Stardust Crusaders
In the early 1990s, Viz Media reportedly had plans for an English-language release of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" in North America as "The Strange Adventures of Jojo"; in 2002, the series was unsuccessfully considered for release as monthly comic books. Between November 2005 and December 2010, Viz published "Stardust Crusaders", the most well-known part in the series, in 16 volumes. However, the company changed the names of several characters and Stands due to copyright concerns and censored certain scenes, including scenes of animal violence redrawn by Araki himself. In 2013, Viz expressed further interest in localizing the series, but explained its difficulties in doing so due to Araki's numerous references to real musicians and fashion designers. Viz began publishing the JoJonium release of "Phantom Blood" digitally in September 2014, with a three-volume hardcover print edition following throughout 2015. "Battle Tendency" was published in four volumes in 2015 and 2016, and "Stardust Crusaders" was published in ten volumes from 2016 to 2019. Viz began publishing a new digital and hardcover edition of "Diamond Is Unbreakable" in May 2019, and has released eight volumes as of February 2021.