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Stardust Crusaders #3

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Vol. 3

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Violent, strange saga spanning four continents and four generations. Araki's ideas are stretched increasingly thin, but there is still plenty of action and new concepts to sustain the interest of demanding Shounen Jump readers. Each part of Jojo can be read more or less independently, and has its own atmosphere and storytelling/art style.

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 1990

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Hirohiko Araki

681 books2,259 followers
Hirohiko Araki ( 荒木飛呂彦) is a Japanese manga artist. He left school before graduation from Miyagi University of Education.

He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.

He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.

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8 reviews
July 25, 2020
As good as the last and there still bringing more good characters the ability to have there power be represented by a vehicle or weapon like a gun or sword confuses me though the whole point of a “stand” is that it stands by you and represents the person but with a gun or a car it doesn’t really represent a person standing next to you it will probably be mentioned later on in the story. Still as good as the last
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May 8, 2022
No thoughts just Kakyoin
26 reviews
January 7, 2018
In this book Polnareff gets a very strong character arc that was executed pretty well. Jotaro and Joseph also get some time to shine in their own chapters.
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673 reviews
July 29, 2021
3.5 estrellas.

En este punto sigo contemplando como una saga larga, y que el desarrollo de los personajes está siendo lento y momentáneo.

Ya que estoy haciendo un maratón de lectura no recuerdo todo lo que pasó en este tomo, pero en general se que Jojo, bueno Jotaro, tiene un complejo de Jerry Stu, me parece el tipico personaje que hace todo bien y es perfecto, y siento que el carisma recae en los otros personajes como Abdul, Kakyoin, Polnaroff y el anterior Jojo.

Pero se que le puedo encontrar un justo a Jotaro, siempre termino encontrando un cariño a todos los protagonistas.
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966 reviews8 followers
October 4, 2024
POLNAREFF!!!! MY GOAT. MY KING. MY EVERYTHING. ugh the real story is starting to heat up. we are on this journey and we are starting to see all of these wacky stands. polnareff lowkey the main character because so many of these plots and story points have been around him. kakyion and his fucking cherries is still so good omg. AND HOL HORSE??? THE GOAT. POLNAREFF AFTER THE HANGED MAN. and that last chapter.... avdol man.... and polnareff seeming not to care but actually cares the most? ugh i love him so much and our squad.... GET HIS ASS POLANREFF
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2,989 reviews39 followers
September 22, 2025
Though Jotaro and his companions have made land once again, their progress towards Cairo is beset by further surprise attacks from Dio's hired Stand users - but when Jean Pierre pursues the man who murdered his sister on his own, his arrogance will mean a steep cost for the group...Araki delivers a slick and addictive entry, every chapter easily keeping readers on edge. There is little time for leisure with such intense enemies closing in...
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487 reviews13 followers
October 14, 2017
This is only the third Manga I have read and it was great! Seeing that I started in the middle of the series, it didn't take me long to catch up. This series is fun, imaginative and just the right amount of weird. I was sad to see the end of the book and will be starting at the beginning of the series to catch up.
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1,235 reviews5 followers
April 12, 2024
Pelea tras pelea, me recuerda mucho la dinámica de Saint Seiya en las doce casas, pero con las cartas del tarot. Es muy entretenido, pero por alguna razón no logran convencerme los personajes como en Phantom Blood (salvo Jojo nieto), pero recién estamos partiendo y hay un largo camino que emprender.
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48 reviews
May 7, 2025
The stands are starting to deviate away from “I’m good at swimming” or “I control bug that attacks people”, into a much more creative space now. While it’s still not as absurd as it gets in later arcs throughout JoJo, it’s nice to see that there seemed to be a creative breach for Araki that allowed him to get out of what is reality and imagine what more could he do in this space.
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18 reviews
July 20, 2019
Well-written fights and genuine moments of friendship among the Crusaders are both present in this volume. Both the art and the writing is on point. Another reminder of why I love part 3. Plus, it includes some notes from Araki on the character Enyaba at the end of the volume.
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6,042 reviews51 followers
May 9, 2018
The story’s a little confusing up til this point and hard to understand but I really love the art and the characters are awesome 👌😁❤️❤️
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489 reviews18 followers
December 28, 2020
Este tomo es el que más me ha gustado de este arco por el momento. A ver como continúa. Aunque todo lo del stand que se da en este arco no me termina de convencer.
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2,910 reviews88 followers
March 26, 2022
It's like watching battle scenes in the X-Men series.
All those superpowers are the ONLY reason why these battles are interesting.
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4,158 reviews54 followers
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October 13, 2014
Fragmentos de la reseña de D. Maula para su blog, Viviendo Jojo, analizando el episodio nº 8 del anime Stardust Crusaders, que adapta capítulos contenidos en este tomo:
http://viviendo-jojo.blogspot.com.ar/...

El octavo episodio de esta temporada nos ha mostrado en anime uno de los mejores capítulos del manga. El combate de Polnareff contra Devo el Maldito.
Con una innegable influencia de Chucky, el Muñeco Diabólico, tiene una magnífica atmósfera angustiosa y de genuino terror en que Polnareff, inmovilizado y sin poder ver qué ocurre, es atacado por una marioneta viviente.
En el anime este ambiente de suspense no está tan conseguido como en el manga, probablemente por la ridícula voz de la marioneta, un ritmo algo más lento que el del comic, donde todo sucede de manera más ágil y por el diseño del muñeco, que, aunque lo suficientemente repugnante, no resulta tan siniestro como aparece en las viñetas originales.
Pero eso no quiere decir que no haya sido un gran episodio, todo lo contrario. Además, hemos disfrutado de una animación muy superior a lo habitual, sobre todo en el caso de Silver Chariot.
Polnareff se confirma no sólo como el personaje más humorístico del grupo, si no como el que sufrirá algunas de las situaciones más humillantes y desagradables.
Como ya habrás comprobado, Stardust Crusaders tiene una estructura muy clara. A lo largo de su viaje, los protagonistas van enfrentándose a todos los enviados de DIO, que tienen la misión de acabar con ellos e impedir que localicen al vampiro.
El interés reside en descubrir contra quién tendrán que verse las caras cada vez y en qué consistirá el extraño poder de cada secuaz de DIO.
Por lo que hemos visto hasta ahora, podría decirse que el anime quiere dedicar un episodio a cada rival, aunque para ello tenga que alargar un poco las situaciones o prescindir del ending, como esta semana.
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Aunque la serie es un calco del manga, hay algunos añadidos menores.
En esta ocasión, los extras han sido el reparto de habitaciones en el hotel, las escenas en que el grupo espera a Polnareff en la habitación de Joseph o cuando vemos a los abogados de la Fundación Speedwagon solucionar los problemas del francés.
Personalmente, encuentro estos añadidos de agradecer aunque ralenticen un poco la acción.

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Antes de despedirme con las capturas de lo más destacable del episodio, una aclaración.
Quizás te ha llamado la atención que los scans del manga que he compartido esta vez sean en color.
Se debe a que son los de mejor calidad que tengo. Corresponden a la edición digital del manga, es decir, la versión para ser leída en dispositivos electrónicos.
La razón de que los mangas sean en blanco y negro, es que la impresión a color encarece mucho el producto, pero en una edición digital no se da ese problema, puesto que no pasa por imprenta.
No soy muy partidaria de esa versión porque las páginas fueron originalmente concebidas para ser publicadas en blanco y negro, siendo el color un añadido posterior de la propia editorial.
Sin embargo, los otros scans que circulan por internet tienen muy mala resolución, así que espero que no te importe que utilice los coloreados.


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1,397 reviews5 followers
February 22, 2017
Ceritanya makin bagus walau masih banyak bara dan anatomi tubuh yang bikin kepala pusing. Hahaha, Jojo di jilid ini pun sudah terlihat kece. Di jilid awal masih bocah sih. ;P
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207 reviews18 followers
December 19, 2019
At this point, Jojo is about a bunch of weird macho guys fighting a procession of horror monster. I have no idea how that mirror stand hasn't already been used as the premise for a horror movie. The shower scene with the orangutan earlier, the chucky doll, and this mirror guy are straight out of a horror story. And the "cinematography" used to build them up is pure horror framing.

But the payoff for the monster appearing isn't just a powerless "hero" running away. Instead it's punctuated with our heroes taking a gruesome injury, before engaging in some interesting mind games. It's a lot of fun. With a lot of horror movies, it doesn't really matter what the context it behind the big monster. Whether it's an undead highschooler, or a possessed doll, or so on. Usually it ends up with the protagonist running away or trying to hide. So the change in setup mostly amounts to a new coat of paint. But at the end of the day, the encounters tend to play out the same. In Jojo, however, the differences between these horror-esque villains directly influence the mechanics of the fight. This also serves as a nice continuation of part 1's Castlevania inspired antics.

The series has taken on this monster of the week setup, but it doesn't feel bogged down because we watch them steadily make progress toward Egypt. I'm tempted to say that I wish we had some more down time with the crew. But I'm also having a lot of fun jumping from battle to battle. The only thing I can really say I dislike is the stereotypical portrayal of Egypt.
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5,253 reviews179 followers
August 9, 2016
Otro tomo que es puro Jojo (con todo lo bueno y malo que eso implica, con énfasis en lo bueno), que tiene un par de peleas muy ingeniosas y que -hasta ahora- está siendo bastante bien adaptado al anime.
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53 reviews
June 11, 2009
The following generation of Jostar family battles Dio's minions as Dio rests in his unknown lair. Using "stands", both the good and evil are able to fight each other with terrifying destruction.
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