Stardust Crusaders is the third story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. The arc was serialized for a little over 3 years. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from April 3, 1989, to April 27, 1992, for 152 chapters, which were later collected into 16 tankōbon volumes. In its original publication, it was known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 Jotaro Kujo: Heritage for the Future . The arc was preceded by Battle Tendency and followed by Diamond Is Unbreakable.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure volume 13 cover, featuring Jotaro Kujo and his Stand, Star Platinum
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump in 2005. The series is divided into a total of nine story arcs, each following a new protagonist bearing the "JoJo" nickname. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is the largest ongoing manga series published by Shueisha by number of volumes, with its chapters collected in 134 tankōbon volumes as of April 2024.
Phantom Blood first tankōbon volume cover, featuring Dio Brando (left), Jonathan Joestar (center right), and Danny (bottom right)
Araki is inspired by western art, such as this piece by Paul Gauguin which inspired him to use unusual colors in his own art.
Hirohiko Araki, the author of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
A Gucci store display in 2013, featuring JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters Bruno Bucciarati and Jolyne Cujoh