Lastly, JoJo’s Weird Journey: Stone Ocean is finished, however I wouldn’t maintain it towards you for those who didn’t know that as a result of Netflix’s binge-watching mannequin and its dealing with of the anime’s promotion has circumvented any hype and on-line dialogue for it. And now I’m fearful concerning the destiny of its sequel arc, Metal Ball Run.
Final 12 months, Netflix introduced it might have unique streaming rights for Stone Ocean, the sixth saga within the collection. The upside to the announcement was that the streamer would concurrently launch the English model similtaneously the Japanese one. Usually, English dubs come out weeks after the unique Japanese airs. Now that we’ve reached the top of the rainbow of Stone Ocean, it’s clear Netflix’s batch binge-watch launch of the anime cheapened the journey.
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Netflix releasing Stone Ocean beneath its binge mannequin is tantamount to the Marvel Cinematic Universe midnight-releasing the whole thing of its section three movies on Disney+ with solely a handful of social media posts selling it. Whereas it’s good to have all of its episodes available , it stifled any pleasure for its “monster of the week” components. Fights was one thing I might recollect with ease to pals by naming the villain and their stand energy. However Stone Ocean’s binge-watching launch reworked its once-memorable villains and stand powers into an amalgam of forgettable blokes.
This additionally robbed the dramatic weight of protagonist Jolyne’s perilous battles each inside and outdoors Inexperienced Dolphin Road Jail for the reason that streamer would autoplay the subsequent episode earlier than I might totally digest and respect the wacky antics and intelligent methods the heroes had executed to narrowly eke out a victory. It’s a disgrace as a result of the web discussions earlier arcs generated beneath weekly launch schedules really feel non-existent with Stone Ocean.
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Stone Ocean’s anime launch held a particular place in my coronary heart by advantage of it being the one arc with a feminine protagonist and majority-female forged of “Jo-bros.” Stone Ocean can be arguably probably the most emotionally resonant arc and carries quite a lot of weight for the path of the remainder of the collection.
Different anime have been thriving this 12 months as their weekly episodes generate discussions and theories amongst followers amid hype for subsequent week’s episode, “Bleach Mondays” and “Chainsaw Man Tuesdays” being prime examples. “JoJo Fridays,” JJBA’s personal fan-designated day of fanfare which gained reputation with its prior season, Golden Wind, was when fans would partake in their very own on-line merriment with the present, however that too has turn into a factor of the previous beneath Netflix’s launch mannequin.
Whether or not you’re a brand new or old-head JJBA fan, I encourage you to take your time watching Stone Ocean. And will Netflix have streaming exclusivity over Metal Ball Run, I pray it releases its episodes weekly so followers can take pleasure in its journey at a gentle horse’s trot as a substitute of a mad-dash dash towards the end line.
