JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind, Vol. 7

by Hirohiko Araki

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.

There is no progress without sacrifice… Giorno and the gang have survived long enough to secure an earth-shattering secret about the boss, but it may cost them their lives! Then, Bruno Bucciarati faces off alone against a powerful enemy, but a face from the past emerges during the bitter battle. Is this the surprise return of an old friend or the introduction of a new foe?!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Supernatural, Crime, Graphic Novels

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Published February 28, 2023

About the author

Hirohiko 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.

Reviews

[KuddlinKyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Radwa · Rating 3 out of 5]

- he's doing it "jekyll and Hyde" style?
- he's resourceful and hard to kill like a cockroach
- right now, I don't know if it's the traqnslation or I just don't get somem oth stands abilities, like the mold one
- frenchie is back!

[Kyle Coates · Rating 5 out of 5]

7 page muda!!!

[Don · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t really like the fights in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind Vol. 7 because they were overcomplicated.

Araki’s genius is that he usually shows us powers that are unbeatable. This leads to the protagonists and readers to wait and see how Araki comes up with a solution to beat the villain they are fighting. I didn’t like how Metallica, Green Tea, and Sanctuary’s Stand Powers had to be explained to be cool.

Also The Boss’ dual personality was kind of annoying this volume ngl. I was expecting The Boss to be badass not a confused fighter in a near death situation.

Abbacchio’s death scene was impactful though. The art and writing for that scene was excellent.

I’ve already watched ahead in the anime so I know Volume 8 is hype as hell.

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Araki is back on track. This is a great volume with classic stand battles that push the heroes to the limits. Just when you think it’s over, there’s another twist. And the resolutions here are some of his most clever.

Cioccolata is a memorable psychopath and his Green Day/Green Tea is horrific. His gimp sidekick is also creepy.

Plus you have Metallica and Doppio.

SPOILER



A death occurs and it’s out of the blue in typical Araki fashion. No one is ever 100% safe and that adds to the suspense.

In Araki’s tome on manga, he describes the concept of always rising — the heroes should always be moving toward their goal, never backsliding. But a heroic death can fit this paradigm if it accomplishes something greater.

Araki focuses heavily on action (unlike say, Oda), but he handles the emotional moments deftly. Although brief and understated, they give the book its impact.

A mysterious stranger provides some historical explanation of the enchanted arrows that first appeared in part 3, and promises to tell the heroes more once they reach him in Rome.

On the way, there’re attacked by Cioccolata and Secco. Buccaratti is literally falling apart and is missing at volume’s close.

[Vicente Marin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I honestly found this volume of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series to be somewhat dissapointing. I bought this volume because it had one of my favorite fights between the main villain of this part and a very powerful side villain but honestly the fight in the volume was pretty much dissapointing as it is very short compared to what is shown in the TV show. Other than the fight this volume adds a lot of development to the characters because of many important turning points in the story. This volume even though it was dissapointing at times, it was worth the read as I really enjoyed the dissapointing fight and the rest of the story progression. Overall I would this volume 4 stars out of 5 because of the flaws that I thought were too many to give it a 5/5 rating. Even with these flaws though I would definitely recommend this volume to one of my friends who also enjoy these type of readings.

[Felix Lawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find it a little strange how there's barely any people around during the Oasis and Green Day stand battle- (ik realism isn't really the point of jjba but still-) aside from the few people at the beginning where the gang are still mostly in the boat and there's the few people affected by Gren Day- like wouldn't the destructive power of a stand such as Green Day warrant a major upset in Rome?? The seven page muda- as iconic as it is- seemed like a very overly exaggerated way to end a fight. Bit of a waste of pages too (unpopular opinion)

ALSO!! If it wasn't for fucking Narancia and Aerosmith.. Risotto could've killed the boss and all of this shit would be over- like c'mon- (but yet again I'm like the no.1 La Squadra fan and they had so much more to give in this part but unfortunately Araki didn't use them too much in the story aside from stand battles💔)

[Jakub Szameto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another really solid volume. If I could, I’d give it a 4.5/5 , because it’s nearly perfect. I didn’t have a moment while reading this, in which I was bored. We learn WAY MORE about the boss, making it far more interesting. The cast is way smarter by now, so it doesn’t take them ages to figure out enemy’s stand’s power 😆
Overall, a really fun read. It definitely sets up an opportunity for an excellent ending.

[Des Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great volume, as we approach the finish. The seven page MUDA was glorious, but more importantly, the fights were engaging for me again, and featured some stellar twists. Hooked to see what happens next.

[Avidreader365 · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[India♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I absolutely hated looking at that mold. Please no more mold!!! Abbacchio AND Bucciarati?? PLEASE NO THEY’RE WAY TOO FLY TO DIE!!!

[Kaya Hayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite volumes of all time. so many iconic moments in here and great character work too 👏🏼

[Ron Bandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

clown fight and mold man

[Seth Howard · Rating 4 out of 5]

frenetic battles indeed.