I also like the fact that with each part that follows you can see Araki’s progression as an artist and seeing how drastically his style has changed over the parts!

You understand jolyne more than jojo fans. lot of jojo fans were thinking she is the worst joestar when in term of character writing and story writing. she is at least top 3 jojo.

this is why so many people are adamant to never skip parts. You miss out on Araki’s growth as an artist and storyteller

Part 1: Fist of the north star / Dracula Part 2: Indiana Jones and the Pillar men Part 3: Around the world in 80 days Part 4: Murder Mystery / Goosebumps Part 5: Goodfellas Part 6: Shawshank redemption Part 7: western / Cannon Ball Run Part 8: The Curious Case of josuke Higashikata Part 9: Reservoir Dogs

11:11 The man who saved Josuke in the past was a Yanki. A type of high school-aged biker gang that was common in real life 1980s Japan that often wore pompadors and long, colorful jackets. They mostly disappeared in the 90s and were considered goofy and outdated. This scene was to explain why Araki chose to make the main character have a very uncool (at the time of writing) design. This is context that is lost in translation to English, but is very easily understood in Japan. As Yanki Gangs did not exist outside of Japan. It is not a dropped time travel plot thread.

I'm still a JoJo boomer I can't stop loving Part 1 to 3. It always feels like the first 3 parts were one big saga between the Joestar family and Dio.

I think Pucci is a lot more interesting then you think, like Kira is interesting because he is a near perfect depiction of a serial killer psychopath, Pucci is interesting because being influenced by DIO and his belief in god makes him so self righteous that he thinks that all the people hes hurt, killed is nessecary to his goal despite it going against his religion itself, hes so self righteous that he thinks that he the one able to make the decision for all Humanity to reset the universe and create "Heaven" I think a Crazy religious man is just as interesting as a perfect serial killer personally, also I loved this vid so much.

11:25 the reason he looks like Josuke is bc he modeled his look after the man who saved him, Araki confirmed this so many times 💀

I'd say jojolion really is an evolution of arakis ability to write romance, all of the other jojos and their love interests were pretty basic and felt forced. However josuke and yasuho felt so natural and had so much chemistry over time all you might ever hope is for that one moment when it finally happens. (Idk if it does happen yet rn I'm ch 100)

Ok I don't get why people thought josuke's backstory was about time travel, him being saved by a good samaritan who seems terrifying on the outside as a yankee delinquent with a heart of gold is such a nice influence for him to have

The analysis of part 4 was great, but you missed the point of Okuyasu's dad. The reader is supposed to come to the conclusion that Okuyasu could have killed him, but Keicho wanted to spare him the heartache of killing his father. Moreover, he is meant to make the reader empathize with Keicho before his death, making them hate Chili Pepper.

15:14 I was thinking the same exact thing from part 1-6 Jolyne has had the best character development. You could just tell halfway through the series when she is placed in solitary confinement yet. Jolyne determination in that scene was so powerful the way she tells herself that she refuses to waiver in here because if she does it’ll wear down her mental fortitude and physical strength. Jolyne development was such a beautiful experience to watch.

I disagree with the idea that the first 6 parts didnt have an over-arcing plot. Although not very deep or complex, Dio is fated to fight the joestars, or rather that the joestars are fated to fight evil in general. And fate is a very strong theme throughout the story especially part 5 with king crimson and the rolling stone

I love how he points out the flaws and isn’t one of those people who just goes “araki is a genius and every part is a masterpiece”.

11:12 For the last time, that was never Araki's intention in this scene. He just wanted to explain why Josuke looks the way he does and why he gets so angry when people make fun of his hair

For part 4 i'd say the improvement was the villian. Part 4 is kinda like a slice-of-life,so i wouldn't say that the plot is the most important aspect

I like how you can appreciate every part in its own unique way. Just because Phantom Blood is "basic", doesnt mean it's not great. They're great getting on points for a series. You could argue that SBR and Jojolion get too complex, some of the stand powers are confusing. That doesn't mean they aren't great either. Diamond is Unbreakable is my favorite because of how simple yet diverse it is with all the craziness in a small town.

Bro really thinks Josuke's flashback was a setup 💀

I think it's a shame there isn't more discussion around the actual writing in JoJo's Bizarre Adventures. It seems most of the discussion is always around memes and funny gags but Araki really is a great writer. Araki may not write as tight a plot as Oda or whoever but the way he ties all the bizarre concepts in his work together with the overarching themes and characters is severely overlooked. The "funny" villain monologues in the series aren't just there for laughs but actually serve purpose in character motives and the overall theme. Which in my opinion is what storytelling is all about. Your story can be as tight and your characters can be super in depth but if the story exist just to exist without purpose then it all means nothing. I can overlook minor plot inconsistencies in JoJo because the themes and meaning of it all is always consistent and the way Araki executes it all is great.

I can't be the only one who unironicly loved Part 1 😅😅😅

This channel is high key a banger with the well constructed story writing and manga coverage on thematic and distinct core nuances for each manga covered... I love it

Imo JoJo is the greatest Shonen/Seinin Manga ever. Its stories are mature and even at times emotionally brutal, yet can effortlessly flow into murderously funny. Its fights are unique yet the mist realistic, and I adore the factor of IQ being a very important area in every fight. The real-world kinks are genuinely perfectly executed, from concepts such as Rykiels stand, all the way to the links between the characters and the name of their stands. Every Main JoJo is bare minimum great to follow, and at peak literally flawlessly written. They're relatable in a bizarre setting and it really draws you into the story so much that locations in the real-world are known as JoJo locations. BUT in my opinion, the key factor to JoJos succes in my opinion is the villains. Holy shit. I've NEVER seen a fictional story with such a consistently perfect execution of multiple villains, especially with mist of them having a very short actual presence in the story. I know that "oh Tooru is trash rock human ahhhh" BUT it was Arakis attempt at a twist villain, and each time I look back at it, I realise that it was performed REALLY WELL. The simple twist that Tooru is less of a person and more of a manipulative force taking the form of an entity that has morphed and warped the town of Morioh into a sick version of itself LITERALLY DESCRIBES THE ROCK HUMANS TO A TEE. Tooru represents what a rock human is. And this is the worst written villain. When you go on to villains such as Diavolo, Kira and in that truly perfect tier, where Valentine and (imo) Pucci reside, you truly see the impact of a perfect villain. The story doesn't work if the villain is ANYTHING else apart from Valentine in part 7 As of right now, part 9 has just started. I've read the 1st chapter and it's already had, in my opinion, the best start out of any of the JoJo manga. Everything is pitch-perfect

The key thing with the Josuke flashback that no one mentions is that it is a retelling from Koichi so it makes sense for the random delinquent guy to look a lot like Josuke.

MORJJJJJJ! Thank you I’m on part 7 right now and I absolutely LOVE IT. Might have to stop watching early for part 7 and 8 spoilers but I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU for making a video on Jojo 💙 Much love

In the before & after shots of Jolyne with Romeo. You can tell just by the defined deltoids in the later shot that she’s been enduring some real shit in prison.

Just like the JoJo's parts this video kept getting better. Thank you, Morj!

11:18 HOLD IT! That's not Josuke. That's just a stranger with a good heart. That's literally the point of it.

tbh (I feel like I am a very small minority) but I think one of Araki's best parts is Part 8 (there is just something about it) and moreso with Kaato Higashikata (I love how everything about her connects, which I could go on about forever, lol [I am the number 1 Kaato fan for a reason]) but I really think that Kaato is one of JJBA's best characters; there is just something about her that feels so human, yes she has done bad things; really bad things, but from what we see she is a genuinely loving person (towards her family) and even within "Kaato's Attack" I feel like she gets humanized even more; she isnt some irredeemable monster, nor is she this perfect saint, she is a person, and I think she is really a testament to how Araki's "side" characters also improved over time, going from one off jokes or entirely evil to complex people who you can feel for and understand

nobody ever realizes jolyne's development, thank you for putting into words what i've wanted to tell a lot of part 6 haters for a while now

Something I've always loved about Jojo's is the incredible character writing. The absolute absurdity of the story, the cool fights, the crazy outfits and the humor are defining features of Jojo's, but Araki is genuinely one of the best character creators of all mangaka

Why I think part 3 excels at is the moment to moment storytelling. I feel like it’s what made the series really popular because the weekly read was so compelling.

Steel Ball Run is one of the stories I hold in the highest regard. It, along with seldom few above it. An absolute master-class as a work of art that deserves to be passed down for generations to come. Read Jojo's if you have not. Watching Araki continuously grow as a creative is genuinely satisfying to watch develop over time, and at the very least it stays entertaining throughout the earliest parts. There's always something to like in every Part of Jojo's, even the Parts that end up at the bottom of the pack in terms of quality... and then Steel Ball Run blows the lid off of what you thought to be possible when you get to it. I love Gyro. Also Johnny, but especially Gyro. Gyro is and was a beautiful man until the very end, and his lessons apply directly to how a good life ought to be lived. Again, beautiful.

Hopefully the momentum on this video doesn't get stopped because I love your analysis videos

With just the title, I agree so much. You can see this in the evolution of Joe Bros and side characters. Seeing an artist grow and change is always beautiful. Regardless of medium.

It goes from another fist of the North Star clone to the strangest and most addicting read ever made. I am so glad to have been a fan of this series.

11:12 that literally is just a random guy? Josuke literally explains it in the scene 😭

Amazing video! I've got a feeling The JOJOLands is going to be very in depth, so can't wait for the update next decade!

not "simply because p1 is the origin", by itself is an excellent reimagination of Bram Stoker's Dracula, plus the care and dedication David's Production give it got to keep a story so incredibly classic, fresh for toy today standards and argubly better than some shonen of their time (anime), "Jonathan being extremely one dimensional" he only becomes truly determined to defeat him after the "how many slices of breads line", becomes the second most badass JoJo after recieving Zeppeli's power and despite everything his shitty brother did he still spares tears of sadness for him the characters aren't in any way simpler than in p2, understanding the source material that inspired the story gives them more lawyers even, like George protecting the one who stole from him, being heavily based on Les Miserables beginning Im in now way saying that is the best part or even better than any of the following ones, just that is incredibly overlooked and reducted to being a simpler work that it actually is PS: is funny how some think that Dio is a simple evil dude, while appraising Diego, being the totallity of the character that is Diego, a reboot of just a tiny part of Dio, specifically the Dio from the first 3 episodes of Phantom Blood from his infancy to the moment when he loses his humanity; Dio (P1 to P6) is up to P8 easily the most complex and deep jojo antagonist

Part 7 can stand on its own as a masterpiece of a story, separate from the series as a whole!!!

I think that someone who went through just as much character development as Jolyne, maybe even more, was Polnareff. That dude went from only wanting to join the crusaders because he wanted to avenge his sister, to a man who was willing to die for his friends. Then in part 5, he became a shell of his former self, broken and beaten yet still fighting to keep the flames of hope alive and deliver the arrow to Giorno. I’m not saying that he was written better than Jolyne, but he did do it first.

Part 7's my favourite however the one issue I had was how stuff would basically be scrapped like Sandman, so Araki could fully focus on the story of Johnny. Upside of this is how damn good that story is! Part 5's my second favourite. Part 9 has a really confident start which feels like it really knows where it's going, it's got that really powerful beginning similarly to my favourites so I'm really excited to see where it goes!

Man, this video was beautifully made. You really outdid yourself on this one.

Just commenting to appreciate Jonatharo in the Thumbnail

you notice thath with each season everything gets more and more colorful

I think what makes Araki a genius are not only the amazing characters, villains, and how well the setting and time period works within the story, but it's how amazing the Stands really are, the fights' structure can get repetitive sometimes, but is so creative, not only the Stand's abilities, but how well Araki writes the conflicts, it's like a puzzle that the character has to solve, it's like he is always challenging himself as a creator.

Its not a "random Josuke lookalike". The entire point is that Josuke idolized the man who saved his life and then styled himself after that man. I'm tired of people assuming Araki scrapped plans that have no evidence for existing

Very interesting stuff, excited for more jojos vids!!

I started watching this vid when I finished the stone ocean anime and this is such a wonderful analysis of the evolution and narrative elements that make JoJo's such a unique and rewarding story!! I honestly find Araki's growth as an author and artist so inspiring to watch as he's constantly been improving the series for almost 40 years now 🥺💗 I just returned to this vid after finishing the sbr manga and I totally agree with your points about the thematic arc of johnny's growth! Since the series felt like a rebirth from the previous part 1-6 continuity I found that watching johnny's growth really helped convince us readers that this was indeed a fresh story from the past Jojo parts and that we were witnessing his transformation into a Joestar from beginning to end🥺!!

I actually did legitimately think that was just a Josuke lookalike what are y’all on

Praying this channel becomes a success. Might honestly like it more than the original one piece channel

this was an amazing video. huge jojo fan already and this gave me an even deeper level of appreciation for it

Great stuff all around Morj on this crazy bizarre trippy series I love so much and Araki being a fellow vampire like Dio himself this will go on as long as OP

i loved your video... it's amazing how much can be brought out of jojo's by discussing araki's progression as a mangaka!

I find part 6 to be the most poetic part and I will be honest it’s my favorite part by far and I will never understand why so many people dislike it like the ending and so many other things like pucci’s ability being used against him more than once and his own brothers stand being the one to do him in is just so beautiful when it comes to it’s ending is also beautiful

I think araki is probably the happiest manga writer because he gets to do pretty much what he wants, or so i think as a surface level observer.

11:25 he is not a future josuke, just a delinquent that josuke got inspired from, it never was stated or implied that that dude was future josuke

istg if anyone mentions the "Past Josuke" thing one more time im gonna lose it. No matter how many times you repeat a lie/myth it will stay a lie/myth

Bro really thinks josuke time traveled lmao

Maybe it’s coping, but smaller things like josukes savoir and okuyasus father were small plot points used to establish the characters and their motives, they weren’t really forgotten, they naturally ran their course and ended. Saying we didn’t get to see okuyasus father be cured or something feels like a mute point, since in the narrative they even explained why they stopped trying to cure him. And Josukes savior was never meant to be a major plot point, he was meant to be vague, implying that josukes hero was just an average high school delinquent; and that level of heroism and goodness can exist in anyone, which the good members of morioh have, using that goodness to battle Kira’s evil. No offense, but honestly this videos feels slightly unfair to the earlier parts. Very slightly, but maybe I’m just nit picking

My favourite thing is how every new quirk is something from the previous part but with a twist added. Like I always believed King Crimson was basically araki going "what if time moved in stopped time?"

This is such a basic bitch understanding of everything - "this time Araki added character which means good, this time Araki added plot which means even gooder" But you have to ignore any kind of thematic depth in order for this video to hold together. Yes, the guy who saved Josuke is just some random dude after whom Josuke models his appearance, because Araki wanted to tell a story about how acts of good and kindness can inspire others and that appearances are deceiving - a delinquent can have a heart of gold and a well mannered guy in a suit can be a murderer.

Seeing how far Jojos has come as a series makes you appreciate/respect part 1 in retrospect. Especially the character that he created in Jonathan, he is the embodiment of every JoJo from 2-6, with their righteous spirits and sense of justice. They are all heroes of good with more layers to their character tacked on top. which is amazing that in part 7 and 8, the main jojos are more nuanced and I can see that also becoming the case with the new one in part 9. great video

Great hearing your thoughts on jojo fleshed out

I was waiting for a sign to start Jojo. Thought deeply yesterday. You posting this video today, is a sign for me

Love this breakdown Morj! The evolution of this series is truly unique.

This video is awesome but 17:23 how do you not think pucci is a great villain 💀💀💀

This video is incredible man!

the future josuke theory has been disproven by araki himself, it’s just a guy he shows admiration for 💀

Your Part 4 takes seem to come from low attention. It is clear that the invisible baby was not only set up to present a bizarre scenario like other episodes in Part 4, but the narrative context was that Josuke didn't accept Joseph as his father since he left his family alone and abondened them. Joseph proving his willingness to give himself up to find the baby showed Josuke a sight of Joseph he didn't thought up, his caring personality to do the good at the end of the day. Furthermore, Joseph takes care of the child as the story goes on which makes a point that Joseph CAN be a proper father despite Josuke disbelieving it. Okuyasu's father wasn't meant to be healed since the search was a timely conclusion from the circumstances they were set in. On the other hand, they understood what the father was trying really to protect (the picture of his family) and Okuyasu and his brother felt closer towards their father because of it, that's why they've accepted his fate. The Josuke time travel shenanigang is a horrible take. It's obvious it's just a mere explanation why Josuke had his hair how he had. It'd have many time paradox plot holes if it were to be actual time traveling, neither is it possible in the limits of Bites to dust abillities.

lol ok the plots were basic but they werent "severely lacking in basic storytelling" and the josuke time traveling thing? "josuke looks too much like the person he tries to look like, it has to be time travel" autism moment

I like how with each part the animation style changes along with it, I love pt 4's color palette

The insane run Araki had between pt.5-7 must be studied

jojo's was my first anime and part 1 was so mind blowing and amazing to me , i had no idea how good jojo's got after each part , while watching it and made me love it even more even to today jojo's will always be my number 1 not in a baised way its just no anime had me feel the way jojos did im truly so Greatful I decided to watch this masterpiece

Great video! I’d also say that part 5 is the first time araki wrote compelling minor antagonists.

I've legitimately never seen a more precise video about Jojo than this one, I truly agree with pretty much everything that was said within his opinion and I think those are the reasons why I love Jojo so much, truly incredible

Hope you keep the vids up Morj

I mean yeah I didn't think that Josuke's saviour was Josuke because it's explicitly stated that they only have the same hair because Josuke based his hair off of his saviour. It's hard to call it an unresolved plot hole because the hair is the only similarity they have and it's explained why they have the same hair, they have different pins, they have different school uniforms, they have different shirts, Araki stated in an interview 1 week after the chapter came out that Josuke's saviour isn't Josuke. Also if it was Josuke who saved himself and not just a random delinquent don't you think that kinda ruins the golden heart of Morioh theme?

My favorite aspect of Part 5 is theme. The themes of reaching the truth and resolve are very engaging and makes the villan's defeat that much more interesting. Stands are also more thematic than any other part, with the stand being a metaphor for the personality of each character. With this, the story became so much deeper moving forward.

You gave me hope. Thanks a lot.

Amazing analysis! I have been thinking about Jojo for quite some time recently because of my experience with it. I first watched Jojo when I was a freshman in highschool and as fast as I could watched parts 1-3 and watched part 4 as it aired, and after that I read parts 5-7 in a similar blaze as I was so enraptured by Araki's unique style. Years later, I am trying to reevaluate my former, more juvenile thoughts on the series with a better grasp of many different things and the experiences I have found myself with now. For me, this means a thorough literary analysis of the series and I don't think I could have thought of a better way to put the growth of Jojo. While I don't know your experience with the series, the development of the series is one that I cannot divorce from my own development, which adds to my enjoyment of the series as I am able to see my own personal journey within the very structure of Jojo itself. Additionally, I like to view parts 1-3 and parts 4-6 as semi-separate story cycles focusing on the direct results of Dio's actions and the lasting generational trauma respectively, and while most likely a result of the natural structure of the overall story rather than the intended way to interpret the story, I still feel is an interesting perspective. While I have not read Jojolion and so cannot say how it and Steel Ball Run fit into this interpretation, I am excited to see how The Jojolands could help bring the third cycle to completion.

I doubt you'd do it but it'd be really interesting to see you cover Homunculus

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I thought I recognized that voice, Mr. Morj lol. This video is great because it made me realize something. I used to try to write stories a long time ago but I tried to include all the things that a "good story" is supposed to have and it was just too much. Trying to come up with plot, intersting plot points, character arcs, themes, etc, and having to write it well is just too much especially if you're starting out. But Araki broke all that down and mastered each thing, one at a time. And though his stories didn't have all the "needed elements of story" his were still amazing. So that just goes to show that you don't need all of those things. You can just take your time to master things one at a time and your stories and skill will improve over time rather than trying to carry that huge burden all at once. I wonder if you could include Araki's original story in this? I recall it was also a pretty simple story and the art wasn't what it would became later, so maybe he improved as an artist and planted those seeds of greatness.

I agree. Part 4 is my favorite but I started noticing emotional complexities from the writing in 5. You really see araki add to his repertoire with each part.

About the "Josuke look alive". He factually IS a Josuke look alike. It's literally not a dropped plot thread at all. Yes, most people assumed he was Josuke from the future, but that was us overthinking things and just making a wrong assumption. Josuke MODELED himself after that man, which is why he has the same hairstyle. They live in the same town, and that guy is clearly a high schooler, so they go to the same school which is why they're wearing the same clothes. Except they aren't even wearing the same clothes, because the man in the flashback is missing several identifiers that Josuke himself wears, most notably his pins. So that person is factually and definitively not a "dropped plot point", you don't even need to be a hardcore defender to say that. You just need to actually listen to the reasoning why it can't be Josuke.

11:25 tf you talking about these plots are already solved or debunked

absolutely loved this video morj!!! two small nitpicks/differences in interpretation(?): 1. the rokakakas are not connected to the holy corpse (at least at first) - the only rokakaka fruit that is connected is the one fusing josefumi and kira under the walleyes 2. imo the overarching plot of the new universe is the flow of all things and how the spin interacts with this flow - the finale of part 7 is all about johnny using the spin to overcome impossible odds, in early part 8 norisuke references the flow with regards to the fruit parlor and tooru at the end can manipulate it to his will and still gets defeated by what is probably the ultimate version of the spin

What i like about part 7 is before the mandom arc, Johnny was a cry baby and we were more focused on Gyro, but after the mandom arc, the story goes into Johnny's character and who he is as a person, and he is less of a cry baby

Thank you for giving Part 8 the flowers that it deserves! I see so much hate for JoJolion, & I love it so much & can relate to Gappy so much.

Josuke based his appearance on that guy so it’s not him

It just somehow keeps getting better and better, im very very excited for part 9

Araki truly become amazing over time. Each part’s endings were more and more amazing to me, with the finsl episode of Stone Ocean GENUINELY making me cry.

There's an important statement from araki's part to have in consideration, according to him, he only plans the beginning and the end of each part, and then comes up with everything that happens in between as he writes his stories.

You really made me think. Thought that part one and part seven are made by the same guy is unbelievable. And keshibe rohan is... i dont know what to day about it

I really hate how people just treat part 6 like the prelude to part 7 personally it is my favorite part and I hate that they only see it as the part before steel ball run, because people miss out on an amazing part

Jojo is like a fine wine, it gets better with age

Personally, I disagree that part 7 made it hard to argue who was morally correct. Valentines plan was pretty evil

And then threw it all away in part 8

What a great video!

Loved the video