SBR is definitely one of the best parts of JJBA, totally loved it from beginning to end.
Ending was great and i can now finally start part 8 ;)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
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! Gyro ultimately died for nothing, that's hilarious
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! Johnny got shot IN THE NECK and survived that.
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! Johnny got shot IN THE NECK and survived that.
! Oh, Araki!! In fact, being shot at point blank range in the neck was just a diversion. After the Infinite Rotation got to Johnny, the shot in the neck wasn't even important anymore. These guys are made of f*cking steel. And they have steel balls.
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! A pretty great ending, though I think the whole "weakest of them all ends up destroying the final boss" thing was used before with Emporio defeating Pucci, so Lucy defeating Diego wasn't as big a thing as it could have been. But since Johnny already beat the Big Bad in grand fashion, and suddenly had an extra boss sprung on him, you can't really complain. Overall, one of my favorite Jojo parts, especially the first stage. I get goosebumps just looking at that spread of Soundman running in front of the horses.
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woohoo finished part 7, which was really fun, the ending felt kind of tragic though
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Steel ******* Ball ********** Run - finished.
Wow , great great ride, from beginning to end it was awesome.
I stopped reading Sbr when I got to v17 (the chocolate disco fight) and decided to wait untill it was all scanlated. So I started it from the beginning a couple of days ago… and Araki didn't dissapoint, like always. Just awesome and great, nothing else to add really.
This one is my favourite part right now, also because I like horses.
Now to see what Araki has in store for us in part 8.
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I am now in the middle of reading Annasui and WeatherReport vs. Bohemian Raphsody from JJBA part 6
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I've just started Part 8. What is it about Morioh and mystery?
And also…not sure if theres a little throw back at all, but faces in the wall? Wasn't there a villain from part 4 who ended up becoming a focal point of the town because he became a face in a rock?
Altogether though, have to say Steel Ball Run could be my favourite part. Loved the premise and then throw in some Araki goodness and you can't go wrong.
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Jojolion is building up a nice mystery, Araki can improve the series a lot when he's working monthly.
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SBR:
[hide]I finally read through all of SBR very recently. I had skipped it before because it had a slow start that put me off in the beginning. I really don't know why it did, looking back. A damn great part through and through. Cool abilities, great characterization and gripping writing. Also Soraki finally figured out how to draw women. Plus Diosaur. Having Diosaur sprung on me cracked me up something fierce. And yet it was still played well, the way it factored into his talent as a jockey.
My only disappointment was that Pocoloco didn't do much. I understand that that was a result of his luck, but if there were just a few more chapters involving him, he would have easily been my favorite character. His introduction set him up so well (and that chapter ranks among my favorites), but then he just sort of disappeared. But in the scheme of things, it's a minor complaint. The story was incredibly tight and not a moment was wasted. This probably falls in as my 3rd or 4th favorite JJBA part.[/hide]
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The Stand
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http://www.youtube.com/user/arakiJOJOch/featured?v=Su0_tuodDRA did no one hear about the livestream? which is tonite!!
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They just annouced "JoJo All Stars Battle". Looked awesome! My body is ready!
And a anime!
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They announced an anime too. Kick arse cool!
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Which part will they be animating? The whole thing from the beginning?
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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-gets-tv-anime-in-october-and-game This is the first TV animation, the last animations was OVA and a movie, this is a HUUUUUGE deal.
Well I know what i'm watching this October =D–- Update From New Post Merge ---
Which part will they be animating? The whole thing from the beginning?
well they had this video that showed all the main characters from parts 1 - 8 being counted down from 8 to 1 and when it reached Joseph (or was it jonathan?) it was animated. So I believe that was it hinting at that it's planned to cover all the parts.
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well they had this video that showed all the main characters from parts 1 - 8 being counted down from 8 to 1 and when it reached Joseph (or was it jonathan?) it was animated. So I believe that was it hinting at that it's planned to cover all the parts.
Wow. That's a pretty ambitious project. It will take years to catch up to the current Jojolion story.
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The anime series to cover all parts?
I've been daydreaming about that stuff for years now!Hell YES!
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And for those who didnt see it in the link earlier
!Man these guys seem to work on everything but one piece, although this looks promising.
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OH MY GOD! NO FREAKING WAY!!! This has the potential to be amazing… My Body is ready.
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Gyro is fucking awesome! But why the hell is he there in place of Dio and The World?
Hell yes this better be awesome.
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DIAMOND IS NOT CRASH
oh holy shit is that AC/DC fighting joseph
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it sucks that both the game and the anime have an almost nonexistent chance of getting localized
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maybe it's a good thing that no one can see how hard I'm pelvic thrusting the air right now. Cyberconnect2 doing a jojo fighting game? It's like Santa Claus decided that only one christmas per year isn't enough. holy fuck and shit YES am I ready for this.
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More JoJo things!!!! Yeah!!
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This news sound and look great, but it isn't enough. What do they mean by anime? OVA? Movies? Full blown series for every part? Only Gyro bringing a horse to a fistfight can help me indure this crushing feeling of knowing nothing.
I mean
Gyro brought a horse to a fighting game
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Wait there's an anime too ? Covering the whole series ?
This is like a impossible dream suddenly becoming reality.
Oh man this is so great.Yet again, i'm glad i chose to buy a ps3.
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In other news, the Smash Boards are crestfallen.
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This news sound and look great, but it isn't enough. What do they mean by anime? OVA? Movies? Full blown series for every part? Only Gyro bringing a horse to a fistfight can help me indure this crushing feeling of knowing nothing.
They specifically say it's a TV Series. It doesn't outright say "Covering every part" but it heavily implies it.
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I see, thank you. Well, it would make sense when the first animation they are showing was from Phantom Blood. If it was a single story, I figure they would pick a newer one, and preferably independent one, like Steel Ball Run.
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It reminds me of the original Fist of the North star anime which is fitting as hell
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I'd take 1986 Fist of the North Star movie,to be honest.
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I see, thank you. Well, it would make sense when the first animation they are showing was from Phantom Blood. If it was a single story, I figure they would pick a newer one, and preferably independent one, like Steel Ball Run.
The trailer counts down from 8 and shows all of the Joestar family one at a time until it gets to One. At that point it changes from still shots to Animated Johnathan Joestar doing a Sunlight Ripple Overdrive and then it ends. I'm pretty sure the implication is that it's going to cover all 8 parts.
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This is great news, I am a bit concerned though - remember the OVA series and the dreadful movie.
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How can you call the movie Dreadful if you've never seen it?… I still don't understand why it never got a home video release... But the problem with both of those was that they were trying to adapt too much material for the medium. Phantom Blood cant fit into one 1.5 hour movie, and Stardust Crusaders was not only adapted into a 13 episode anime, which resulted in them hacking out a ton of the material, but they FOR SOME STUPID REASON started midway through the arc, then went back and redid the beginning later.
This time appears to be a straight forward TV adaptation from the beginning in order. With Jojolion being Monthly now, they may want to go at a normal pace and not speed through it. 3-4 chapters per episode kinda thing. Not like the first 13 episodes of FMA Brotherhood.
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And to make this eventful JoJo day even more eventful, Jojolion 12 is out.
And I loved the fuck out of it.
Those with fresh memories of Part 4, wasn't a very similar situation in 4?
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How can you call the movie Dreadful if you've never seen it?… I still don't understand why it never got a home video release...
The Phantom Blood movie was so terrible that even Araki hated it, which is why it will never be released
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@Cyan:
The Phantom Blood movie was so terrible that even Araki hated it, which is why it will never be released
Is that the official explanation? Do we have a source on it? Because I can't find any actual information on that besides what people claim happened. And I know a guy whose brother's dentist's Cousin was in Japan and personally knew Akira Toriyama so he knows that he had a heart attack and is dead now, and the man who makes personal appearences is a double.
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Yeah. I don't think it was ever confirmed in any sorta concrete way "It wasn't released on DVD because Araki didn't like it". Araki seems like a pretty humble guy based on the interviews I've seen with him, in addition to being an immortal fairy. And you can see 15 minutes of the movie online with no sound.
Seeing as that anime is airing 3 months from now, we're likely to get a bunch of information in the next Ultra Jump, which they said is where they'll have more info. And some sorta better trailer pretty soon.
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I finally started reading this today (up to chapter 9 lmao) and I cannot get over the art. It's beautiful but keeps cracking me up with how dramatic it is. I dunno. Anyways I like what I see. :)
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Nice, a new JoJo game, looks awesome! And I hope this anime won't be another cancelled JoJo animation like Phantom Blood.
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I'm crossing my fingers that someone'll pick this up for a simulcast
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wow a Jojo anime after all these years, coming in October already. which studio is doing it, i wonder
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I keep trying to get into Jojo, but the manga scans (and a lot of the translations) are pretty terrible.
An anime series would be the perfect way for me to get into the series.
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Holy shit, the girl's obsession with Jotaro is scary. I cringed at the end when
! she says her dream was to have Jotaro spit on her.
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^Woah…wha...WHAT?!
Her dream is for a manga character to spit on her?That's somewhat creepy.
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She's acting extremely creepy in this video… wow...
Also, I'm doing a drawing of the Joestar family from each part and Id like some peoples opinions on something;
Purely from a visual design standpoint, which should I draw: Battle Tendency Joseph Joestar or Stardust Crusaders Joseph Joestar?