恥知らずのパープルヘイズ ―ジョジョの奇妙な冒険より―

VS JOJO

by Kōhei Kadono

Purple Haze Feedback is a light novel written by Kohei Kadono with illustrations by Hirohiko Araki. It was released as part of the special JoJo 25th anniversary project "VS JOJO."

The light novel tells an original story focusing on Pannacotta Fugo, set six months after the events of Vento Aureo.

Genres: Light Novel, Fiction, Manga, Fantasy, Supernatural, Adventure, Audiobook

173 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 16, 2011

About the author

Kōhei Kadono (上遠野浩平 or Kouhei Kadono) is a Japanese author, best known for the Boogiepop series, which has also been adapted as a live action movie, manga and anime.

Reviews

[Cobradragon4373 · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best JoJo spinoffs! It's a quick read and well-handled sequel to Vento Aureo.

I don't have a lot of big problems with the story. There is one thing I will point out that has to do with the continuity of the novel, which is that it over-references its source material. The author tries way too hard to connect Purple Haze Feedback with the main series. It's great how the novel meshes with Part 5 but the references to Part 4 and Part 1 are forced and honestly unnecessary.

Nevertheless the book is pretty good. The new cast of villains and heroes all have complex motives and interactions, and characterization is solid. We get to understand Fugo and the other characters way better through Kadono's writing. Why did Fugo left the gang halfway through Part 5? This book goes in depth into Fugo's motivations in a way the anime/manga never did. Not to get into spoilers, but I love how his character development culminates in the climax of the story.

Speaking of Part 5, Giorno almost feels scary in this novel as it exposes him for who he really is, an outsider to the mafia who forced his way in and took down Diavolo's organization, a soft-spoken, pragmatic figure with an intimidating aura. It might be even a little unsettling to see him like he is in this novel, but it makes for a compelling look at Giorno from a new perspective.

Kadono also does a great job of replicating the feel of Araki's writing. The stands are unique in both design and abilities, and the stand users are even more so bizarre. The book is a lot more gloomy and heavy-hearted than JoJo typically is, but it does preserve plenty of Araki's weird humor. And the climax is as over-the-top and crazy as any JJBA finale.

4/5. Definitely recommend.

[Fev · Rating 4 out of 5]

fuuuuuuck you Araki

[crth · Rating 4 out of 5]

girls when they have to read the past fugo and narancia interactions: 🔪🔪🪓💣💣🗡️🪓💣🪚🔫🔫💣⚔️

[Alexzander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoilers for Vento Aureo, the fifth part of JoJo:

Purple Haze Feedback is a fantastic companion piece for the fifth part of JoJo and is a fantastic piece on one of the best characters in the series: Panacotta Fugo.

Fugo has always been an interesting character, as originally in the story he was meant to betray the gang; however, Araki did not go along with this idea since he was suffering from depression at the time, and did not want to put the cast he had grown to love through that (Araki being wholesome as all hell). Instead, Fugo got one fight and was never seen again in the series after that. In honor of the JOJO VS. event, Araki had comissioned various authors to write light novels for the Jojo series. Fugo suprisingly got two novels on him: Golden Heart, Golden Ring-which takes place after Fugo leaves the gang and goes on with the betrayal aspect- and Purple Haze Feedback.

Purple Haze Feedback takes place after the end of the series, in which Giorno has taken over Passione, and in order to prove that he is indeed a traitor, Fugo must take part in removing the faction that Giorno despises with all his heart: the Narcotics team. This entire novel is all centered on Fugo's redemption after the events of Part 5, and the guilt he feels for not being able to save the gang from their fate.

Now, this comes completely from bias, but I absolutely love Fugo's character and JoJo is indeed my favorite show of all time; as someone who doesn't have part 5 ranked high in their favortie parts, I can tell you that Purple Haze Feedback is one of the best things to come out for Jojo. Kouhie Kadano does a fantastic job at not only capturing Hirohiko Araki's way of writing stands and fights, but also managing to keep in line with the series' personality and humor. Now, the novel isn't 'considered' canon by many, so that of course leads to some issues with David Productions wanting to animate this as an OVA. As someone who loves Fugo, and this novel, I am holding high hope to see this adapted into animation. A fantastic novel, and a fantastic read for anyone that is a fan of Jojo.

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a book, I'm giving it 2/5. As a fanfiction, I'd give it 3/5. The good part about this book is that the author understands the characters, and had some interesting insights into things like Fugo's character, Giorno's effect on others, and background details like the Speedwagon Foundation. I appreciated the ties to Part 2 and Part 4, since they more or less made actual sense.

The bad part is that it feels like an undecided hybrid of fanfiction and original writing.

I didn't want to see a rehash of scenes from the original work - it smacks of the writer having low confidence in their own ideas, or being obsessively attached to the canonical plotline. Adding Fugo's thoughts to the scene isn't enough. If it's trying to work as a standalone novel, it's not explaining enough, especially when it comes to Stands. On top of that, the imagery and fight scenes barely generated any emotion on their own, instead borrowing almost all of their emotion from the reader's recollections of the original story. The author even shoehorned in references where they didn't belong, by having an Italian gangster reference canonical Stands from a no-name Japanese town (the setting of Part 4) instead of non-canonical Stands that presumably exist in Europe. This over-reliance on canon makes the world feel extremely narrow.

I can't say the writing is very good either. Regarding the translation, the vocabulary is limited, so the characters all speak in the same voice. Many of the idiosyncracies of Japanese writing (e.g. "..................", very short paragraphs) have also been maintained rather than converted.

Many people praise this novel as the best JoJo spinoff novel, which really makes me concerned about what the rest must be like.

[sophia · Rating 5 out of 5]

is it possible for me to ever recover from this and move on no i dont think so

[Ram · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a complicated relationship with Jojo. For something that has such a creative and interesting magic system, it manages to fail on every other beat that makes a story interesting to me. This book, however, is everything I liked about Jojo written by someone who is obviously knows how to write. While it tends to keep the info dumps that I don’t like, it’s crafting of the stands, letting Fugo develop on his own space (since he was written out of the original story), while managing to both develop him and the rest of the characters in Part 5. The story is fun and engaging and and emotional even horrifying at times, giving Fugo such a complicated backstory that he deserved. The ending took me out. It’s really good man.

[Melike Koç · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cried a lot

[Ren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sobbing uncontrollably

[Ly]

I was truly hesitant at first, but some of the words there just really got to me. I'm not rating this nor judging the plot or characters. I'm just glad something like this exists somewhere. It's a closure I needed.

"Half a step," he said. "If you can't take a step forward, then I'll step halfway to you."

"All we can do for those we've lost is move forward. That is our duty. Not to destroy everything we don't care for like some petty god, but walk painfully forward, relying on whatever we can – even the feeble light of a star."

[LipwigLiest · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first JoJo novel and the only one I've heard good things about, so I had pretty high expectations for it, although I clearly should've googled what a "light novel" is beforehand. For the most part, PHF reads like a fanfic - not the worst kind, but not the best either. It does have its strong points: for example, the stands are quite original and creative in the typical JoJo fashion (Murolo's is my favourite), and the mentions of all the characters from Vento Aureo did warm my heart. The references to other parts felt rather unnecessary, though.
I wasn't too invested in the plot for the most part of the book, but as I was getting closer to the end I found myself drawn into it. I was really rooting for Fugo and his mental transformation. You go, you funky strawberry boy, you go. I'm glad he got the character development he deserves. PHF also presents Giorno from a different perspective - as a gang leader, taking calculated chances and inspiring people to join and follow him, he is intimidating and powerful... even if he's still a weirdly dressed 16-year-old. Most of them are so it doesn't really matter.
Anyway, I was going to rate Purple Haze Feedback 3 out of 5 but the ending scenes really made it for me. If you want to feed your JoJo brain rot, as the cool kids say, this book is great for an evening of reminiscing about your favourite anime gangsters.

[JTGlow · Rating 1 out of 5]

A student in a challenging class recommended this to me. He insisted I read it really, so I did. It's not my usual by any stretch, but I tried to get into it. The names are awkward, it's plot driven with ridiculous dialogue and stops to give you character stand charts. It gets one star because at least it creates its own universe, just not one I want to be in.

[Acacia Weber · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm crying can we skip all the Rohan OVAs and get this animated please

[TakisMunch 421 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This spin-off novel gives a different perspective of the events in Golden Wind and what Fugo was up to 6 months after, I think its an interesting way to write a novel of a character especially more of a misunderstood one. The characters we get introduced to are memorable with their names being reoccurring and the sketches of the stands along with the abilities makes it more interesting overall for the story. The fights are interesting and so are Fugo's thoughts about seeing the Bucciarati team leave on the boat for the sake of Trish. Love Sheila E and her design along with Murolo and his stand, i CANNOT WAIT For the english release!!!!!!! it took me a fat long time to read this but with the english translation annoucnement it pushed me into finishing this novel. OVA WHENENENENNENENENNENENEN 🤤

[c7arisse · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐
Comme la sortie de Steel Ball Run a été annoncée, je me suis un peu remise dans Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure et, par la même occasion, je me suis motivée à enfin lire Purple Haze Feedback qui se déroule juste après la partie 5 de JJBA.
Bref, je vais faire rapide, voilà les trucs que j’ai trouvé hyper cool :
– Les informations sur l’organisation de Passione : j’adore quand on en apprend plus sur comment Giorno gère le truc et tout, les petites infos comme ça ? Miam miam. Je trouvais même qu’il n’y en avait pas assez ;
– Le POV de Fugo !! Vraiment cool de savoir ce qu’il a ressenti pendant la partie 5 lorsqu’il a laissé les autres puis par la suite, en plus son évolution est vraiment cool ;
– En général toutes les scènes un peu introspection et flashback sont chouettes ;
– Il est rapide à lire, en anglais il fait une centaine de pages (je l’ai lu d’une traite).

Ce que j’ai un peu moins aimé :
– Tous les personnages présentés étaient pas forcément intéressants / attachants, même si chacun à des intentions, au final, je m’en fichais pas mal de la plupart ;
– Un peu trop de références aux autres parties, c’est cool dans avoir quelques unes, mais c’était un peu trop par moment ;
– Les scènes de combat étaient pas incroyables, je ne ressentais pas vraiment de tension et j’attendais juste qu’elles se terminent pour avoir du développement de personnage…

Bref, une bonne lecture pour en savoir plus sur ce qu’est devenu Fugo après la partie 5, mais par contre faut déjà avoir lu/vu cette partie et l’avoir un minimum appréciée ! :)

[Matteo David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ci sono tantissimi modi per parlare di questo (secondo me) capolavoro di genere. Se l'esperienza chiamata Vento Aureo ti racconta una storia di destino, tristezza, umanità, quello che fa Kohei Kadono in Purple Haze Feedback è prendere il concept originale e arricchirlo alla massima potenza.

Fanservice e easter eggs sono solo la punta dell'iceberg. In fondo troviamo riflessioni di umanità, di relazione umane e di controllo delle emozioni e della propria vita. Le tracce bonus ci invitano anche a riflettere sui temi di forza psicologica, inevitabili contrasti tra le personalità umane. Ma si infilano anche discorsi sull'omertà e la situazione al sud in Italia.

Capolavoro.

[Werv · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kouhei Kadono’s Purple Haze Feedback is a respectful sequel to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5. Utilizing familiar characters to provide a hook and building upon them with new characters makes for a fun read for fans of the series. Only to be hold back by some excessive callbacks to other parts (and some translation flubs), this quick read will change how the reader thinks of protagonist Fugo and provide a fun adventure at the same time.



The adventure follows Pannacotta Fugo, angry mafioso familiar to readers of the manga. Tasked by the boss of mafia group, Passione, to track down insurgents within the organization, Fugo is joined by his allies, Sheila E and Cannolo Murolo for the mission. These latter two are completely original to JoJo and are well realized and weaved into the established lore. All three characters stand out and play off each other; Fugo deals with the guilt of past decisions which reflect in Sheila E and Murolo’s persons.

Fugo’s group find themselves chasing other mafia members across Italy. The antagonists also have interesting weavings within the lore of the story and the adventure across Italy provides a varied setting. Both groups have unique magical powers, called Stands, that will be familiar to fans of the series which lead to exciting set pieces within the novel. Each character and Stand is brought to life with incredible illustrations strewn throughout the novel done by mangaka Hirohiko Araki himself.

The way Kadono interweaves past lore with new information is both a strong point and weakness with this book. At times, a great emphasis is put upon our characters being part of a larger organization—a fact that could easily be forgotten in Part 5 itself. This provides great world building and builds upon established lore. Contrasting to that is how other parts get referenced in excess (obscure characters are mentioned arbitrarily). Some fans might enjoy these callbacks, but, ultimately, it led to a shrinking of that very world building. Luckily, one major plot point harkens back to a past part and ends up being important enough to necessitate the entire story. This is welcomed as the payoff is great and is well reasoned within the novel itself.

"All we can do for those we've lost is move forward. That is our duty. Not to destroy everything we don't care for like some petty god, but walk painfully forward, relying on whatever we can—even the feeble light of a star"

Purple Haze Feedback is a short but welcome addition to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Being a sequel to Part 5, it provides great character work for old and new characters alike and is laden with exciting Stand battles across Italy. Though, there are some translation issues (the version I read is an unofficial fan translation), Kadono's love for the original story shines through. Despite some extraneous call backs to past parts, this book delivers a fine story for every fan of JoJo to enjoy!

[Eskil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overraskende engasjerende lettroman som det lønner seg å lese nå som vi har kommet et stykke ut i "Vento Aureo". Boka skinte virkelig et interessant lys på hele mangaen, men særlig "Vento Aureo", og den burde absolutt bli en del av kanon hvis du spør meg. Boka har bedre dialog og er generelt bedre skrevet enn de fleste lettromaner jeg har lest, kanskje med unntak av noen av de bedre "Baccano!"-romanene. Sammenligna med for eksempel "Baka to Test" eller "Strike Witches: Suomus Misfits Squadron" kommer den helt klart øverst på pallen.

[VicariousShaner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty damn well written book about an unexplored character in Part 5. Happy with most of the character works, and some of the stand fights did a great job of reflecting the sort of batshit fight-logic present in Jojo. The last stand fight has a really stupid (and not in a fun way) resolution against a stand that had some pretty interesting material. Maybe everything relating to Part 5 is doomed to have a shitty final battle, or something?

I love Jojo so much.

[Meret Jaekel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good characterization of Fugo. Made me cry. I don't think I will ever recover from the last chapter.

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

I personally enjoyed this as a way to explore Fugo's character in and after the events of Vento Aureo. I understand why this will never get a full anime adaptation due to the anime's portrayal of Fugo's backstory and Abbacchio's recruitment. On that note I do think making Bucciarati be the one to recruit Abbacchio fits better in the story overall and it makes his connection and statement to him during the boat scene more felicitous. It frames his recruitment as a way to move forward and have some attempt to move on from his past then the actions of a dying man with no where to go. Through this even if Abbacchio had no faith himself that he could atone for what he did, he still believed in Bucciarati wholeheartedly. Although I understand why the author saw it fit to make Fugo the one to recruit him as in a sense they are both people who define themselves through their failures. Regardless, I really enjoyed how certain scenes were interrupted through the POV of Fugo and the rest of the gang but I didn't really care much for the side characters. They were fine and their arcs were cool and all but a lot of the extra references felt a bit shoehorned.

I only have 2 major criticisms: On page 105 during the scene where Fugo is reminiscing about when he was left behind, Bucciarati says this "We're going! Once the boat starts moving, you'll have betrayed me!" I'm not sure if this is a translation error but in the manga in Ch. 84 of Vento Aureo before leaving, Bucciarati says "I will not order you to come with me. Neither will I request you to do so, Because this was my personal decision. You no need to feel any obligation for me." And afterwards when the boat departs he says "Once this boat leaves YOU'LL all be traitors!" I hope this is a translation error because 1) Bucciarati isn't the type of person who would've held any resentment towards Fugo for staying behind, as he says himself this is a decision he's making because he believes it to be the right one in spite of certain death. 2) The anime agrees with the manga on this making a similar translation in saying* "Once the boat takes off, you're officially traitors!" In this scene he is simply warning those who have decided to join him the gravity of the situation. This may seem like a nitpick but PHF translation of this scene completely misinterprets Bucciarati's character and takes a bit of the tragedy away from Fugo's situation. Even though Fugo did betray the person who gave him a second chance and saved him, Bucciarati never saw it that way and if given the chance to he probably would've saved Fugo again knowing full well that he would betray him. A life willing to take action in spite of everything is a better one than one unwilling to take any action.

My second criticism is how this book interrupts Giorno. Now I will admit Giorno is one of the more subtle protagonists that Araki has written but he boils down to being a character who acts and has immense resolve and ambition for his dreams. Although he still has Jonathan's kindness inside of him and doesn't let his ambition corrupt him. Giorno is also human and sometimes even doubts his own actions like during the White Album but through seeing Mista's resolve he's able to have faith in himself. Above all else I think of the biggest lessons Giorno had to learn was trust, being able to trust others and trust himself. It was because of the blind trust he had in that unnamed gangster he was able to be set on the right path. All of this to say is that I hate how Giorno is basically treated like a angel or even a God, like he had this massive grand plan to take down Passione. It was his resolve that got him to this point. Of course PHF is about Fugo but I just dislike how his character is treated like he's above it all when he himself is human.

Overall, I would love if this book got adapted but I won't hold my breath. I would love for more spinoffs on Vento Aureo as it's my personal favorite part.

*Yes, I know this came out before the Anime adaptation but I make this point just in case the translation of the manga I'm using might be mistranslating something.

[Rolaka Pisarka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Przeczytałam i oto wystawiam pierwszą opinię novelki z uniwersum Jojo. I powiem już na samym początku: jest świetna.
Wraz z 25 leciem wydawania Jojo Araki wraz z grupą kilku słynnych autorów novelek japońskich postanowił stworzyć cykl różnych opowieści, z których jedne były lepsze, drugie tragiczne. Nie są one uznawane oficjalnie za kanoniczne, ale jeśli spojrzeć na Purple Haze Feedback to aż się prosi, żeby na podstawie tej krótkiej historii zrobić ova.
Novelka jest cudowna.
Wbrew pozorom nie skupia się ona na głównym bohaterze 5 części Jojo, czyli Vento Aureo, ale na Panacotta Fugo, czyli "zdrajcy", który pozostawił całą grupę w momencie, gdy Bruno zdecydował się zdradzić bossa. Mija sześć miesięcy od wydarzeń z mangi, Fugo gra samotnie na pianinie, Passione rozwija się pod skrzydłami nowego bossa, a wizytę składa mu dawny przyjaciel - Guido Mista. Składa mu ofertę, propozycję odzyskania honoru, miejsca w grupie przestępczej i przy okazji daje szansę na odkupienie swoich win. I tu zaczyna się psychologiczna podróż Fugo, pełna nie tylko walk standów, ale może przede wszystkim walka w jego własnym wnętrzu, rozliczenie się z przeszłości, własnych błędów i zrozumienie decyzji, jaką wtedy podjęli pozostali członkowie grupy.
Novelka jest fantastyczna. Jest utrzymała w cudownym tonie Jojo, pełnym absurdów, "stands cry", niesamowitych walk i oryginalnych postaci. Nie czuje się, że jest to coś zupełnie innego od mangi. Niedawno ją skończyłam i niemal bezpośrednio przeszłam do novelki. I wiecie co? Dla mnie PHF to kontynuacja, a nawet coś więcej, bo ilość nawiązań do innych Jojo jest fascynująca i niesamowita. Okazuje się, że jeden z złych ma brata, który sobie siedzi w Morioh, również odnajduje się pewna "maska", a z kim Giorno współpracuje? A z koncernem badawczym, którego szefa dobrze znamy z 1 i 2 części. Poza tym poznajemy orygin story samego gangu Bruno, z punktu widzenia Fugo.
Uwierzcie mi, to trzeba przeczytać. Nie tylko jest świetnie napisana, co też jest zaskakujące jak na light novelkę, ale również wypełnia niedosyt, który pojawia się po skończeniu czytania Vento Aureo.
Polecam. Gorąco polecam!

[Manuel Alfredo Collado · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es increíble como una novela corta como esta puede mejorar tanto un argumento como el de la quinta parte de JoJo: Vento Aureo. Desde luego hacían falta unas cuantas explicaciones de la trama.
En general no me suelen gustar las obras creadas por autores diferentes al del universo en el que se desarrollan, pero este libro es una grane excepción, ya que los personajes canónicos mantienen su personalidad intacta (y de hecho evolucionan de una forma muy natural) y los personajes originales no desentonan para nada con lo que conocemos de JoJo. Por otro lado, los stands originales del libro están muy bien pensados y son realmente atractivos (los voy a echar de menos en la serie). Todo esto es acompañado de forma soberbia por unas magníficas ilustraciones de los personajes y de sus stands (amén de mantener las tablas explicativas de los poderes típicas del manga, que son bastante aclaratorias en algunos casos).

Entrando un poco en materia, la novela trata el conflicto interno (y externo) de Pannacotta Fugo debido a su decisión de abandonar a sus amigos y compañeros en una situación de vida o muerte, tema apenas tratado dentro de la obra original y con un gran interés argumental para los fans (además de ser una oportunidad de explotar a un personaje que aún olía a nuevo cuando dejó de salir). Este tipo de conflictos internos no son muy frecuentes en la serie hasta las partes 7 y 8 donde la trama del manga se vuelve más compleja y psicológica (pues cambia su demografía de adolescentes a adultos), por lo que resulta interesante el contraste entre esta novela y la obra original en la que se ambienta.

Lo único que lamento de la novela es que sea tan corta, pues realmente la trama de Passione da para mucho más.
Por supuesto considero esta obra como parte del canon del manga, ya que se integra perfectamente con la historia previa, logrando así que todo lo que cuenta el libro sólo añade calidad e información, no pisa ni elimina nada previamente establecido.

[Tay Za Tun · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most recognisable jojo spin off novel by the fans and the public at large and I can see clearly why?
How about we rate this light novel using Araki's own Four Major Fundamentals Of Manga.

Well lets start with the Art which is already top notch because Araki.

And then the theme, which i would say is drugs, redemption, grief, regret, resentment and resolve. I would say these are the main themes of this book. The stands relate to this very well as all the stands and characters are in someway drugs and grief related. Fugo does the rest with him showing his redemption through resolving himself to sacriface himself for an almost stranger and finally joining giogio.

Now the characters, what can i say except all of them are brimming with personality and reinforcing the theme of the story. The characters also feel Jojo which is an important part of being a jojo spin off. I do find it odd that the highest earning team is a bunch of lunatic but some sanity had to be sacrifaced to reinforce the theme and i see that. The weakest link of them all have to be Massimo Volpe who was a trying to hard to be similar yet, different all together. The duality was built too forcefully.

Next the story, the story was great. It is by far the weakest part in my opinion because I feel like it tried too hard to go to locations of importance in Sicily. However I quite enjoy the inclusion of past characters and artefects like the stone masks. Although they weren't utilized. All of the fight scenes and stands were nothing short of perfect except for the last fight with Massimo Volpe which allow it didn't feel like an asspull because of proper built up it ended in an instant. This did not support the themes in any palpable way. The stand were different though as they were complete embodiments of the narcotics they were selling.

Lastly, the setting. The intricacy of the culture, practices and history of Sicily was used in such an expansive and descriptive way that it might have stolen the spotlight from other elements of the novel.

Although this is the part where I would put a major complaint, there is really nothing major. It really was a fun, damn-good read.
Since im an diehard jojo fan, there may be some biases like really loving araki's illustrations even though not everyone is a fan of his fashion model/greek and roman marble sculptures on LSD artstyle.

In the end its just my opinion but if you are a jojo fan, this is the best jojo spin there is.

[Triscia Katerina · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extension to Jojo's Bizzare Adventure Golden Wind, written by a different author yet illustrated by Araki himself. It's not meant to be canon, but it's a nice thought and exploration. This novel focuses on Pannacotta Fugo, which I AM SOOO ALL ABOUT because I couldn't stop thinking about how Fugo carried on after he left Bucciarati.

Spoilers for Golden Wind, of course.

Firstly, I really liked how the author explains Fugo's thought process, which made him a lot more relatable than just a temperamental boy. When Fugo didn't join Bucciarati, I always thought it was because he used logic to rule his choices and could not to see Bucciarati's empathy towards Trish. In this novel, the author explores Fugo's regrets, constantly asking himself why he didn't join them. How it could have been different. Why Narancia joined them. (GOD I CRIED AT THIS PART AKJFKWG)

The new characters are interesting and diverse! The fights are also as exciting as you would expect in the anime/manga, although Fugo's fights end rather quickly. Of course, seeing how lethal his stand is.

In terms of the story, it was gripping and emotional. The little callbacks to the previous Jojo parts made me smile, and reading about Fugo's thoughts and the new characters' backstory were good enough to make me like them. As for how the canon characters were written, very well! The writers got their personalities down! The only thing I was iffy about was Giorno's personality, but I guess it's fine, seeing as how Giorno has taken on a whole new role in the world of Golden Wind compared to when the anime/manga just started out.

All in all, I really loved this novel. The ending was beautiful and I would totally read it again, just to feel the feels.

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had first decided to read this book because I am a fan of all the Jojo parts and I really enjoyed Part 5. In the story, I was very interested in Fugo's character and how his stand reflected a side of him that he hates which made him hate his stand, something we haven't really seen in the series as a whole. This made him betraying Bucciarati and leaving the part very disappointing as that meant we wouldn't see more of his character. When I heard there was a spinoff that took place after the events of Golden Wind that had Fugo as the main character, I thought to read it so I could hopefully learn more about his character. This book was able to deliver much more than I expected on practically every front. The way we could see Fugo's internal struggle and regret about abandoning the team and how much guilt and anger he carries for the choices made that day really stuck out to me. We also get to see the sadness he feels about how some of his closest friends died after he left, and how their dynamics were before the part which was a very good addition. It also showed how much power Giorno had gained since the end of Part 5, and how he was actively making a difference for the better, and how he was able to bring out the best in people to inspire them to be better. I also enjoyed the references to earlier parts of Jojo by mentioning Von Stroheim and some of the Part 4 characters and having an actual Stone Mask from parts 1 and 2 there. I would recommend this book to anyone who has read or watched Part 5 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure because of how it adds to the story and one of its least developed characters. If you haven't seen that I would not recommend this as many things in the story won't make sense as this is a sequel of sorts.

[Hani Aqil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like many others, I was pretty disappointed when Araki tossed Fugo aside with zero development so I was happy to find out that this light novel existed.

And I think that this is actually... a little too good almost? The plot was fine, it had plenty of well-written action scenes that would probably appeal to most Jojo fans. The prose is also great, it's really easy to read yet not patronising in any way. But where I feel it shines the most is the characterisation. Despite not creating these characters, I think that Kadano not only understands them but succeeds at giving them a certain humanity and depth that hadn't really been explored to its fullest in the source material.

From its opening to ending, their grief feels palpable. They are the same characters, but they've also changed in the time that has elapsed. I enjoyed seeing the different ways these characters coped with the loss of their friends and the new trajectories of their lives. And obviously, Kadano really fleshes out Fugo by giving us glimpses of his past and showing us his inner monologue but I was surprised at how much he managed to build on Giorno. In less than 10 pages, he gave him so much dimension that I found myself wishing he was there to help Araki throughout the entirety of Vento Aureo. Like holy shit, he is so cold-blooded but so kind at the same time and it's perfect. I also love the ending scene, it's really really sweet.

Anyway, this is canon to me because it feels very much like a natural extension of its source material. It is as perfect as a Jojo light novel could be and it lives rent free in my brain.

[Bella Azam · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

A spin off from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5 by Hirohiko Araki. It was written by a different author so technically this novel is a non-canon continuing from the ending of Part 5. There are a lot of spoilers from Part 5 and references from Part 1 and Part 4 so if you are not familiar with the Jojo's Universe, you may need to refrain from reading this one before watching or reading the original series.

I appreciate we got to look at Fugo Panacotta, one of the member in Buciaratti's gang and why he did what he did in Part 5(would not say what because its a spoiler). Seeing into his mental state, his thoughts and belief, his action really made me feel more connected to him. I get to see him fleshed out as a character, he is afraid of himself, of his uncontrollable rage and anger, his fear of his own Stand, Purple Haze (an ability that reflect the owner's personality and fear). Fugo was always angry, his anger management issues were always brought up in the manga and the novel and seeing him that way, its very sad to see.

There are many other characters in the story but we couldnt get to know about them more since mostly they are involved in the fighta between the Passione gang against the drug dealers team. Its a shame not to see them more since some of the characters are really interesting and have their own motivations on doing what they need to do.

Overall, this was a fun and emotional read to me because I was reminded by all of the pains I went through watching Part 5 as there were many flashbacks relating to series and got me emotional while reading.

[ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book last year during the summer. Seeing as I already finished the anime and was caught up with the manga, I felt a duty to become a sort of Jojo completionist. When I found out Fugo had a non-canonical light novel, I was intrigued. I found him very interesting in Vento Aureo and was caught offguard with his sudden departure. This book was right up my alley, filling the gaps between Fugo's story and what happened after the events of Vento Aureo, non-canonical as they may be.

It was the first English-translated Japanese light novel I've ever read, it was also the first proper book that I read last year. I could not put this book down. I finished this book in less than a week. I had no solid expectations for this book. Seeing as Araki only provided the artwork for it, one could expect PHF to not be a faithful adaptation. I was proven wrong by the first page. The story starts out with a bang. We're outside the world of Araki's writing and inside Kadono's, it was refreshing. Kadono's take on Araki's characters was not only faithful, but entertaining, believable in the world of Jojos. Even the new characters introduced here felt comfortably known. The translating team did a spectacular job too because I was throughly entertained during the duration of this book. I highly recommend this light novel to any fan of Jojo's!

[lex · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Nada en la vida va como lo planeas. Tienes que aceptarlo. Nunca llegarás a ningún lado si no lo haces. Incluso si nadie te entiende, incluso si las cosas no salen cómo esperas que salgan, acéptalo. Perder la cordura y hacer que todo el mundo a tu alrededor lo pague es inexcusable. Hace que no puedas ser lo mejor de ti mismo. Te lleva directamente hacia la ruina.

Nosotros los Sicilianos damos mucho valor al silencio. El silencio y... el dominio sobre uno mismo. Esas dos cosas llevan a la esperanza. Intentar forjar una vida solo con tu voluntad no tiene esperanza. La fortuna nunca es tan bondadosa. No hay una decisión 'correcta', Fugo. Cada vez que haces una decisión cómo esa, estás cometiendo un error. No importa cuanto descartes tus ideales e intentes ser realista, lo único que haces es serlo relativamente. Los sueños y la realidad no son tan diferentes - la realidad en la que crees es simplemente otra ilusión."

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"Mientras viva, serviré tu sueño. Por favor, acepta mi cuerpo, mi corazón y mi alma. Esa es mi esperanza, y también mi futuro

Te pertenezco a ti, Giogio..."

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