This show has been on my radar for some time, so now it's time to finally review it, but because of the nature of the show's format I'll be reviewing this in sagas starting with the very first one, Phantom Blood.

The story begins at the scene of an accident during Victorian England period. About to be robbed by a thief, George Joestar sparks to life asking the thief to help him and his son out in return for whatever he desires.
Later on in life, the Thief's son Dio Brando is adopted by the Joestar family after his thief father dies. Dio immediately wants to ruin George's son Jonathan Joestar's life by stealing his life and his wealth, but after a failed attempt at murdering George and accidentally discovering the secrets of an ancient stone mask, Dio becomes a Vampire and sets his new found powers on the world as he attempts to rule it. It's up to Jonathan and his own newly discovered abilities taught to him by his mentor to stop Dio's reign of terror.
There is a lot wrong with this short saga, the main one being it's an old anime that belongs in a bygone era. It takes a lot of it's inspiration from Fist of the North Star in terms of action sequences which is from the ultra violent 80s anime era, not to mention Jojo's Bizarre Adventure itself starting in 1986 two months after my own birth. So it's aged already despite using current generation Anime graphics, and it's because of that it really suffers in the story department not helped by mediocre supporting casts and really poorly strung plotlines.
For his awesome name and look, Speedwagon doesn't do much but tag-a-long and state the bloody obvious when watching Jonathan fight. Other fighters and even Zeppeli is rather underwhelming considering he made Jonathan into a hero in the first place. Even Jonathan's dialogue can be a bit tedious to read and hear, I don't even bother with the dub due to this.
Dio Brando is a great villain, wonderfully despicable and he loves it. Definitely one of anime's finest villains, even a couple of his minions prove to be decent as well.
So yeah, an 80s anime made in the modern day, doesn't really do the franchise justice but I have some more hopes about Battle Tendency and the most popular saga Stardust Crusaders, that really drives home the flamboyant nature of the show. Yeah Phantom Blood is a mixed mess but don't let that stop you from carrying on.
Final Verdict: It looks, acts and feels like an 80s anime and that's where it should've been in the first place, in modern day it's already out dated before it even airs, not helped by poor supporting cast and very messy story telling, but it does improve so don't give up on it yet.