Status Updates From JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, P...

I honestly cannot tell you if I like JoJo or not. I’ve seen the first two parts of the anime, and now read the first volume, and I’ve never been so confused.

(Being an anime-only fan mostly) I didn't know all that about Danny saving Jojo's life from drowning when he was a kid, paralleling the selfless sacrifice that Jonathan exhibits himself later in life -- it makes Dio kicking Danny and Danny's eventual fate all the more horrible;;

Araki is literally a master at having a surprising event happen once you turn the page -- i.e., page 31 shows Danny bounding towards Jojo and Dio, the last panel being Dio coldly regarding him... when you turn the page to the next right-hand page, it's a full page is Dio kicking Danny out of nowhere, an act you'd never expect and which quickly characterizes Dio. It's so masterful in writing, artwork, and pacing.

Finished the anime, so now I have to read the manga from the beginning. Of course I'm beginning at part 1, which means that I am constantly reminded of how much I fucking hate Dio, what a fucking bitch loser.