Their dynamic is best realised by the Dale Carnegie quote, that Araki placed in a volume of the Phantom Blood manga. Truthfully, Phantom Blood remains so high because of its two main characters, none of the other parts can measure up to the rivalry, the history, the dichotomy of Jonathan and Dio. You thought this would be at the bottom, didn’t you!? But it was here, at the third spot! Oof, even Speedwagon is sick of that joke. No matter what Joseph is doing, he’s fun to watch, and seeing the comically ridiculous tricks he uses to outsmart his opponents, with a good amount of luck, all while taunting them with his signature bants, never gets old. Joseph is also one of the most entertaining JoJo protagonists, with his quick wit and sharp tongue, adept at roasting villains like he was spittin’ Hamon. Just Wham on his own is a more dynamic and interesting character than (almost) every villain in Part 3 put together. When Caesar updates his Bubble Launcher attack, it puts Wham on the back foot for the first time in the show, and the fight is elevated by the history of their previous battle, something that’s hard to get with Stardust Crusaders’ format. ![]() Having a consistent cast of villains with the Pillar Men makes for far more interesting fights than Part 3’s Stand battles, as we see how the fighters, both heroes and villains, evolve and change their strategies through the many conflicts they have. That said, it ranks here because it’s just fun. It’s only tangentially linked to the Joestar’s never-ending battle against the legacy of their arch-nemesis DIO, and because of that it almost feels like a filler arc. The very next thing you’re going to say is “no way, Battle Tendency should be way higher!” It’s not that this chapter isn’t fun and enjoyable, because it certainly is thanks to Joseph’s cheeky personality, it just has the least to actually do with JoJo’s overall themes in the grand scheme. If SC is as great as it is, and is STILL the worst JoJo has to offer, that’s a testament to how good this series is. The second half of the show really shows what JoJo is all about, and what the Crusaders embody, the beauty of humanity, and how even regular people can overcome an inhuman force like DIO if they band together and fight like hell in order to protect what they love. I don’t wanna just bash on Crusaders though, it has one of the best JoBros of the series with Polnareff, and even though it has some of the worst Stand battles, like Wheel of Fortune, towards the end it has some truly iconic and heart-pounding fights, such as Vanilla Ice and of course, DIO’s World. The supporting cast is also a lot weaker than other parts, like, can you tell me a single interesting thing about Avdol? Probably not. Rinse and repeat, except for Hol Horse who is great. Since it’s the most typically-tropey-shounen-esque part of the manga, the format is the same every episode the gang runs upon a new enemy Stand user, who usually doesn’t have much of a personality beyond “God I love DIO,” they defeat them, and we never see them again. Being the longest part, it has the most disappointing episodes of any chapter, just by virtue of having more episodes, and it also suffers from its revolving door of weak villains. This part might be the crowd favourite because of the memes, but as good as they are, it is kind of hard to ignore the obvious shortcomings of Stardust Crusaders. Let’s burn some bridges and give the JoJo anime parts their objective rankings! SPOILERS AHEAD. Though they are all amazing in their own right, one stands proud at the top (and now the obligatory Stand joke is out of the way). ![]() Each part, separated by oceans and generations, follows a member of the indomitable Joestar family, Jonathan, Joseph, Jotaro, Josuke and Giorno, connected not just by their blood, but by their pure hearts and iron wills that will never allow evil to prosper in this world. So far, five chapters of the manga have been animated Phantom Blood, Battle Tendency, Stardust Crusaders, Diamond is Unbreakable and Golden Wind. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki is scientifically the best manga of all time, and thanks to David Production, it is now also, proven beyond a shadow of a doubt by the scientific method, the best anime of all time too!
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