👻 ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Book Club スターダストクルセイダース 第1: 空条承太郎・Kujo Jotaro 👻

空条承太郎・Kujo Jotaro

Welcome to the first arc of Stardust Crusaders! This is the 3rd Part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, but you don’t need to have read the previous Parts to read this Part. While reading the previous Parts can help you better understand the story and find Easter eggs, it’s not a requirement. Japanese native readers typically start with whichever Part is ongoing and then only go back for earlier Parts if they enjoyed JoJo. Whether you’re new or old, I hope you enjoy reading!

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Each week, the first post about the week’s reading will be linked in the schedule. The first link will always be this thread’s first post.

Date # Chapter Title (original・bunko)
2026.03.02 1 (114) 悪霊にとりつかれた男・空条承太郎 その 1
2026.03.09 2 (115) 炎の魔術師・空条承太郎 その 2
2026.03.16 3 (116) 悪霊 その正体!・空条承太郎 その 3
2026.03.23 4 (117) 星のアザをもつ男・星のアザを持つ男

Vocab

Vocab SRS Vol 12 (Part 3)(Renshuu.org)
Vocab SRS Vol 13(Renshuu.org)

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Better late than never!

Chapter 1 (114) Comprehension Questions
  1. What’s your impression of Jotaro between his younger and older selves?
  2. Who are his parents and what are their nationality and ethnicity?
  3. Why is Jotaro’s mom worried?
  4. Why did the police ask her to come?
  5. Why is Jotaro in jail according to himself?
  6. What do Jotaro cellmates say that shows how they feel about sharing a cell with him?
  7. Who got the gun?
  8. For folks unfamiliar with JoJo, what do you think will happen next?
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@Polux Welcome to the book club!

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Thank you!

I noticed some weeks ago that the club was about to finish part 2, and I decided to jump in for Stardust Crusaders!

I remember watching part 3 (subbed) six years ago. I knew I would eventually read its manga part considering how unique it is. At least once I caught up with everything else Jojo (I’m over 20 chapters behind with JojoLands, oops :sweat_smile:).

Aside from that, I’m pleased with knowing that I can follow along with my current grasp of Japanese. As for this chapter’s impressions, I’m ready to learn more coarse language from Jotaro.

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Nice! I’m glad you could join us.

I getcha. If you decide you want to read the other Parts too, Part 1 has all its comprehension questions and nearly all the vocab (just missing a few chapters that I’m working on).

I think I’m about the same amount behind with JoJoLands too lol

Awesome!

Nice! It’s good for learning insults lol

If it feels too quiet here btw, the Discord is chattier

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Chapter 2 (115) Comprehension Questions
  1. What happened to the guys on the boat?
  2. What does Holy say about Jotaro’s evil spirit?
  3. What is the policeman worried about?
  4. What can you infer Joseph’s plan is?