I decided I'd write a short review on pretty much all series I watch, for future reference.

Now that I finally managed to watch the finale of Part 5, I thought I'd write my thoughts on the entirety of the part.

Like all other parts of Jojo, Golden Wind also has its own identity. Which being that it's without a doubt the fastest part. After Polpo's death every action directly sets up the next and as such it feels like a roller coaster, it never stops to take it's time in meaningless side plots.

While Part 3 also technically was the same, with the Crusaders going from place to place to finally meet Dio. The majority of the villains felt like some schmucks that Dio bought with a couple of Kebabs and told them to go ham. None of the people (bar Enyaba) had any stakes in the matter, and only fought for the lulz.

Compared to Part 5's La Squndra, who are men on a mission. Half revenge, half profit, they felt less as throwaway baddies, and more as people trying their hardest to survive and complete their task. They weren't good people, but they felt genuine.

Which also builds in that the story felt like it had real stakes. Pretty much none of the characters in this part survive till the end of it. Everyone was on a timer, The Modern Crusaders, The boss and the Assassins all were actively trying to one up each other, instead of waiting around hoping the plot won't catch up to them, like in all the previous parts of Jojos (Although in regards to Kira, I won't put that as a point against him, he just wanted a peaceful life).

The Gang itself also felt pretty grounded in reality, the fact that Fugo at one point just fucked off out of the story, while weird felt as if that's the natural part of his character. Although I am sad that it did happen, his and Narancia's interactions were pretty fun. But because of how the plot was setup they didn't have enough time to get expanded on. Everything was happening too quickly, and because they didn't have time to take a breather they also didn't have time to grow as people, and the times they did "grow" sometimes felt wacky and tacked on (I AM TRISH - comes to mind)

Bucceriatti was the highlight of the entire plot, a lot of times it was as if he was the protagonist and Giorno was tagging along. He was the heart and soul of the group and its main motivator. His fights were always the best, because oh how simple and yet effective his stand was and how much he was willing to take it to the limit. None of his fights felt like he cheated for his victory.

On the other hand, Giorno's Golden Wind makes no sense. Giorno is the weakest Jojo we've seen so far in terms of personality. He's way too smart, everything he predicts just happens, he's never wrong, his stand does everything he needs to do and it never fails. He was the weakest part of Golden Wind. If there's any trouble he just pianos it away. Overall not a fan of him. Bonus points for doing the Dio pose in the reclaimed opening.

The big bad of the Part is Bossu AKA Diavolo. As is mandatory I'll mention how the son of DIO (God) is fighting the Devil in the part. The boss is ruthless, cowardly, and paranoid to a fault, he doesn't trust anyone (not even his own daughter), hides in another person's body, and he doesn't have an ounce of charisma. Diavolo doesn't inspire hope, he rules with fear. His Stand, allows him to avoid the consequences of his actions. He is in almost every way the exact opposite of Dio. He isn’t the best villain of Jojos, but I wouldn’t put it as a mark against him.

A big theme of the Part is Fate. It was fate for Giorno to fight Diavolo. And it was fate to Diavolo to win. But fate doesn't matter to the son of God, he breaks the chains of Fate, and delivers a fate to Diavolo way worse than any death. Eternal suffering without truth or meaning. Every other of the final showdowns in Jojo come down to a game of inches. Not here though, Giorno was the one and only option to win.

As always the music of Jojos is top notch. All versions of the OPs were really good. The first ending wasn't my thing, while the second absolutely was. Modern Crusaders by Enigma wasn't a song i had heard before, but I loved it on first listen. The part at least imo was a lot less Bizzare than the other parts. Which is a shame, I do love the more outlandish aspects of Jojo's.

Overall If I had to place this part on my Jojos tier list, I'd put it under Part 4, which is my favorite part so far. It was lacking in character interactions, but made up in non-stop action and actual stakes, which imo was a first. I rate it as a 8.5/10