Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1-Phantom Blood, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki

3 reviews

maxor76's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I like Jonathan, sure he might be a little boring but. In seriousness i dont mind his character, he does what he needs to do and is a good starting point for the series. He is simply a gentleman dealing with his abusive brother.
I like the added story you get here too, like the reason why Dio

killed Danny

The art is also just charming to say the least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

bohboh's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I bought into the hype surrounding this series and tried really hard to enjoy it. I did find myself liking some parts of it. Unfortunately the characters fell so flat and uninteresting. Every emotion they displayed felt so forced and disingenuous.

The art is hit-or-miss; Araki cites the musclehead culture of the time ('80s) inspiring the evolution of JoJo and Dio's design. This was not well executed, however, with some of the body frames just ridiculously out of proportion and off-putting.

I did try to like this, and may try the second book to see if the series gets better, but I was unenthused with the content of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sknappy1's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gore, Death, Car accident, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death