I know that it would be cowardly of me to beat up an injured guy. So I already healed you up. You should be completely fixed now, can you move your arms? Noe that your all healed up I can beat the shit out of you without it being a coward. DORARARARARARARARARARARARA
Josuke will always be my favorite Jojo due to how much of a chill/friendly guy. Like Araki said he’s the kinda guy you’d wanna be friends with. I don’t mind the way Part 4 handled having several main characters bc it helped with the Town Setting but I can agree that letting Joarto get the last hit on Kira was kinda disappointing but He did have a great fight against Kira. Also Rip to the legend Billy Kametz for his Great voice As Josuke in the English Dub
I kinda like Jotaro hitting Kira last, Jotaros always the Hero type no matter where he is. Josukes a hero too but hes more of a bro while Jotaro literally hunts a dude across the globe. Him to get the final hit on Kira doesn't diminish Josuke's hype for me at all. Just another consequence of timestop.
Josuke being underutilized when compared to previous JoJo’s felt more like a concession with Araki’s ever evolving writing. As you go through each part of JoJo numerically, you start to see the protagonists have less time in the spotlight than the one before them. That’s because they had to share it more with that part’s cast of characters. Part 4 felt like an experiment in this style.
I actually agree with like in part 5 mista and bruno out shined the hell out of giorno like if I'm being honest to me the only memorable things I got from giorno was the 7 page muda and ger and my brain kinda throws the rest out the window
@@epicnessoflegends Giorno is definitely meant to be more of a shining beacon/guide to Bucciarati’s group, as he plays a support role in most fights after joining
Agreed. Speedwagon was just Jonathan's cheerleader. Will Zeppeli taught Jonathan the basics of Hamon and died. Caesar and Lisa Lisa trained longer than Joseph in Hamon but couldn't defeat at least one Pillar Man each. Stardust Crusaders did a better job than Parts 1 and 2, but it still felt like Jotaro was the guy who carried the team most of the time. What I like about Part 4 is that there was no great evil to defeat until the third act. It was everyday scenarios where people used their Stands in their lives to make them easier. While it's true that I wanted Josuke to be the one to off Kira or someone different from Jotaro, he doesn't live in Morioh, so it doesn't have a great impact on the Narrative of Part 4, I'm content with the ending.
@@mrmwm5446 i meant more that there was no mention of him after pt 5 when realistically the gang woulda gotten in contact with the speedwagon foundation or something because they had polnerev as a member
Idk I think jolyne did some pretty inventive stuff. But yeah when I first watched part 4 I was constantly in that phase of "oh that's neat". I remember my jaw dropping when he destroyed and rebuilt the motorcycle. Also the punching a hole into someone on the first episode was amazing.
I think it's perfect that Kira doesn't die to Josuke, it's in character. Josuke would rather leave someone to rot in an object prison then face the idea of killing them.
I still find it interesting that Josuke has not killed an enemy except for the two rats that had the sniper stand when Jotaro took him to go hunting to practice ranged combat.
would also say the same with Jonathan in Eyes of Heaven game. People say he should be the one who has to finish Dio but it would really be out of character as he still cares so Jotaro being the main guy there fits
@@quiteabizarreone6441 technically Johnathan have killed the dead that was brought back to life like tarkus the exception is jack the ripper but i dint concider jack a human in the first place.
I mean, technically he killed angelo? I mean yes he is still alive because he was turned in to a rock, but it is still probably a fate worse than death, that is unless you are Diavolo who is dying in a loop
Its kinda weird we never see that passione connected with the speedwagon foundation or something since polnerev was probably with them up to the events of stone ocean. I guess they never connected after giorno became a mob boss 🤷♂️
“No matter how careful you try to be or how successful you think you are, there will always be an ambulance to kill you” is gonna be my yearbook quote. Thank you for that
I love Josuke because he has the second most fun personality of the Jojos(behind his dad) and has by several miles the best MC stand. He comes off as a badass while also feeling like a teenager, something Jotaro and Giorno failed at.
I think the problem applies even more to Giorno, it's just highlighted by how much he's built up at the very start and then instantly fades once he joins passione. Very much on the side until the very end, and even then, spoiler Bruno and Polnereff play a much bigger role in the final battle until the very last moment
Tbh, Giorno is already a completed character tbh. The only time that he developed in the part, other than GER, is when he found out he can "heal" people. I think part 5 is basically just Araki showcasing Giorno and how he is the "day" that woke up the Sleeping Slaves by being the guy that kickstarted Bruno and Bucci Gang's motivation.
I think Giorno works well the way he is. Giorno is basically Jesus (son of god and fighting the devil), he starts off the story already at the end point of his character arc and only really only is there to guide his group to their future. That's why he plays support in most the fights and even if he isn't he still usually give important info or helps plan before the fight. Giorno isn't meant to be the same type of main character the other Jojo's are and leaves that role to the rest of his team (mainly Bruno, which is why he's my favorite character).
I definitely see why this is a valid take away, I don't think he's in the part enough, but I almost think its in Araki's style of making group centered stories that makes it so the main character is only every a piece of the group and nit centre stage, which I think works well. I think about part 3 and 5 especially to this degree as both have their jojo not be in the spotlight as much to compensate for the unit. Jotaro and Giorno are usally in the background unless during key fights while characters like Joseph and Bruno are at the helm, with the same if not more motivation for the Jojo of the part. In short, I think Josuke's lack of screentime is just a symptom of the writing focusing on more than one player. Koichi is definitely as much a protagonist as Josuke and there's argument to say Rohan also becomes a main protagonist because of his focus and motivation post Kira introduction and is ther with Jotaro to do the heavy lifting. This all culminates during Bites The Dust, when Rohan is at the centre directly trying to find Kira, Josuke takes what he learned from Jotaro to fight Kira, and through Koichi's developed ability over the full part, only then is the stage set for Kira's demise. I think that for what was trying to be done he fufilled his role as a key character but he wasn't the sole main character
honestly, I'd prefer a story involving many characters as their own protagonists and not just one, I know Jotaro is the JOJO GOAT but he tends to carry the plot too much in parts 3, 4 and even 6. (except 5 , he only cameoed in it.) its a nice change of pace for a series so 'BIZARRE' (hehe, get it?) don't you think?
@@astralman and yet pucci lost everything by a very small mistake of """"""giving""""""" the disk to emporio, jojo has alot of bs (aka fate BS), literally, he was the one who had the most chance to win against Jolyne Crew
@@astralman I completely understand “fate” is the factor in a lot of the events that occur in jojo in general, but this is a hypothetical instance, where made in heaven is created, and the only real difference being that the part 4 gang is also there, what we’re saying is that the part 4 crew would be able to take out him easy in these circumstances. In the same way Emporio used pucci in sped up time to cripple him with weather report, it’s easy to say that the increased and multiplied speed of gravity toward MIH pucci would most likely be able to instantly take care of pucci, and if not, okuyasu would be able to finish the job, seeing as the only thing defending him would be his incredible speed, which happens to be crippling him in that very moment
I mean not everything. I think Josuke would be a perfect mentor for Jolyne IMO (due to being very similar) and I could see him diying against WS or something and giving Jolyne a good developmental ark.
In regards to Josuke's hair thing going away after Rohan, I feel that's because the whole flashback was essentially a Cerebus Retcon-initially, the hair thing could tend to be a gag here and there early on, cause look at this bozo with his ridiculous pompadour, but once you really get into how and why he's so protective of his signature hairdo and why he flies off the handle when it's insulted, it can kinda be hard to see it made fun of. In regards to Yukako, I expect her to be in that redemption video since yeah, she practically got zilch in the grand scheme of things.
Literally! Thank you for this man! Josuke deserved so much better and he's definitely my fave Joestar of all time, also RIP to the legend Billy Kametz, he really did amazing with Josuke's dub voice and he will be greatly missed
Josuke will always be one of my favourites, if not my favourite JoJo, from his dope personality, style and vibe, plus his stand power would be the one I want the most
I believe the reason why they didn't use Yuya sense of smell cause at that point in the story Rohan got a new lead on Kira's new identity and was going to investigate the next day.
Main character spoiler for part 8 Who do you think would win a fight, Josuke or Josuke? Because Josuke is very creative with his ability. Especially with what he did at the end of his part. But Josuke is very creative with his ability. Especially with what he did at the end of his part.
You must also take into account on whether Kira could beat Kira, since Josuke had an advantage on Kira, and Kira might be able to go toe to toe with Kira, Josuke could adapt to Josuke’s attacks quickly.
To me, the lack of focus on Josuke's character kinda ties into the whole underlying message of P4: it's not Josuke that fights the bad guy, but the entire town trying to get rid of the disease that is Yoshikage Kira. Josuke being a JoJo only name-wise and not mc-wise is a good way of showing that, too. It's also very in character for him to not be in the spotlight, since as a down to earth normal teenager all he really wants in life is yummy food and fun videogames. Not saying that was intentional, but it works perfectly in my book
He's my favorite after Jolyne. I like to argue how the Bites the Dust tussle is my favorite fight of the first 5 Parts of JoJo. Josuke interpolates just about everything he learned about Crazy D throughout Part 4 into that fight - right down to a panel from the manga version of the Transmission Tower arc, "I can't fix back this guy's (wet, slippery) blood that's already down here!" From that line we are led to potentially consider/infer, like, "huh...so, I wonder what else he can do with 'blood' after he got his own both on & in the shoulder of Kira?" which leads into his own dried-dead-blood-bending Crazy Diamond healing exploit for massive damage - which essentially won his portion of the fight (using the gun-firing power of Crazy D's flick - which he learned to do in the Ratt arc). &, just as much, I find an even stronger case insofar as Hayato's mother, Shinobu, very-suddenly falling for Kira perhaps due to the Cinderella Stand's lingering effect it may have had on him. His good luck/fate really dictated those events for him, and while he thought Hayato did everything for him - he only further counteracted his luck by being a creepy kid maybe almost as much as Kira was a creepy dude.
I wouldn't say Hayato is as creepy as Kira cause Kira is just on a whole other level. If I could give a theory, I would say both Shinobu's infatuation and Hayato spying on them are Cinderella Stand's lingering effect since because of those trait from them that let the others to find Kira. Kinda like fate send him into the worst case scenario for someone to discover his true identity
I think the biggest issue is both Kira and Josuke are too passive as protagonists. While reactive protagonist is aren’t bad, the need a proactive force constantly or they tend to just chill. Goku for example is pretty reactive, but that’s fine because everyone wants to kill him. The issue with all of this is that Kira also just sits there. So you have the gang and Kira’s dad setting up all these plans and hunting the other down while our main two just kinda… sit there. It’s why I think the first half of part 4 is the better story for Josuke because Akira is actively hunting Josuke down and engaging with him
Jotaro overshadowed bruh didn't watch pt3 Part 3 was about Stardust crusaders unlike other parts it was off 5 teams i would say everyone had their own screen time but the one who controlled the story in pt3 was jotaro Sure iggy,polnareff,kakyoin , joesph,avdol were there But they couldn't overshadow jotaro
A lot of what was found as an issue I found enjoyable because of the writing. This season feels relaxing at times and completely insane at others. It implements stands in everyday uses and regular human wants and uses the whole cast to do it. It has a Saturday morning cartoon vibe to it but is still current and engaging in episodes that don’t move the plot. It’s refreshing to see a jojo so happy go lucky yet still as compelling. I’m waiting for another season like this one!
I really is more on how you want your shows. I loved the slice of life take, I love seeing stand users with everyday lives and while many start out using it for bad learn how to use it in a postive way rather than focusing them on majority villains who die. It's nice getting to see most of the characters manage to live and not have a death crazy season for allies and minor antagonists while still keeping it overall compelling and having a very dark undertone with Kira-- managing to balance a much different genre of sorts with the standard jjba style. But if people like jjba for the horror, for the violence and direct action of good vs bad/moral vs immoral then people aren't going to enjoy it despite the writing and more unique take on what it means to live in this world with a stand.
Josuke isn’t the only one who feels like a side character in his own story. In part 3 Polnareff gets far more character development and is in more fights than Jotaro, similar with Bruno in part 5 who gets much more character development than Giorno.
Part 4 definitely decentralized it's JoJo for it's Slice of Life theme. It was definitely more focused on other characters. A Slice of Life lives and dies on its cast of characters. And Part 4 does have a good selection, I'll give it that. It's just unfortunate it came at the cost of Josuke's development.
Something else that should be mentioned is that, compared to the other Jojos in the first universe, Josuke is arguably the only Jojo who's life is more consistently grounded compared to the other Jojos, which is probably part of why there's not as much focus on him directly all the time. Unlike the other Jojos that have to be constantly on their toes to survive throughout their designated Parts, Jotaro lives life as a normal teenager that goes to school and deals with semi-normal teenage things. Yeah, he has to fight for his life against Red Hot Chili Pepper, some rats with Stands, and Yoshikage Kira, but outside of that one eventful summer that makes up Part 4, his life is the most laid-back slice-of-life levels of calm out of all the other Joestars in the first universe. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Initially I wasn't a huge fan of Josuke, but after my recent rewatch of DiU he grew on me more. Hugely enjoyable protagonist who gets great interactions with all the cast, and his theme is so good! Definitely the JoJo I'd want to be friends with irl
I like to think of each JoJo as destiny’s answer to the circumstances. “The heroes would not have been able to rise to the occasion without jojo’s help”
Favorite JoJo, and yeah, I agree with a lot of this vid. I love part 4 since I'm such a sucker for small town/city mysteries with the supernatural or weird sprinkled in (especially when the three 3 act structure is used well). I've always wished we got to visit them again, and while Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak & JoJoLion, they were a Prequel and a different universe respectively. I would have loved a sequel set with the gang in maybe their college years, whether it be slice of life or a new threat, it be nice to see how the kid's with hearts of gold have grown.
I think it makes sense for Josuke to be "side lined" in this part, since it's in direct contrast to Kira. Kira thinks the world is all about himself, and that the world is his playground to do whatever he wants with and he only thinks about himself, while being a rather isolated person. Meanwhile, Joskue's stand can heal anyone, but himself since he puts others before himself and the stand reflects that, and unlike Kira who only thinks/acts on his own, Joskue always works best when he is part of a team.
Josuke is my favorite JoJo because he’s funny, kind, determined, and a good guy. He makes mistakes but I can relate to his personality and how he treats most people pretty well. His power is to fix things not break them and I like that a lot. It shows he builds things up and heals. I also am glad he did not get the final hit on Kira. It’s a weird opinion but josuke never really killed. He focused on being more passive and I really like that he was merciful to those around him. I find it more endearing than a heartless killer. One of the things I don’t like about part 5 is all the unnecessary death. It doesn’t feel funny or good when they defeat the villains like in part 3 or 4. Instead it just feels terrible because the opponents suffer gruesome fates that in all actuality they might not even deserve. Like Ghiaccio was one of the koolest stand users and he wasn’t even that bad but he got brutalized.
Pucci: IM GOING TO ATAIN HEAVEN Josuke: hits window making it all come back together pulling the window frame puccis floating in back to the ground, or should i say, pulling it into a CRAZY BEATDOWN!!!*
The problem with Josuke/Kira dynamic is that there is none. The character never actually "meet" until the final fight. The fact that kira appears vs shigechi, and the sheer heart attack arc is the first and only fight before he goes into hiding kills all pacing with his character. If there was a fight in between in which our characters meet and have a little confrontation, even if they pull the "they are doing something next to eachother without knowing who the other guy is" to atleast have a baseline interaction so that their opposing designs can work off eachother they could have a really fun dynamic. But since Kira went into hidding so early on, Kira's dad steals the spotlight that should had been Kira's showing off his character to the group, instead we get Kira showng off his character to randoms in the street and the Kawajiri family, and don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE daily life with the kawajiris, but Josuke is not a part of that, making Kira more of his own character but reducing Josuke's part in it.
You think its ironic that Josuke can't use his healing ability on himself, the thing you want happening to yourself, but Kira can blow up parts of his own body, the kind of thing you don't want happening to yourself.
I understand a lot of your points, Josuke definitely definitely feels like a secondary character by the end. But I think when I sit back and look at it he’s still my absolute favorite Jojo and part 4 is my favorite in the series. I think that the other Jojo’s are total badasses. Practicals larger than life heroes especially the first 3. But just like how Araki said Josuke feels like a big bro or a reliable upperclassman. Someone I don’t look up to in the sense that they’re larger than life but like someone I’d want to have as a best friend. To know they’ve got my back if something happens and that I’d be willing to return the favor for. I’d rather be one of the guys in the “Duwang” gang😂 then where I’d want to fantasize about being the hero like the other Jojos. Though l do wish it was say more of a team effort to beat Kira. Which is what I think they where going for when Jotaro takes in that breath imagining all the other teammates before he OraOras Kira into the ground. Also mad respect for the Billy Kametz tribute at the end. RIP you crazy diamond.
14:55 ngl i saw that too Araki really did right himself in a corner with not only the extremely useful characters for tracking but also the mc's potential for tracking as well as even giving them access too the villians house it was such a weird about turn for getting to the finish line when their where more obvious solutions thats wouldve been more satisfying
Part 4 is my favorite part, but I'd have to say I agree. Josuke needed more attention, and Jotaro not giving him any props felt weird. I guess cause he was more conveniently available than Josuke, even though he did the most work
He's probably my fav Jojo as well, mainly cuz he's one that we get see at rest the most, contrasting the others who are, majority of the time, pursuing a goal. It's little moments like him enjoying video games or sitting on a 2nd floor window sill and almost falling off, only for Crazy Diamond to catch him. Plus filler episodes like him, Okuyasu & Shigechi (RIP) trying to make a quick buck.
Yeah, Josuke doing random shit like playing videogames and making money scams is way more compelling than some Jojos that just get into fight after fight after fight.
I find that since part four is a slice of life type show having josuke be a small part instead of shoving him in more situations is fine ,since most villians are tackled as a team. It would be less fitting for josuke to do most of the work instead of it being a team effort in the final fight.
@@thegamerator10 it was more to show off two comedic scenes where he takes the phone right before the person is supposed to say something important to the person they're in the call with
I've often joked that part 4 felt less like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and more like Koichi's Unusual Escapades a lot of the time, but I'm starting to genuinely consider the validity of that statement as of late.
The point of Kira being killed by the ambulance is symbolic and plays on the biggest overarching theme in Jojo which is the concept of fate. Kira got run over by the ambulance because no one noticed he was there. This is ironic because Kira’s biggest goal was to go unnoticed and live a quiet life. He got hit because no one noticed he was there. Also add extra irony where as a ghost he got dragged away by a bunch of HANDS. Double ironic.
i think the reason Jotaro thanks Koichi and not Josuke is because Koichi actually held Kira's hand down with Echoes. maybe if josuke did it with like a rock thing or some shit maybe jotaro would change his wording
Josuke isn't my favorite but I think everything you've said against him actually works in his favor when you take into account the setting of Morioh that being the town itself is its own character and everything else even the superfluous aspects are to build itself up, even the characters treat it so with all the weird happenings and their descriptions of Morioh and Josuke represents MMorioh's heart, yeah hes passive, and in the search for Kira he didn't go out of his way to hunt for him, but he's always helped and supported EVERYONE (even the kanji of his name has support in it) Koichi, Jotaro, Hayato, even Rohan he's been pushing them up to win in the same way how it feels the town of Morioh is fighting alongside them, so that even if its not of Josuke's intention that only speaks more to how great of a support he is that he doesn't need to try to be one, he just is naturally. TL:DR: while Josuke isn't my favorite Jojo in the context of Morioh I believe he is the perfect protagonist for that setting
I'm fairly certain that Koichi was in a way intended to fell like the main character... it's likely the reason he was chosen to introduce Giorno in the 5th part... this makes me wonder if Josuke was treated this way on purpose... which is not a thought I want to think about since I to think that Josuke is my favorite JoJo... or atleast close to
Imma be honest, it’s been a while since I’ve watched pt 4 but I completely forgot about that alien character they met until you mentioned him. He was so random and unexplained that he never really stuck with me.
i love crazy diamond, its has great strength and speed that might be even better then jotaros but it does not have the worlds power, instead its power is simply to heal or reverse things back into a diffrent state, which you would think would be just an extremely useful utility and support ability but he turns it into a weapon when fighting kira and other beings, he uses it in such creative ways that he makes the ability really strong yet the ability does not feel broken especially since he cant just heal himself, if josuke could heal himself the ability would probs be on the top 5 best stands because as long as he can live fron his injuries he can survive anything, it also just means that josuke is stronger in a group because he can keep his allies alive and it means josuke can actually work as a team with his friends rather then his team members just being tag alongs that dont offer much josuke will always be a favorite of mine hes the most relatable joestar out there and tries to be the best, its an utter shame he never gets mentioned beyond his own part
I just recently start watching JoJo's with a friend and to this moment my favorite Season is this one the 4 one, I just really like the cast the characters and the villain. Josuke just act like a teenager and is fun to see him around doing stuff. Kira ( also I saw the video of him ) is just real threat because we know people like this scumbags exists in real life. And also something I really like is the antagonist or villains have a satisfying endings. And Josuke doing what we call, the *Reconfiguration Treatment* ( basically when he turn somone into other thign like what happen with Angelo ) is just satisfying.
You raise very valid point. I did feel like the plot and josuke as a whole got lost until Kira showed up. Yet with hindsight I guess Josuke just stayed lost 😅
I didn't agree with your point but you've brought up Ruby and I have to agree - if RWBY managed to give meaningful development to their main protagonist, Jojo should too
I think if Kira just made a tiny comment about Josuke's hair at the end (like, "that kid with the ridiculous hair did this!") and then that gives Josuke just enough strength to get over there and beat his ass one last time before the ambulance finished him off, that would've been _great._
3:31 Actually Jolyne did receive an upgrade in the form of developing Stone Free's strings into fully woven Mobius strips to counter C-Moon's gravitational inversion ability. While likely maximizing Joylne's defenses to striking attacks but still vulnerable to slashes.
@@silverstream4048 developmental evolution can come in all kinds of different forms. In this case, Jolyne had to further develop her powers even further through sheer determination and ingenuity and it payed for a bit. Obviously it wasn't enough in the grand scheme of things sense Pucci's Made in Heaven made him just as fast as it was, which some could say was hardly fair.
Honestly? Koichi was the main character, and I think it’s better that way. That isn’t to say that Koichi is necessarily the _protagonist,_ just the main character. He’s not the main character of his own life, but rather others. I think this is really interesting, to be frank.
Josuke is the perfect example of nature vs nurture. He's so much like young Joseph. Only difference is that it took strazzo and speed wagon getting kidnapped and few deaths for Joseph to really shine
yeah i love josuke, part four felt like a persona anime here you got friends, conspiracy, a mysterious villain, and an epic showdown. Also how cheeky josuke was when it comes to conning or getting money fast. sadly yes it does suck that josuke didn't land the finishing blow but it was genius that kira dies by ambulance then hell. thing is i felt this way with Jolene's fight with pucchi where she wasn't the one to end him but emporio but the ending was great. having pucchi killing the jojo's and how emporio used weather forcast much better and has a very touching ending where he meets jolene and everyone (except F.F) again.
Huh. You finally did a Josuke video! Nice. Also, Rip Billy Kametz. Edit: 2:55 Fitting Edit 2: 16:46 Lol! He gets it from Joseph! Edit 3: What did you say about my hair!?
13:50 I have an uncle who I think is once or twice removed (I only met him exactly once) around the same age as me but part of my mom's family came from Arkansas where the age of consent is 16 so...
What if Josuke fought Kira head on after Jotaro pummeled Kira? Whether because he rewound time or not, and have Kira make fun of Josuke's hair and Josuke fight him, wins, but Kira's about to press the button gain before getting run over by an ambulance.
I think the only other time I can remember them using Josuke's issue with reptiles was in Eye's of Heaven when they use Coco Jumbo to start traveling around through time.
Yeah video was what I was expecting and I wanna say I agree but tbh I feel like this "cast being big overshadows mc" thing can be viewed in multiple ways. Yes it's easy to call this a bad thing but I feel like Josuke wasn't the main character of the part at all. It was Morioh itself and tbh that made the part itself my favourite. Morioh felt like a place I never wanted to leave. Because of the cast being this large and have either small or big roles to the plot. It made the world arrive and made Kira a bigger villian even though he was a small threat compare to other villians. And tbh I would rather have this over Josuke getting more. But I do kinda agree for how much Koichi get. He weirdly got a lot. I would understand Jotaro but for some reason it was Koichi.
12:02 Ah such beautiful layers of irony. Getting hit by an _ambulance_ of all things is what did him in. For all his false proclamations of luck siding with Yoshikage Kira, luck finally scr*ed him 13,444 ways to hell and it was GLORIOUS.
From Know Your Meme in 2019 I'm just curious… How come JoJo and RWBY are always the top trending image galleries all year round? Because one is Jojo, and the other has really good fanart…
my theory for why Josuke didn't have Fungami sniff out Kira's location was because Josuke didn't fully trust him even after the fight with Enigma. The guy had just become an ally & Rohan was already close to the solution, so why bother trusting the guy who made it clear he doesn't want to get into more danger. Either this or the idea of sniffing out Kira's location had never crossed either Josuke & Fungami's mind. Edit: A potential 3rd option is Josuke did ask Fungami to sniff out Kira, but he flat out refused because he already made it clear he wants no part in hunting a serial killer
Josuke is definitely an underrated Jojo and one of my favorites. But I think the theme of Part 4 was about the "golden heart of Morioh" and not Josuke's story where the whole community comes together to take down Kira and sweep out the darkness in town over Josuke doing it himself. That's also why Part 4 has the lowest kill count in the series since it was more about killing the darkness in people's hearts than killing them as people as Araki said. But I do wish that Josuke gotten more development. Part 8 sort of fixes that since Araki mentioned how much he loved Part 4 and wanted to return to it even if it was an AU.
I think it works we to have Josuke how he is. Jotaro isn't Joseph, so him filling a different role makes sense. Josuke also doesn't "pass on the torch" himself, it's Jotaro who passes it to Jolene. Jotaro was designed by Araki to be a fulfillment of Jonathan, a sort of perfect hero.
"Be careful not insult people's hair while watching this video." Okay but you have to admit that Josuke's hair looks like a flattened tire. Also Koichi is like Jotaro's son. I like to see you do a part 3 on why you think Yukako is the worst choice for a gf.
