Golden Wind (or Vento Aureo, but I will be calling it Golden Wind in this review) was an absolute journey of a series. This is my first anime review, so don't expect much. Obviously this contains big spoilers. TL;DR at the end.

___ Characters: I pretty much loved or liked every single character. Giorno was definitely the weakest Jojo and the most bland, but it doesn't mean he was bad. He was enjoyable at times and he's a smart ass too. Comparing Dio's personality and actons to Giorno's is actually interesting as well. The side characters 100% carried this. Mista is so great, the funniest guy. While his stand breaks all the stand rules, who cares right? We all love Sex Pistols. Bruno is super loveable and I'm very surprised he didn't die sooner. He's also my favorite character in this part :). Narancia is best boy. Abbacchio may be an asshole but i still like the guy. Fugo is a huge pussy, but at least he gave a little dose of reality on what people would actually do if they were in that position. All the villains were great, instead of pawns like Dio's followers, they actually had a dose of reality like Fugo, and fought for survival. Trish was really interesting, there's not really much I can say about her other than that she's one of the coolest female Jojo characters, (even though there aren't that many). Polnareff coming back made me SUPER happy. Polnareff wasn't my favorite Crusader but I sure as hell love the guy. He died a bit quick, but the Turtle bit really sold it. Doppio was super weird (in the good way). I was confused about him, but it worked. It was interesting. Last but not least for characters, Diavolo. Diavolo was a good main villain. Of course he isn't the best main villain, but there's no doubt he's a good one. He may be a big pussy, and pretty damn weak compared to Giorno, but he was pretty cool nonetheless. I would give the characters a solid 9.5/10 ___ Plot: Starting off with Koichi was an odd choice, but hey, who doesn't love Koichi? Rarely seeing Jotaro was a bit odd, since it was his idea to search for Dio's son. How Bruno sided with Giorno was kind of odd since him betraying the organization in a way that fast was pretty weird. Fast forward, the journey to return Trish to Diavolo was fun. It was nice seeing everyone's stands (while some of them are crazy OP). The villains during that arc were also fun like the villains on the boat attack scene. The mini arc with Bruno in Diavolo's...(hideout?) was great. Bruno really felt betrayed and angry at the same time and that emotion sells that mini arc. I don't know the name for this arc but all the episodes where they were going for Diavolo it was probably my favorite set of episodes. Doppio was really interesting and all the side characters got the most screen time in these episodes. Diavolo was pissing his pants every day. Finally, the final arc where it's the final showdown. When they all switched bodies i was pretty attatched because it gave us a funny scene with Mista and Trish. AND it saved Polnareff :). Diavolo was pretty weak compared to Giorno. Giorno was way too overpowered in this part but the Requiem stand ideas are really cool, and I hope they don't get forgotten. The plot deserves a 9/10 in my eyes. ___ Fights: All the fights were great in my opinion. It doesn't matter if it was a character I didn't like or not, they were all great. The phenomenal animation makes it 10 times better. The stands in this part were really creative and weird as usual which made the fights enjoyable. My favorite fight from Golden Wind is Bruno and Mista vs Pesci and Prosciutto: Pesci was your classic wimpy, bubbly villain but he was loveable in my opinion. His stand was kind of stupid but opposed a threat surprisingly. Prosciutto's stand was interesting and my favorite part about this fight was Bruno zipping his whole body open. That was really cool to see, and that 'Arrivederci' just made me respect him so much more. Aside from my favorite fight, some fights can be stretched out a bit too far. Like some fights lasted a couple episodes which got a little repetitive, but it makes sense since the farther they went on their journey to face Diavolo, the harder the opponents they would face. Fights is easily a 9.5/10, and there's nothing that can change my mind about the fights in Golden Wind. ___ Deaths: Like there wasn't already huge spoilers, if you're still hanging around, get your dumbass out of here. First off we got Abbacchio. For sure he was an asshole, but his death was still pretty sad. It wouldn't be that sad if Narancia wasn't crying for Giorno to fix Abbacchio. He really sells this scene. Next up we got Narancia. When he died I was pretty surprised. I knew he was too weak to survive but I really didn't think Araki would kill him off since Bruno kind of called it when he was going off to betray the organization. This death wasn't really sad in my opinion, but more surprising. Next we got Polnareff. Now even though he comes back as the turtle, he still died in his own body. I thought it was kind of fast and I didn't really like that until he came back as the turtle, so it was all fine in the end, but I would much prefer him alive in his own body at a good state. Next we got Bruno. This was the death I was really sad about. Giorno still lived up to his dream and to Bruno's will and defeated Diavolo. Bruno was the purest hero in my opinion. The deaths are a 7/10 for me, not very emotinal for most of them, just surprising or just a character we all didn't love (excluding Bruno of course). ___ Animation: As I said before, this animation is PHENOMONEL! Best animation in Jojo by far. Everything looks so clean and clear and more realistic than what it was for the parts 1, 2, and 4. Animation is easily a 10/10 ___ Music: Oh my god, the music is amazing. While Bloody Stream is my favorite Jojo Op, Fighting Gold and Traitors Requiem are really close, and I don't even know what I like better. The visuals are amazing as always, and the music is just unskippable. You really feel like you're in the anime when you're listening to them. The Ed's are also very good. Ed 1 (Freak'n You, I think is what it's called) is my favorite Ed. Ed 2 is also very good. Ed 1 is just so different it's hard to love. It doesn't even sound like an anime Ed and definitely doesn't sound like something from Jojo. But who cares. The OST's are also amazing. Giorno's theme sounds amazing and is so iconic. Diavolo's theme also gives you chills. Music is a definite 10/10, never disappoints. ___ TL;DR: Golden Wind has its flaws here and there, but there's absolutely no doubt it's great, even amazing. Weakest Jojo character-wise, however, best side characters. Action is phenomenal, along with the animation and music. The plot can be a little iffy at times, but it's a damn fun time.