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ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第3部 カラー版 1
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[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1: [Full color digitally colored edition! Fifty years later in Japan. Joseph's grandson, Jotaro Kujo (Jojo), has a supernatural power called the Stand. In order to save his mother, who has fallen ill due to the influence of his Stand, Jotaro and his friends head for Egypt, where DIO, the source of the Stand, is located. (Contains 10 episodes from "Sorajo Jotaro Part 1" to "The Tower of Ashes")
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(4/5)We Can Sail With the Orinoco Flow
Some people start with Stardust Crusaders (Part 3), so this review is with that in mind. Like other JoJo Parts, it stands on its own, you don't have to have read the other Parts. Characters from a previous Parts are reintroduced. JoJo as a whole series follows members of the Joestar bloodline. Part 3's JoJo is Jotaro Kujo, the great-grandson of the first JoJo protagonist.
As far as language goes, Part 3 is a mixed bag. Some characters have speech quirks, some of which mi
uniquely bizarre, bit dated
Continuing a 100-year old grudge against his family, Jotaro Kujo and his ensemble of friends head to Egypt to defeat an undead, unhinged vampire. Throw in some unique powers and overall bizarreness and you got yourself Stardust Crusaders.
I'm largely biased as I watched the anime before reading it and already was in love with this part, but trying to come from a fresh perspective I do think that the manga version does hold up on its own quite well, and better in a lot of ways over the adaption.