They literally exist for the sole purpose of showcasing Araki’s ability to imagine unique powers.

You could cut the 10-12ish episodes separating the beginning and end and you’d still be able to piece together a cohesive story lmao. The middle portions of each JJBA story are so painful to consume because of these disguised filler episodes. If you think about it, these are no different from filler episodes- resulting in neither advancement of plot nor development of character. Entire episodes are dedicated to Stand fights between the main cast and some irrelevant “antagonist” who serves no purpose to the outcome or development of the plot other than displaying their special, mysterious power. It’s a dope as fk idea, but it’s still just an ability/power: it should be treated accordingly as an element and tool to the plot rather than the ENTIRE IDENTITY OF THE STORY. My main complaint with JJBA is actually the Stands, or rather, their level of involvement in each JJBA story. How am I supposed to feel a personal connection with these characters when they are just so unlike the average human being? a problem rooted to JJBA antagonists as a whole (maybe with the exception of Kira) unrelentingly evil and tunnel-visioned, incapable of feeling or expressing basic human emotion.

Creating quirky characters makes it hard for the audience to immerse themselves when those exact characters are so completely unrelatable and impersonal, completely devoid of realistic human traits. Araki consistently creates memorable characters with goofy, outlandish character designs, but they quickly become bland and out-dated because of the lack of change and purpose. The concepts and ideas around JJBA are so sick, especially the Stands, but it never really taps into its true potential as a story. This is more-so an outburst of my complaints towards Araki and JJBA rather than Part 6 itself, but these problems still apply to Stone Ocean. What else can I say? This was a fantastic adaptation of this part of Stone Ocean. They added some new scenes which really helped the source material shine. The animation has really stepped up from the previous batch, and I applaud the studio for their work on these episodes. What does it mean to be alive? Do your memories dictate your identity? What does it mean to have a soul? Are humans actually bound to a fate? In this section of the story we witness great thematic moments, some of which will only be strengthened when certain backstories are revealed in the next batch. Towards the end of these episodes, Jolyne faces problems that test her mentally moreso than they do physically, which contributes greatly to her development as a character.

Along the way the interactions between characters ends up being more BIZARRE yet this nevers soils the severity of the situations at hand. We then enter a series of back to back brawls where the creativity of the abilities is Araki at his most experimental- and We kick off with a battle taking JoJo back to it's horror roots, combined with a short but wonderful revenge story. The second part of Stone Ocean has all of those. Many people are attracted to JoJo for a variety of reasons whether it be fights, artsyle, pop culture references, music, memes, story, or the characters. That is what lies ahead within the prison walls of Green Dolphin Street. Stone Ocean is back! What does this batch of episodes have in store? Greatness.

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