JoJos Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 220https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/large/nx30872BZM8n264VdlV.png Stardust Crusaders Sutdasuto Kuruseidsu? is the third series of the manga JoJos Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki. 220https://64.media.tumblr.com/dce6ad45998cc81e62c4654ee0f598ef/tumblroizy0eINws1vh7ftpo11280.jpg 220https://static.jojowiki.com/images/thumb/4/49/latest/20210215070853/Thecrusadersarriveategypt.png/230pxThecrusadersarriveategypt.png The story begins in 1988 with an unpleasant surprise: Dio Brando is still alive. In the final confrontation with Jonathan Joestar his head detached from his body in the last moments before the explosion of the ship on which they were traveling managed to appropriate the body of his rival and then lock himself in a trunk and sink into the depths of the sea. After a little over a hundred years the coffin is recovered and brought to the surface by a group of unwary sailors it will then be up to the new JoJo Jotaro Kujo to face the powerful enemy. This is the Japanese grandson of Joseph Joestar Jonathans grandson who discovers that he possesses like his grandfather a Stand: an extrasensory perception capacity that is realized in a different spiritual body from person to person. This power is awakened in the Joestar family by the danger signals sent by the body of Jonathan which Dio has taken possession of after he himself has activated his Stand but if Jotaro and Joseph manage to control the incredible new ability the same cannot be said for Holly Joestar Jotaros mother and daughter of Joseph in serious danger of life. To save her her only remedy is to kill Dio who is in Cairo thus begins an adventurous journey from Japan to Egypt touching several stops in Asia in which Jotaro and his grandfather together with other allies carrying Stand namely Mohammed Abdul Noriaki Kakyoin and Jean Pierre Polnareff face numerous sent enemies from Dio all equipped with Stands. 220https://i.pin.com/originals/9a/50/3a/9a503ac1e07a46a7f70075f3e8a1a39f.jpg The first feature in which Stardust Crusaders stands out is certainly the adventurous component. Structuring the story as a long journey from Japan to Egypt was Hiroiko Arakis first brilliant idea. This gave the events a more heroic and intense flavor making each chapter easily understandable when traveling giving the impression that there is never any downtime and useless moments. It also allowed the author to let off steam in the citations and geohistorical notions of each place visited by the protagonists without ever being overly verbose or boring. This stepbystep scheme has guaranteed an excellent variety of situations but at the same time it never distracts the reader from the main objective of the characters which represents another point definitely in favor of the work. 220https://imagesna.sslimagesamazon.com/images/I/91+g0ntRzIL.jpg 220https://i.pin.com/originals/ae/25/c3/ae25c36f704797645cb4a7e11bd9c6fa.jpg As in Phantom Blood once again the best character is the antagonist who always reveals himself as Dio Brando. Having recycled it in this story was a great choice but it would not have worked fully if it had been used in the same way. Hence the author has given him a more mysterious aura a precious figure to be shown only on rare occasions and keeping its secrets until the last fight. A final boss obviously preceded by a succession of servants all quite successful. The protagonists of this adventure have been worthily characterized but curiously the less interesting one is the new JoJo. Jotaro Kujo is definitely a recognizable and iconic character. However I think that his character ends up highlighting the most original and noisy companions. First of all the old JoJo Joseph Joestar always fit and ready for action. Probably the one that gives rise to the most comical situations. He is accompanied in this by JeanPierre Polnareff perhaps the most successful among the new characters. Also quite a valid Abdul and Kakyoin who complete the human team of the Crusaders. 220https://pbs.tw.com/media/EYvaYwKWsAA140p.jpg This part is also rightly remembered for being the one that launched the Stands the spiritual projections that accompany the characters on which the powerup of the manga is based also for many of the subsequent series. The imagination and ingenuity that Araki has put in place to exploit these spirits in the battles is surprising and pushes even more on the intelligence factor already appreciable in the previous series. It is no coincidence that many of the battles that the protagonists will have to face will be challenges of nerves. 220https://64.media.tumblr.com/e7fa0b27c61704346d9f0bceeb435c4f/tumblrnd03wmt6Zc1sh11j9o11280.png Stardust Crusaders is the worthy crowning of a trio of exceptional and sublime chapters capable of gaining a position of privilege over the others to the point of making the detachment clear with its continuation. As far as Im concerned the search for Dio Brando throughout Asia and all the related events are a perfect example of what an action and adventure manga requires. Ultimately Stardust Crusaders is the perfect mix of action and adventure. that values what preceded it and what it represents. An ambitious and innovative work but with its feet firmly on the ground that never ceases to entertain and excite. Destined to become a yardstick not only for the subsequent parts of the manga but also for the other shonen of the same genre.