing appears to be extremely fast, I'm not sure if that will end up being a good or bad thing, but it mostly works in this first episode as it does a good job of getting the audience to grasp the characters motivations pretty quickly.
So yeah, it'll lack the crazy animation of the 90's OVAs but it has managed to present Jojo impressively in its own way.
So yeah, it'll lack the crazy animation of the 90's OVAs but it has managed to present Jojo impressively in its own way.
The Grim Heaper
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As my first experience actually sitting down and watching something Jojo related(minus playing the games and reading some backstory), this was great. I loved most things about this, and I didn't even realize how big of an asshole Dio is. Holy shit, I thought they would ease into his despicable nature, but I guess not! Can't wait for episode 2 already.
Ending theme isn't bad, either.
EDIT: Oh, ending theme is Roundabout by Yes! That's why I love it and recognized it!
Ending theme isn't bad, either.
EDIT: Oh, ending theme is Roundabout by Yes! That's why I love it and recognized it!
Urban Scholar
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You're a good person.
Anywho I like that they've executed the animation well enough so it doesn't need to be as violent as the manga(very violent!).
Damn you Dio, I love to hate you
Glass Rebel
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First episode was very good and I really like the look they're going for. I'm glad they didn't waste more than one episode on this part though.
The yell isn't unique in part 3.
Glass Rebel
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haha, I was waiting for that scene but it never came, unsurprisingly.
The Grim Heaper
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pfft as if i didn't know that
Dio in the anime and in the upcmoing All-Star Battle is voiced by Takehito Koyasu, while Nobuo Tanaka voiced him in the OVA. So nope!
No, it's the seiyu that did Takasugi from Gintama. I don't know if the old one could do this, Dio in Part 3 is more evil laughs and one liners like ZA WARUDO, WRRYYYYYYY and MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA. You can't tell a story with that.
watervengeance
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This is amazing.
ElectricThunder
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Because my life is in shambles, even after all this time I've not gotten around to the original animation JoJo DVD complete set on my shelf.
But, I did catch this first episode and indeed found it to be awesome. Dio definitely a monster...and one that kinda jerks at a weakness of my heartstrings to boot in the end of the first ep. Rage!
But, I did catch this first episode and indeed found it to be awesome. Dio definitely a monster...and one that kinda jerks at a weakness of my heartstrings to boot in the end of the first ep. Rage!
storafötter
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Too lazy to read the manga first so I had to take a look at the first episode. I dig the style, but I feel like the designs of the characters aren't as good as when it switches to those still stylistic shots. People were not kidding Dio is a big jackass but I expected him to be more evil (like drown JoJos first girlfriend in that mud).
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