Anime: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken 6f6jv

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is based on an epic and legendary manga from Japan, spanning hundreds of volumes and covering the adventures of three generations of the Joestar family and their struggle against their immortal nemesis, Dio Brando.

Viewers don't have to be familiar with the manga or the events thus far to enjoy the series. This OVA starts off somewhere in the middle of the story, but viewers will quickly find their footing. I came to the OVA not knowing anything about the manga, yet I was able to enjoy it nevertheless, quickly elevating the series to one of my favorites. The same has happened to many of the other people that I later introduced to it. The fact that I eventually sought out additional details, and even read part of the manga, only attests to the great impression that this series can make.

The various conflicts in Jojo are some of the most inventive and spectacular ever captured on the medium. Both rival crews have special abilities with which they can incur great carnage and destruction on their enemies and environment. But their duels rarely descend into mindless violence. Instead the heroes and the villains engage in desperate attempts to outwit and thus overpower their rivals. The outcome of these battles is never clear from the start. The engagements are cerebral, violent, and often fatal. There is an air of desperation throughout the series as Jotarou and his friends race against time, and seemingly invincible enemies, to save Jojo's dying mother. This tension is only occasionally punctuated by some much-needed comic relief.

The art and animation has aged, but it can still be a pleasure to watch. Jojo has a rather unique style that resembles a mix between western comics and japanese manga. The main characters resemble Greek gods more than mortals, much like western superheroes, and are all tall, muscular and imposing. The animation is detailed and smooth. The first few episodes take place in a desert and aren't indicative of the rich scenery seen in the later parts, when some outstanding fights take place in exotic and busy city streets crawling with life.

The sound was produced by Skywalker Sounds, an award-winning company founded by George Lucas of Star Wars fame. The voice actors are are well chosen and perform their craft well. The music is suspenseful and crisp, although the opening and ending are likely too idiosyncratic to find popular appeal.

When I started watching this anime, I just hoped not to be disappointed, because it seems to me that this series is not popular. Well, all I can say is that this anime is a “must watch” for all of those who like action and adventure.

I’ll give a 9 to the animation, because considering the year it was done (around 1993) it’s pretty good, there is plenty of action and blood scenes. Please don’t try to compare the animation of this series to the new ones, it’s better to enjoy it as it is, I'm sure you will see this anime is unique.

Maybe the sound is the most average point for this series, so I'll give it a 7, the music is nothing special, the music just fits the scenes properly, the opening and end songs are kind of weird, the opening is very long and to be honest I used to skip it, because to me it’s a little boring. The voices are very good.

The story deserves an 8. It is easy to understand, but since the first OVA series have a second part, you have to know something. The second OVA series is not a continuation of the first OVA, actually it is a prequel, so if you start watching the First OVA series thinking that you will see the beginning of the story, you are wrong, actually this is the second and ending part. Anyway, I think watching this first OVA series is the best way to begin, so don’t worry about this. The Story gathers 5 people, 2 of them of the Joestar family; all of them have a unique power called “stand” which is represented by a card form the Tarot. All of them will have to face DIO the evil vampire who has come back to finish his battle against the Joestar family. DIO has also gathered some powerful stand s in order to help him. This is a very violent anime there is bloodshed in all the fights, be prepared for violence and sadness.

There are just 6 episodes, so it’s hard to see a real development in every character, anyway very soon you will understand their personalities, most of the characters including, evil ones, have their own reasons to fight and that gives more sense to the fights. The leader of the 5 mistical wariors is Jotaro, the others are: his grandfather Joseph, Abdul Kakyoin, and Poinaref, They all are friends and soon you will see how strong their friendship is, as well as their desire for revenge.

This short 6 OVA series is one of my favourite animes of all times (having seen so far about 40 series) It may be a short series, but it still has a lot to offer. The characters look very realistic, their powers are awesome, the fights are damn good, and there is not topical happy end. There are no jokes, just action and more action.

I have seen this anime 3 times already, and I still enjoy it a lot, I recommend this series to everybody who likes action and adventure, as I said, there are no jokes, no romance, no love history, but that’s one of the reasons that make this anime special. It has different elements, rage, friendship, revenge, fear etc. If you like this series I recommend you to watch the second OVA series, so you will see how Jotaro meets his friends and why they help him to kill DIO.

Sorry for my english, it's not my first language.