I Just Started The Part 3 Manga, And I Think A Lot Of My Problems With Jotaro Are Specific To The Anime.

I just started the part 3 manga, and I think a lot of my problems with jotaro are specific to the anime. I never really thought of the animation as “stiff,” but in the manga, jotaro has a lot of subtle expressions that give the impression that this is a scared kid trying his best to act tough. In the anime however, his expressions are so unmoving that he just comes across as a one-dimensional “tough guy” type. In the manga, he’s a dick to his mother bc that’s what teenagers do when they’re stressed. In the anime, he’s a dick to his mother bc he is a dick. In the anime, jotaro tries to kill avdol for no reason. In the manga, he begs avdol not to interfere because he’s afraid of killing him.

Also, in the anime, he calls star platinum an evil spirit, and as the audience you’re just like, oh this seems like a neutral spirit- he must think it’s evil for superstitious reasons. In the manga, star platinum can talk independently from jotaro’s thoughts, and threatens avdol with no input from him. Also the first close up of star platinum looks like this. Which is, to put it nicely, fucking terrifying. He looks like N’doul.

So it’s like, oh okay, I get it now. Jotaro is completely understandable.

Nine O’clock: tonight’s the night, gonna go to bed early

Nine thirty: not yet, too early. Nights still young, lemme do something daring, watch a twitch stream, do a Duolingo lesson

Ten o’vlovk: whoa! Getting late now, better start quilting faster instead of getting ready for bed

Ten forty-ish: I feel very bad

Eleven o’clock: can of soup on the top of the stairs, then walking around

Eleven thirty: I should probably shut off the lights, and sit in the dark, and turn them back on because I got the jitters why is my heart beating so fast and I’m seeing bugs everywhere

Twelve o’clock: kill yourself kill yourself kill yourself kill yoursel

One o’clock: I want to make something beautiful. Isn’t art the reason we live?

One thirty-ish: if my father was a little boy would I still look at him and have my hatred so plainly on my face? If that little kid saw me, would he cry because of my severe expression?

Two o’clock to four o’clock: muffled static

Five o’clock: I’m going to lay in my closet and wake up in the afternoon drenched in sweat

"-i am a monster

-you will never be a monster in my eyes"

A small vampire au. Kakyoin briefly lost his mind due to injury and bit Jotaro(.

Kakyoin is afraid of himself, Jotaro will never 🥺😭🥺😭

force of habit

Bonus:

Petition to shove Jotaro Kujo’s Nerd Ass Into a Locker

Good to know the start of The Mask could also double as the start of stardust crusaders