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| Steel Ball Run | |
 Cover of the Steel Ball Run debut issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, depicting Gyro Zeppeli holding the steel ball used in his spin technique | |
| スティール・ボール・ラン ( Sutīru Bōru Ran ) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Hirohiko Araki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Shōnen, seinen |
| Original run | January 19, 2004 – April 19, 2011 |
| Volumes | 24 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by: Stone Ocean | |
Steel Ball Run (Japanese: スティール・ボール・ラン, Hepburn: Sutīru Bōru Ran ) is the seventh story arc of the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Set in 1890, it stars Johnny Joestar, a paraplegic former jockey who desires to regain the use of his legs, and Gyro Zeppeli, a disgraced former executioner who seeks to win amnesty for a child on death row. They, along with others, compete in a titular cross-continental horse race for a $50 million grand prize, but the race has a hidden agenda behind it.
Originally the first 23 chapters (4 volumes) were serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2004 simply under the title Steel Ball Run. Although the character's names and abilities were obviously related to the series, it was unclear if the story was actually part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure due to perceived conflicting continuity. However, when the series moved to Ultra Jump in 2005, it was officially announced as part 7 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but in an alternate universe, like the following arc, JoJolion.[1]
The 95 chapters were combined into 24 tankōbon volumes (volumes 81–104 of the entire series), following the trend set by the previous part, Stone Ocean, of starting over the volume count. A couple of chapters were adapted into a "Vomic" series, which has voice actors act over the manga pages as they are shown on screen. Steel Ball Run has been universally acclaimed, for its art, characters, and story.
Plot [edit]
In an alternate 1890,[a] racing jockeys from all over the world flock to the United States to take part in the Steel Ball Run- a cross-country horse race from San Diego to New York City with a fifty million dollar prize. A paraplegic named Johnny Joestar enters the race to learn the mysterious Spin ability of a former Neapolitan executioner named Gyro Zeppeli, who temporarily restored Johnny's mobility. While beginning as rivals, Johnny and Gyro become friends as they travel through the wilderness while fending off various assassins, terrorists, outlaws and other violent competitors. Although the Steel Ball Run is organized by the eccentric oil tycoon Stephen Steel, it is backed by the United States government with president Funny Valentine using the race as a front to collect the scattered pieces of a 1900-year-old corpse known as the Saint's Corpse (heavily implied to be the body of Jesus Christ), to reassemble the body and gain power, with the Corpse's heart currently in his possession.
After Johnny and Gyro encounter another piece of the Saint's Corpse, it is absorbed into Johnny's body and he develops the evolving Stand Tusk, allowing him to fend off one of Valentine's subordinates. Later, they meet the mysterious racer Diego Brando who obtains one of two Corpse eyes, while Gyro gains the other. Johnny and Gyro continue the race, encountering other racers, gaining and losing Corpse parts and enhancing their Spin techniques along the way.
Meanwhile, Stephen's wife Lucy tries to uncover and foil Valentine's plan with later assistance from another racer, Hot Pants. However, Valentine discovers Lucy and takes her captive after she fuses with the Corpse and seemingly becomes pregnant with the Corpse's head. Diego and Hot Pants ally against and fight Valentine on a moving train, but are overpowered and killed by the president and his Stand "D4C" (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap) though Valentine is forced to transfer his soul into an alternate universe's Valentine to survive the fight. Lucy begins to metamorphose, enhancing Valentine's stand with a new misfortune-redirecting ability "Love Train". Johnny and Gyro arrive and attempt to battle the seemingly invulnerable Valentine, only for Valentine to overpower them both and kill Gyro. Mourning his mentor and friend, Johnny achieves the earlier-taught Golden Spin, enhances his Stand and overwhelms Valentine. Valentine attempts to fake his surrender, but Johnny kills him, avenging his companion.
The Holy Corpse separates from Lucy, only to be stolen by an unknown antagonist. Pursuing the thief into the final stage of the Steel Ball Run, Johnny is shocked to find that it is a megalomaniacal version of Diego Brando, taken from a different universe by Valentine, entrusted with the Corpse and armed with the time-stopping Stand THE WORLD. Johnny attempts to engage the Alternate Diego, but Diego defeats him with his own attack and clinches first place in the race. He brings the Corpse to Trinity Church, only to run into Lucy armed with the severed head of the root world's Diego and die once he comes into contact with said head.
As the race ends, first place is awarded to the carefree Pocoloco, who had slept through the start of the race and only caught up by sheer luck, while Stephen Steel arrives to save Johnny. Valentine's death is covered up as retirement from public life, with concerns over the race placated by the donation of the prize money to charitable causes. Johnny, having regained his ability to walk through the power of his Stand and the Spin, leaves America to return Gyro's body to his family. On the boat, he meets the Japanese runner-up racer Norisuke Higashikata. Johnny later marries Norisuke's daughter Rina, leading to the events of Part 8, JoJolion.
Characters [edit]
- Johnny Joestar ,[b] born Jonathan Joestar, is a former horse racer from Danville, Kentucky, who is paralyzed from the waist down. He participates in the Steel Ball Run to follow Gyro Zeppeli and learn how to use his Spin technique to be able to walk again. He uses the Stand Tusk,[c] which allows him to shoot his finger nails as bullets. As the race continues and Johnny begins to understand the Spin, Tusk evolves into different forms, termed ACTs, with differing capabilities, similar to the Stand of Koichi Hirose.
- Gyro Zeppeli ,[d] born Julius Caesar Zeppeli, is a disgraced magistrate and executioner from the Kingdom of Naples, who participates in the Steel Ball Run to free a boy who he believes has been wrongfully convicted. He is a master of a mystical art called the Spin, which comprises use of rotational energy channeled through the steel balls he throws, with both combative and medical effects. Gyro has an acute knowledge of the human body, which he demonstrates during certain encounters and is well versed in surgical skills. Gyro eventually unlocks use of the Stand Ball Breaker[e] during the final battle. Ball Breaker allows Gyro to induce senescence in whatever a Steel Ball hits.
- Lucy Steel [f] is a fourteen-year-old girl who tries to help Johnny and Gyro, and is the wife of the Steel Ball Run promoter Stephen Steel. She eventually obtains the Stand Ticket to Ride[g] that offers her a form of divine protection.
- Funny Valentine [h] is the 23rd President of the United States, and a former soldier. He uses the Stand Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,[i] which allows him to travel or send things between alternate dimensions when pressed or positioned between two objects. Valentine later acquires an extra ability known as D4C Love Train, which gives Valentine a dimensional shield that redirects any attacks targeting him as random misfortune across the world.
- Hot Pants [j] is a Steel Ball Run participant from the United States, and a former nun. She uses the Stand Cream Starter,[k] which takes the form of a spray bottle that can turn flesh into a foam-like substance and spray it to fuse the flesh with people's bodies.
- Steven Steel [l] is the promoter of the Steel Ball Run and is the middle-aged husband of Lucy Steel.
- Mountain Tim [m] is a cowboy and bounty hunter, and introduced as a leading competitor in the Steel Ball Run. During the first stages of the race, Tim becomes one of Johnny and Gyro's allies. He is also a Stand User and is able to shift through his lasso with his Stand, Oh! Lonesome Me.[n]
- Pocoloco [o] joins the race after inspired by the news given him by a fortune-teller. Through sheer luck, he becomes one of the fiercest competitors of the race. Pocoloco is a Stand User, whose Hey Ya![p] seemingly only has the ability to cheer him up, allowing him to make full use of his luckiness.
- Oyecomova [q] is a terrorist from the Kingdom of Naples who participates in the Steel Ball Run. Having heard of Gyro Zeppeli's participation, he seeks revenge on him and attacks Gyro alongside Mountain Tim and Johnny Joestar in the Rocky Mountains. He uses the stand Listen to My Rhythm,[r] which allows him to create and attach special time bombs to anything he touches, be it solid objects or even water and smoke.
- Sandman [s] is a racer in Steel Ball Run race. Sandman comes from a Native American tribe in the Arizona desert. Despite being ostracized, he hopes that winning the Steel Ball Run race will earn him the money to buy back his ancestor's land and becomes one of the fiercest competitors in the race thanks to his running technique. Sandman is a Stand User who wields In a Silent Way,[t] which allows him to create three-dimensional constructs out of sounds.
- Valentine's Subordinates [u] are henchmen to Valentine, primarily consisting of Stand Users who eventually come into conflict with Johnny and Gyro as the race continues.
- Wekapipo [v] is a former Neapolitan royal guard who is hired and partnered with the Stand User Magent Magent to protect Valentine. Magent Magent's Stand, 20th Century Boy,[w] renders him completely invincible when in a kneeling position. Like Gyro, Wekapipo uses the Spin, wielding a steel ball called Wrecking Ball, which can release smaller, blinding balls if the main ball is blocked or misses. He then later becomes neutrally good.
- Diego Brando ,[x] nicknamed "Dio", is a Steel Ball Run participant from the United Kingdom, and a rival to Gyro and Johnny. Originally helping Valentine find the Corpse Parts, he later turns on the President and attempts to kill him. He uses the Stand Scary Monsters,[y] which allows him to transform into a Utahraptor. After Diego's death, an alternate version of Diego is summoned by Valentine from a parallel universe. This Diego uses the time-stopping Stand THE WORLD[z] as a last resort to win the race.
- Blackmore [aa] is another agent of the President. Blackmore is tasked with tracking and eliminating whoever tried to spy on him once Lucy's scheme is discovered. Blackmore is a Stand User, wearing his Stand Catch the Rainbow[ab] to walk on falling raindrops.
- Mike O. [ac] is President Funny Valentine's personal bodyguard. When Lucy Steel and Hot Pants infiltrate the President's residence in Chicago, he battles Hot Pants in order to protect Valentine. Mike O. is a Stand User and creates deadly metal balloons through his Tubular Bells.[ad]
- Ringo Roadagain [ae] is a gunslinger at the service of Funny Valentine who traps Gyro, Johnny and Hot Pants at the beginning of the 4th Stage, near Kansas City, to seize the Saint's Corpse's parts. He uses the time-rewinding Stand Mandom.[af]
- Axl RO [ag] is a veteran of the American Civil War and an agent to President Valentine. He attacks Hot Pants, Gyro, and Johnny with his Stand in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, summoning corporeal representations of figures from their pasts in order to steal the Saint's Corpse parts. Axl is the Stand User of Civil War,[ah] capable of using its enemies' guilt against them.
Production [edit]
Steel Ball Run was written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki,[2] and was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from January 19 to October 16, 2004.[3] [4] It was later moved to Shueisha's monthly seinen magazine Ultra Jump on March 19, 2005,[5] [6] [7] and ran until April 19, 2011.[8] Araki found that the new, monthly schedule with longer chapters suited him better, as he was not as restricted in what he could draw and no longer had to write stories with momentum building up excitement for the next week's chapter, and had more flexibility to draw at his own pace.[6] Araki described the manga's theme as "seeking for satisfaction".[9] Like with other parts of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Araki also used "an affirmation that humanity is wonderful" as a theme, which he explained as a description for humanity's ability to grow and overcome hardships through one's strength and spirit, portrayed through people succeeding in fights through their own actions, without relying on machines or gods.[6]
Because the series follows a race across America, Araki had to split his research into three trips: one from the West Coast to the deserts, one from the Great Plains to the Mississippi River and Chicago, and one to New York. He said that it would have been impossible to get an understanding for the vast scale without having gone there personally, describing the scenery of the midwest as endless and unchanging. The feeling of distance made him think that if an enemy had approached, the open landscape would have meant that he could not have escaped due to a lack of places to hide, an experience he found useful when drawing the manga.[10]
Like other protagonists in the series, Johnny was designed to symbolize the part's story and setting, and to stand out among the previous protagonists in terms of appearance, clothing, and silhouette. He was not specifically planned to have a disability at the start of the production; rather, his disability was the result of the series' focus on protagonists growing through overcoming hardships, and Araki wanting to create a character who was forced to rely on people and horses during the race and had room to grow both mentally and physically.[6] Valentine was created as part of Araki noticing more and more that good and evil is not always easily distinguishable and taking a greater interest in the motivations for people who do bad things. He noted that Valentine's patriotism and goals seemed just and might line up with leaders in the real world, and that it is his sacrifice of powerless people to reach his goals that make him evil and completely unsuitable as a protagonist.[11] The concept of having the United States president fighting the main characters came from when Araki saw the film Independence Day, and liked the idea of a president who fights.[12]
Chapters [edit]
Original volumization [edit]
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | ||
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| 1 (81) | September 25, 1890: San Diego Beach Issen Happyaku Kyūjū Nen Kugatsu Nijūgonichi San Diego Bīchi ( 1890年9月25日 サンディエゴビーチ ) | May 20, 2004[2] | 4-08-873601-X | ||
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| Gyro Zeppeli, master of an art known as the Spin, signs up to participate in the trans-continental Steel Ball Run horseback race in America. A chance encounter with paraplegic jockey Johnny Joestar causes the latter's legs to move for a moment, spurring him to enter the race and discover Gyro's secret. | |||||
| 2 (82) | 1st Stage: 15,000 Meters Fāsuto Sutēji 15,000 Mētoru ( 1st. STAGE 15,000メートル ) | May 20, 2004[13] | 4-08-873613-3 | ||
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| The first stage of the race nears its conclusion. Gyro's Spin is pitted against British jockey Diego Brando's cunning, Native American Sandman's running technique, and former slave Pocoloco's supernatural luck. | |||||
| 3 (83) | 2nd Stage: Arizona Desert Crossing Sekondo Sutēji Arizona Sabaku Goe ( 2nd. STAGE アリゾナ砂漠越え ) | November 4, 2004[14] | 4-08-873673-7 | ||
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| As bounty hunter Mountain Tim pursues a mysterious murderer, Gyro and Johnny are attacked by a family of enemies with supernatural abilities in the race's second stage. | |||||
| 4 (84) | Gyro Zeppeli's Mission Jairo Tseperi no Shukumei ( ジャイロ・ツェペリの宿命 ) | November 4, 2004[15] | 4-08-873689-3 | ||
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| As Gyro and Johnny fend off their attackers with help from Mountain Tim, Johnny begins to develop an ability of his own. Later, a terrorist from Gyro's home country assaults him and Johnny. | |||||
| 5 (85) | The President's Conspiracy Daitōryō no Inbō ( 大統領の陰謀 ) | August 4, 2005[16] | 4-08-873845-4 | ||
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| Gyro disappears as the result of an enemy attack. In the ensuing battle, Johnny's Stand ability fully awakens, and the race's purpose as a front to gather a holy corpse is revealed. | |||||
| 6 (86) | Scary Monsters Sukearī Monsutāzu ( スケアリー モンスターズ ) | November 4, 2005[17] | 4-08-873890-X | ||
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| The second stage ends and the third begins. Gyro, Johnny, and Diego decide to rest in a village along their route, only to discover that the residents have turned into dinosaurs. | |||||
| 7 (87) | A Little Grave on the Wide, Wide Prairie Hiroi Hiroi Daisōgen no Chiisana Bohyō ( 広い広い大草原の小さな墓標 ) | March 3, 2006[18] | 4-08-874117-X | ||
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| Though the leader of the dinosaurs is defeated, Diego manages to retain part of their ability. The three jockeys race toward the end of the third stage. | |||||
| 8 (88) | To a Man's World Otoko no Sekai e ( 男の世界へ ) | May 2, 2006[19] | 4-08-874119-6 | ||
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| The fourth stage of the race begins. Johnny, Gyro, and fellow racer Hot Pants are trapped in a forest by duel-seeking gunslinger Ringo Roadagain, who possesses the power to rewind time. | |||||
| 9 (89) | A Stormy Night Is Coming Arashi no Yoru ga Yatte Kuru ( 嵐の夜がやってくる ) | September 4, 2006[20] | 4-08-874147-1 | ||
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| Lucy Steel, the wife of race organizer Steven Steel, learns of president Funny Valentine's intentions for the race, and that he carries the corpse's heart. After intercepting a message for the president, Lucy is hunted down by one of Valentine's henchmen. | |||||
| 10 (90) | Illinois Skyline, Michigan Lakeline Irinoi Sukairain Mishigan Reikurain ( イリノイ・スカイライン ミシガン・レイクライン ) | November 2, 2006[21] | 4-08-874285-0 | ||
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| Gyro and Lucy plot to steal the corpse's heart from the president. Later, during the fifth stage, Sandman turns on Johnny and Gyro and attacks them with his own Stand. | |||||
| 11 (91) | Make the Golden Rectangle! Ōgon Chōhōkei o Tsukure! ( 黄金長方形をつくれ! ) | March 2, 2007[22] | 978-4-08-874336-3 | ||
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| Johnny's Stand evolves thanks to Gyro's advice to harness the golden ratio, and the battle with Sandman reaches its conclusion. Soon afterward, during the race's sixth stage, Gyro and Johnny are gifted two parts of the corpse from a cursed tree. | |||||
| 12 (92) | Conditions for the Corpse, Conditions for Friendship Itai e no Jōken Yūjō e no Jōken ( 遺体への条件 友情への条件 ) | May 2, 2007[23] | 978-4-08-874362-2 | ||
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| Johnny and Gyro struggle to fight off Valentine's henchmen and use up their gifts before they are absorbed into the tree. | |||||
| 13 (93) | Wrecking Ball Kowareyuku Tekkyū ( 壊れゆく鉄球 ) | September 4, 2007[24] | 978-4-08-874420-9 | ||
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| Lucy befriends the president's wife to infiltrate his mansion, only to be attacked by the president's bodyguard. | |||||
| 14 (94) | The Victor's Rights Shōrisha e no Shikaku ( 勝利者への資格 ) | December 4, 2007[25] | 978-4-08-874438-4 | ||
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| Gyro and Johnny are attacked by the duo of rival Spin user Wekapipo and his partner Magent Magent. | |||||
| 15 (95) | A Dream of Gettysburg Getisubāgu no Yume ( ゲティスバーグの夢 ) | May 2, 2008[26] | 978-4-08-874518-3 | ||
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| During the seventh stage, Johnny and Gyro are attacked near Gettysburg by things they had previously discarded. Despite the grueling battle that follows, Johnny is unable to stop Valentine from seizing most of the corpse's parts. | |||||
| 16 (96) | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Itomo Tayasuku Okonawareru Egutsunai Kōi ( いともたやすく行われる えげつない行為 ) | September 4, 2008[27] | 978-4-08-874574-9 | ||
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| The eighth stage of the race begins. Magent Magent attacks Steven Steel, but Wekapipo comes to his aid. Lucy flees after an unsuccessful attack on Valentine, but finds that the corpse's head has appeared within her womb. Gyro tells Johnny a joke about the days of the week. | |||||
| 17 (97) | D4C Dī Fō Shī ( D4C ) | March 4, 2009[28] | 978-4-08-874648-7 | ||
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| In Philadelphia, Valentine shoots Johnny in the head as one of his henchmen attacks Gyro. Wekapipo defeats Magent Magent, but he and Diego are attacked by the president and his dimension-traversing ability. | |||||
| 18 (98) | Ticket to Ride Chiketto Tu Raido ( 涙の乗車券 ) | July 3, 2009[29] | 978-4-08-874725-5 | ||
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| Diego barely escapes death by sacrificing Wekapipo. Lucy attempts to escape the city, but falls into Valentine's clutches. A surviving Johnny and Gyro reunite and resolve to save Lucy Steel. | |||||
| 19 (99) | Don't Get Used to Having Money Okane Mochi ni wa Narenai ( お金持ちにはなれない ) | November 4, 2009[30] | 978-4-08-874769-9 | ||
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| Diego and Hot Pants ambush Valentine aboard a train near the Delaware River as Johnny and Gyro approach. Diego pushes himself and the president out of the train, but fails to finish Valentine off. Meanwhile, the corpse parts Valentine has collected merge with Lucy Steel. | |||||
| 20 (100) | Love Train – The World Is One Rabu Torein – Sekai wa Hitotsu ( ラブトレイン-世界はひとつ ) | March 9, 2010[31] | 978-4-08-870060-1 | ||
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| Valentine discovers that the complete corpse has granted him the ability to manipulate space, allowing him to easily kill Hot Pants before attacking Johnny and Gyro. | |||||
| 21 (101) | Ball Breaker Bōru Bureikā ( ボール・ブレイカー ) | July 2, 2010[32] | 978-4-08-870099-1 | ||
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| Valentine is wounded by Gyro's Spin. Gyro harnesses the golden ratio and summons its physical form, but a part of the ball he uses to do so is scraped away in the process, allowing Valentine to survive. Gyro imparts his final lesson to Johnny before attacking again; his attack fails to reach Valentine, who fatally wounds him. | |||||
| 22 (102) | Break My Heart, Break Your Heart Bureiku Mai Hāto Bureiku Yua Hāto ( ブレイク・マイ・ハート ブレイク・ユア・ハート ) | November 4, 2010[33] | 978-4-08-870160-8 | ||
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| Distraught over his friend's death, Johnny realizes the true meaning of Gyro's final words, unlocks his Stand's final form, and attacks the president directly. Though Valentine seemingly escapes, he finds that his body is immobilized by the infinite rotation Johnny inflicted upon him. A desperate Valentine offers to revive Gyro and cease his attack if Johnny nullifies the rotation. | |||||
| 23 (103) | High Voltage Hai Vorutēji ( ハイ・ヴォルテージ ) | May 19, 2011[34] | 978-4-08-870206-3 | ||
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| Johnny correctly suspects Valentine's intention to break his promise, and the two engage in a gunfight that ends in Valentine's death. The corpse separates from Lucy, who reunites with her husband. An unknown enemy steals the corpse; chasing the corpse into the race's final stage, Johnny discovers that Valentine summoned an alternate universe's Diego Brando, armed with the time-stopping Stand THE WORLD. | |||||
| 24 (104) | The Stars and Stripes Forever Seijōki yo Eien Nare ( 星条旗よ 永遠なれ ) | June 3, 2011[35] | 978-4-08-870253-7 | ||
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| Diego manages to inflict the infinite rotation upon Johnny himself at the cost of his own leg, and finishes the race in first place. Diego seals the corpse in an impenetrable vault to secure its power for himself, only to be annihilated by Lucy and the head of his dead counterpart. Steven grabs Johnny while on horseback, allowing him to nullify his own rotation. Later, Johnny boards a boat in order to deliver Gyro's body back to his home country. | |||||
2017 release [edit]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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| 1 (51) | February 17, 2017[36] | 978-4-08-619657-4 |
| 2 (52) | February 17, 2017[37] | 978-4-08-619658-1 |
| 3 (53) | March 17, 2017[38] | 978-4-08-619659-8 |
| 4 (54) | March 17, 2017[39] | 978-4-08-619660-4 |
| 5 (55) | April 18, 2017[40] | 978-4-08-619661-1 |
| 6 (56) | April 18, 2017[41] | 978-4-08-619662-8 |
| 7 (57) | May 18, 2017[42] | 978-4-08-619663-5 |
| 8 (58) | June 16, 2017[43] | 978-4-08-619664-2 |
| 9 (59) | July 18, 2017[44] | 978-4-08-619665-9 |
| 10 (60) | August 18, 2017[45] | 978-4-08-619666-6 |
| 11 (61) | September 15, 2017[46] | 978-4-08-619667-3 |
| 12 (62) | October 18, 2017[47] | 978-4-08-619668-0 |
| 13 (63) | November 17, 2017[48] | 978-4-08-619669-7 |
| 14 (64) | December 15, 2017[49] | 978-4-08-619670-3 |
| 15 (65) | January 18, 2018[50] | 978-4-08-619671-0 |
| 16 (66) | January 18, 2018[51] | 978-4-08-619672-7 |
Reception [edit]
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! recommended Steel Ball Run as a good place to start for people who have not read previous parts, due to how it serves as a reboot of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, and appreciated how its move to the monthly seinen magazine Ultra Jump enabled Araki to write longer stories and depict things that would have been difficult to do in a shōnen magazine.[5] Erkael of Manga-News called the manga one of the best in the series, and said that it does not disappoint the reader at any point.[52] Anime News Network called Steel Ball Run an interesting take on the battle manga genre due to its positive portrayal of a hero with a disability, and found it, along with JoJolion, to represent a big shift in the evolution of Araki's art, following his earlier shift from muscle men to thinner characters and fashion.[6]
K. Thor Jensen of Geek.com called the portrayal of Johnny and Gyro's relationship one of the best platonic friendships in comics, citing their transition from rivals to close allies who make sacrifices for one another and help each other with their respective abilities.[53] Erkael liked the high speed and intensity of the story, saying that it was as if Araki wanted the reader to feel like they were part of the race themselves, and how the story eventually opens up to follow several different characters whose paths at times intersect, leading to a world that feels "rich and dense". They wrote that the lack of Stands early in the story, with Gyro instead using steel balls, was surprising but refreshing, and reminiscent of the hamon abilities featured in the first part in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Phantom Blood; they still enjoyed the shift in focus to Stand abilities later in the story, calling them "original and surprising".[52] Kono Manga ga Sugoi! liked the depiction of the landscapes Johnny and Gyro travel through, calling them "beautiful".[5]
Notes [edit]
- ^ This alternate reality is not related canonically to the past 6 parts in any way beyond throwaway references in names and stands.
- ^ Johnny Joestar ( ジョニィ・ジョースター , Jonī Jōsutā )
- ^ Tusk ( 牙 , Tasuku )
- ^ Gyro Zeppeli ( ジャイロ・ツェペリ , Jairo Tseperi )
- ^ Ball Breaker ( ボール・ブレイカー , Bōru Bureikā )
- ^ Lucy Steel ( ルーシー・スティール , Rūshī Sutīru )
- ^ Ticket to Ride ( 涙の乗車券チケット・ゥ・ライド , Chiketto u Raido )
- ^ Funny Valentine ( ファニー・ヴァレンタイン , Fanī Varentain )
- ^ Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ( Dirty deeds done dirt cheap （いともたやすく行われるえげつない行為） , Dātī Dīzu Dan Dāto Chīpu (Itomo Tayasuku Okonawareru Egetsunai Kōi) )
- ^ Hot Pants ( ホット・パンツ , Hotto Pantsu )
- ^ Cream Starter ( クリーム・スターター , Kurīmu Sutātā )
- ^ Steven Steel ( スティーブン・スティール , Sutībun Sutīru )
- ^ Mountain Tim ( マウンテン・ティム , Maunten Timu )
- ^ Oh! Lonesome Me ( オー！ロンサム・ミー , Ō! Ronsamu Mī )
- ^ Pocoloco ( ポコロコ , Pokoroko )
- ^ Hey Ya! ( ヘイ・ヤー , Hei Yā )
- ^ Oyecomova ( オエコモバ , Oekomoba )
- ^ Listen to My Rhythm ( ボクのリズムを聴いてくれ , Boku no Rhythm wo Kiitekure )
- ^ Sandman ( サンドマン , Sandoman )
- ^ In a Silent Way ( イン・ア・サイレント・ウェイ , In A Sairento Wei )
- ^ Valentine's Subordinate ( ヴァレンタイン の 部下 , Varentain no Buka )
- ^ Wekapipo ( ウェカピポ , Wekapipo )
- ^ 20th Century Boy ( トウェンティース・センチュリー・ボーイ , Towentīsu Senchurī Bōi )
- ^ Diego Brando ( ディエゴ・ブランドー , Diego Burandō )
- ^ Scary Monsters ( スケアリー・モンスターズ , Sukearī Monsutāzu )
- ^ THE WORLD ( Za Wārudo )
- ^ Blackmore ( ブラックモア , Burakkomoa )
- ^ Catch the Rainbow ( キャッチ・ザ・レインボー , Kyatchi Za Reinbō )
- ^ Mike O. ( マイク・オー , Maiku Ō )
- ^ Tubular Bells ( チューブラー・ベルズ , Chūburā Beruzu )
- ^ Ringo Roadagain ( リンゴォ・ロードアゲイン , Ringō Rōdoagein )
- ^ Mandom ( マンダム , Mandamu )
- ^ Axl RO ( アクセル・RO , Akuseru Rō )
- ^ Civil War ( シビル・ウォー , Shibiru Wō )
- ^ a b c Steel Ball Run: How the Race Got Started, The Story of F. Valentine, and chapter 63 were only released in the volumization of Steel Ball Run.
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External links [edit]
- Official website
- Official Vomic page
- Steel Ball Run (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Ball_Run
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