Stardust Crusaders

Stardust Crusaders
The cover art shows Jotaro, a tall, muscular man in profile, posing with his hands in front of Star Platinum, a humanoid, long-haired entity doing the same pose. In the yellow background, pyramids can be seen in the distance.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure volume 13 cover, featuring Jotaro and his Stand, Star Platinum
スターダストクルセイダース
(Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu)
Genre Adventure, fantasy, supernatural[1]
Manga
Written by Hirohiko Araki
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Imprint Jump Comics
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run 1989 – 1992
Volumes 16
Other media

Stardust Crusaders (Japanese: スターダストクルセイダース, Hepburn: Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu) is the third story arc of the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1989 to 1992, with the 152 chapters collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes. In its original publication, it was known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 Jotaro Kujo: Heritage for the Future.[lower-alpha 1] The arc was preceded by Battle Tendency and followed by Diamond Is Unbreakable. In 2012, Stardust Crusaders was digitally colored and released as digital downloads for smartphones and tablet computers. A ten-volume hardcover re-release under the title JoJonium[lower-alpha 2] was published between June 4, 2014 and March 4, 2015.[2] Viz Media initially released the sixteen-volume format of the arc in North America between 2005 and 2010. They began releasing the hardcover format in November 2016.[3]

It is the most popular arc of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series as it introduced the audience to the concept of Stands, which made it stand out from its predecessors.[4][5] This popularity later spawned video games, a three volume drama CD series, two novels and two OVA series of this arc alone. An anime television adaptation by David Production, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, aired in Japan between April 2014 and June 2015.[6]

Plot

The story begins in 1989, centered on troublesome student Jotaro Kujo, grandson of Joseph Joestar through his daughter Holly, who moved from America to Japan. Jotaro has been arrested for hospitalizing four men, and refuses to leave his cell, claiming that their injuries were caused by an evil spirit possessing him. After being called by Holly, Joseph arrives with an associate, the Egyptian fortuneteller Mohammed Avdol. They explain that Jotaro’s "evil spirit" is actually a psychic manifestation of his fighting spirit, called a Stand, and reveal that they possess Stands as well. Joseph explains that the sudden appearance of Stands among the Joestar bloodline is caused by the nemesis of his grandfather, Jonathan Joestar: the vampire Dio Brando. Having succeeded in taking Jonathan's body after his assumed demise in the 19th century and resurfacing a few years prior, Dio has awoken his own Stand and recruited Stand-using assassins to kill Jonathan's remaining descendants. Soon after, Jotaro is attacked by the first of these assassins, Noriaki Kakyoin. Jotaro defeats Kakyoin, but manages to rescue him from Dio’s influence. When it is revealed that Holly’s developing Stand is killing her due to her lack of fighting spirit, Jotaro, Joseph, Avdol, and the reformed Kakyoin begin a journey to Egypt to kill Dio and save Holly's life.

One Stand user after another is defeated, but manage to foil the group’s travel by plane and ship. However, one of these assassins, Jean Pierre Polnareff, is saved and recruited into the group. In Calcutta, the group encounters gunslinger Hol Horse and serial killer J. Geil, the man who murdered Polnareff's teen sister. Though Polnareff avenges his sister, Avdol is seemingly killed by Hol Horse as he escapes. After dealing with several more assassins, including J. Geil's mother and Dio's right hand Enya, the group arrives at an island in the Red Sea. There, Avdol reveals that he faked his death and has acquired a submarine that allows them to reach Egypt.

Upon arriving in Abu Simbel, the heroes are joined by Iggy, a moody Boston Terrier with a Stand of his own. They are immediately attacked by N'Doul and his Stand Geb, one of nine Egyptian God Stands. Kakyoin is wounded in the fight and is taken to a hospital to recuperate. After the group defeats several more Egyptian God Stands, Iggy discovers and leads the group to Dio's mansion. At the same time, Kakyoin returns with his eyesight recovered. At the entrance to Dio's mansion, the party is split into two groups by an illusory maze. As Jotaro, Joseph, and Kakyoin fight off the last Egyptian God Stand, Iggy, Avdol, and Polnareff easily defeat Kenny G. However, Avdol is abruptly killed by Dio's vampiric servant Vanilla Ice. In the ensuing battle, Iggy sacrifices his life to save a wounded Polnareff.

The four heroes are led to Dio’s casket by the idiotic Nukesaku, only to be greeted by the latter's mutilated body inside the casket. A chase across Cairo follows, and eventually Kakyoin and Joseph confront Dio. However, Kakyoin is impaled by Dio's Stand and flung aside. In his dying moments, Kakyoin deduces that The World is able to stop time, and uses the last of his energy to destroy a clock tower. Joseph understands the message and passes it on to Jotaro, but at the cost of his own life. Jotaro then fights Dio alone, slowly discovering that he shares Dio's time-stopping ability. After feigning death, Jotaro gains the upper hand against Dio, and destroys the vampire’s head once and for all. Jotaro oversees a blood transfusion to revive Joseph, and the two leave Dio’s remains to disintegrate in the sun's light. Jotaro and Joseph bid farewell to Polnareff before leaving for Japan, as a recovering Holly awakens at home.

Characters

  • Jotaro Kujo[lower-alpha 3] is the delinquent protagonist. He uses the Stand Star Platinum[lower-alpha 4], whose power is incredible strength, speed, and precision.
  • Joseph Joestar[lower-alpha 5] is Jotaro's grandfather, and the title character of the previous part of the series, Battle Tendency. He uses the Stand Hermit Purple[lower-alpha 6], which allows him to produce thorny purple vines that can perform predictions through electronic equipment such as Polaroid cameras or televisions (although at the cost of destroying said equipment); he can also swing from them or protect himself with them.
  • Mohammed Avdol[lower-alpha 7] is a fortune teller from Cairo, and an ally of Joseph and Jotaro. He uses the Stand Magician's Red[lower-alpha 8], which allows him to manipulate fire.
  • Noriaki Kakyoin[lower-alpha 9] is an ally of Jotaro, who uses the Stand Hierophant Green[lower-alpha 10], which he can shrink down to enter people and control them from the inside, or perform a long-ranged attack using blasts of green energy known as Emerald Splash[lower-alpha 11].
  • Jean Pierre Polnareff[lower-alpha 12] is an ally of Jotaro, who uses the Stand Silver Chariot[lower-alpha 13], which takes the form of an armored knight wielding a rapier; his Stand can shed its armor to increase its agility and speed exponentially.
  • Iggy[lower-alpha 14] is a Boston Terrier who uses the Stand The Fool[lower-alpha 15], which manipulates sand and dust.
  • Holly Kujo[lower-alpha 16] is the daughter of Joseph and the mother of Jotaro Kujo. Although most Stands are used for fighting, hers works against her gentle, non-violent soul and slowly makes her sick. It takes on the form of vines with roses and berries
  • Dio[lower-alpha 17] is the main antagonist, who previously appeared in Phantom Blood. He uses the Stand The World[lower-alpha 18], a close-combat Stand, similar to Star Platinum and capable of stopping time for brief intervals.
  • Enya the Hag[lower-alpha 19] is an old woman who is the confidant of Dio Brando. She uses the Stand Justice[lower-alpha 20], which takes the form of a mist that takes control over anyone with an open wound, allowing Enya to control them as she would a puppet.

Production

Having originally planned the series as a trilogy, Araki thought to have the final confrontation set in present-day Japan. But he did not want it to be a tournament affair, which was popular in Weekly Shōnen Jump at the time, and therefore decided to make it a "road movie" inspired by Around the World in Eighty Days. He modeled Jotaro after American actor Clint Eastwood, including his poses and catchphrases. Although the author said the character might seem "rough" compared to other Jump protagonists, Jotaro fits his own image of a hero perfectly as a "loner" who does not do the right thing for attention. Araki said the character wearing his school uniform in the desert has its roots in Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Babel II, and that if he were to draw the part over again, he would base the Stands on Tetsujin 28-go.[7]

Araki said he had a lot of readers asking him to bring older characters back. Although he is not a fan of bringing them back simply for nostalgia, he did not hesitate having Joseph return to save his daughter because it is completely true to the character. The author thought of having Joseph drop out partway through due to his age, but ended up "playing it by ear" as serialization continued. He gave him the role of "navigator", introducing the readers to the Joestar family, Dio, Hamon and Stands, and his own Stand being a support ability rather than offensive. Stands being a succession of the Hamon and Hamon being life energy that spreads across the body through breathing, Araki thought Joseph's Hermit Purple vines wrapping around his body were a visual representation of that.[8]

With the series meant to be long-running, Araki took great care in deciding which unique Stand user to put the main cast against and when, in order to keep readers interested. He designed Strength, Ebony Devil, and Yellow Temperance so that their appearances and abilities did not overlap. But as these were all one-on-one battles, he then decided to introduce Hol Horse and J. Geil as a team. He had always planned on having Kakyoin and Polnareff switch allegiances to the good guys, but not Hol Horse. Although he drew a color illustration with Hol Horse alongside the Joestar group and had the character return several times through the story, he suspects he did not go through with it because his personality overlaps with Polnareff's. He also said that because he did not put many limitations on his Stand, it kind of got out of control, plus it overlaps with Kakyoin's Emerald Splash. He did enjoy Hol Horse's "why be number one when you can be number two" philosophy, which the author carried over to Yoshikage Kira in Diamond Is Unbreakable, and his outlaw appearance is similar to that of Gyro Zeppeli from Steel Ball Run and might have been inspired by Buichi Terasawa's Cobra.[9]

Enyaba was modeled after the scary old women from horror films and created to answer how Dio learned about Stands. Her Stand was also inspired by horror films, where an unknown virus comes from space. Her son's Stand being similar to a mummy and mermaid, again references horror movies. Enyaba again utilizes what Araki learned from Lisa Lisa in Battle Tendency; the supernatural basis of Stands and Hamon evens the battlefield for women and children to match up against strong men.[10]

English adaptation

Viz Media began publishing an English adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in 2005, which begins the series with the Stardust Crusaders arc, starting with the last chapter of Japanese volume 12 (moved to the beginning of volume 13). The English edition is edited by Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide. As of December 2010, all sixteen volumes (originally Volumes 13-28) have been published.

Minor edits were made to artwork where certain scenes of animal violence were redrawn by Hirohiko Araki for the English release.[4] Volume 3 of the English edition features a single panel of a dog being decapitated which was redrawn from an alternate angle, and Japanese volume 18 (volume 6) has several redrawn panels where a mutilated dog was changed into a large rat. Volume 19 (English volume 7) features redrawn artwork in the final chapter of the "Death 13" story arc in order to remove scenes of human feces. Any instances of real-life brand names and logos (such as drinks and automotive brands) were erased. Some names were altered for the English release, presumably for copyright reasons. The character named Devo was changed entirely, along with that of Steely Dan. Oingo and Boingo were changed to Zenyatta and Mondatta after The Police album, Zenyatta Mondatta. The first volume included a recap of Parts 1 and 2 in order to clarify story points for Western readers, while mosques in volume 15 (Japanese volume 27) were redrawn after international controversy (see below), though the latter of the two was also in recent Japanese prints.

Chapters

In the original volumization, chapter 114 is collected in volume 12, listed on the Battle Tendency page.

Original volumization

No.TitleJapanese releaseEnglish release
13/1The Curse of Dio
DIO no Jubaku (DIOの呪縛)		December 5, 1989[11]
ISBN 978-4-08-851069-9		November 8, 2005[12]
ISBN 978-1-59116-754-9
  • 115–116. "Jotaro Kujo (2–3)" (空条承太郎 その②〜③, Kūjō Jōtarō Sono 2–3)
  • 117. "The Man with the Star Birthmark" (星のアザをもつ男, Hoshi no Aza o Motsu Otoko)
  • 118–120. "Noriaki Kakyoin (1–3)" (花京院典明 その①〜③, Kakyōin Noriaki Sono 1–3)
  • 121. "The Power Called 'Stand'" (「スタンド」という力, "Sutando" to Iu Chikara)
  • 122. "Across to Egypt" (エジプトへ向かえ, Ejiputo e Mukae)
  • 123. "Tower of Gray" (灰の塔（タワー・オブ・グレー）, Tawā Obu Gurē)
14/2The Empty Ship and the Ape
Mujinsen to Saru (無人船と猿)		February 9, 1990[13]
ISBN 978-4-08-851070-5		January 3, 2006[14]
ISBN 978-1-59116-850-8
  • 124–126. "Silver Chariot (1–3)" (銀の戦車（シルバーチャリオッツ） その①〜③, Shirubā Chariottsu Sono 1–3)
  • 127–129. "Dark Blue Moon (1–3)" (暗青の月（ダークブルームーン） その①〜③, Dāku Burū Mūn Sono 1–3)
  • 130–132. "Strength (1–3)" (力（ストレングス） その①〜③, Sutorengusu Sono 1–3)
15/3The Gun Is Mightier Than the Sword
Jū wa Ken yori mo Tsuyoshi (銃は剣よりも強し)		April 10, 1990[15]
ISBN 978-4-08-851215-0		March 7, 2006[16]
ISBN 978-1-4215-0336-3
  • 133–135. "Devil (1–3)" (悪魔（デビル） その①〜③, Debiru Sono 1–3)
  • 136–139. "Yellow Temperance (1–4)" (黄の節制（イエローテンパランス） その①〜④, Ierō Tenparansu Sono 1–4)
  • 140–142. "The Emperor and the Hanged Man (1–3)" (皇帝（エンペラー）と吊られた男（ハングドマン） その①〜③, Enperā to Hangudo Man Sono 1–3)
16/4Battle Apprentice!
Tatakai no Nenki! (戦いの年季!)		June 8, 1990[17]
ISBN 978-4-08-851216-7		June 6, 2006[18]
ISBN 978-1-4215-0653-1
  • 143–145. "The Emperor and the Hanged Man (4–6)"
  • 146–149. "The Empress (1–4)" (女帝（エンプレス） その①〜④, Enpuresu Sono 1–4)
  • 150–152. "Wheel of Fortune (1–3)" (運命の車輪（ホウィール・オブ・フォーチュン） その①〜③, Howīru Obu Fōchun Sono 1–3)
17/5The Terrifying Lovers
Osoroshiki Rabāzu (恐ろしき恋人（ラバーズ）)		August 8, 1990[19]
ISBN 978-4-08-851217-4		September 5, 2006[20]
ISBN 978-1-4215-0654-8
  • 153. "Wheel of Fortune (4)" (運命の車輪（ホウィール・オブ・フォーチュン） その④, Howīru Obu Fōchun Sono 4)
  • 154–159. "Justice (1–6)" (正義（ジャスティス） その①〜⑥, Jasutisu Sono 1–6)
  • 160–162. "Lovers (1–3)" (恋人（ラバーズ） その①〜③, Rabāzu Sono 1–3)
18/6Death 13 of Dreams
Yume no Desu Sātīn (夢のDEATH（デス）13（サーティーン）)		October 8, 1990[21]
ISBN 978-4-08-851218-1		December 5, 2006[22]
ISBN 978-1-4215-0655-5
  • 163–165. "Lovers (4–6)"
  • 166–167. "Sun (1–2)" (太陽 その①〜②, Taiyō Sono 1–2)
  • 168–171. "Death 13 (1–4)" (死神13（デスサーティーン） その①〜④, Desu Sātīn Sono 1–4)
19/7The Magic Lamp
Mahō no Ranpu (魔法のランプ)		December 4, 1990[23]
ISBN 978-4-08-851219-8		April 3, 2007[24]
ISBN 978-1-4215-1078-1
  • 172–173. "Death 13 (5–6)"
  • 174–178. "Judgement (1–5)" (審判（ジャッジメント） その①〜⑤, Jajjimento Sono 1–5)
  • 179–181. "High Priestess (1–3)" (女教皇（ハイプリエステス） その①〜③, Hai Puriesutesu Sono 1–3)
20/8The Exploding Orange
Bakudan-jikake no Orenji (爆弾仕かけのオレンジ)		February 8, 1991[25]
ISBN 978-4-08-851220-4		August 7, 2007[26]
ISBN 978-1-4215-1079-8
  • 182. "High Priestess (4)"
  • 183–188. "Iggy the Fool and Geb's N'Doul (1–6)" (「愚者（ザ・フール）」のイギーと「ゲブ神」のンドゥール その①〜⑥, "Za Fūru" no Igī to Gebu-shin no Ndūru Sono 1–6)
  • 189–191. "Khnum's Oingo and Thoth's Boingo (1–3)" (「クヌム神」のオインゴと「トト神」のボインゴ その①〜③, "Kunumu-shin" no Oingo to "Toto-shin" no Boingo Sono 1–3)
21/9The Woman's Legs Are Her Weapons
Ashi ga Gunbatsu no Onna (脚がグンバツの女)		May 10, 1991[27]
ISBN 978-4-08-851564-9		December 4, 2007[28]
ISBN 978-1-4215-1080-4
  • 192. "Khnum's Oingo and Thoth's Boingo (4)"
  • 193–198. "Anubis (1–6)" (「アヌビス神」 その①〜⑥, "Anubisu-shin" Sono 1–6)
  • 199–201. "'Bastet' Mariah (1–3)" (「バステト女神」のマライア その①〜③, "Basuteto-joshin" no Maraia Sono 1–3)
22/10Disappearance in a Locked Room
Misshitsu de Shōshitsu (密室で消失)		July 10, 1991[29]
ISBN 978-4-08-851565-6		April 1, 2008[30]
ISBN 978-1-4215-1081-1
  • 202–204. "'Bastet' Mariah (4–6)"
  • 205–209. "'Sethan' Alessi (1–5)" (「セト神」のアレッシー その①〜⑤, "Seto-shin" no Aresshī Sono 1–5)
  • 210. "Shooting Dio!?" (DIOを撃つ!?, DIO o Utsu!?)
23/11D'Arby's Collection
Dābīzu Korekushon (ダービーズコレクション)		September 10, 1991[31]
ISBN 978-4-08-851566-3		April 7, 2009[32]
ISBN 978-1-4215-1632-5
  • 211–216. "D'Arby the Gambler (1–6)" (ダービー・ザ・ギャンブラー その①〜⑥, Dābī za Gyanburā Sono 1–6)
  • 217–219. "Hol Horse and Boingo (1–3)" (ホル・ホースとボインゴ その①〜③, Horu Hōsu to Boingo Sono 1–3)
24/12Pet Shop at the Gates of Hell
Jigoku no Monban Petto Shoppu (地獄の門番ペット・ショップ)		November 8, 1991[33]
ISBN 978-4-08-851567-0		August 4, 2009[34]
ISBN 978-1-4215-1633-2
  • 220–221. "Hol Horse and Boingo (4–5)"
  • 222–226. "Pet Shop at the Gates of Hell (1–5)" (地獄の門番ペット・ショップ その①〜⑤, Jigoku no Monban Petto Shoppu Sono 1–5)
  • 227–228. "D'Arby the Player (1–2)" (ダービー・ザ・プレイヤー その①〜②, Dābī za Pureiyā Sono 1–2)
25/13D'Arby the Player
Dābī za Pureiyā (ダービー・ザ・プレイヤー)		February 10, 1992[35]
ISBN 978-4-08-851568-7		December 1, 2009[36]
ISBN 978-1-4215-2406-1
  • 229–237. "D'Arby the Player (3–11)"
26/14The Spirit of Emptiness, Vanilla Ice
Akū no Shōki Vanira Aisu (亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス)		April 10, 1992[37]
ISBN 978-4-08-851569-4		April 6, 2010[38]
ISBN 978-1-4215-2407-8
  • 238–245. "The Spirit of Emptiness, Vanilla Ice (1–8)" (亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス その①〜⑧, Akū no Shōki Vanira Aisu Sono 1–8)
  • 246. "Suzi Q Joestar Visits Her Daughter" (スージー・Q・ジョースター 娘に会いにくる, Sūjī Kyū Jōsutā Musume ni Ai ni Kuru)
27/15Dio's World
DIO no Sekai (DIOの世界)		June 10, 1992[39]
ISBN 978-4-08-851570-0		August 3, 2010[40]
ISBN 978-1-4215-2408-5
  • 247–256. "Dio's World (1–10)" (DIOの世界 その①〜⑩, DIO no Sekai Sono 1–10)
28/16The Long Journey Ends, Goodbye My Friends
Haruka naru Tabiji Saraba Tomo yo (遥かなる旅路 さらば友よ)		August 4, 1992[41]
ISBN 978-4-08-851634-9		December 7, 2010[42]
ISBN 978-1-4215-3084-0
  • 257–264. "Dio's World (11–18)"
  • 265. "The Long Journey Ends, Goodbye My Friends" (遥かなる旅路 さらば友よ, Haruka naru Tabiji Saraba Tomo yo)

2002 release

No.TitleJapanese release dateJapanese ISBN
8Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 1
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 1 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース1)		June 18, 2002[43] ISBN 4-08-617791-9
  • 114–128.
9Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 2
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 2 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース2)		June 18, 2002[44] ISBN 4-08-617792-7
  • 129–143.
10Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 3
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 3 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース3)		July 18, 2002[45] ISBN 4-08-617793-5
  • 144–158.
11Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 4
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 4 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース4)		July 18, 2002[46] ISBN 4-08-617794-3
  • 159–173.
12Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 5
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 5 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース5)		August 9, 2002[47] ISBN 4-08-617795-1
  • 174–188.
13Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 6
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 6 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース6)		August 9, 2002[48] ISBN 4-08-617796-X
  • 189–204.
14Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 7
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 7 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース7)		September 18, 2002[49] ISBN 4-08-617797-8
  • 205–219.
15Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 8
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 8 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース8)		September 18, 2002[50] ISBN 4-08-617798-6
  • 220–234.
16Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 9
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 9 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース9)		October 18, 2002[51] ISBN 4-08-617799-4
  • 235–250.
17Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 10
Part 3 Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu 10 (Part3 スターダストクルセイダース10)		October 18, 2002[52] ISBN 4-08-617800-1
  • 251–265.

2013 release

No.TitleJapanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Digest Edition Vol. 1
Dai San Bu Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu Sōshūhen Vuoryūmu 1 (第3部　スターダストクルセイダース　総集編　Vol．1)		July 5, 2013[53] ISBN 978-4-08-111062-9
2Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Digest Edition Vol. 2
Dai San Bu Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu Sōshūhen Vuoryūmu 2 (第3部　スターダストクルセイダース　総集編　Vol．2)		August 2, 2013[54] ISBN 978-4-08-111063-6
3Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Digest Edition Vol. 3
Dai San Bu Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu Sōshūhen Vuoryūmu 3 (第3部　スターダストクルセイダース　総集編　Vol．3)		September 6, 2013[55] ISBN 978-4-08-111064-3
4Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Digest Edition Vol. 4
Dai San Bu Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu Sōshūhen Vuoryūmu 4 (第3部　スターダストクルセイダース　総集編　Vol．4)		October 4, 2013[56] ISBN 978-4-08-111065-0
5Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Digest Edition Vol. 5
Dai San Bu Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu Sōshūhen Vuoryūmu 5 (第3部　スターダストクルセイダース　総集編　Vol．5)		November 1, 2013[57] ISBN 978-4-08-111066-7

2014 release

No.TitleJapanese releaseEnglish release
1Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 01
JoJonium 8		June 4, 2014[58]
ISBN 978-4-08-782839-9		November 1, 2016[59]
ISBN 978-1421590653
  • Chapters 1–13
2Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 02
JoJonium 9		July 4, 2014[60]
ISBN 978-4-08-782840-5		February 7, 2017[61]
ISBN 978-1421591575
  • Chapters 14–26
3Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 03
JoJonium 10		August 5, 2014[62]
ISBN 978-4-08-782841-2		May 2, 2017[63]
ISBN 978-1421591698
  • Chapters 27–40
4Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 04
JoJonium 11		September 4, 2014[64]
ISBN 978-4-08-782842-9		August 1, 2017[65]
ISBN 978-1421591704
  • Chapters 41–54
5Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 05
JoJonium 12		October 3, 2014[66]
ISBN 978-4-08-782843-6		November 7, 2017[67]
ISBN 978-1421591711
  • Chapters 55–69
6Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 06
JoJonium 13		November 4, 2014[68]
ISBN 978-4-08-782844-3		February 6, 2018[69]
ISBN 978-1421591728
  • Chapters 70–85
7Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 07
JoJonium 14		December 4, 2014[70]
ISBN 978-4-08-782845-0		May 1, 2018[71]
ISBN 978-1421591735
  • Chapters 86–103
8Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 08
JoJonium 15		December 26, 2014[72]
ISBN 978-4-08-782846-7		August 7, 2018[73]
ISBN 978-1421591742
  • Chapters 104–114
9Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 09
JoJonium 16		February 4, 2015[74]
ISBN 978-4-08-782847-4		November 6, 2018
ISBN 978-1421591759
  • Chapters 115–133
10Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 10
JoJonium 17		March 4, 2015[75]
ISBN 978-4-08-782848-1		-
  • Chapters 134–152

From 1992 to 1993, Stardust Crusaders was adapted into the three-volume audio drama JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, subtitled Meet Jotaro Kujo,[lower-alpha 21] The Death of Avdol,[lower-alpha 22] and Dio's World.[lower-alpha 23][76][77][78] Two light novels illustrated by Araki have been released. The first is titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, released on November 4, 1993 and written by Mayori Sekijima and Hiroshi Yamaguchi.[79] Nisio Isin was one of the authors commissioned to write novels in celebration of the series' 25th anniversary.[80] It was released on December 16, 2011 and titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Over Heaven.

A 13-episode OVA series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, was produced by Studio APPP. The first six episodes were released on VHS and Laserdisc by Pony Canyon from 1993 to 1994, covering the latter part of this arc. When the series was released on DVD by Klock Worx from 2000 to 2002, an additional set of seven episodes were produced by the same cast and crew, serving as a prequel to the earlier episodes (which were subsequently re-released with new chronological numbering). Super Techno Arts produced a North American English dub version of all 13 episodes in chronological order as a six-volume DVD series.

An anime television adaptation of the series, titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, was produced by David Production and aired in Japan between April 2014 and June 2015. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll, with several names rewritten to avoid copyright infringement.[81] In addition to the second season of the anime, a mobile app game titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Shooters was also released.

The arc has been adapted into several video games. The first was a titular role-playing video game released in 1993 for the Super Famicom. A titular fighting game for arcades by Capcom, also simply titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, was released in 1998. It was released internationally as JoJo's Venture, and followed by an upgraded version titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future. The international version this time retained the manga's actual full title of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, dropping the Heritage for the Future subtitle. The upgraded version was then ported to the PlayStation and Dreamcast in 1999, and a high-definition version was released for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in August 2012 before being delisted in 2014.[82] Several characters from Stardust Crusaders later appear in the crossover games JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven, both published by Bandai Namco Entertainment and developed by CyberConnect2. Jotaro and DIO in particular also appear in several crossover games with other Weekly Shōnen Jump characters, such as in Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars.

Controversy

In May 2008, both Shueisha and Studio APPP halted manga/OVA shipments of JoJo after a complaint had been launched against them by a group of online Muslim protestors after a scene from one of the OVA's episodes features Dio reading a book depicting pages from the Qur'an.[4][83] This recall affected the English-language releases as well, causing Viz Media and Shueisha to cease publication for a year. Even though the manga did not feature that specific scene, Shueisha had Araki redraw scenes that depicted characters fighting on-top, and destroying, mosques.[4] Viz resumed publication a year later, with the eleventh volume being published on April 7, 2009, and thus their publication was continued.

Notes

  1. ↑ JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 Jotaro Kujo: Heritage for the Future (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第三部 空条承太郎 ―未来への遺産― JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai San Bu Kūjō Jōtarō -Mirai e no Isan-)
  2. ↑ JoJonium (ジョジョニウム Jojoniumu)
  3. ↑ Jotaro Kujo (空条 承太郎 Kūjō Jōtarō)
  4. ↑ Star Platinum (星の白金（スタープラチナ） Sutā Purachina)
  5. ↑ Joseph Joestar (ジョセフ・ジョースター Josefu Jōsutā)
  6. ↑ Hermit Purple (隠者の紫（ハーミットパープル） Hāmitto Pāpuru)
  7. ↑ Mohammed Avdol (モハメド・アヴドゥル Mohamedo Avuduru)
  8. ↑ Magician's Red (魔術師の赤（マジシャンズレッド） Majishanzu Reddo)
  9. ↑ Noriaki Kakyoin (花京院 典明 Kakyōin Noriaki)
  10. ↑ Hierophant Green (法皇の緑（ハイエロファントグリーン） Haierofanto Gurīn)
  11. ↑ Emerald Splash (エメラルドスプラッシュ Emerarudosupurasshu)
  12. ↑ Jean Pierre Polnareff (ジャン＝ピエール・ポルナレフ Jan Piēru Porunarefu)
  13. ↑ Silver Chariot (銀の戦車（シルバーチャリオッツ） Shirubā Chariottsu)
  14. ↑ Iggy (イギー Igī)
  15. ↑ The Fool (愚者（ザ・フール） Za Fūru)
  16. ↑ Holly Kujo (空条 ホリィ Kūjō Horī, alternatively written "Holy" in Japan)
  17. ↑ Dio (DIO（ディオ）)
  18. ↑ The World (世界（ザ・ワールド） Za Wārudo)
  19. ↑ Enya the Hag (Enya Geil) (エンヤ婆（エンヤ・ガイル） En'ya-baa (En'ya Gairu))
  20. ↑ Justice (正義（ジャスティス） Jasutisu)
  21. ↑ Meet Jotaro Kujo (空条承太郎見参の巻 Kūjō Jōtarō Kenzan no Maki)
  22. ↑ The Death of Avdol (アヴドゥル死すの巻 Avuduru Shisu no Maki)
  23. ↑ Dio's World (DIOの世界の巻 DIO no Sekai no Maki)

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