Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 16 - Part 3 Stardust Crusaders

Stardust Crusaders #7

by HirohikoAraki

Jotaro, dkk. memijakkan kakinya ke mansion Dio. Mereka mempertaruhkan jiwa dalam game melawan pelayan Dio, D’arby. Pertarungan sengit melawan kemampuan D’arby yang bisa membaca pikiran berhasil diatasi dengan keahlian Jotaro menggertak. Mereka pun selangkah lebih dekat dengan Dio. Namun, Abdul terisap ke dalam dimensi gelap milik pembunuh terakhir, Vanilla Ice!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Supernatural, Adventure, Comics Manga, Fiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 1990

Reviews

[Mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Death 13 arc will ALWAYS be one of my favorites!! I love Kakyoin.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Primero leí los dos primeros capítulos, donde se cierra la batalla contra Death 13: ***
Después, los cinco capítulos contra Judgement: ***/
Y por último, los tres primeros de High Priestess: ***.
Sin duda el tomo tiene momentos brillantes pero no está a la altura de los enemigos más ingeniosos ni de las mejores peleas. Eso sí, la escena donde Polnareff y Kakyoin celebran en lenguaje de señas es genial.
Espero no colgarme con la serie ooootra vez, así le hago un poco más de justicia este desaforado fanatismo por Jojo's que me agarró últimamente.

[Willie · Rating 5 out of 5]

polnareff turtle in part 5

[Bumbo · Rating 2 out of 5]

***Spoilers for all of Stardust Crusders***

I, uh, don't really get this volume.

I did not like the finish of Death's or Judgement's battle. Call me a prude, but there is such a thing as too much scatological humor. I didn't get the point of the genie stand either, or pretending to bring back Polnareff's sister.

And I honestly don't understand what the thinking was behind bringing back Avdol. This strikes me as a casuality of the weekly release schedule. It definitely feels more like retcon than twist. When he clearly got shot in the head the bullet actually grazed him? And when Jotaro said they buried his body he was lying? Suuure.

The result of this is just strange from a storytelling perspective. When he died I thought it was pretty early in the journey and surprisingly unmoving. And when he came back, I was just like "oh, okay". Which is a shame because I'm fond of this character. It feels like his life and death don't serve any purpose for him, his opponents, his friends, the world of Jojo, or the overarching plot. For a little while it made me feel like anybody could die at any moment, but then nobody died or suffered any permanent injuries. So that feeling wore off pretty quickly. And now he's back. And he will go on do not do a whole lot, before getting his arms cutoff and being pronounced dead offscreen.

The high priestess was a cool enough idea. The guys are trapped in a submarine with a shapshifting killer. Naturally, submarines are full of dials and levers, meaning that any one of those countless pieces of machinery could jump out and kill you. And the gang can't afford to get too out of hand or they're burst a hole in the sub. But none of this is capitalized on, because they evacuate the sub almost immediately. I mean, it's pretty funny that every single vehicle they enter ends up being destroyed in a matter of moments. But that potential was kind of squandered. I would have liked to see what clever trick Jotaro would have come up with to lure it out.

At this point, I've kind of exited the honeymoon phase of Stardust Crusaders. These last few stands have not been my cup of tea. And the whole structure of this part is disappointing. In the micro, there's a lot to like (aside from the past 3 stands). A lot of the fights feature interesting powers, interesting implementations of those powers, and excitingly creative conclusions. And the brief character moments connecting those fights have been spectacular.

However, things kind of fall apart in the macro sense. This might as well have been a tournament arc. We've got a villain who is just sitting around waiting for the heroes to come get him. These books are mostly one fight after the next, with some light background context of a middle eastern voyage. Each fight is largely self contained. Nothing that happens within one fight will have any impact upon the next. One time Avdol died, but he got better. One time Kakyoin's eyes got hurt and he had to go to the hospital for a while. But then he came back and was fine. Sometimes an enemy like Hol Horse or Oingo Boingo will escape and show up later, which is great when it happens. But it's mostly one fight after the next, with a couple of pages inbetween battles. It doesn't feel like an adventure because all it is fighting. The context of journeying from Cairo to Egypt is set dressing. It's like a stage in a fighting game. It's what happens in the background while the characters try to kill each other. It's a lot like playing through arcade mode on a fighting game. Which is a shame. There's not enough adventure in part 3 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.

In the micro, it's not so bad. The character are really good. Most those fights are good. And the final moments of those fights are more often than not some hype shit. Frequently, I'm caught up in the moment and having a lot of fun. But when you get 3 bad stand battle in a row and you have to go beyond the immediate to find joy, things become pretty sobering.

As of writing this, I have finished Stardust Crusaders. I have read 28 volumes of Jojo. At 28 volumes, One Piece is in the midst of Skypiea. Naruto is starting up Shippuden. Berserk has been an emotional roller coaster that is gearing up for the battle of Vritannis and Griffith's ascent into messiah. Hunter x Hunter is reaching the apex of what might be the greatest arc of all time.

Compare that to Jojo. Phantom Blood was a journey. Battle Tendency was definitely a journey. Stardust Crusaders was set to be this saga where 100 years later, this punk kid Jotaro has to pick up the reigns once held by his ancestor and stop the return of an immortal vampire. Phantom blood was this origin of the story that has become mythologized as it becomes more mythological as its memory grows more distant. At its core are the pure good of Jonathan and the pure evil of Dio, who destroyed each other in battle. Then, 100 years later, we find out that Dio survived, has desecrated the memory of Jonathan, and has become more powerful than ever. Now, for the first time ever, two generations of Joestar have to team up to stop this mythologized essence of evil in the Jojo universe. Hell yes.

But then that premise amounts to a 16 volume conveyor belt of self-contained, inconsequential battles. Dio's presence is not felt outside of the very beginning and the final couple volumes. Nothing really matters until the beginning or the end. We've got the set up, some self-contained fun along the way, and then a bombastic finale. There's not much of a feeling of working towards a goal or an evolving story. Just 16 volumes of fighting. It simply doesn't work when viewed as a whole. When taken piecemeal (such as reviewing each individual volume), there is a lot to get out of Part 3. But when you sit back and look at the thing as a whole, there's a lot of missed potential. It's a bummer.

[Dani Wladdimiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este volumen resumen todo lo que pueden llegar a ser los Jojos, porque no es solamente las peleas, sino también lo que conlleva los Stand, las cartas del tarot o las explicaciones. Por ejemplo, la pelea contra el genio es muy absurda, pero muy acorde al tono del manga, y lo amo. Lo mismo la situación en el submarino, se mete un stand tan improbable para que sea el fondo marino, y uno dice, esto es imposible, pero si es posible, porque acá nada tiene lógica y ese es justamente el punto y la gracia, y por eso me encanta que nada sea serio, porque estamos en las aventuras bizarros de los Jojos.

[Gab Andrade · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 estrellas.

Aquí puedo decir que uno de los personajes que se está robando mi atención es Polnaroff, sus motivos para hacer ciertas cosas me parecen cosas que yo sin dudarlo haría más en este tomo que se presenta una situación que no muchos podrían tratar tan fácilmente.

Los poderes stand me gusta el como son utilizados, y se que pueden dar una mejor idea de como se desarrollan las cosas.

No tengo mucho que decir, más que sigo con mi pensamiento respecto a los personajes.

[Sophia Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

god polnareff i LOVE YOU SO MUCH. all of the other fucking stardust crusaders rude ASF. what do you made yall knew wonderful mr avdol was alive AND KEPT FUCKINIG BEING LIKE "yeah damn... cant believe he died" don't do my goat like that. but avdol is BACK. whole squad IS BACK! POLANREFFLAND!!!!!! god this series is so good. so funny. The Hand Shake. the "ok" symbol underwater. part 3 is so much fun and so wacky... and just a little bit... b i z a r r e

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 3 out of 5]

As his comrades worry for his state of mind, Kakyoin struggles to unravel the secret behind Death 13, before the Stand kills the group within their minds - and there will be little time to breathe after, as Polnareff faces shocking twists on a deserted island that will catch him, and their, enemies off-guard! Araki offers fans another fascinating blend of dramatic adventure and big personality in a revelatory entry.

[Giselle ♡.*ﾞ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bueno empecé a leer jojos desde acá porque estaba viendo el anime y me re pudrió así que para avanzar un poco mas rápido seguí con el manga (funcionó porque en un momento ya mas llegando al final me volví semi adicta) al menos para terminar de Cerrar esta parte asi que bueno ese es el storytime

[L · Rating 2 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️✨
Why does this manga have to be so scatological lately? And what is up with villains and Polnareff’s mouth?
That aside, I’m not a fan of Avdol’s turning out to be alive; it feels like a cheap twist that retroactively worsens his “death” and its impact.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume is where it starts getting really good for me and I instantly became hooked👌😻🎣❤️❤️

[Veronica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kakyoin ti amo per favore vuoi essere il mio ragazzo diamo da mangiare merda ai bambini insieme per sempre grazie

[Omexmo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0 - Avdol wtf

[Angie Rita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Memes in this volume:










Kakyoin probably never told the other Crusaders about this so he died with them not knowing he saved him from the mannish boy :'( excuse me it is sad boi hours






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msqUs...

[Bucletina]

Admito que vi el animé primero (para el horror de Fefu) pero me gustó lo suficiente como para leerme todo el manga cuando pueda.
Y aunque acá haya dejado de ser el protagonista y esté peinando canas, sólo puedo decir ¡Cómo le entro a Joseph! <3

[Jane Blake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kakyoin es uno de mis personajes favoritos en parte tres, aunque sus metodos no son especialmente amables cuando se trata de cobrar venganzas, eso lo hace el más vengativo del grupo por encima de Jotaro lo que ya es algo que decir.

Me encanta el desarrollo de personaje en Polnareff que sumado a los momentos en los que hace dupla con Kakyoin nos entrega momentos muy graciosos.