This story continues the original message of the importance of family as history repeats itself with the descendants of The Joestars & The Zeppelis having to face Aztec Vampires. The story begins once Straights uses the stone mask battling Joseph who then later encounters The Wermacht & the series villains The Pillar Men who created The Stone Masks of Part 1. Phantom Blood may not be the best part of JoJo but serves as a teaser of what the series can become as it expresses the original themes Hirohiko Araki thought of: The struggle of humanity, the temptation of evil, the strive for perfection & the importance of family.ĥ0 years after the events of Phantom Blood, Joseph Joestar makes his debut as the grandson of Jonathan Joestar. While the concepts of Stands & its much later "Bizarre" quality weren't developed yet, this story almost works as a stand alone with its tragic finale giving much highlight to fans of Manly series such as Sakigake Otokojuku, Riki-Oh, Cyber Blue, Kongo Bancho & Fist Of The North Star respectively. This is further aided with its music as it has the feel of an epic tale & often resorts to something akin to immediate music. Part 1 feels more like a classical tale of vampire hunters especially with its location & time period as we have normal humans battling against the forces of darkness. To some people, Jonathan comes off a rather too "good hearted", however having experiencing Fist Of The North Star (specifically The Shin Arc chapters 1-10/episodes 1-22) the "corny moments" come off as very tragic to me. The rest of the series involves Jonathan learning the Ripple martial art to battle against Dio & his vampire army & going on an adventure involving zombies, Jack The Ripper, martial artists, bizarre super powers, over the top dialogue & manly tears.īeing inspired by Fist Of The North Star & possibly Bram Stroker's Dracula, Phantom Blood is a blend of manly characters & horror elements making it a unique short tale. Jonathan Joestar is our JoJo for the series whose life changes once Dio discovers the stone mask using it to make himself a vampire. The story starts to move when Dio Brando is adopted into the Joestar family as Dio is an ambitious jerk who wishes to rob the family of its fortune & would resort to murder. Taking place in the late 1880's in England, we are introduced to the Joestar family & the Brando Family. the outline for its primary themes of the series. The beginning of JoJo seems a bit rough at first but manages to give However, both animes are filled with stylish colors, great characters & outstanding music!! Examples include: Phantom Blood being a classical vampire hunter story while Battle Tendency feels very much like an Indiana Jones film. The reason for this is that every JoJo part should NOT be skipped as each have their own tone. Both parts are unique 80's horror shonen filled with MANLINESS! The following will be split into two reviews per part below. This adaptation of JoJo covers Part 1: Phantom Blood & Part 2:Battle Tendency.
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