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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 manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki.
It is the 3rd animated adaptation of the manga's third part, Stardust Crusaders, following an original video animation series by A.P.P.P. that was released first in 1993 and continued later in 2000. The series aired for 48 episodes, split into two parts consisting of 24 episodes each. [1]
However, instead of starting with Part 1, they chose to only release Part 3: Stardust Crusaders, which is the most well-known. The first volume was released on November 8, 2005, [2] with the first twelve volumes summarized in an eight-page summary written and drawn by Araki himself, [3] and the last on December 7, 2010. [4]
A second season covering the third part, Stardust Crusaders, was divided in two parts, the first aired between April and September 2014, and the second between January and June 2015. [8] [9] [10] A third season covering the fourth part, Diamond Is Unbreakable, aired from April to December 2016. [11]
Between November 2005 and December 2010, Viz published Stardust Crusaders, the most well-known part in the series, in 16 volumes. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] However, the company changed the names of several characters and Stands due to legal concerns and censored certain scenes, including scenes of animal violence redrawn by Araki himself. [ 2 ]
Dio Brando (Japanese: ディオ・ブランドー, Hepburn: Dio Burandō), later known mononymously only as Dio (DIO （ ディオ ）), is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki.
Other characters in Part 3 were written to contrast with Jotaro. Because Joseph was also the "JoJo" of his own story arc, Araki made sure to make it clear that Jotaro was the main character of Stardust Crusaders. [4] Araki stated that he had Kakyoin act as a foil to Jotaro. Although they both wear school uniforms, Kakyoin's well-tailored one ...
Joseph returns in Stardust Crusaders with his Hamon abilities and martial arts diminished. In its place he gains his Stand ability Hermit Purple, a vine-like spiritual power that can conduct Hamon and act as a weapon or armor. By using it on cameras or television sets Joseph can record photographs or footage of people or places from far away.