JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)

Title: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Rating: 2 of 5

I'm not sure if this is a re-make of a series but the setting is England in the late 19th century.  The main character is Joseph Joestar (JoJo) who starts off somewhere in his mid to late teens.  He was raised from a rather affluent family (estate, servants, etc...) while the main protagonist, Dio Brando, was raised in the mean back streets.  JoJo grew up spoiled with everything while Dio had to scratch and fight for everything he could keep.  As the first episode begins, Dio's father is dying (his mother already passed), and he is sent by his father to go live with the Joestar's due to an obligation.  As Dio arrives, he's already determined that he will make the Joestar estate his and become the richest man in the world.  He bullies JoJo and tries to break his spirit.  He almost succeeds except for a romantic interest which brings JoJo from the brink of collapse.  In an attempt to remove the interest, Dio steals a kiss (forcibly) from the interest which infuriates JoJo.  JoJo uses this to dig deep inside and defeats Dio in an altercation.  As Dio pulls a knife, it fight is stopped by JoJo's father before it can go any further.  This allows JoJo to regain some of his standing in his mind and starts his path to strengthen his inner self and become a true gentlemen.

While I did think that the episode was getting better as it went along and developed the story line and characters, I don't believe that this is the type of series for me.  If this is something that interests you, I would suggest watching the first few episodes (they are coming out currently) and see how things come along.