[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1: [Full color digitally colored edition! It is 1999 in Japan. Jotaro Sorajo arrives in the peaceful provincial town of Too-cho. A high school student living in this town, Josuke Higashi was the son of Joseph's infidelity. And a mysterious stand looms over the town.... (Jotaro Kujo! Meet Josuke Higashikata Part 1" to "The Nijimura Brothers Part 1" (9 episodes))
(Translator: DeepL)
Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Assuming that you already know that this isn't the beginning of JoJo, but instead Part 4 of 9, I'll be reviewing with that in mind.
As far as language goes, I'd say that 4 is harder than 2 and that in ease of reading, I'd currently rank the Parts as (easiest) 1 3 5 2 4 (hardest). 4 probably features the most teenagers and the main characters speak pretty weirdly. Whereas there's writing out spoken out speech patterns in a lot of manga, there's Josuke in JoJo. Not only does he speak like a teen, he has a weird accent that's just for him. It can be troublesome to read if you're not used to how speech is written out in general. If you've already read Part 2, then you've probably got enough practice. Also, the familiarity of the cast mostly living in the same place and being around the same age can make them a little harder to understand, especially in comparison to Part 3, where there's a mix of characters from different backgrounds and in almost all of the Part, they're working to figure out some problem/enemy at hand.
On the bright side, this Part has more onomatopoeia words in comparison to other Parts. For more advanced readers there's some fun quirks that say a lot about the characters using them.
As far as entertainment goes, I'd say this is the best written JoJo Part I've read (so not comparing with 6/7/8 and excluding 9). It's a love story to horror in the best way and I hope you enjoy that for yourself. The main issues I would say are with the overarching plot. During its publication Araki was working on a weekly schedule and only had so much time to plan in advance. I think it's pretty obvious around where in the story he figures out what he wants to do for the main conflict. Before that, the story feels comparatively disjointed.