Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28702329-20181210142752/@comment-31598739-20190119010551

Phantom Blood does not have a simple plot, it's just not as crazy as the rest. Battle Tendency is literally just a journey that jumps from location to location with no real knowledge of how they got there, and relies heavily on it's main character instead of any other good characters to choose from. Compare this to Stardust Crusaders, a journey that actively pits countless challenges and introduces stands to all members of the group, and saying Part 3 is bad is just lying.

DIU is disconnected, but by far has one of the best settings, mostly because it's stationary compared to the rest and the anime only did it more justice. Vento Aureo's italian plot is just a mafia plot, but it's Jojo. You can expect whatever tropes Araki touches to take on some mutated but enjoyable form. Stone Ocean is probably the worst plot-wise, simply because it relies heavily on a huge ass-pull in order to keep the series going.

Steel Ball Run is practically the best of all worlds. It has a setting that, unlike other ones, has changing and untamed environments meshed with small valley and colonial towns. We see desert, plains, forest, mountain ranges, snow, and possibly more I just forgot. Part 7's introduction to the corpse parts, the best main character, the best JoBro, the best main villian, and some of the best minor villians only help to create an even better plot. Some of Part 7's fights are the best in all of Jojo, including the stands as well.

Jojolion is like DIU, but with more violence and equivalent exchange thrown in. Seeing Josuke's backstory unfold is interesting to say the least, and the way it progresses is great.