Nonetheless, the characters shine bright. There are some great moments, but the pace and driving narrative is quite formulaic and boring. It’s the first necessary step towards the madness to come, and a brilliant base benchmark for Araki’s artistic abilities. Phantom Blood is the first and worst part of JoJos’s Bizarre Adventure. Not many mangakas would be willing to start all over again like Araki. What’s commendable is Araki’s willingness to drop entire characters and storylines – that had developed fans and reputation – in order to move onto the next part. But it doesn’t live long enough to leave a large impact on the reader, outside of the ending. There are some legendary scenes in this exceptionally short story. Set in the late Victorian 1800s, Phantom Blood is a story about Jonathan Joestar and his adopted brother, Dio Brando, and follows the rivalry between them.
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