After being called by Holly, Joseph's daughter and Jotaro's mother, Joseph arrives with an associate, Mohammed Avdol. In Japan, 1988, Jotaro Kujo, grandson of Joseph Joestar, has been arrested, and refuses to leave his cell, believing he is possessed by an evil spirit. 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.

An anime television adaptation by David Production, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, aired in Japan between April 2014 and June 2015. This popularity later spawned video games, a three volume drama CD series, two novels and two OVA series of this arc alone. 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. They released the hardcover format from 2016 to 2019. Viz Media initially released the sixteen-volume format of the arc in North America between 20. A ten-volume hardcover re-release under the title JoJonium was published in 20. In 2012, Stardust Crusaders was digitally colored and released as digital downloads for smartphones and tablet computers. The arc was preceded by Battle Tendency and followed by Diamond Is Unbreakable. In its original publication, it was known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 Jotaro Kujo: Heritage for the Future. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from Mato Apfor 152 chapters, which were later collected into 16 tankōbon volumes. The arc was serialized for a little over 3 years.

Stardust Crusaders ( Japanese: スターダストクルセイダース, Hepburn: Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu) is the third story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki.

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