More than 20,000 individual votes across over 4,000 responses give this ranking an unusually broad foundation, but the real personality comes from how seriously it treats the unserious choices. Rather than discarding votes for background animals, objects, barely seen manga characters and assorted oddities, the presentation embraces them as part of the exercise. That turns what could have been a straightforward popularity countdown into an enormous tour through nearly every corner of JoJo and its surrounding material.
The methodology is explained carefully before the ranking begins. Duplicate selections are consolidated, attempts to squeeze multiple characters into a single choice are rejected, different versions of recurring characters generally count together, and alternate-universe counterparts can qualify separately. Stands are also accepted when submitted independently, with special judgment calls for cases such as Wonder of You and Vinegar Doppio. Some decisions inevitably remain subjective, but explaining the rules makes the results much easier to understand and gives the project more credibility than simply presenting unexplained totals.
The enormous section devoted to one-vote characters is simultaneously the project's most distinctive feature and its biggest pacing problem. Dio's coffin, an ambulance, obscure novel characters, horses, animals, gag-manga creations and people who barely appear receive recognition alongside more conventional selections. There is impressive familiarity with spin-offs, novels, games and pre-JoJo works behind these entries, and occasional attempts to identify ambiguous submissions are particularly entertaining. Yet the sheer quantity means viewers primarily interested in the actual popularity contest face a very long journey before reaching characters with meaningful vote totals.
Once the ranking reaches its upper tiers, the format becomes substantially stronger because the creator begins explaining why particular characters work rather than merely identifying them. Hayato's courage despite lacking a Stand, Pesci's transformation during his fight with Prosciutto, Lucy Steel's resilience, Fugo's expanded role in Purple Haze Feedback and Weather Report's later development are among the many examples that turn the countdown into a personal retrospective on the series. These comments are openly subjective rather than disguised as definitive analysis, which suits a fan-voted ranking particularly well.
That personal perspective also creates some of the most interesting contrasts with the poll itself. The creator repeatedly notes characters he expected to place higher or lower, identifies his own selections as they appear and discusses favorites such as Rohan, Lucy, Kira and Dio without pretending the audience necessarily shares his reasoning. Newer characters from The JOJOLands receive considerable attention as well, showing that the poll is not merely dominated by nostalgia. At the same time, unfinished character arcs make some assessments necessarily provisional, particularly when discussing characters whose future roles are still expected to expand.
The final twenty provide the satisfying escalation that such an exhaustive project needs. Giorno begins the closing stretch before the ranking moves through Okuyasu, Funny Valentine, Yasuho, Diego, Rohan, Pucci, Foo Fighters, Mista, Polnareff, Jotaro, Bucciarati and Dio, eventually reaching the protagonists clustered near the top. Johnny and Gyro's friendship, Jolyne's role at the conclusion of Stone Ocean, and Joseph's combination of trickery, comedy and cross-generational importance receive substantially more discussion than the lower-ranked entries. Joseph's 1,300 votes ultimately make him the poll winner, while Jolyne follows with 1,206 and Gyro with 1,161, giving the countdown a clear numerical payoff after its exceptionally long buildup.
Pros
- More than 4,000 responses and 20,000 individual selections give the fan poll substantial participation.
- Clear rules for duplicates, alternate versions, Stands and ambiguous submissions make the ranking process relatively transparent.
- Extensive knowledge of novels, spin-offs, games, one-shots and extremely minor characters gives the project unusual depth.
- Joke votes and obscure selections add personality instead of being discarded as irrelevant noise.
- Commentary becomes increasingly substantive as the ranking reaches major characters, connecting popularity with character arcs, abilities and relationships.
- The final twenty provide a strong payoff, with exact vote totals and fuller discussion of why the highest-ranked characters resonate.
Cons
- The one-vote section is extraordinarily long and can overwhelm the central popularity-ranking concept before the major results begin.
- Hundreds of minor entries inevitably receive little more than identification, making portions feel closer to an encyclopedia reading than character analysis.
- Commentary frequently relies on personal enthusiasm and superlatives, so similarly positive descriptions can become repetitive across such a large ranking.
- Some classification decisions require subjective judgment, particularly when separating alternate versions, Stands, users and unusually ambiguous votes.
- The extended supporter material and patron question after an already massive countdown make the ending less concise than it could have been.
An absurdly comprehensive pool of characters transforms a simple fan poll into a celebration of both JoJo's biggest icons and the forgotten oddities lurking around its edges. The exhaustive approach occasionally works against the pacing, but the transparent methodology, deep franchise knowledge and increasingly thoughtful commentary make the eventual climb to Joseph's first-place finish rewarding.
