Vento Aureo is the 5th Part of JoJo's Bizzare Adventure and follows the adventures of Giorno Giovanna and his dream to become a gang leader of the most powerful gang in all of Italy a gang named Passione; through the help of Bruno Bucciarati and his gang. This one of my favorite Parts/Arcs in JoJo because of its incredible stand fights. The stand battles seemed to be a lot more brutal than in the previous parts. I also found part 5 to be one of the most unpredictable of all the JoJo parts, a good example of this is in 'The Grateful Dead' story arc. Each stand fight in this part was more memorable than the last and actually you as the reader actually get feelings of satisfaction each and every time these enemy stands were defeated. From parts 1 to 7 Araki had a very formulaic way of storytelling. It was to give the main protagonist an objective. The story would solely center around the main protagonist and his/her friends trying to reach this objective. Whether that'd be to kill an immortal vampire, to catch a serial killer, or to get to Egypt.

In order to keep the reader invested in the story; there would need to be some obstacles along the way to minimize the protagonist's chances of reaching to this objective. Araki's way of keeping the reader invested in the journey to this goal/objective is to introduce a concept I'd like to call a 'Stand-user of the week' formula. Where, in each new chapter/story arc within a part in JoJo, there would be a new enemy stand user each chapter for our group of heroes to fight until they reach to the main villain. These fights help the development of not just the main character but can also help us understand more about the supporting cast which further helps us understand the story. In my opinion, Vento Aureo excels at this 'Stand-user of the week' formula because of how much more unforgiving and resilient these enemies are compared to previous Parts in JoJo. You could take any of the minor villains seen in Part 5 and make them the main villain (except for Squalo and Tiziano) and they'd still be able to pull off a great satisfying performance. I feel this is something which the earlier parts lacked in; since it focused on the main villain too much and it just ends up being a ladder which our main character has to metaphorically climb and they are only able to climb through defeating enemy stand users, getting him closer and closer to the main villain. In early part 4 and the second season of Stardust Crusaders the ladder felt too easy to climb for our main characters because of lame stand abilities and lazy motivations for minor antagonists who do evil things for the main villain did something for them. In Vento Aureo the climbing of this metaphorical ladder is fast at first because our main character isn't a real threat to the main villain yet. But as we Bucciarati's gang start to unpiece and start to learn little by little about the identity of the main villain, the ladder starts to shake and wobble a little bit and important things start to fall off, and this is how we know Bucciarati's gang are finally seen as a threat to the main villain. We see our Bucciarati's gang struggle more and more to stay on this ladder the closer as the closer they get to their objective as steaks get higher and enemies get more difficult to kill. Another thing I like about Vento Aureo is that our main villain, Diavolo who is the leader Passione; one of the most powerful gangs in all of Italy, doesn't appear until the very near of the story which keeps the reader on their feet as each chapter gives them a clue about him. This is what Part's 1, 2, and 3 failed to do and it made each stand fight feel like a chore and the surprise factor of the main villain is gone.

Vento Aureo had a good roster of stands and characters, all with very strong and unique abilities. It's a common trend for me to end up liking the supporting characters in JoJo over the main protagonist; Vento Aureo takes the cake for having the most likable team of protagonists prominent within JoJo. In my opinion, Bucciarati's gang was the most impressive likable out of any of the JoJo groups prior. Unlike in Parts 1 through 4, the allies of Part 5's JoJo group aren't introduced into the story one by one (Bucciarati as an exception). Unlike in previous Parts of JoJo instead of it being the supporting cast as the ones introduced to the main character and reader; we see the main character and the reader being introduced to the supporting cast. This, I find to be a better way of introducing the characters because; both the reader and Giorno have no idea who can and can't be trusted in this Bucciarati's gang. This helps the reader get into the metaphorical shoes of Giorno to better help better understand him as a character and how he feels about the members of Bucciarati's gang which helps with character development as the story continues. And because of this, one of the characters Giorno respects and talks to the most is Bruno Bucciarati who has developed into my favorite character in all of JoJo. Bruno Bucciarati's most important character traits are his righteousness and his natural kindness. Bucciarati is dedicated to take the most honorable course of action, even if he puts his life at risk. Which is why he aids Giorno to defeat Diavolo. He understands the risks of trying to take down one of the most powerful men in all of Italy but does it anyway because he believes in Giorno's determination will better Passione and the rest of Italy under Giorno's control. Some of my other favorite characters include Narancia for his childlike and innocent (to some degree) personality, Mista who went from being a comic relief who noticeably more serious and active when faced with the possibility of impending battle or danger, and Risotto, a short-lived but incredibly important minor antagonist with a scary metal manipulation stand called 'Metallica' which manifests itself inside Risotto's body as a swarm of small metallic beings with stitches across their individual bodies which are designed to look like an attempt to fill his metaphorically broken soul.

I do have problems with Vento Aureo, firstly, the ending seemed rushed and I wanted to know more. Luckily, the light novel 'Purple Haze Feedback' tells us about the what happens 6 months after the events of Vento Aureo. Even though 'Purple Haze Feedback' isn't canon to the story it still makes Vento Aureo feel complete. Also, another problem I had with Vento Aureo was that there were barely any breaks for the stand battles. There was really nothing to give the reader a break from all the fighting and action. But I will say that I personally think Vento Aureo has the second best art style out of all the JoJo parts next to SRB/Part 7 because of the unique facial structures and cool stand designs.


Other than all that I've decided to give Vento Aureo an 8/10.

I apologise if this review didn't make much sense. I am still very new at this.

- Loak