I may give Jojo another try but maybe as a manga. Is the manga better? I still haven't read the My Hero Academia book I got.
The first anime season condenses, like, 100 chapters of the manga iirc, but not in a rushed way, it still flows well, so if you want to start from the beginning, but weren't really impressed by it, definitely watch the anime because the bad part will be over sooner
The art in the manga is very good and detailed, but sometimes it's pretty damn hard to understand what's happening on some panels. Animation helps immensely with that, and I do think it's the better alternative, due to the music and effects and movement, at the cost of some detail in the drawing. It also reworks some story sections so they flow better