Hello, good (and patient) people! It seems like we’ve spoken just moments ago - and yet here we hare, primed and poised to take a very quick look at the differences in Stone Ocean #12, “Torrential Downpour Warning”!
Let’s cut to the chase!
And that is, unfortunately, it for this episode! Which also conveniently concludes the first cour of Stone Ocean. I’ll be honest with you: I’m not very confident that the rest of the episodes will all have some difference for us to look at, alas. It’s never happened so far, as every Jojo episode prior to this one has received some sort of touch-up in the Blu-rays, but you all know Stone Ocean’s anime adaptation has been special in many ways, so I wouldn’t be too surprised if we had some empty comparisons coming up. But I guess we’ll think about that if and when that actually happens! In the meantime take care and see you next time (whenever that is) for a look at episode #13, “Kiss of Love and Revenge - Part 1”!
Bye!
Hello friends, and welcome back to this unfortunately uneventful blog for another unfortunately uneventful couple of comparisons! As you can imagine, it’s quite hard finding the motivation to keep working on comparisons that barely have any differences (especially when you have precious little free time), but I’ll keep doing the best I can. I still intend to take a look at all of them, so let’s cut to che chase and get to the few things we have on the plate for today. It’s time to analyze episode #11 of Stone Ocean, “Operation Savage Garden (Head for the Courtyard!) - Part 2”!
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And that concludes our look at the differences in episode #11 of Stone Ocean! Not much, alas - but I’ve also prepared the comparison for episode #12, “Torrential Downpour Warning” - it’s even shorter than this one, but hey, what can ya do!
See you there!
And hello again, good people! Why, it seems like only mere moments ago that we bid farewell to one another, and yet here we are, once more upon the breach, gathered as one and poised to admire some (for once!) actually interesting differences and meaningful changes. Not to over-hype you unduly - this will certainly be the longest Stone Ocean comparison by far, but it still can’t be compared (heh) with previous parts. All that said, though, get nice and comfortable, because today we have a bit more to bite on our plates! It’s time to take a look at Episode #10, “Operation Savage Garden (Head for the Courtyard!) - Part 1”! As a special note, since today’s differences are almost uniformly now present in all three versions, for brevity I will just specify which ones do not.
Let’s get to it!
And this small difference marathon concludes Stone Ocean’s longest post so far! It was fun to go back to a more substantial episode - and although, for sure - the actual, proper, significant changes were a scant few, it still felt like we were back in the golden era of Jojo comparisons. A pleasant throwback indeed! Well, be that as it may, who can say - maybe the future will hold more succulent differences for us to examine! And if not here in Stone Ocean, perhaps in a future hypothetical Steel Ball Run adaptation… But enough with the daydreaming - that’s all from me for today! I hope y’all enjoyed this smörgåsbord of little changes, and see you next time with Episode #11, “Operation Savage Garden (Head for the Courtyard!) - Part 2”, which will be out… when it’ll be out!
See ya!
Hello hello, old friends! Long time no… read? Write? Both of those things, in fact! You know how it is - life, uh… finds a way, and so I ended up neglecting this blog for longer than I meant to. In order to make up for this (and in order to make up for the woefully short comparison you’re about to blitz through), however, I decided it would be nice to present you with not one, but two posts at once! And, as you’ll see with the comparison for the next episode, today we’ll finally have something a bit more interesting to talk about… But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, and let’s instead very briefly dive into Episode #09, “Marilyn Manson, The Debt Collector”!
Without further ado…
And on this electrifying note, we conclude the comparison for Episode #09! But be not afraid, because today has yet more thrills and more chills in store for you, which you will be able to find and savour and experience if you but click on the link down below, at the bottom right and enjoy… Episode #10, “Operation Savage Garden (Head for the Courtyard!) - Part 1”!
See you there!
Hello there, good people! Welcome back to another short comparison - it’s time to take a look at episode #08 of Stone Ocean, “Foo Fighters”! As I anticipated, this one is going to be rather brief - it’s mostly going to be punch rushes all the way to the end… but let’s not get ahead of ourselves, shall we?
Let’s get started!
Aaand that concludes the changes in episode #08! Not much to talk about this time around - but look at all the moving pictures! Mesmerizing! Hopefully the next episode will have something better for us… Well, see you next time for a look at #09, “Marilyn Manson, The Debt Collector”!
See ya!
Hello hello, good people of the internet! Apologies for the long wait - I’ve been down with a rather nasty cold that functionally knocked me out for the better part of three weeks, and I’m now finally beginning to recover! To celebrate, I thought I’d take a look at today’s episode, “There’s Six of Us!” - as a now too-common heads-up, I’d just like to let you know that this episode is not going to be super eventful, but what can ya do!
Let’s get into it then, shall we?
Aaand that concludes today’s comparison! I’m sorry to only give you this little thing after more than a month (!) of absence - hopefully I’ll find the time and motivation to do episode #08 in a more timely manner :) in the meantime - have a great one, and see y’all next time for the conclusion of this mini-arc, “Foo Fighters”!
Bye!
Hello, dear people! Hello, bore da, Dia daoibh, buongiorno and hola to everyone! Let’s get the obvious out of the way (since it’s been almost a month since the last comparison) - apologies for the delay! I’ve been quite busy with work, and as a result I got too tired in the evenings to work on this, and I needed the weekends to rest and recuperate. Now I’ve managed to gather a little bit of energy and so - here we are! Today we’re going to take a look at episode #06 - “Ermes’ Stickers”!
Without further ado…
And thus we conclude today’s rather lengthy comparison! Lengthy, but perhaps not super eventful - most of the differences in here were a variation on a couple of themes. I still hope you had a good time, and I apologize again for the long wait - sometimes it just be like that. Please try to remember I’m doing this purely as a side hobby - don’t yell at me in the comments if I’m a week or two late, alright? If anything, that actually makes me want to come back less. Anyhow, see you next time for episode #07 - “There’s Six of Us!”
Slán!
Hello hello, friends from near and from afar! Welcome back. How’s this week treatin’ ya? I’m (STILL) recovering from that wisdom tooth extraction I mentioned in the last comparison - but hopefully by the next post I’ll be all done. Today we’re going to take a quick look at episode #05 of Stone Ocean, “Prisoner of Love”!
Let’s cut to the chase!
And on this sweet sweet boy note, we end today’s comparison. I guess this was… a little more eventful than usual! I hope y’all had a good time - I’ll see you here for the next post, in a week or so! Bye!
Hello again, friends! Apologies for the missed week - I’ve been quite busy with my day job, and I’m now recovering from a pulled wisdom tooth. Plus, if I have to be 100% honest with you, it doesn’t feel super great knowing that these comparisons are always going to be short and full of rather minor changes. But ah well! Let’s get into today’s episode, shall we? I can say with some certainty that this one will be longer than any other Stone Ocean comparisons by far! So, without further ado - here’s Stone Ocean #04, “The Visitor - Part 2”!
Hit it!
Aaand that concludes today’s comparison! Is this the longest Stone Ocean comparison so far? Yeah, for sure! Is it the most eventful? … Probably also yes! Anyhow, that’s all for this episode - see you for the next one!
Bye!
Hello again, friends from all over the world, and happy new year! Today we’re going to take a look at Stone Ocean #03 - “The Visitor - Part 1”! There’s once again not going to be much to talk about - so we might as well just get right into it, eh?
Let’s get started!
And this, unfortunately, is the end of today’s very brief comparison. I can’t help but wonder what would have happened if they had given Stone Ocean the proper Blu-Ray treatment we’re used to… But alas, no use in crying over spilled milk, I suppose. Sorry for ending this post on a bit of a bummer note! See you next time for hopefully something a bit meatier! Ciao!
Welcome back, friends, welcome back! Apologies for the delayed post - but it’s chrimbo, and I’m enjoying some very nice holidays! That, plus the fact that there isn’t that much to talk about in these episodes put a bit of a dampener on these comparisons. That said, there’s no point in crying about it, is there? Nothing to do but carry on! It’s time to take a deeper look at Stone Ocean #02, “Stone Free”!
Let’s get to it!
And that - barring the same two credit differences that were present in the last episode - is it for this comparison! Once again, nothing too deep - but ain’t no use crying about it, am I right? Either way, it’s very nice to be able to enjoy those delightful punches without that annoying ghosting. That’s it from me for today! See you again for the next episode! Bye!
Well well well… Look what we have here! My last comparison simultaneously feels like yesterday and a hundred years ago - but time has inexorably marched on, and it’s now two years later… but look at the calendar! No, it’s 2012 - and we’re in Florida! As I make these comparisons I truly get a feeling so complicated: as you might have heard, David Production significantly cut down on the Blu-Ray redraws and fixes this time around, which is honestly a real big bummer. In my opinion this part would have truly shone with a little more love and care, but what can you do?
As we speak I’ve only taken a look at episode 01 so far, but I see no reason to doubt the people who already did a surface-level comparison of the rest of cour 1 - so far (as you’ll soon see for yourself), the quantity - and quality - of changes seems to have taken a real hit. Maybe we’ll be luckier with the other two cours, but for the moment we got no choice but to take what we’ve been given.
As a little aside, since for this part David Production has decided to release the episodes for Netflix first, then for TV and then for the Blu-Rays, we basically have three different versions - that said, some of the changes introduced in the TV version have been retroactively applied to the Netflix version as well, in what is functionally a “patch”. In the interest of having the most things to talk about (and, as you’ll see, even with this caveat we’ll have scant little to analyze), I’ve decided to use the Netflix “1.0” version, although I’ll endeavour to make a note when a difference was already present in the TV version. If I don’t specify anything, you can assume that the difference is new and has been made specifically for the Blu-rays. However, as of today the image on the left of the slider will still say “TV” - this is only because I’m being a little stupid and I can’t figure out how to change it to say “NETFLIX” - it would probably take me a while to figure out a solution and I don’t want to delay this comparison any more, so for the moment I’ll leave it at that. If/when I figure it out I’ll come back and remove this line from this post!
Additionally, you might notice that I have redone all header images from scratch - the previous ones honestly looked like complete ass, and I decided they were long due a rehaul. Hopefully y’all like them! Without further ado, then, it’s finally time to take a look at Stone Ocean #01, aptly titled “Stone Ocean”!
Let’s dive right into this titular ocean of stone, shall we?
Aaand this concludes the comparison for the first episode of Stone Ocean! We’ve had Blu-ray-exclusive changes, differences that were introduced to the TV version and reflected in the Netflix episodes as well, changes that were added to Netflix but not to the TV broadcast… The only thing I’m sad about is that it was all extremely minor. Hopefully the next episodes will have something a little meatier to analyze, and if not maybe cours 2 and 3! For now I’ll be saying goodbye, and…
Welcome back, good people! The time has finally come - the crusade is about to end, and with it, my watch will (temporarily) come to a close. It’s been a long journey, and I really hope this is just a moment of respite before David Production comes out with the (inevitably) incredible adaptation for Stone Ocean. Ah well, nothing to do but wait! In the meantime, let’s take a look at our last remaining episode: Stardust Crusaders #48, “A Long Journey - Goodbye, My Friends”!
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Phew! And that concludes Stardust Crusaders #48, “A Long Journey - Goodbye, My Friends”! And a long journey it really was, my friends. I hope you had a good time following along during these past FOUR YEARS (!!!). It was a very fun project that occasionally burned me out, but I stuck with it and, in the long run, we got to the end.
But I don’t believe this is quite the last time you’ll be hearing from me… When Stone Ocean will be announced, you can bet I’ll want to take a look at those Blu-rays as well! Either way, thanks for sticking with me until the very last episode! And, of course, this is not a goodbye, but merely a…
Hello hello, good friends from across the land! We are gathered here today to take a good, detailed look at Stardust Crusaders #47, “Dio’s World - Part 3”! We’re almost at the end of this long crusade… Stick with me, people, because today’s comparison is going to be a looong one!
Let’s get going!
Pheeew! And there you have it, folks! An odyssey, an adventure, a crusade of massive proportions; but now this penultimate episode’s over, and here it is! The reign of Stardust Crusaders #46 as the longest comparison was a very short-lived one, as this one smashed pretty much every record (245 images vs. 193, 56 videos vs. 53, 5776 lines of post vs. 4600… yeah, I mean. Yeah). We are fast approaching the end of this trip, friends… Next up we’ll take a close look at the final Stardust Crusaders episode - and the final episode left to compare (FOR NOW!). Join me next time for a trip through Stardust Crusaders #48, “A Long Journey - Goodbye, My Friends”!
See you soon!
Hey-o, boy-os, welcome back! Today we’re going to tackle a big episode: Stardust Crusaders #46, “Dio’s World - Part 2”! It’s gonna be long, it’s gonna be eventful, it’s gonna be full of differences - in short, strap in, because it’s going to be a ride!
Let’s get to it!
Pheeeew! Goodness gracious was that a LONG one! The longest ever, so far - I was expecting to have a lot of work to do this week, but boy oh boy I didn’t think it’d be such a massive effort… It took me most of two days, but now it’s done, and it’s here for you all to read through! I’m expecting next week’s comparison to also run quite long, but let’s see if it’ll manage to top this one, eh? See you next time for Stardust Crusaders #47, “Dio’s World - Part 3”!
See ya!
Hello again, good people! It is once again that time of the week wherein we must compare two sets of different images and discuss what has changed and what looks better. In other words, welcome back to Jojo’s Bizarre Comparisons for a healthy dose of differences! It’s time to take a look at Stardust Crusaders #45, “Dio’s World - Part 1”!
Let’s get right to it!
And that was the last of the differences for today’s episode, friends! A fair amount of stuff, to be fair, but I have a feeling the best is yet to come… We shall see, we shall see! Tune in next time for Stardust Crusaders #46, “#46 - Dio’s World - Part 2”, why don’t ya?
Well, bye for now!
Hello hello, good people! Welcome back. Today we’re going to take a quick look at Stardust Crusaders #44, “The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice - Part 3”! We’re getting ever closer to the final battle… and to the last episodes left to compare! It’s incredible to think that this four-year (!!) endeavour has almost reached its end - but let’s not get ahead of ourselves!
We have some differences to take a look at!
And that concludes this quick comparison! A little on the brief side, but y’all know what’s coming next… It’s Dio’s World, baby! I haven’t personally taken a look at the differences for the following episodes yet, but I have a feeling we’re going to have quite a lot to talk about - but enough with the anticipations! I’ll see you next time for a good look at Stardust Crusaders #45, “Dio’s World - Part 1”!
See ya!
Hello again, friends, and welcome back! I apologize for the absence - it’s been a busy month, and I got a little burned out with the continuous posts. Plus, I knew that this would be a lengthy comparison, which made coming back all the more daunting! But enough dilly-dallying, you’re here for a comparison and a comparison you’ll get! Let’s take a look at Stardust Crusaders #43, “The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice - Part 2”!
And that concludes this very long (and very late!) comparison - a healthy dose of gore and some nice tweaked shading here and there make for a very nice rounded package indeed. I’ll see you next time (hopefully in a more timely fashion) for Stardust Crusaders #44, “The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice - Part 3”!
Cheers!
Ahoy, mateys! Welcome back to the hardest part of every blog post: finding something half decent to put in the header! Today we’re going to take a look at Stardust Crusaders #42, “The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice - Part 1”! It’s the beginning of one of the most brutal fights in this whole part, and to celebrate it we’ll have a sizable chunk of differences to go through on this fine day. So strap in, sit comfortably and let’s get started!
And that concludes this small first trip into the void! That was a fun one - especially all the total redraws, which are always a high point for me. As always, I hope you had a good time, and I’ll see you all next time for Stardust Crusaders #43, “The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice - Part 2”!
Bye!
Well hello there, fancy seeing you here! It’s time for another deep dive into the world of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - and today we’re gonna conclude the clash against D’Arby junior… It’s Episode #41, “D’Arby the Player - Part 2”!
Let’s get started!
And that concludes this episode, this comparison and this fight (well, mostly)! Not the most exciting post, for sure, but next time we’ll take a look at the beginning of what is perhaps the best fight in all of Part 3 - join me then for a comparison of Stardust Crusaders #42, “The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice - Part 1”!
See ya!