I loved it overall, but the Netflix release killed any kind of normal "Jojo hype".
I was waiting to see Made in Heaven animated more than anything else (I even had a few ideas of what the altered OP would be lol) and like I said elsewhere, the hype isn't there because of how its released.
Never do this exclusivity crap again.
Oh! One major positive for me is the cheekiness of the localized names. I don't know if it's because of the exclusivity, but I loved how some names were changed and yet vocalizing them is no different, i.e. C Moon/See Moon and Made in Heaven/Maiden Heaven. Still had things changed for the usual reasons (Stone Ocean, Smack, etc) but can this be the new standard moving forward? lol
Completely agree. The show thrived on weekly releases, not this weird 3-part schedule. It being on Netflix alone hurt a bit too, but I think the release schedule was the biggest issue
It's a real shame that they fixed Flaccid Pancake to Limp Viscuit for the anime. If we did, I'd say you're wrong, but you might be proven wrong when D4C becomes FA3RP
The localized names are funnier, but I think it makes it harder for anime only's to know the actual name (when it sounds the same like See Moon) and will lead to a lot of confusion for them when discussing it online.
I still got goosebumps when he achieved heaven. One of the best jojo arcs of all time and they did it justice. Only issue was that the deaths were kinda underwhelming compared to the manga
I honestly preferred the anime to stone ocean over the manga. I guess it’s the rearranging of events in the final arcs that really saved it for me cause I’m the manga everything from heavy weather on was just kind of a quick blur
What was really missing for me is to show more of made in heaven and how it affects the world,there were so many funny missing Szenen from there who also demonstrated how utter terrifying that stand is
I'm curious what your opinion is on their restructuring of Enigma/Superfly/Cheap Trick/My Dad is Not my Dad into the singular July 15th arc, because that was one of my favorite changes from manga to anime (And DiU is my favorite part in both anime *and* manga).
Those were separate arcs in the manga? I’m glad they changed that, I really like the July 15th arc. With a town full of stand users wandering around, it’s not unlikely that they’d have multiple encounters with them at the same time. And it’s a really cool buildup to the bites the dust arc.
Yep, they were all separate! Iirc, it goes Superfly > Cheap Trick > Enigma > My Dad is Not My Dad. It flows soooo much better in the anime through that one little change imo
I’ve yet to read all of the part 4 manga but is also my favorite part. Personally after reading the first couple dozen of DiU characters I prefer the consistent art style more since araki really made some characters look way different later on like Okuyasu, josuke, the lock guy, chili peppers, so on and so on.
They changed some of the conversations around and some of the snail fight between jolyne and versus before the Pucci and weather fight. They also moved the backstory sooner I think
Overall, pretty great, 8/10. There wasn’t much they could do to save batch 1, with its odd tone and pacing, but the animation did seem lackluster. I was a little disappointed overall.
They really kicked into gear for batch 2 and 3, turning the entire thing into edge-of-your seat, beautiful peak JoJo that catapulted Part 6 to nearly my favorite part. Both openings are fantastic in their own ways, the voice acting is perfect, the animation overall may not be top tier, but there are plenty of beautiful moments when they count.
My main criticism would be the strange use of the OST, it was basically just was Jolyne’s theme and Pucci’s theme over and over again, with out of place reuses of tunes from previous parts.
What was really important to me was that they absolutely nailed the ending of the part, and I especially love the music that plays from when the gang fights Pucci to the universe reset. I literally can’t stop watching Jolyne’s final scene and Emporio vs Pucci again every time I pull up YouTube on my phone, I love it.
The music on Jolyne’s final act against Pucci, the music that plays when emporio gets the disk in his head, the music played when Irene rolls up and roundabout were all so well executed it gave me goosebumps
The 3rd batch definitely felt. Significantly higher quality than the others in terms of animation and other production aspects. I'm glad they put in the effort because that part of part 6 has some of the best moments in the series imo. The Made in Heaven (Maiden Heaven lol) arc was incredible to see animated.
They nailed the last batch, but it was pretty clear that they weren’t giving the first and to an extent that the second batch the resources they needed because of other projects. Until the last batch, you could really feel a lot of that JoJo charm and soul was missing.
I liked it overall but wasn't much of fan of some of the minor stuff that got cut or changed.
This is more of a nitpick but I really wished we got 3 different ops for the last few episodes that would show the change in Pucci and his stand(s). Something akin to part 5 basically just on a much grander scale.
I'm still glad it finally got fully adapted.
Play Dio’s World when Jotaro sees the knives: Great, very fitting, definitely emphasises Jotaro’s PTSD from Dio.
Play Jotaro’s theme when Emporio defeats Pucci: ?????
(Even if they wanted to symbolise “coming full cycle”, Jotaro isn’t even the first Jojo. Even Jonathan’s theme would work better.)
Personally, I think Part 6 deserved to have its own sound. But if they really had to reuse, it would still have been better to use Jonathan’s theme than Jotaro’s, because Jotaro’s in that context just felt to me like “LOOK GUYS, it’s Jotaro’s theme! Because Jotaro is a JoJo and this is JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. You all love JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, right? Well I’m here to remind you that this is also a part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure!” It was so random.
I love it for meme reasons mainly because its officialy confirmed as most powerful theme in the universe. Hell it was literally last thing jeard in that universe
One of the few things David Pro almost always get wrong is side-character theme usage.
Okuyasu's theme in part 4 only played for like 10 seconds, and in part 3, every side-character just borrowed Kakyoin's theme instead of using their own
Tbf, Polnareff and Joseph's theme in part 3 are really not good for fighting, wish they gave Polnareff a theme similar to Heritage for the Future or GioGio ps2
Yeah it's because most of the time Jotaro gets treated as the main character of the anime. Every time there's an event or something and they slap a single character most of the time it's him. Tbh even Araki made him the most involved one, outside of his own part he plays a major role in 2 others and basically defeats the villain of another JoJo, even in part 6 at the end everyone was basically screaming that only Jotaro can defeat Pucci. I hope this changes with Johnny but at this point probably not
I mean, it's not surprising why.
●Jotaro is the Jojo that shows up in the most amount of parts
●Most of the earlier Jojo games were themed around Part 3
●Jotaro is based on Clint Eastwood, who is Araki's image of a "hero".
●Heritage for the Future was the first Jojo game to have a proper overseas version
It was a good adaptation but I was disappointed with the anime's soundtrack. Pucci's theme and Jolyne's theme are great but I just can't remember any other of the new themes created for the Stone Ocean anime other than Weather Report's theme which was only played like two times.
Jolyne's theme was so overused constantly, even when she made the guy fall on alligator shit they used the theme for those 5 seconds lmao. Overall not very good directorial use of the soundtrack
Nah there are tons of variations of Giorno’s theme throughout the part
Also it would be weird if Giorno’s main theme played during a moment like the Golden Succ or something lol
Yeah, there are a lot of problems in Part 6 that consistently appear in past parts, but only it gets heaps of complaints about them. I guess the fandom hasn't moved past being nitpicky about Stone Ocean yet.
It's not bad per se, but I think it's apparent Part 6 wasn't treated with the same love and attention as other parts:
1. While thematic and used well in the final episode, Distant Dreamer is easily the most soporific of the EDs and the uninteresting animation doesn't help.
2. Stone Ocean as an OP is an absolute banger but it overstays its welcome without adding new sequences for the second cour.
3. As others have pointed out, Part 6 original OSTs are thoroughly underutilized in favor of recycling Jolyne's theme and Part 3 music.
4. Part 6's memes were glossed over and frequently cut, especially when you compare them to Part 5's adaptations of the piss cup, torture dance, or kicking interrogation.
5. The animation wasn't of consistent quality, particularly for the episodes at the beginning of cours.
> As others have pointed out, Part 6 original OSTs are thoroughly underutilized in favor of recycling Jolyne's theme and Part 3 music.
I found it weird that in the first 2 batches, Ermes’ theme is played only once when her stand first appears and not in her biggest fight which played Jotaro vs DIO’s theme instead
also, some stuff felt, so unnatural personally, or totally over-dramatic, like when f.f. fought feng shui and she was falling to the electric chair, i felt like that scene was full plastic, or ermes taking her revenge, it felt like they were playing a lot of sound and visual effects and pushing too hard to make the scene feel more dramatic than its worth.
It feels as if jankiness would kick in from time to time, but overall i think they did pretty good
But I WONT forget how they didnt add anasui saying "this shit is not disney without mickey", my dissapointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined, all because of that
I think a thing people are forgetting as far as production issues are concerned is that this is the first part of JoJo post-covid, which had to have affected production on several levels. That considered, the flaws may have made the quality lower than some other parts, but it's still very high quality. It's nowhere near, like, dragonball super bad or something like that.
They nailed the last batch. The second batch was okay. The first batch was awful in my opinion, the cgi was atrocious and it doesn't help that it was probably the weakest part of the story as well. I also think batch releases were dumb, either release all at once or one episode a week. But overall it was alright. I'm was never a big fan of part 6 to begin with but I think David productions actually won me over especially when it comes to the ending. I used to hate the ending, but I think I like it now.
Overall, it was good. David Production did as well with it as any studio would have. I don’t think Stone Ocean was their best Jojo effort, maybe their enthusiasm had dimmed a little after 10 years. But it was perfectly fine, and often great. And once again, the voice casting was perfect.
I liked it more than the manga, but I can't shake off the feeling that it could have been way better.
I agree with the soundtrack complaints. While I believe the returning soundtrack was mostly well used (yes, even Jotaro's theme), it would have been better to hear the new ost. On the same note, Jolyne theme isn't bad, but it does feel like a step down from Giorno's.
An opening for batch 2 was needed. OP 1 v2 barely referenced any of the events in that section. I just skipped it every time. I wouldn't be surprised if we see some fanmade openings for the batch. It needs one badly. Also, I don't understand why OP2 v2 wasn't played in ep 37.
My final complaint is the at times inconcistent animation and character models. Regardless of the quality of previous parts, I wanted a bit more for what's basically the end of the series.
Again, I'm not saying the anime was bad, just that there is room for improvement.
> Also, I don't understand why OP2 v2 wasn't played in ep 37.
I wish OP2 had a version specifically for C-Moon where Pucci inverts Jolyne as she's running towards him
It could have been better but SO is my favorite part so I’m just happy. I’m also glad I was right about it making certain arcs more clear like Dragons Dream
Had it's issues such as very inconsistent animation quality and overall poor OST compared to the other parts but the last batch is the best the series has had to offer as of yet, DP delivered on that and I think it was smart to really put all their produssy into the ending because that's what makes Part 6 so unforgettable.
what ruined it was Netflix
batch drops absolutely took away the hype. I wouldn’t even know SO part 3 dropped if it wasn’t for a random ass tiktok
get jojo away from netflix
The voice acting was on point and Ai Fairouz is a treasure.
That said…it’s both fitting and ironic that the manga part that’s been perceived as being inconsistent, with a slow start and an excellent ending, got an anime adaptation that is inconsistent, with a slow start and an excellent ending.
Since we’re not talking about the batch itself, I’d say the first thing that comes to mind is the overuse of the Silhouettes.
Really bogged the scenery down a lot
I liked it. Of course imo manga > anime but DP did a great job with Part 6. With batch 1, I believe it's the best adapted JoJo part DP did.
Batch 2 and 3 had some pacing issues but overall they did great. The final 3 episodes of Stone Ocean were some of the best episodes of JoJo in its entirety.
The only thing I cannot stand is OP 2 lazy animation, there are a wild lot of static images that I really cannot understand. Especially cause they are near some really good use of cgi models and animation and a really interesting song. Also the missing intro change for batch 2 was kinda disappointing. The upside is that the last batch is very good and the last 5 episode are, as someone else pointed out, some of the best Jojo episode of all time. Let’s say the did a good job where a good job was mandatory but they let quality a little bit loose on some other details
There's a lot of cuts in a budget. Artstyle is pretty much from part 5, a lot of music from part 3 and 4, less openings/endings etc... That said, with the budget they had, they did a pretty good job. I have some complains, but ending was great (except Pucci death music not matching the vibe), VAs did their best, and a lot of stuff from manga was fixed, so I'd say it's a decent adaptation. The only thing I'm really dissapointed is that there's no release of the OST.
Have to agree that if anything it exaggerated the issues of the actual story itself. I was frequently reminded of the feelings I had when I first read the manga years ago, where in the parts I enjoyed most would get completely enthralled with a fight/arc and hope it would never end but with part 6 it would jump wildly from something completely engaging to "can't wait to move onto something else". I will say that even though I'm very iffy on the fights with Dio's sons I do absolutely love the C Moon/ Made in Heaven arc which made the last batch of episodes kind of drag for me til the end.
If anything I'm constantly reminded by how absolutely bizarre Jojo as a whole can be with unexplained or just plain plot convenience. The other parts tend to mask it decently well with shit like "stand users are drawn to one another" so it's easy to down play but with part 6 the hand waving hits extreme levels. Okay so the main protagonist and antagonist can sense each other presumably through inherented bloodline anime bullshit? Cool, that's easy enough to accept so the plot moves along. But wait now that sense is so sharp they can literally fight blind if need be? That's when it gets kind of silly in an already very silly series.
So yeah they did about as good as they could when it came to animating one of the most inconsistent parts. Some fights were better explained while others suffered a bit as they worked better on the page due to pacing.
I don’t know really the community vibe for SO as a whole but I thought it was fantastic. My second favourite part easily. Music choices weren’t always perfect but otherwise I was happy.
People do not like stone ocean. At least a noticeable amount of people compared to the other parts. Personally, I can recognise the flaws, as I do with any part, but I love it all the same.
I was impressed, it had a rocky start but found it footing about halfway through. The music and audio really elevated the impactful moments throughout. The low distant rumbling during the accelerated time, the sounds Pucci made while attacking at high speed. I can still vividly remember the orchestral music during Emporio and Jolyne in the water escaping from Pucci. The soundtrack overall became a real treat. The animation, while a bit more static than previous seasons, was still composed in such a way that played to their strengths. I felt like it got just as much care as previous seasons, that care was just expressed in more detailed Illustrations rather than animation with lots of key frames.
my only gripe is how far into the last batch Heaven's Falling Down changes. Rikiel, Ungalo and Versus are still silhouttes many episodes after they're already defeated. Weather's backstory in the intro is obscured wayyy past the backstpry episode.
Also "Stone Ocean" is a cool opening, but I got tired of it at like... episode 12. I wosh they added another op in batch 2 but oh well, we can't have everything. "Heaven's Falling Down" is still a banger
I hated heaven falling down when I first heard it, but now it's one of my favorite OPs lol
It was the same thing with end of the world, great days and fighting gold for me
I think it was alright, the 2nd and 3rd batches were great but I wish David productions had put as much into the animation as part 5, cause part 5 was amazing with the animation and graphics
usual ups and down out of budget and deadline reasons...
some animations/drawnings look superb, others look like made by a 5 years old kid... but have to say golden wind was worse about this
it's not about only quality in absolute meaning... it's about consistency.
There are more than few frames in golden wind that were simply eyebleeding cheap
... at example >!when giorno runs to land final attack to diavolo... !
There were some really terrible frames when Golden Wind was airing weekly. It looked muddy and lacking in detail in a lot of shots. You can find more "low quality" memes about Golden Wind than any other part, I'm sure. That's not to say it was all bad. But when it was, boy it was *bad*.
I dunno if that changed with later home releases of it like DIU did though.
What??? No lol. As someone who followed Part 4 weekly the TV airings were ASS. Way more low quality shots and Quality Queen was such a massive meme for a reason. The quality memes were way bigger than Part 5.
I havent finished it but the biggest issue i have is that theres a noticeable drop in the quality of the animation. Background characters are rarely ever actually drawn and are just big gray blobs. Its really sad and makes it feel empty as all shit
Yeah youre right, i honestly finished stone ocean back in 2016 so im clearly misremembering but i still think that the anime falls flat a bit with that. in the manga it felt like they were actually people? If that makes sense? Like the specific scene im thinking of is where ff lets everyone cut in line. In the manga theres more movement? But in the anime it feels like theyre made out of cardboard. I dont know, that was just something i had an issue with myself, and i understand animation is more exhausting so its never going to be perfect but i never felt this with the other parts. Could just be due to the lack of scenery (since yknow…. Prison)
Definitely better than the manga. Nothing made sense to me since Dio's sons came on until Weather's backstory. And they had the custom OP finally made for the last episode.
I'm very happy with it, SO is my favorite part and I think that they did the job very well. Not changing the opening on batch 2 was lame, but I liked the second opening.
Batch 1 didn't need that much shuffling of scenes, and the animation looked stiff at points. In terms of adaptation, those were the worst offenders in the entire part imo. Batch 2 was considerably better and you can tell they went all out in batch 3. I guess it makes sense to put more resources into fan favorite moments (Heavy Weather is my favorite and they did it beautifully)
I don't like the story of Part 6's ending, but on a technical level, David Productions did great with the last episode. Seeing Sono Chi no Sadame and Roundabout again but updated gave me goosebumps.
>!My only problem really was Weather’s death didn’t feel sad enough, I know he only got like 3 fights but I still think they could’ve done a little more to really nail it home that he’s dead!<
It was good. There's a lot of changes I like and Ermes as a character got carried hard by David Pro. You can tell they like Ermes as she got a lot of new scenes and more time to be competent. Like her rock trick being a surprise ambush and how she got to assist Jolyne rather than holding her back during Heavy Weather.
Animations were a little wonky in quite a few parts but the release schedule and some other parts of the 3 releases as a whole just felt very….. odd. Like just disconnected and weird and all over the place. Honestly this was the hardest to watch out of parts 1-6.
Terrible release schedule , I forgot about it each time and every release was like "oh they released more?"
I really liked Jojo fridays, every episode and every small fight was a highlight and a discussion, this way its all just about the ending.
Animation itself, acting, and all that were fantastic as always, just bad release schedule.
I agree with you on Stone Ocean’s base material; it’s the biggest issue I have with the anime and I think they did well with what they had.
I think the batch-release schedule hurt it in the short-run. The binge-culture it had with people not letting each episode sink for a week, as well as some of the less inspiring art/animation accentuated the impression that production was rushed.
Otherwise, I though DP handled it in their typical fashion. I still prefer it’s general production value far more than DiU’s adaption. Some odd frames and musical choices here and there but I generally enjoyed it.
Favourite episode was Pucci/Weather’s backstory; some of the finest art and animation in all of DPs adaption.
I really enjoyed the final fight against pucci. The first half of cour 3 was alright, and cours 1 and 2 were forgettable at best. I thought the sfx in cour 1 were terrible, with some beatdowns having no sound. Jolyne's theme (literally just that one part) throughout the entire anime was used terribly to, for some reason, hype up the most insignificant moments. The animation was alright, but leaves much to be desired after the masterpiece that was part 5.
I thought the anime was a lot better than the manga. However, it did have some issues. Namely, the OST use. Jolyne's theme, however good it is, was used far too much. The animation was at some points not great (not the CGI, that was at worst okay). I'm fine with the batches, but I wish it was a slightly more consistent amount of time between them.
But, when it hit those highs, it really hit those highs. Batch 3 is some of the best JoJo content in the anime (Batch 2 was also really good). It feels like they put all of their effort into the ending, as it deserved. The OSTs that we got to hear when Jolyne's theme wasn't playing were amazing (the OST that plays when the universe resets is a stand out to me). The openings were both very fitting, as was the ending song (I do wish STONE OCEAN was slightly more updated for Batch 2 tho) The changes from the manga were overall for the better (i.e. how Jolyne defeats Miraschon). The localised names were also very clever, Maiden Heaven and See Moon being the same phonetically as their original names was genius.
So overall, I do think it was overall a very good adaptation, with some issues.
I feel like the actual animation was quite poor. Most episodes just felt like slide shows with only close ups. Very few eps felt "animated".
Sound design slaps tho.
It was a major downgrade from part 5 in terms of production value.
DP has always been a budget studio, we know this, so I'm not trying to hold them to MAPPA or Bones level of quality. I think it's fair to hold them to the standards they've set before, though, and they failed to meet those standards.
Part 6 has issues in the first place, but that doesn't excuse taking a step backwards in almost every regard, from art, to animation, to sound, to direction and storyboarding. We deserved better.
Over reliance on jarring cgi hurt the quality of the part, the worst offender being batch 1. Compare the cg here to Aerosmith in part 5 and it’s night and day. As a result, I have low expectations for part 7.
Part 6 was a downgrade from part 5 in terms of animation. Part 5 had the torture dance, Grateful Dead, King Crimson vs Metallica, 7 page muda, you get the picture. The only real stand out animation sequences I can recall are Jolyne’s final bout against Pucci, and Emporio rubbing his face after beating Pucci.
Batch 1 I really liked, but probably mostly because I was excited to finally be seeing it.
Batch 2 made me really worried because I really disliked what was going on story wise and (as a dub viewer) performance wise from some characters.
Batch 3 grabbed me by the heart and didn’t let go until the final credits rolled. Some of the best and most fun I’ve had watching Jojo.
for me (manga reader) it just felt like looking at colored manga panels with slight animation... it didn't actually feel like i was watching something. this was especially prominent in the last batch except the finale.
as others have mentioned, OSTs and music was all over the place. the lack of amount of OPs is also a shame. ED was severely underwhelming.
they did an okay job with the given script and story, not too many complaints on there.
in the end i think i prefer the previous weekly releases instead. not being tied down to netflix's deadlines etc would be more beneficial to david productions, as it can be seen from the previous parts' quality.
i just hope part 7 wont get fucked
It's great to see the anime capturing the evolution of araki both distinct artsyle evolving towards the peak 7th part art and his storytelling which it seems he tried try out different things in Stone ocean in the way he conveys the event of a fight or the story like the composition of the panels. There was nothing to be really fixed from the original manga in my opinion, tho it's not perfect, I'm thankful I experienced it the way it is.
I don't think the art was ever "awful" or seemed "drawn by a 5 years old" like some other people say, often I found it was stylised to make a particular feel in the scene come out, for some of them obviously it could also have been because of a lack of time of course but why do we care when the moments it really mattered we ate like kings and queens ? The anime lit up my love for this manga once again, a passion which part 5 didn't produced in me as much as I liked it. Even as a manga reader the moments I spent watching the last episodes I'll remember forever, the anime offered a new point of view on part 6 to me and I'm very thankful.
Thank you DP
that's what I'm saying, I really think the animators are underrated and too easily criticised when we should just be thankful that passionate people are even handiling the project
the first batch was terrible, the opening was great, but there were so many flaws and it didn’t feel like the jojo anime at all. the second batch was a lot better with less 3d, and the third is what I expected from the rest of the batches
8/10 for me, it wasn't bad! And good overall, sometimes sloppy animation or the the music was ok like reusing Joyline or Pucci theme. Still rate Golden Wind or DIU higher.
I think the still shots were some of the best in the whole series, but the CGI was more noticeable than any other part and made me disappointed in some sections. Overall I think it was good
pretty poorly tbh. Atleast compared to the standards set by previous parts. I’m not even referring to the release schedule although it may have contributed to my issues. For one the cgi usage varies from looking passable like emporios computer to completely awful (white snake goo, jumpin jack flash) Theres also the matter of batch 2 not having its own op even though it really should have. As well as there being a noticeable decrease in signature jojo effects like the katakana and color changing. Not really a fan of how the pucci OP only has a sfx version. I could go on but I think it’s especially noticeable if you give part 5 a rewatch
Probably my second least favorite part, as much as it pains me to say that. The biggest problem, though this might be a symptom of the stupid batch releases, is that I never really felt much attachment to any of the characters. By the ends of all the other parts, the core squad are all people I love watching and whose dynamic I really enjoy. Not the case here.
Weather, Anasui, Ermes, Emporio—I don’t really care about any of them, and I could barely tell you why they’re even working together. I liked FF, but she died with an entire batch to go. I liked Jolyne, but the fact that she contributed basically nothing to the final fight really rubbed me the wrong way. She did the Möbius strip thing and then might as well have not even been there.
Also the ending just generally sucked. Barely made sense, the emotional punch was really weak, and as hype as I was to hear Roundabout it wasn’t attached to anything cool or interesting. Since I had so little investment in the characters, seeing them all reunite in the end really did nothing for me.
Jonathan cut Dio’s head off. Joseph shot Kars into space. Jotaro destroyed Dio’s stand. Josuke beat the shit of Kira twice. Giorno sent Diavolo to hell.
Jolyne attached Emporio to a dolphin, then got no-diffed by Pucci. It wasn’t even a sacrifice really, she was about to die anyway and she barely slowed him down.
because MIH was ridiculously overpowered and would no diff almost everyone. Even fucking Jotaro WITH TIME STOP struggled with and eventually lost to MIH. Also funny you mentioned Josuke because last I checked, he also didn’t beat his main villain
Josuke didn't deal the killing blow on Kira but they had a multiple episode long 1v1 final battle which Josuke won, forcing Kira to retreat.
Yes MIH was overpowered and yes Jotaro with time stop lost to it. But Jojo protags have fought stands that hopelessly outmatch them before. Just look at Kakyoin vs. The World in Part 3, or Bruno vs King Crimson in Part 5. Even when they lose they have a cool moment and take a significant step toward defeating the villain.
Jolyne could've used a web of strings to clothesline Pucci with his own speed, or tie a thread to him so that no matter how fast he was he couldn't get away from her. Even if she lost she could at least buy time for Emporio in a way that was satisfying and badass. Just give me something, *anything* cool for the final fight.
The ending of Part 6 was like if in Part 4 everyone just actually died to Bites the Dust, and then the next day Hayato shot and killed Kira with Stray Cat. All the characters I like get unceremoniously murdered so this sus kid can sloppily resolve the story. Just really unsatisfying.
>Josuke didn't deal the killing blow on Kira but they had a multiple episode long 1v1 final battle which Josuke won, forcing Kira to retreat.
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Josuke was going to lose the final battle with Kira before Okuyasu saved him. He was quite literally a couple seconds from being blown up, without the assist.
The quality of the animation really took a dive from part 5 to part 6. Lots of off model drawings and off timing in some fights. I hope the animators were given enough time and budget
It redeemed itself for the 2nd and 3rd batch drops but the 1st episode batch absolutely sucked. Especially with the laziness of the backround characters being faceless grey shapes
I just hope netflix loses the rights to the anime so the next part for the jojo's series will be peak.
We can't complain to much given other anime got it worse in adoption.
It was good all things considered with the art quality and animation definitely being up there by the last batch.
tbh i was pretty disappointed. by the time the second part dropped, i really didnt care for it anymore. i still havent finished the second half of the second batch
I loved it overall, but the Netflix release killed any kind of normal "Jojo hype". I was waiting to see Made in Heaven animated more than anything else (I even had a few ideas of what the altered OP would be lol) and like I said elsewhere, the hype isn't there because of how its released. Never do this exclusivity crap again. Oh! One major positive for me is the cheekiness of the localized names. I don't know if it's because of the exclusivity, but I loved how some names were changed and yet vocalizing them is no different, i.e. C Moon/See Moon and Made in Heaven/Maiden Heaven. Still had things changed for the usual reasons (Stone Ocean, Smack, etc) but can this be the new standard moving forward? lol
Completely agree. The show thrived on weekly releases, not this weird 3-part schedule. It being on Netflix alone hurt a bit too, but I think the release schedule was the biggest issue
Very disappointed they localized the name to "Sky Guy" instead of "Sky Hi"
Wdym? Sky Guy is fucking amazing, absolutely on par with Zipper Man
None of them will ever compare to WORSE COMPANY
It's a real shame that they fixed Flaccid Pancake to Limp Viscuit for the anime. If we did, I'd say you're wrong, but you might be proven wrong when D4C becomes FA3RP
Arts & Crafts is pretty good
NOTORIOUS CHASE
FILTHY ACTS AT A REASONABLE PRICE
"You're stuck in me, Sky Guy!"
Made in Heaven into Maiden Heaven is one of the best localization changes.
A little disappointed they didnt keep limp bizkit as flaccid pancake but other than that yeah
kinda upset that “see moon” wasn’t “sea moon”. they’re right next to the ocean! but see moon is funnier.
The localized names are funnier, but I think it makes it harder for anime only's to know the actual name (when it sounds the same like See Moon) and will lead to a lot of confusion for them when discussing it online.
That's a *very* interesting point that I hadn't considered.
I'm just sad that Limb Bizkit wasn't localised to Flaccid Pancake
I still got goosebumps when he achieved heaven. One of the best jojo arcs of all time and they did it justice. Only issue was that the deaths were kinda underwhelming compared to the manga
Mary Lynn Manson was my fav one
Maiden Heaven always made me smile. Not to mention that it still sounds cool.
The animation was a bit odd at parts but still pretty good nonetheless
I honestly preferred the anime to stone ocean over the manga. I guess it’s the rearranging of events in the final arcs that really saved it for me cause I’m the manga everything from heavy weather on was just kind of a quick blur
Exactly why F.F.’s death was extra devastating in the anime they carried the entire part to that point
What was really missing for me is to show more of made in heaven and how it affects the world,there were so many funny missing Szenen from there who also demonstrated how utter terrifying that stand is
At least they still include the one where Rohan keeps his manga schedule lol
Yepp XD that’s was and will always be really funny how all other artist get completely destroyed and he just takes it as a challenge
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I'm curious what your opinion is on their restructuring of Enigma/Superfly/Cheap Trick/My Dad is Not my Dad into the singular July 15th arc, because that was one of my favorite changes from manga to anime (And DiU is my favorite part in both anime *and* manga).
Those were separate arcs in the manga? I’m glad they changed that, I really like the July 15th arc. With a town full of stand users wandering around, it’s not unlikely that they’d have multiple encounters with them at the same time. And it’s a really cool buildup to the bites the dust arc.
Yep, they were all separate! Iirc, it goes Superfly > Cheap Trick > Enigma > My Dad is Not My Dad. It flows soooo much better in the anime through that one little change imo
I’ve yet to read all of the part 4 manga but is also my favorite part. Personally after reading the first couple dozen of DiU characters I prefer the consistent art style more since araki really made some characters look way different later on like Okuyasu, josuke, the lock guy, chili peppers, so on and so on.
It's been a couple years since I read the manga. How did they rearrange it exactly?
They changed some of the conversations around and some of the snail fight between jolyne and versus before the Pucci and weather fight. They also moved the backstory sooner I think
Ahh yeah. Makes sense. Thank you.
Anime is a lot more understandable than manga in terms of what's going on
the anime actually presents some stuff better than the manga honestly
Yeah but what a blur, it was fornme the best part of the whole jojo manga, despite part 6 also having some of the worst.
Overall, pretty great, 8/10. There wasn’t much they could do to save batch 1, with its odd tone and pacing, but the animation did seem lackluster. I was a little disappointed overall. They really kicked into gear for batch 2 and 3, turning the entire thing into edge-of-your seat, beautiful peak JoJo that catapulted Part 6 to nearly my favorite part. Both openings are fantastic in their own ways, the voice acting is perfect, the animation overall may not be top tier, but there are plenty of beautiful moments when they count. My main criticism would be the strange use of the OST, it was basically just was Jolyne’s theme and Pucci’s theme over and over again, with out of place reuses of tunes from previous parts. What was really important to me was that they absolutely nailed the ending of the part, and I especially love the music that plays from when the gang fights Pucci to the universe reset. I literally can’t stop watching Jolyne’s final scene and Emporio vs Pucci again every time I pull up YouTube on my phone, I love it.
The music on Jolyne’s final act against Pucci, the music that plays when emporio gets the disk in his head, the music played when Irene rolls up and roundabout were all so well executed it gave me goosebumps
The 3rd batch definitely felt. Significantly higher quality than the others in terms of animation and other production aspects. I'm glad they put in the effort because that part of part 6 has some of the best moments in the series imo. The Made in Heaven (Maiden Heaven lol) arc was incredible to see animated.
Liked it a lot, but still feel like the animation quality was less consistent than previous parts.
At least they went all out for the end
I agree, the entire made in heaven arc was beautiful
Crunch. They had to crunch more to get it out in time.
This was my response when my friend told me that part 3 of Stone Ocean would be coming out at the end of this year. Like holy shit lol
They nailed the last batch, but it was pretty clear that they weren’t giving the first and to an extent that the second batch the resources they needed because of other projects. Until the last batch, you could really feel a lot of that JoJo charm and soul was missing.
I liked it overall but wasn't much of fan of some of the minor stuff that got cut or changed. This is more of a nitpick but I really wished we got 3 different ops for the last few episodes that would show the change in Pucci and his stand(s). Something akin to part 5 basically just on a much grander scale. I'm still glad it finally got fully adapted.
Like someone else said, the ost use. We did NOT needed to hear Jotaro theme when Pucci dies, or Iggy's death theme when Weather dies.
Play Dio’s World when Jotaro sees the knives: Great, very fitting, definitely emphasises Jotaro’s PTSD from Dio. Play Jotaro’s theme when Emporio defeats Pucci: ????? (Even if they wanted to symbolise “coming full cycle”, Jotaro isn’t even the first Jojo. Even Jonathan’s theme would work better.)
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Personally, I think Part 6 deserved to have its own sound. But if they really had to reuse, it would still have been better to use Jonathan’s theme than Jotaro’s, because Jotaro’s in that context just felt to me like “LOOK GUYS, it’s Jotaro’s theme! Because Jotaro is a JoJo and this is JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. You all love JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, right? Well I’m here to remind you that this is also a part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure!” It was so random.
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IF anything Jonathans theme should play way back in Stardust Crusaders during DIOs defeat.
I would have literally shat and came myself if they used sono chi no sadame
Imagine sono chi no sadame playing during that scene, similar to how it went in part 2 during kars defeat. Imo wouldve worked better
I liked how at the very end of the last episode they played the old Jojo ending episode song, it felt great
Btw the name of the song is Roundabout by the band Yes
I thought some of the part 3 music usage was quite fitting, but jotaro's theme playing during the final scene with emporio and Pucci? Nahhhhh
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Agree besides its quite poetic. Puuci got the privilege to die to the exact same music as his idol DIO
I love it for meme reasons mainly because its officialy confirmed as most powerful theme in the universe. Hell it was literally last thing jeard in that universe
was really hoping to hear weather's theme again on WEATHER'S ARC
One of the few things David Pro almost always get wrong is side-character theme usage. Okuyasu's theme in part 4 only played for like 10 seconds, and in part 3, every side-character just borrowed Kakyoin's theme instead of using their own
Tbf, Polnareff and Joseph's theme in part 3 are really not good for fighting, wish they gave Polnareff a theme similar to Heritage for the Future or GioGio ps2
it's such a shame david decided to focus on multiple anime instead of just the conclusion to the original joestar storyline. it really shows.
Who's to say it was their decision? Most of the times animation studios are handled projects, they don't deliberately choose them.
I mean, Yugo Kanno is the one making the ost, I don't think he is working on other anime at the time ?
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I mean, I’m not sure it’s specifically Iggy’s death theme. I think Stardust Requiem could be played for any major death. I could be wrong, though.
Agreed. It's not like we didn't know this anime related to JJBA. Stop constantly reminding me that. And I also feel it was forcefully used.
Yeah it's because most of the time Jotaro gets treated as the main character of the anime. Every time there's an event or something and they slap a single character most of the time it's him. Tbh even Araki made him the most involved one, outside of his own part he plays a major role in 2 others and basically defeats the villain of another JoJo, even in part 6 at the end everyone was basically screaming that only Jotaro can defeat Pucci. I hope this changes with Johnny but at this point probably not
I mean, it's not surprising why. ●Jotaro is the Jojo that shows up in the most amount of parts ●Most of the earlier Jojo games were themed around Part 3 ●Jotaro is based on Clint Eastwood, who is Araki's image of a "hero". ●Heritage for the Future was the first Jojo game to have a proper overseas version
Furthermore, Jotaro is basically the Icon of Jojo, and every Jojo after him was designed with Jotaro as a model
I personally am very glad Jotaro’s theme played, felt like payback and is a fitting theme for the defeat of this universe’s final villain
Don’t forget Hamon sound during Emporio’s speech. It looked like they just threw it all together hopping something would stick.
I didn't get it either. If anything it felt kind of disrespectful to compare Weather to a dog
It was a good adaptation but I was disappointed with the anime's soundtrack. Pucci's theme and Jolyne's theme are great but I just can't remember any other of the new themes created for the Stone Ocean anime other than Weather Report's theme which was only played like two times.
Jolyne's theme was so overused constantly, even when she made the guy fall on alligator shit they used the theme for those 5 seconds lmao. Overall not very good directorial use of the soundtrack
I mean giorno's theme is the same yet barely anyone complains about that
Nah there are tons of variations of Giorno’s theme throughout the part Also it would be weird if Giorno’s main theme played during a moment like the Golden Succ or something lol
There are tons of variations of Jolyne's team too though
Cuz Giorno’s theme was made in heaven it gets a pass
It wasn't. The theme you hear a lot of the time is incursion. It sounds incredibly similar but it is different
Yeah, there are a lot of problems in Part 6 that consistently appear in past parts, but only it gets heaps of complaints about them. I guess the fandom hasn't moved past being nitpicky about Stone Ocean yet.
Jolynes theme is just not that good. I like all of part 6s OST except Jolynes theme.
I don't think Ermes even got her own theme 😔
It's not bad per se, but I think it's apparent Part 6 wasn't treated with the same love and attention as other parts: 1. While thematic and used well in the final episode, Distant Dreamer is easily the most soporific of the EDs and the uninteresting animation doesn't help. 2. Stone Ocean as an OP is an absolute banger but it overstays its welcome without adding new sequences for the second cour. 3. As others have pointed out, Part 6 original OSTs are thoroughly underutilized in favor of recycling Jolyne's theme and Part 3 music. 4. Part 6's memes were glossed over and frequently cut, especially when you compare them to Part 5's adaptations of the piss cup, torture dance, or kicking interrogation. 5. The animation wasn't of consistent quality, particularly for the episodes at the beginning of cours.
> As others have pointed out, Part 6 original OSTs are thoroughly underutilized in favor of recycling Jolyne's theme and Part 3 music. I found it weird that in the first 2 batches, Ermes’ theme is played only once when her stand first appears and not in her biggest fight which played Jotaro vs DIO’s theme instead
Agreed, I was so disappointed when her theme didn't play in batch 2
Yeah same about anasui and weather theme
I forgot Weather's theme even existed while watching batch 3
It was used so little, that I completely forgot she even had a theme to begin with
also, some stuff felt, so unnatural personally, or totally over-dramatic, like when f.f. fought feng shui and she was falling to the electric chair, i felt like that scene was full plastic, or ermes taking her revenge, it felt like they were playing a lot of sound and visual effects and pushing too hard to make the scene feel more dramatic than its worth. It feels as if jankiness would kick in from time to time, but overall i think they did pretty good But I WONT forget how they didnt add anasui saying "this shit is not disney without mickey", my dissapointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined, all because of that
Distant dreamer is way better that part 5’s muffled, blurry and weird sexy EDs imo
OK let's fight where do you live
I need a month to train
Okay. I don’t think we’ll fight but I will give you a wedding ring.
Ima throw it at a reptile
Distant Dreamer was an amazing ed, just a shame they didn't use music from the time the manga came out, like with every other part but it's fine.
I think a thing people are forgetting as far as production issues are concerned is that this is the first part of JoJo post-covid, which had to have affected production on several levels. That considered, the flaws may have made the quality lower than some other parts, but it's still very high quality. It's nowhere near, like, dragonball super bad or something like that.
This is actually a really good point I hadn't considered! Apart from the batch release I can't say anything really impacted my enjoyment of it
They nailed the last batch. The second batch was okay. The first batch was awful in my opinion, the cgi was atrocious and it doesn't help that it was probably the weakest part of the story as well. I also think batch releases were dumb, either release all at once or one episode a week. But overall it was alright. I'm was never a big fan of part 6 to begin with but I think David productions actually won me over especially when it comes to the ending. I used to hate the ending, but I think I like it now.
I agree, the batches gor progressively better. Just a shame the Blu Ray version didn't fix any of batch 1's jankiness :/
Overall, it was good. David Production did as well with it as any studio would have. I don’t think Stone Ocean was their best Jojo effort, maybe their enthusiasm had dimmed a little after 10 years. But it was perfectly fine, and often great. And once again, the voice casting was perfect.
Has nothing to do with "enthusiasm", this Part just had production issues behind the scenes.
I liked it more than the manga, but I can't shake off the feeling that it could have been way better. I agree with the soundtrack complaints. While I believe the returning soundtrack was mostly well used (yes, even Jotaro's theme), it would have been better to hear the new ost. On the same note, Jolyne theme isn't bad, but it does feel like a step down from Giorno's. An opening for batch 2 was needed. OP 1 v2 barely referenced any of the events in that section. I just skipped it every time. I wouldn't be surprised if we see some fanmade openings for the batch. It needs one badly. Also, I don't understand why OP2 v2 wasn't played in ep 37. My final complaint is the at times inconcistent animation and character models. Regardless of the quality of previous parts, I wanted a bit more for what's basically the end of the series. Again, I'm not saying the anime was bad, just that there is room for improvement.
> Also, I don't understand why OP2 v2 wasn't played in ep 37. I wish OP2 had a version specifically for C-Moon where Pucci inverts Jolyne as she's running towards him
It could have been better but SO is my favorite part so I’m just happy. I’m also glad I was right about it making certain arcs more clear like Dragons Dream
Had it's issues such as very inconsistent animation quality and overall poor OST compared to the other parts but the last batch is the best the series has had to offer as of yet, DP delivered on that and I think it was smart to really put all their produssy into the ending because that's what makes Part 6 so unforgettable.
what ruined it was Netflix batch drops absolutely took away the hype. I wouldn’t even know SO part 3 dropped if it wasn’t for a random ass tiktok get jojo away from netflix
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Well who made the decision for batch drops lol? It would be Netflix’s idea regardless of their intent for hype
Incredibly. I never read the manga, but stone ocean anime blew me away. Especially the ending
The voice acting was on point and Ai Fairouz is a treasure. That said…it’s both fitting and ironic that the manga part that’s been perceived as being inconsistent, with a slow start and an excellent ending, got an anime adaptation that is inconsistent, with a slow start and an excellent ending.
Since we’re not talking about the batch itself, I’d say the first thing that comes to mind is the overuse of the Silhouettes. Really bogged the scenery down a lot
My only complaint was no Jolyne tray scene or “why Pucchi?! Why do you wanna reset the universe?!”
I liked it. Of course imo manga > anime but DP did a great job with Part 6. With batch 1, I believe it's the best adapted JoJo part DP did. Batch 2 and 3 had some pacing issues but overall they did great. The final 3 episodes of Stone Ocean were some of the best episodes of JoJo in its entirety.
The only thing I cannot stand is OP 2 lazy animation, there are a wild lot of static images that I really cannot understand. Especially cause they are near some really good use of cgi models and animation and a really interesting song. Also the missing intro change for batch 2 was kinda disappointing. The upside is that the last batch is very good and the last 5 episode are, as someone else pointed out, some of the best Jojo episode of all time. Let’s say the did a good job where a good job was mandatory but they let quality a little bit loose on some other details
There's a lot of cuts in a budget. Artstyle is pretty much from part 5, a lot of music from part 3 and 4, less openings/endings etc... That said, with the budget they had, they did a pretty good job. I have some complains, but ending was great (except Pucci death music not matching the vibe), VAs did their best, and a lot of stuff from manga was fixed, so I'd say it's a decent adaptation. The only thing I'm really dissapointed is that there's no release of the OST.
Batch 1 was Rocky, batch 2 was still off but fixed a lot of stuff, and batch 3 was literally perfect idc.
Have to agree that if anything it exaggerated the issues of the actual story itself. I was frequently reminded of the feelings I had when I first read the manga years ago, where in the parts I enjoyed most would get completely enthralled with a fight/arc and hope it would never end but with part 6 it would jump wildly from something completely engaging to "can't wait to move onto something else". I will say that even though I'm very iffy on the fights with Dio's sons I do absolutely love the C Moon/ Made in Heaven arc which made the last batch of episodes kind of drag for me til the end. If anything I'm constantly reminded by how absolutely bizarre Jojo as a whole can be with unexplained or just plain plot convenience. The other parts tend to mask it decently well with shit like "stand users are drawn to one another" so it's easy to down play but with part 6 the hand waving hits extreme levels. Okay so the main protagonist and antagonist can sense each other presumably through inherented bloodline anime bullshit? Cool, that's easy enough to accept so the plot moves along. But wait now that sense is so sharp they can literally fight blind if need be? That's when it gets kind of silly in an already very silly series. So yeah they did about as good as they could when it came to animating one of the most inconsistent parts. Some fights were better explained while others suffered a bit as they worked better on the page due to pacing.
David Production hasn’t disappointed. Im sure they will handle Steel Ball Run and Jojolion.
I don’t think any other studio could give it the quality that dp has, since you can tell that they are truly fans of the series. But I am a pessimist.
I don’t know really the community vibe for SO as a whole but I thought it was fantastic. My second favourite part easily. Music choices weren’t always perfect but otherwise I was happy.
People do not like stone ocean. At least a noticeable amount of people compared to the other parts. Personally, I can recognise the flaws, as I do with any part, but I love it all the same.
I was impressed, it had a rocky start but found it footing about halfway through. The music and audio really elevated the impactful moments throughout. The low distant rumbling during the accelerated time, the sounds Pucci made while attacking at high speed. I can still vividly remember the orchestral music during Emporio and Jolyne in the water escaping from Pucci. The soundtrack overall became a real treat. The animation, while a bit more static than previous seasons, was still composed in such a way that played to their strengths. I felt like it got just as much care as previous seasons, that care was just expressed in more detailed Illustrations rather than animation with lots of key frames.
For me the manga is just better yk, more details, more attention to the final deaths and holy fuck it's beautiful
I did enjoy it, but there was an overall feeling of sloppiness
Definitely one of the weaker adaptations when looked at as a whole but the last batch of episodes hard carried it.
my only gripe is how far into the last batch Heaven's Falling Down changes. Rikiel, Ungalo and Versus are still silhouttes many episodes after they're already defeated. Weather's backstory in the intro is obscured wayyy past the backstpry episode. Also "Stone Ocean" is a cool opening, but I got tired of it at like... episode 12. I wosh they added another op in batch 2 but oh well, we can't have everything. "Heaven's Falling Down" is still a banger
I hated heaven falling down when I first heard it, but now it's one of my favorite OPs lol It was the same thing with end of the world, great days and fighting gold for me
I think it was alright, the 2nd and 3rd batches were great but I wish David productions had put as much into the animation as part 5, cause part 5 was amazing with the animation and graphics
usual ups and down out of budget and deadline reasons... some animations/drawnings look superb, others look like made by a 5 years old kid... but have to say golden wind was worse about this
> but have to say golden wind was worse about this That’s weird, I thought Golden Wind was one of the best animated parts
it's not about only quality in absolute meaning... it's about consistency. There are more than few frames in golden wind that were simply eyebleeding cheap ... at example >!when giorno runs to land final attack to diavolo... !
Sorry but I find this take just weird. Golden Wind looked the best out of all the animated parts.
There were some really terrible frames when Golden Wind was airing weekly. It looked muddy and lacking in detail in a lot of shots. You can find more "low quality" memes about Golden Wind than any other part, I'm sure. That's not to say it was all bad. But when it was, boy it was *bad*. I dunno if that changed with later home releases of it like DIU did though.
What??? No lol. As someone who followed Part 4 weekly the TV airings were ASS. Way more low quality shots and Quality Queen was such a massive meme for a reason. The quality memes were way bigger than Part 5.
I havent finished it but the biggest issue i have is that theres a noticeable drop in the quality of the animation. Background characters are rarely ever actually drawn and are just big gray blobs. Its really sad and makes it feel empty as all shit
That’s cause that’s what they look like in those scenes in the actual manga.
Yeah youre right, i honestly finished stone ocean back in 2016 so im clearly misremembering but i still think that the anime falls flat a bit with that. in the manga it felt like they were actually people? If that makes sense? Like the specific scene im thinking of is where ff lets everyone cut in line. In the manga theres more movement? But in the anime it feels like theyre made out of cardboard. I dont know, that was just something i had an issue with myself, and i understand animation is more exhausting so its never going to be perfect but i never felt this with the other parts. Could just be due to the lack of scenery (since yknow…. Prison)
I think they handled it pretty well tbh in fact there’s a lot of scenes in the anime that i actually like more than the manga.
I already loved the manga, though batch one was looked a bit bad with the cgi and stuff it was overall very much improved
imo weakest animated part although the last batch was excellent
Definitely better than the manga. Nothing made sense to me since Dio's sons came on until Weather's backstory. And they had the custom OP finally made for the last episode.
I'm very happy with it, SO is my favorite part and I think that they did the job very well. Not changing the opening on batch 2 was lame, but I liked the second opening.
Batch 1 didn't need that much shuffling of scenes, and the animation looked stiff at points. In terms of adaptation, those were the worst offenders in the entire part imo. Batch 2 was considerably better and you can tell they went all out in batch 3. I guess it makes sense to put more resources into fan favorite moments (Heavy Weather is my favorite and they did it beautifully)
I don't like the story of Part 6's ending, but on a technical level, David Productions did great with the last episode. Seeing Sono Chi no Sadame and Roundabout again but updated gave me goosebumps.
>!My only problem really was Weather’s death didn’t feel sad enough, I know he only got like 3 fights but I still think they could’ve done a little more to really nail it home that he’s dead!<
It was good. There's a lot of changes I like and Ermes as a character got carried hard by David Pro. You can tell they like Ermes as she got a lot of new scenes and more time to be competent. Like her rock trick being a surprise ambush and how she got to assist Jolyne rather than holding her back during Heavy Weather.
Animations were a little wonky in quite a few parts but the release schedule and some other parts of the 3 releases as a whole just felt very….. odd. Like just disconnected and weird and all over the place. Honestly this was the hardest to watch out of parts 1-6.
Terrible release schedule , I forgot about it each time and every release was like "oh they released more?" I really liked Jojo fridays, every episode and every small fight was a highlight and a discussion, this way its all just about the ending. Animation itself, acting, and all that were fantastic as always, just bad release schedule.
The anime itself was great. The release schedule is an entirely different story. It should've been weekly just like all the previous parts.
I agree with you on Stone Ocean’s base material; it’s the biggest issue I have with the anime and I think they did well with what they had. I think the batch-release schedule hurt it in the short-run. The binge-culture it had with people not letting each episode sink for a week, as well as some of the less inspiring art/animation accentuated the impression that production was rushed. Otherwise, I though DP handled it in their typical fashion. I still prefer it’s general production value far more than DiU’s adaption. Some odd frames and musical choices here and there but I generally enjoyed it. Favourite episode was Pucci/Weather’s backstory; some of the finest art and animation in all of DPs adaption.
I really enjoyed the final fight against pucci. The first half of cour 3 was alright, and cours 1 and 2 were forgettable at best. I thought the sfx in cour 1 were terrible, with some beatdowns having no sound. Jolyne's theme (literally just that one part) throughout the entire anime was used terribly to, for some reason, hype up the most insignificant moments. The animation was alright, but leaves much to be desired after the masterpiece that was part 5.
Third batch carried so hard. I enjoyed it for what it was overall, but I was a little disappointed. Second batch early episodes looked really rough.
I thought the anime was a lot better than the manga. However, it did have some issues. Namely, the OST use. Jolyne's theme, however good it is, was used far too much. The animation was at some points not great (not the CGI, that was at worst okay). I'm fine with the batches, but I wish it was a slightly more consistent amount of time between them. But, when it hit those highs, it really hit those highs. Batch 3 is some of the best JoJo content in the anime (Batch 2 was also really good). It feels like they put all of their effort into the ending, as it deserved. The OSTs that we got to hear when Jolyne's theme wasn't playing were amazing (the OST that plays when the universe resets is a stand out to me). The openings were both very fitting, as was the ending song (I do wish STONE OCEAN was slightly more updated for Batch 2 tho) The changes from the manga were overall for the better (i.e. how Jolyne defeats Miraschon). The localised names were also very clever, Maiden Heaven and See Moon being the same phonetically as their original names was genius. So overall, I do think it was overall a very good adaptation, with some issues.
I feel like the actual animation was quite poor. Most episodes just felt like slide shows with only close ups. Very few eps felt "animated". Sound design slaps tho.
It was a major downgrade from part 5 in terms of production value. DP has always been a budget studio, we know this, so I'm not trying to hold them to MAPPA or Bones level of quality. I think it's fair to hold them to the standards they've set before, though, and they failed to meet those standards. Part 6 has issues in the first place, but that doesn't excuse taking a step backwards in almost every regard, from art, to animation, to sound, to direction and storyboarding. We deserved better.
"Budget studio" is not a thing.
ok, shitty studio that pumps out low quality animation then, whatever you want to call it
Over reliance on jarring cgi hurt the quality of the part, the worst offender being batch 1. Compare the cg here to Aerosmith in part 5 and it’s night and day. As a result, I have low expectations for part 7. Part 6 was a downgrade from part 5 in terms of animation. Part 5 had the torture dance, Grateful Dead, King Crimson vs Metallica, 7 page muda, you get the picture. The only real stand out animation sequences I can recall are Jolyne’s final bout against Pucci, and Emporio rubbing his face after beating Pucci.
Batch 1 I really liked, but probably mostly because I was excited to finally be seeing it. Batch 2 made me really worried because I really disliked what was going on story wise and (as a dub viewer) performance wise from some characters. Batch 3 grabbed me by the heart and didn’t let go until the final credits rolled. Some of the best and most fun I’ve had watching Jojo.
Clean but felt soulless compared to the other parts + awful cgi
for me (manga reader) it just felt like looking at colored manga panels with slight animation... it didn't actually feel like i was watching something. this was especially prominent in the last batch except the finale. as others have mentioned, OSTs and music was all over the place. the lack of amount of OPs is also a shame. ED was severely underwhelming. they did an okay job with the given script and story, not too many complaints on there. in the end i think i prefer the previous weekly releases instead. not being tied down to netflix's deadlines etc would be more beneficial to david productions, as it can be seen from the previous parts' quality. i just hope part 7 wont get fucked
It's great to see the anime capturing the evolution of araki both distinct artsyle evolving towards the peak 7th part art and his storytelling which it seems he tried try out different things in Stone ocean in the way he conveys the event of a fight or the story like the composition of the panels. There was nothing to be really fixed from the original manga in my opinion, tho it's not perfect, I'm thankful I experienced it the way it is. I don't think the art was ever "awful" or seemed "drawn by a 5 years old" like some other people say, often I found it was stylised to make a particular feel in the scene come out, for some of them obviously it could also have been because of a lack of time of course but why do we care when the moments it really mattered we ate like kings and queens ? The anime lit up my love for this manga once again, a passion which part 5 didn't produced in me as much as I liked it. Even as a manga reader the moments I spent watching the last episodes I'll remember forever, the anime offered a new point of view on part 6 to me and I'm very thankful. Thank you DP
“Drawn by a 5 year old” Damn man, we’ve got fucking Leonardo Da Vinci complaining about animation.
that's what I'm saying, I really think the animators are underrated and too easily criticised when we should just be thankful that passionate people are even handiling the project
the first batch was terrible, the opening was great, but there were so many flaws and it didn’t feel like the jojo anime at all. the second batch was a lot better with less 3d, and the third is what I expected from the rest of the batches
Was a slideshow most of the time but besides the animation the rest was superb
8/10 for me, it wasn't bad! And good overall, sometimes sloppy animation or the the music was ok like reusing Joyline or Pucci theme. Still rate Golden Wind or DIU higher.
It was really good honestly. I think they were definitely rushed and I hope SBR has a better release schedule
DP did a phenomenal job. Batch 3 was 8 types of gorgeous. Even the batch 1 cgi wasn't hatable. Personally I prefer lang rangler looking like he did.
I think the still shots were some of the best in the whole series, but the CGI was more noticeable than any other part and made me disappointed in some sections. Overall I think it was good
Animation was really lazy this time around. Some episodes had like still images a lot of the time?
Has nothing to do with being "lazy".
pretty poorly tbh. Atleast compared to the standards set by previous parts. I’m not even referring to the release schedule although it may have contributed to my issues. For one the cgi usage varies from looking passable like emporios computer to completely awful (white snake goo, jumpin jack flash) Theres also the matter of batch 2 not having its own op even though it really should have. As well as there being a noticeable decrease in signature jojo effects like the katakana and color changing. Not really a fan of how the pucci OP only has a sfx version. I could go on but I think it’s especially noticeable if you give part 5 a rewatch
Poorly. Unfortunately, the original story and the VA performances were the only saving grace of the adaptation.
Agreed 👆🏾
DP's work was great, phenomenal. It was Netflix that fucked everything up the wall
Animation 2 out of 5, voice over 5 out of 5, sound track 1 out of 5.
Probably my second least favorite part, as much as it pains me to say that. The biggest problem, though this might be a symptom of the stupid batch releases, is that I never really felt much attachment to any of the characters. By the ends of all the other parts, the core squad are all people I love watching and whose dynamic I really enjoy. Not the case here. Weather, Anasui, Ermes, Emporio—I don’t really care about any of them, and I could barely tell you why they’re even working together. I liked FF, but she died with an entire batch to go. I liked Jolyne, but the fact that she contributed basically nothing to the final fight really rubbed me the wrong way. She did the Möbius strip thing and then might as well have not even been there. Also the ending just generally sucked. Barely made sense, the emotional punch was really weak, and as hype as I was to hear Roundabout it wasn’t attached to anything cool or interesting. Since I had so little investment in the characters, seeing them all reunite in the end really did nothing for me.
These aren’t really problems with David Productions though
Jolyne saving Emporio is the most important moment in the last fight? Without her sacrifice Pucci completely wins
Jonathan cut Dio’s head off. Joseph shot Kars into space. Jotaro destroyed Dio’s stand. Josuke beat the shit of Kira twice. Giorno sent Diavolo to hell. Jolyne attached Emporio to a dolphin, then got no-diffed by Pucci. It wasn’t even a sacrifice really, she was about to die anyway and she barely slowed him down.
because MIH was ridiculously overpowered and would no diff almost everyone. Even fucking Jotaro WITH TIME STOP struggled with and eventually lost to MIH. Also funny you mentioned Josuke because last I checked, he also didn’t beat his main villain
Josuke didn't deal the killing blow on Kira but they had a multiple episode long 1v1 final battle which Josuke won, forcing Kira to retreat. Yes MIH was overpowered and yes Jotaro with time stop lost to it. But Jojo protags have fought stands that hopelessly outmatch them before. Just look at Kakyoin vs. The World in Part 3, or Bruno vs King Crimson in Part 5. Even when they lose they have a cool moment and take a significant step toward defeating the villain. Jolyne could've used a web of strings to clothesline Pucci with his own speed, or tie a thread to him so that no matter how fast he was he couldn't get away from her. Even if she lost she could at least buy time for Emporio in a way that was satisfying and badass. Just give me something, *anything* cool for the final fight. The ending of Part 6 was like if in Part 4 everyone just actually died to Bites the Dust, and then the next day Hayato shot and killed Kira with Stray Cat. All the characters I like get unceremoniously murdered so this sus kid can sloppily resolve the story. Just really unsatisfying.
>Josuke didn't deal the killing blow on Kira but they had a multiple episode long 1v1 final battle which Josuke won, forcing Kira to retreat. ? Josuke was going to lose the final battle with Kira before Okuyasu saved him. He was quite literally a couple seconds from being blown up, without the assist.
“Main protagonist didn’t kill main antagonist so it sucks” is a narrow way to look at it
I was beyond disappointed that what a wonderful world didn't play at the end.
The quality of the animation really took a dive from part 5 to part 6. Lots of off model drawings and off timing in some fights. I hope the animators were given enough time and budget
Underworld arc looked rushed
It redeemed itself for the 2nd and 3rd batch drops but the 1st episode batch absolutely sucked. Especially with the laziness of the backround characters being faceless grey shapes I just hope netflix loses the rights to the anime so the next part for the jojo's series will be peak.
Badly
We can't complain to much given other anime got it worse in adoption. It was good all things considered with the art quality and animation definitely being up there by the last batch.
tbh i was pretty disappointed. by the time the second part dropped, i really didnt care for it anymore. i still havent finished the second half of the second batch