Part 5: Golden Wind



Part 5 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, subtitled Golden Wind (alternatively Vento Aureo,) is preceded by Diamond is Unbreakable and followed by Stone Ocean. Giorno Giovanna is the JoJo for this part, and Diavolo is the main antagonist. La Squadra Esecuzioni and Unita Speciale are this parts villainous factions.

Originally titled Giorno Giovana: Golden Heritage, the manga was first released in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1995 to 1999.

An action-adventure video game adaptation of Part 5 was released in 2002 titled GioGio's Bizarre Adventure for the PS2. It was the first JoJo video game to feature 3D graphics. It was originally set to release in the US in October 2002 but was cancelled and never released outside of Japan.

Vento Aureo was adapted into a TV anime as the fourth season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation in 2018. It was renamed Golden Wind.

The Part 5 manga officially released in the United States starting in 2021, also titled Golden Wind, after the anime release.

Official Description
''In Italy in 2001, Giorno Giovanna joins the Italian mob and attempts to take it down from the inside. Accompanied by Bruno Bucciarati and other Stand Users in the gang, he learns of the secrets of the Stand Arrow, and attempts to stop their illusive boss Diavolo from taking it for himself.''

Summary
The fifth part, set in 2001 in Italy, follows DIO's son Giorno as he dismantles the Italian mob from the inside. Giorno is blessed with the good fortune and chivalry of a Joestar, technically being a descendant of Jonathan due to DIO inhabiting his body, as well as blessed with a Stand ability. Giorno joins Bruno Bucciarati, Guido Mista, Leone Abbachio, and the other members of Passione, attempting to take down the mob's illusive boss: Diavolo. The plot goes much deeper, as the lore behind the Stand Arrows is revealed, and the secrets that the Arrow's possess are finally brought out. The part ends with Giorno using the arrow to transform his Stand into Gold Experience Requiem, and defeating Diavolo once and for all, taking his place as the leader of Passione.

Characters

 * -|English =
 * Giorno Giovanna - Philip Reich
 * Bruno Bucciarati - Ray Chase
 * Leone Abbacchio - Mick Lauer
 * Guido Mista - Sean Chiplock
 * Narancia Ghirga - Kyle McCarley
 * Trish Una - Lizzie Freeman
 * Pannacotta Fugo - Ethan Murray
 * Diavolo - Kellon Goff
 * Doppio - Griffin Burns
 * -|Japanese =
 * Giorno Giovanna - Kensho Ono
 * Bruno Bucciarati - Yuichi Nakamura
 * Leone Abbacchio - Junichi Suwabe
 * Guido Mista - Kosuke Toriumi
 * Narancia Ghirga - Daiki Yamashita
 * Trish Una - Sayaka Senbongi
 * Pannacotta Fugo - Junya Enoki
 * Diavolo - Katsuyuki Konishi
 * Doppio - Soma Saito

Golden Heart, Golden Ring
A light-novel written by Miya Shotaro in 2001 set in the middle of Vento Aureo. It features a new character, Coniglio, and centers around her illness curing Stand, The Cure. It is non-canon, and features an original story that takes place right after The Mystery of King Crimson arc from the manga.

Purple Haze Feedback
Another light-novel, this one is a sequel to Part 5 written by Kohei Kadono in 2011. It tells the story of Pannacotta Fugo after he leaves Bucciarati's gang and how he is inducted back into the group again. It's antagonistic force is the previously unseen drug trading group of Passione.

Trivia

 * Episode titles, the names of the soundtrack, and other songs are written in Italian.
 * The anime also makes use of Italian in all forms of text throughout the part.
 * It is commonly mistaken that the Stand Arrow in this part (stylized with a beetle emblem) is unique from the ones introduced in the previous part. This is incorrect, as there is no in-universe or outside source that claims that this is true.
 * Part 5 is highly inspired by The Godfather movies.
 * Golden Wind ends with Giorno becoming the leader of Passione getting his hand kissed by his capos, this directly mirrors the end of The Godfather, when Michael Corleone becomes the head of the mob and his hand is kissed in a similar fashion.