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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1-Phantom Blood, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki
5 reviews
scoobygirl93's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder
bohboh's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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
- 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
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
_zrtx_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Misogyny
stormywolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Read my full review at The Wolf's Den
Overall, I'm glad I took a chance with Phantom Blood. While it suffers a bit from its over-reliance on action over characters (possibly a product of its 80s publication), it still has enough quirkiness to keep it endearing. If you enjoy gothic horror, over-the-top villainy, 80s-inspired musclemen, or other Japanese entertainment (anime/manga) and you haven't checked out JoJo yet, I'd definitely recommend it. And if you're interested, check out the Vampire Book Club's synopsis and discussion, and join us in the future for more fangtastic and bizarre tales.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, and Cannibalism
Minor: Misogyny and Xenophobia