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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5—Golden Wind, Vol. 4
A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil!
The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles.
The high-speed conflict continues! The express train is zooming its way to Florence, and the squad is hanging on for dear life—literally! They’re under siege by their foes, desperate to protect their charge, and facing an all-new enemy Stand. The stakes have never been as high as this, and to make matters worse, escaping the train doesn’t mean they’ve escaped the danger!
The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles.
The high-speed conflict continues! The express train is zooming its way to Florence, and the squad is hanging on for dear life—literally! They’re under siege by their foes, desperate to protect their charge, and facing an all-new enemy Stand. The stakes have never been as high as this, and to make matters worse, escaping the train doesn’t mean they’ve escaped the danger!
378 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1996
About the author
Hirohiko Araki
662 books2,197 followersHirohiko Araki ( 荒木飛呂彦) is a Japanese manga artist. He left school before graduation from Miyagi University of Education.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
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December 19, 2019
Y'all. I'm having a lot of fun.
Team Bucciarati are just a joy spend time with. Their silly banter feels so true to life with how boys with close bonds interact. They're completely jovial and playfully push each other away, but when shit gets real they have each other's back. Like, Narancia could call Mista a cunt, and Mista might get kinda mad. But there's the underlying trust that makes this sort of playful hostility safe. If some enemy stand user were to call Mista a cunt, Narancia would probably try to break his face. Because there's not this foundation closeness.
It's hard to do it justice, but I've had that kind of bond with male friends at points in my life. And it's very different from the more emotionally open and honest relationships I've had with my close female friends. It's hard to describe if you haven't lived it, but Vento Aureo revels in that sort of good-natured fraternal dickishness. You know, the bants.
There's also a healthy dose of homoerotic overtones in some of the volume and chapter covers. As well as the way Gold Experience and Giorno pose together. So if it wasn't a 10/10 already, we're there now.
Anyway, the two fights in this volume are Jojo goodness. It's dudes with weirdly specific powers trying to solve the puzzle of how their specific power can counter their opponent's. It took Naracia a little too long to figure out that he was shrinking, but he is a dumbass. So fair play, I suppose.
Narancia's backstory does a good job of illustrating how gangs can be so appealing to those who have been given a raw deal by society. They offer a sense of belonging, purpose, and security that society has utterly failed to provide. It's no wonder Narancia would want to join the Gang Stars. They're the first people to treat him with dignity, respect, and warmth. This isn't an endorsement of organized crime; it's a condemnation of a society which has failed to take care of its most vulnerable.
It's wild. I've been through nearly 500 chapters of Jojo in about 3 months, but it just keeps getting better and better. For the first time in a while, I've been excited to get home and read more manga.
Team Bucciarati are just a joy spend time with. Their silly banter feels so true to life with how boys with close bonds interact. They're completely jovial and playfully push each other away, but when shit gets real they have each other's back. Like, Narancia could call Mista a cunt, and Mista might get kinda mad. But there's the underlying trust that makes this sort of playful hostility safe. If some enemy stand user were to call Mista a cunt, Narancia would probably try to break his face. Because there's not this foundation closeness.
It's hard to do it justice, but I've had that kind of bond with male friends at points in my life. And it's very different from the more emotionally open and honest relationships I've had with my close female friends. It's hard to describe if you haven't lived it, but Vento Aureo revels in that sort of good-natured fraternal dickishness. You know, the bants.
There's also a healthy dose of homoerotic overtones in some of the volume and chapter covers. As well as the way Gold Experience and Giorno pose together. So if it wasn't a 10/10 already, we're there now.
Anyway, the two fights in this volume are Jojo goodness. It's dudes with weirdly specific powers trying to solve the puzzle of how their specific power can counter their opponent's. It took Naracia a little too long to figure out that he was shrinking, but he is a dumbass. So fair play, I suppose.
Narancia's backstory does a good job of illustrating how gangs can be so appealing to those who have been given a raw deal by society. They offer a sense of belonging, purpose, and security that society has utterly failed to provide. It's no wonder Narancia would want to join the Gang Stars. They're the first people to treat him with dignity, respect, and warmth. This isn't an endorsement of organized crime; it's a condemnation of a society which has failed to take care of its most vulnerable.
It's wild. I've been through nearly 500 chapters of Jojo in about 3 months, but it just keeps getting better and better. For the first time in a while, I've been excited to get home and read more manga.
October 18, 2020
I LOVE MISTA.
January 7, 2026
It had some fun moments, but this whole Arc seems very lacking and low-stakes.
March 20, 2026
omg literal fucking legitness
February 23, 2022
Araki does it again. Having the unusual experience of seeing the manga first, as all the volumes before this I've read before watching. It's fascinating how different the two properties are, while still holding on to that wonderful uniqueness that is Jojo.
Funnily this one feels much more like a holiday, as opposed to the road trip in Stardust Crusaders, and the art beautifully gets across the sunny seasides of the Mediterranean, with the fabulous taint whatever bizarro dimension JoJo occurs in.
Every book is a tiny bit more realised a art, and tactics of battle become just a bit more intricate. There's nothing quite like Jojo.
Funnily this one feels much more like a holiday, as opposed to the road trip in Stardust Crusaders, and the art beautifully gets across the sunny seasides of the Mediterranean, with the fabulous taint whatever bizarro dimension JoJo occurs in.
Every book is a tiny bit more realised a art, and tactics of battle become just a bit more intricate. There's nothing quite like Jojo.
March 11, 2026
An entire volume dedicated to just two encounters and Mista’s origin (one chapter). Araki is taking his time, but the pacing has oddly found its niche in this action-oriented story. Either that, or I have just fully gotten on the Jojo wagon and can’t even find it in me to render the same objective critiques as before - but I really think that each fight literally and figuratively covers a lot of ground. I also just think P5, in contrast with a much more episodic P4, is a far more linear story. Part 5 has been the best, most focused writing yet.
As I said in my volume 3 review, I think these battles work for character development, and I’m convinced now. Grateful Dead, if not just for the crazy battle that it is, peels back another layer on these guys. They’re a Jojo crew so you know they’re ballsy and got more grit than a dirt road, but it still hits every time these guys are forced to bite down on their mouthpiece and trade with their opponents. Hell to the yeah. Moreover, this volume was a huge focus on commitment to the mission instead of themselves individually or each other. Grateful Dead’s ability puts the Bucciarati Crew in a position where they have to decide on themselves or the mission, and they all choose the mission. Hell to the yeah. These gangsters are growing on me.
Also, Giorno’s Gold Experience evolves? Unexpected, but totally merited. It’s been established that a Stand’s latent abilities can adapt, and I expect that Dio’s life-giving blood will continue to be essential to Giorno’s arc. GW’s evolution is a natural, warranted progression that goes along with Giorno’s own growth.
Really starting to appreciate the themes - most specifically that of hope and resiliency - of Jojos more than I have previously too. Used to think it was a kinda cheap attempt at slapping a bandaid on characters that don’t stick around long enough or get enough screen-time to merit it. I’ll eat those words. It’s great. I love each hype, “I can’t give up now!” moment, whether it’s a villain that’s gone in 3 chapters or the main character.
Grateful Dead/Beach Boy’s fight scene on the train is sick. The aging concept is awesome and a Mista/Bucciarati collab on a runaway train is peak Jojo’s. Babyface is nutty and by gosh is the art sick. All roads still leading to Rome. 🐞
As I said in my volume 3 review, I think these battles work for character development, and I’m convinced now. Grateful Dead, if not just for the crazy battle that it is, peels back another layer on these guys. They’re a Jojo crew so you know they’re ballsy and got more grit than a dirt road, but it still hits every time these guys are forced to bite down on their mouthpiece and trade with their opponents. Hell to the yeah. Moreover, this volume was a huge focus on commitment to the mission instead of themselves individually or each other. Grateful Dead’s ability puts the Bucciarati Crew in a position where they have to decide on themselves or the mission, and they all choose the mission. Hell to the yeah. These gangsters are growing on me.
Also, Giorno’s Gold Experience evolves? Unexpected, but totally merited. It’s been established that a Stand’s latent abilities can adapt, and I expect that Dio’s life-giving blood will continue to be essential to Giorno’s arc. GW’s evolution is a natural, warranted progression that goes along with Giorno’s own growth.
Really starting to appreciate the themes - most specifically that of hope and resiliency - of Jojos more than I have previously too. Used to think it was a kinda cheap attempt at slapping a bandaid on characters that don’t stick around long enough or get enough screen-time to merit it. I’ll eat those words. It’s great. I love each hype, “I can’t give up now!” moment, whether it’s a villain that’s gone in 3 chapters or the main character.
Grateful Dead/Beach Boy’s fight scene on the train is sick. The aging concept is awesome and a Mista/Bucciarati collab on a runaway train is peak Jojo’s. Babyface is nutty and by gosh is the art sick. All roads still leading to Rome. 🐞
July 18, 2023
This one was pretty great! The stands were vicious and unique, Babyhead is an absolute nightmare, and I was stoked to get some extended Zipperman action early on. I didn't care for the train villains at first, but they felt pretty redeemed by the end of their battle as fascinating, worthwhile villains. The pursuit premise is exciting right now, and I really want to know what Trish's stand is.
February 8, 2024
Varias veces lo que me atrae de Jojo’s es lo ingenuos o comportamientos tontos que muestran los personajes pero este chico, Narancia, es otro nivel. En cierto punto me recuerda al primer y segundo Jojo, ingenuo y violento.
April 6, 2025
- the train fights were thrilling, no dobut.
- the little bullet guys as the everlasting role of jojo's fights commentator never gets old
- I can't get over the fact that some fights happen in sight of everyone, yet for the sake of the plot, they just don't seem to notice?
- the little bullet guys as the everlasting role of jojo's fights commentator never gets old
- I can't get over the fact that some fights happen in sight of everyone, yet for the sake of the plot, they just don't seem to notice?
March 18, 2020
Memes in this volume:
It's the POSE
Number 3 is such a bully to Number 5 :(
Giorno can literally heal you and he didn't even offer... bruh
It's the POSE
Number 3 is such a bully to Number 5 :(
Giorno can literally heal you and he didn't even offer... bruh
May 19, 2024
Siento que la introducción de la hija del jefe de la mafia hace aún más dinámica esta historia, y si bien, perdimos el pequeño protagonismo que teníamos de Koichi, siento que está bien, así ir de lleno con Giogio. Lo que me gusta de esta parte es que son personajes que saben que hacen cosas malas y no tienen problemas en hacerlo, pero tienen límites en sus convicciones. Eso me gusta mucho, para darle más grises a los personajes.
March 17, 2023
The battle against prosciutto and Pesci is a great example of Araki’s writing style, as the confrontation takes numerous twists and turns, and when you think it’s over it’s nowhere close. The many reversals involve clever application of the combatants’ stand abilities. Each is logical within the established rules — nothing cheap, no unearned victories.
When Araki creates these dire situations, he’s always sure to draw them out with maximum suspense, to make the characters suffer as the end draws near or gloat over an impending victory. At the last moment he reveals the twist.
Adding further depth to this battle is the relationship between Pesci and prosciutto, the latter serving as a mentor and idol to the former, who is a Quasimodo-like figure. Pesci undergoes a full character arc, a rise and fall, over the course of the battle. This plotline adds some emotional depth to all the mayhem.
The battle with babyhead makes up most of the rest of the volume. It’s a bratty child, the product of bad parenting. Babyhead pees on its mother and gets crapped on by a turtle. This is an amusing battle, if not a standout. Part of the problem is that Giorno is too reserved and sullen to generate much sympathy or drama.
After babyhead is dealt with, the lads get their next instructions from the boss, there is a short flashback giving mista’s background (not really relevant to anything or interesting), and he and Giorno are ambushed by an enemy stand with freeze attacks.
A note on the art — while Araki has a unique style and vision, he’s not a natural draftsman and the execution is lacking. There are rarely aesthetically pleasing panels — most are awkward, and frequently hard to follow as the drawing fails to clearly depict complex scenarios. And I think the art is on a downward trajectory, it was far more expressive and dynamic in stardust crusaders and diamond is unbreakable. Those two are peak JoJo art, and probably writing as well.
When Araki creates these dire situations, he’s always sure to draw them out with maximum suspense, to make the characters suffer as the end draws near or gloat over an impending victory. At the last moment he reveals the twist.
Adding further depth to this battle is the relationship between Pesci and prosciutto, the latter serving as a mentor and idol to the former, who is a Quasimodo-like figure. Pesci undergoes a full character arc, a rise and fall, over the course of the battle. This plotline adds some emotional depth to all the mayhem.
The battle with babyhead makes up most of the rest of the volume. It’s a bratty child, the product of bad parenting. Babyhead pees on its mother and gets crapped on by a turtle. This is an amusing battle, if not a standout. Part of the problem is that Giorno is too reserved and sullen to generate much sympathy or drama.
After babyhead is dealt with, the lads get their next instructions from the boss, there is a short flashback giving mista’s background (not really relevant to anything or interesting), and he and Giorno are ambushed by an enemy stand with freeze attacks.
A note on the art — while Araki has a unique style and vision, he’s not a natural draftsman and the execution is lacking. There are rarely aesthetically pleasing panels — most are awkward, and frequently hard to follow as the drawing fails to clearly depict complex scenarios. And I think the art is on a downward trajectory, it was far more expressive and dynamic in stardust crusaders and diamond is unbreakable. Those two are peak JoJo art, and probably writing as well.
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February 23, 2025
This part of the saga still hasn't hooked me (no pun intended). The story line on the train felt extremely dragged out and actually quite boring which isn't something you can usually say about JJBA. To make matters worse the first half of the volume actually had very little of Gio Gio in it.
The second part of the volume picks up with the introduction of Babyhead. This still felt a bit dragged out but nowhere near as bad as the action on the train. I really hope once they reach their destination things will get better.
The art work is good and very detailed although it can be hard to see what is going on in some of the action scenes. There is quite a bit of telling rather than showing in this volume as a result.
The second part of the volume picks up with the introduction of Babyhead. This still felt a bit dragged out but nowhere near as bad as the action on the train. I really hope once they reach their destination things will get better.
The art work is good and very detailed although it can be hard to see what is going on in some of the action scenes. There is quite a bit of telling rather than showing in this volume as a result.
March 1, 2023
How do you beat two Stand users that can age an entire train of people to death or hook you with a fishing rod that can go through walls?
You’ll find that answer out in Volume 4 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5 - Golden Wind. Excellent use of tension, creative use of fictional superpowers, beautiful art, and written dialogue that serves to move the plot forward with every sentence
So far, Part 5 of JoJo is living up to the hype from the internet and anime/manga memes that’ve spawned from this series.
5/5
You’ll find that answer out in Volume 4 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5 - Golden Wind. Excellent use of tension, creative use of fictional superpowers, beautiful art, and written dialogue that serves to move the plot forward with every sentence
So far, Part 5 of JoJo is living up to the hype from the internet and anime/manga memes that’ve spawned from this series.
5/5
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March 17, 2022
3 estrellas.
Un tomo de presentación.
En esta ocasión se está profundizando más en los personajes que rodean el grupo principal. Siendo Misa y Narancia, dos personajes que se iremos conociendo, al menos más su personalidad.
También a la mitad de este tomo se empezará a ver la trama que se desarrollará a lo largo de la historia.
Es bastante interesante ver como se dirigirá esto, y también como es que los personajes podrían ir desarrollandose.
Un tomo de presentación.
En esta ocasión se está profundizando más en los personajes que rodean el grupo principal. Siendo Misa y Narancia, dos personajes que se iremos conociendo, al menos más su personalidad.
También a la mitad de este tomo se empezará a ver la trama que se desarrollará a lo largo de la historia.
Es bastante interesante ver como se dirigirá esto, y también como es que los personajes podrían ir desarrollandose.
December 31, 2024
yeah. mista is so fucking cold bro. he will take bullet shots and be like "im still gonna kill you" AND DOES SO. AINT NO ONE DOING IT LIKE MISTA. his stand feels so unique because we have seen gun stands before but nothing like this. also new mission dropped AND NEW IMPORTANT CHARACTER! THE BOSS'S DAUGTHER?? oh yeah. AND... UGH. NARANCIA STAND FIGHT. i love him so much. my little.... LITTLE guy <3 also his backstory... FUCK THOSE "FRIENDS" and fugo finding him <3
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 22, 2018
600 million yen in dollars base on google is:
600000000 - 5412000.0000 (This is base on modern conversion so I dont know how much it is on year 2000)
AND ITS HIDDEN IN A URINAL??
and their not actually cash-their golds & jewels
Money is a symbol
(that make sense)
and Bucellati has promoted into Capo Yeay !!!
now the real job begins
600000000 - 5412000.0000 (This is base on modern conversion so I dont know how much it is on year 2000)
AND ITS HIDDEN IN A URINAL??
and their not actually cash-their golds & jewels
Money is a symbol
(that make sense)
and Bucellati has promoted into Capo Yeay !!!
now the real job begins
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March 7, 2023reading vento aura has really made the part rise in my ranking. i think the ending left a bad taste and i forgot how good the rest of it is. beach boy and grateful dead is a great fight and then baby feet is just unnerving.
May 18, 2023
Man, Bucciarati is somethin else! He had my attention the entire volume if I'm being honest. I am really starting to get used to this group. We got a little Mista backstory and it was very Mista.
September 5, 2017
Five stars for the cover alone
April 13, 2018
I don't remember the last time I read a manga where I was, literally, left breathless.
July 27, 2018
Really loving part 5, really awesome stand powers^.^ And as always super fantastic art👌😁😻💕💕
August 28, 2019
Great to see Aerosmith in action!!
October 6, 2019
After the three previous gang members, we get to meet Narancia and his stand. It is still a bit vague how it works and if there still be more to it than what meets the eye.
March 19, 2020
By far the most beautiful duwang
June 27, 2022
主要メンバー一人一人の見せ場と過去が明らかに。
なので、主役「ジョジョ」の出番はほぼ無し。
それにしても「エアロスミス」のナランチャ(17)が1984年生まれってのが...
なので、主役「ジョジョ」の出番はほぼ無し。
それにしても「エアロスミス」のナランチャ(17)が1984年生まれってのが...
July 11, 2022
el pasado de narancia :((( protect him at all costs!!!
November 23, 2022
Te amo giorno
May 25, 2023
bruno saw jotaro stop his own heart with star platinum and had to take it a step further
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