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 "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from March 27th, 1989 to April 14th, 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".

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" was published in 2014 and 2015. Viz Media initially released the sixteen-volume format of the arc in North America between 2005 and 2010. They released the hardcover format from 2016 to 2019.

It is the most popular arc of the "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" series as it introduced the audience to the concept of Stands, which differentiated it from its predecessors. 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.

Stardust Crusaders also stands out as the only arc of the series to gain any notable western exposure prior to the release of the anime series by David Production in 2012, due to the 1993 OVA series, 1999 video game and the English releases of the manga in 2005–2010.
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