And the icicle trick worked for me because it was something that most people would be capable of coming up with, even if it is still a pretty out-there idea. It was a different approach rather than a straight up fight. One of the best chapter of manga I have ever read.ДЄnyway, I really liked the encounter with Kars. It's just one chapter, but it encapsulates the entire emotional roller coaster that loss is. The way we can rationalize the loss, but then something so emotionally visceral hits us that we just can't keep ourselves together any more. The way we try to deny or hide our feelings. But Araki shows the emotional back and forth that goes with grief. It's obvious that this scene is going to be Jojo and Lisa Lisa being upset over Caesar's death. Here, he does that in a way that isn't flashy or exciting. Ways to make the journey to an obvious conclusion different and striking. I previously talked about how Araki finds interesting ways to get from points A to B. This is such a brutally honest depiction of death. But when they both realize they're standing beside the rock that crushed Caesar, they can't contain it any more. Jojo realizes that she was trying to be strong for him and renews his resolve. When Jojo points it out, she can't hold hide her feelings any more. Lisa Lisa tries to play it cool, but she holds her cigarette backwards, giving away how crushed she is. Jojo was afraid to call Caesar's name because he couldn't bear the possibility that Caesar wouldn't be there to call back. The way Jojo and Lisa Lisa process this is so real it gives me goosebumps. He doesn't get to pass on in the arms of those who love him.

Eyepatch Wolf already talked about this, but his death happens suddenly and quickly. Just shit son.ДЄnd his death was handled very well. That page where Wham turns things around while in Caesars shadow. The advantage is won very quickly changes in an instant and the finishing blow is quick and devastating. The resulting battle with Wham might be favorite of the first two parts. And suddenly Phantom Blood is turned into this legendary origin point for a century spanning saga in a totally organic way. We watch as the largely standard events of one generation are turned into mythology when passed through the filter of three generations of oral history. Phantom Blood changes from a decent manga in the moment you're reading it, into this mythical point of origin for a generation spanning saga. When considering these previous points, Jojo's generation-spanning narrative begins to shape into something special. Araki's art has improved over time, but the faces of Jojo and Caesar as they argue over this a high point. Their values are derived from their life experiences and their cultures of origin.

This makes this disagreement understandable and relatable. Joseph arrives at this conclusion in from individualist, while Caesar has a collectivist approach. They both greatly admire the family the preceded them. In a way, they both come to the same sort of conclusion. Both of them have lost 3 generations of fathers to the mask, but Caesar didn't have as many people to fall back on as the Jojo family had. All he has is the memory of his father's lineage. However, getting to meet your elders is a privilege Caesar never had the chance to experience. He is entirely concerned with the living. He has a degree of appreciation for those who have died, but he does not feel as though he has any obligation to them. He has a reverence for his ancestors as well, but that is mostly limited to those he has known. He has an almost spiritual reverence for the dead, in a way resigning himself to the same fate as his forefathers.

Caesar has is the 4th of his family tree to fall victim to the mask. Here we have the two grandsons of character from the first part, taking on different interpretations of what happened. He has a reverence for his ancestors as well, but that is mostly limited to those he One of my favorite things about Jojo is the multigenerational aspect of the story.

One of my favorite things about Jojo is the multigenerational aspect of the story. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.

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