Steel Ball Run

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Steel Ball Run
Steel Ball issue.jpg
Cover of the Weekly Shōnen Jump issue Steel Ball Run debuted in, featuring Gyro Zeppeli holding the steel ball which he uses in his Spin technique
スティール・ボール・ラン
(Sutīru Bōru Ran)
Manga
Written byHirohiko Araki
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics
Magazine
DemographicShōnen, seinen
Original runJanuary 19, 2004 – April 19, 2011
Volumes24 (List of volumes)
Chronology

Preceded by: Stone Ocean
Followed by: JoJolion

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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 are obviously related to the series, it was unclear if the story was a part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. 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.

Plot[]

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 prize of fifty million dollars. The paraplegic former jockey Johnny Joestar enters the race after meeting former Neapolitan executioner Gyro Zeppeli to learn the secrets of the man's Spin technique, which 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, the United States government is backing it up. However, current U.S. president Funny Valentine intends to use the race to collect the scattered pieces of a two-thousand-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 minions. 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[]

See also: List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters § Part 7: Steel Ball Run_2
  • Johnny Joestar[b], born Jonathan Joestar, is a former horse racer from 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. He uses the Spin, wielding a steel ball called Wrecking Ball, which can release smaller, blinding balls if the main ball is blocked or misses.
    • Diego Brando[w], 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[x], 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[y] as a last resort to win the race.
    • Blackmore[z] 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[aa] to walk on falling raindrops.
    • Mike O.[ab] 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[ac].
    • Ringo Roadagain[ad] 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[ae].
    • Axl RO[af] is 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[ag], capable of using its enemies' guilt against them.

Production[]

A 2013 photograph of Hirohiko Araki
The series was written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki.

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[]

Original volumization[]

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
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
  • 1. "The Steel Ball Run: Press Conference" (スティール・ボール・ラン 記者会見, Sutīru Bōru Ran Kisha Kaiken)
  • 2. "Gyro Zeppeli" (ジャイロ・ツェペリ, Jairo Tseperi)
  • 3. "Johnny Joestar" (ジョニィ・ジョースター, Jonī Jōsutā)
  • 4. "September 25, 1890: 3 Hours to Start" (1890年9月25日 スタート3時間前, Issen Happyaku Kyūjū Nen Kugatsu Nijūgonichi Sutāto San Jikan Mae)
  • 5. "1st Stage: 15,000 Meters" (1st. STAGE 15,000メートル, Fāsuto Sutēji 15,000 Mētoru)
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
  • 6. "The Dried-Up River; Diego Brando" (涸れた川；ディエゴ・ブランドー, Kareta Kawa; Diego Burandō)
  • 7. "Pocoloco and Sandman" (ポコロコとサンドマン, Pokoroko to Sandoman)
  • 8. "Crossing the Forest" (雑木林越え, Zōkibayashigoe)
  • 9. "Long, Long Downhill" (長い長い下り坂, Nagai Nagai Kudarizaka)
  • 10. "The Final Straight: 2000 Meters Left" (最終直線 残り2,000メートル, Saishū Chokusen Nokori Nisen Mētoru)
  • 11. "The Final Straight: 1000 Meters Left" (最終直線 残り1,000メートル, Saishū Chokusen Nokori Issen Mētoru)
  • "Steel Ball Run: How the Race Got Started" (スティール・ボール・ラン レース開催のいきさつ, Stīu Bōru Ran Rēsu Kaisai no Ikisatsu)[ah]
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
  • 12. "1st Stage: Disqualified From Victory" (1st. STAGE 優勝失格, Fāsuto Stēji Yūshō Shikaku)
  • 13. "The Sheriff's Request to Mountain Tim" (保安官 マウンテン・ティムへの依頼, Hoankan Maunten Timu e no Irai)
  • 14. "Across the Arizona Desert: Continuing Along the Shortest Route" (アリゾナ砂漠越え 最短ルートを進め, Arizona Sabaku Goe Saitan Rūto o Susume)
  • 15–17. "The Desert-Born Outlaws (1–3)" (砂漠で生まれたならず者 その①〜③, Sabaku de Umareta Narazumono Sono 1–3)
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
  • 18–19. "The Devil's Palm (1–2)" (悪魔の手のひら その①〜②, Akuma no Tenohira Sono 1–2)
  • 20–21. "Gyro Zeppeli's Mission (1–2)" (ジャイロ・ツェペリの宿命 その①〜②, Jairo Tseperi no Shukumei Sono 1–2)
  • 22–23. "The Terrorist from a Distant Land (1–2)" (遠い国から来たテロリスト その①〜②, Tōi Kuni kara Kita Terorisuto Sono 1–2)
5 (85)The President's Conspiracy
Daitōryō no Inbō (大統領の陰謀)		August 4, 2005[16]4-08-873845-4
  • 24. "Interlude" (インタールード (間奏曲), Intārūdo (Kansōkyoku))
  • 25–27. "Tusk (1–3)" (牙（タスク） その①〜③, Tasuku Sono 1–3)
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
  • 28–30. "Scary Monsters (1–3)" (スケアリー モンスターズ その①〜③, Sukearī Monsutāzu Sono 1–3)
  • "The Story of F. Valentine" (ザストーリーオブファニー・ヴァレンタイン, Za Sutōri Obu Fanī Varentain)[ah]
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
  • 31. "Scary Monsters (4)" (スケアリー モンスターズ その④, Sukearī Monsutāzu Sono 4)
  • 32. "3rd Stage: Cannon City" (3rd. STAGE ゴール．キャノン・シティ, Sādo Sutēji Gōru: Kyanon Shiti)
  • 33. "A Man's World (1)" (男の世界 その①, Otoko no Sekai Sono 1)
8 (88)To a Man's World
Otoko no Sekai e (男の世界へ)		May 2, 2006[19]4-08-874119-6
  • 34–35. "A Man's World (2–3)" (男の世界 その②〜③, Otoko no Sekai Sono 2–3)
  • 36. "The Green Tomb (1)" (緑色の墓標 その①, Midoriiro no Bohyō Sono 1)
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
  • 37. "The Green Tomb (2)" (緑色の墓標 その②, Midoriiro no Bohyō Sono 2)
  • 38–39. "Catch the Rainbow (On a Stormy Night...) (1–2)" (キャッチ・ザ・レインボー（嵐の夜に…） その①〜②, Kyatchi Za Reinbō (Arashi no Yoru ni...) Sono 1–2)
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
  • 40–42. "Silent Way (1–3)" (サイレント・ウェイ その①〜③, Sairento Wei Sono 1–3)
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
  • 43–44. "Silent Way (4–5)" (サイレント・ウェイ その④〜⑤, Sairento Wei Sono 4–5)
  • 45. "The Promised Land: Sugar Mountain (1)" (約束の地 シュガー・マウンテン その①, Yakusoku no Chi Shugā Maunten Sono 1)
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
  • 46–47. "The Promised Land: Sugar Mountain (2–3)" (約束の地 シュガー・マウンテン その②〜③, Yakusoku no Chi Shugā Maunten Sono 2–3)
  • 48. "Tubular Bells (1)" (チューブラー・ベルズ その①, Chūburā Beruzu Sono 1)
13 (93)Wrecking Ball
Kowareyuku Tekkyū (壊れゆく鉄球)		September 4, 2007[24]978-4-08-874420-9
  • 49–50. "Tubular Bells (2–3)" (チューブラー・ベルズ その②〜③, Chūburā Beruzu Sono 2–3)
  • 51. "Wrecking Ball (1)" (壊れゆく鉄球 レッキング・ボール その①, Kowareyuku Tekkyū Rekkingu Bōru Sono 1)
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
  • 52–54. "Wrecking Ball (2–4)" (壊れゆく鉄球 レッキング・ボール その②〜④, Kowareyuku Tekkyū Rekkingu Bōru Sono 2–4)
  • 55. "The Victor's Rights" (勝利者への資格, Shōrisha e no Shikaku)
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
  • 56–58. "Civil War (1–3)" (シビル・ウォー その①〜③, Shibiru Wō Sono 1–3)
  • 59. "A Dream of Gettysburg" (ゲティスバーグの夢, Getisubāgu no Yume)
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
  • 60–61. "Both Sides Now (1–2)" (ボース・サイド・ナウ その①〜②, Bōsu Saido Nau Sono 1–2)
  • 62. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (いともたやすく行われる えげつない行為, Itomo Tayasuku Okonawareru Egutsunai Kōi)
  • 63. "Seven Days in a Week" (7日で一週間, Nanoka de Ishūkan)[ah]
17 (97)D4C
Dī Fō Shī (D4C（ディ・フォー・シー）)		March 4, 2009[28]978-4-08-874648-7
  • 64–65. "Chocolate Disco (1–2)" (チョコレート・ディスコ その①〜②, Chokorēto Disuko Sono 1–2)
  • 66–68. "D4C (1–3)" (D4C（ディ・フォー・シー） その①〜③, Dī Fō Shī Sono 1–3)
18 (98)Ticket to Ride
Chiketto Tu Raido (涙���乗車券（チケット・ゥ・ライド）)		July 3, 2009[29]978-4-08-874725-5
  • 69–70. "D4C (4–5)" (D4C（ディ・フォー・シー） その④〜⑤, Dī Fō Shī Sono 4–5)
  • 71–72. "Ticket to Ride (1–2)" (涙の乗車券（チケット・ゥ・ライド） その①〜②, Chiketto Tu Raido 1–2)
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
  • 73–76. "D4C (6–9)" (D4C（ディ・フォー・シー） その⑥〜⑨, Dī Fō Shī Sono 6–9)
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
  • 77. "D4C (10)" (D4C（ディ・フォー・シー） その⑩, Dī Fō Shī Sono 10)
  • 78–80. "D4C (11–13): Love Train" (D4C（ディ・フォー・シー） その⑪〜⑬ -ラブトレイン-, Dī Fō Shī Sono 11–13 -Rabu Torein-)
21 (101)Ball Breaker
Bōru Bureikā (ボール・ブレイカー)		July 2, 2010[32]978-4-08-870099-1
  • 81–82. "D4C (14–15): Love Train" (D4C（ディ・フォー・シー） その⑭〜⑮ -ラブトレイン-, Dī Fō Shī Sono 14–15 -Rabu Torein-)
  • 83–84. "Ball Breaker (1–2)" (ボール・ブレイカー その①〜②, Bōru Bureikā Sono 1–2)
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
  • 85–87. "Ball Breaker (3–5)" (ボール・ブレイカー その③〜⑤, Bōru Bureikā Sono 3–5)
  • 88. "Break My Heart, Break Your Heart (1)" (ブレイク・マイ・ハート ブレイク・ユア・ハート その①, Bureiku Mai Hāto Bureiku Yua Hāto Sono 1)
23 (103)High Voltage
Hai Vorutēji (ハイ・ヴォルテージ)		May 19, 2011[34]978-4-08-870206-3
  • 89. "Break My Heart, Break Your Heart (2)" (ブレイク・マイ・ハート ブレイク・ユア・ハート その②, Bureiku Mai Hāto Bureiku Yua Hāto Sono 2)
  • 90–91. "High Voltage (1–2)" (ハイ・ヴォルテージ その①〜②, Hai Vorutēji Sono 1–2)
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
  • 92–93. "High Voltage (3–4)" (ハイ・ヴォルテージ その③〜④, Hai Vorutēji Sono 3–4)
  • 94. "The World of the Stars and Stripes" (星条旗の世界, Seijōki no Sekai)
  • 95. "The World of the Stars and Stripes: Outro" (星条旗の世界-OUTRO, Seijōki no Sekai–Autoro)

2017 release[]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 17, 2017[36]978-4-08-619657-4
2 February 17, 2017[37]978-4-08-619658-1
3 March 17, 2017[38]978-4-08-619659-8
4 March 17, 2017[39]978-4-08-619660-4
5 April 18, 2017[40]978-4-08-619661-1
6 April 18, 2017[41]978-4-08-619662-8
7 May 18, 2017[42]978-4-08-619663-5
8 June 16, 2017[43]978-4-08-619664-2
9 July 18, 2017[44]978-4-08-619665-9
10 August 18, 2017[45]978-4-08-619666-6
11 September 15, 2017[46]978-4-08-619667-3
12 October 18, 2017[47]978-4-08-619668-0
13 November 17, 2017[48]978-4-08-619669-7
14 December 15, 2017[49]978-4-08-619670-3
15 January 18, 2018[50]978-4-08-619671-0
16 January 18, 2018[51]978-4-08-619672-7

Reception[]

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[]

  1. ^ This alternate reality is not related to ending of the previous Part, where the cycle of time was accelerated to the point of creating a parallel universe.
  2. ^ Johnny Joestar (ジョニィ・ジョースター, Jonī Jōsutā)
  3. ^ Tusk (牙（タスク）, Tasuku)
  4. ^ Gyro Zeppeli (ジャイロ・ツェペリ, Jairo Tseperi)
  5. ^ Ball Breaker (ボール・ブレイカー, Bōru Bureikā)
  6. ^ Lucy Steel (ルーシー・スティール, Rūshī Sutīru)
  7. ^ Ticket to Ride (涙の乗車券チケット・ゥ・ライド, Chiketto u Raido)
  8. ^ Funny Valentine (ファニー・ヴァレンタイン, Fanī Varentain)
  9. ^ Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Dirty deeds done dirt cheap（ダーティー・ディーズ・ダン・ダート・チープ）（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))
  10. ^ Hot Pants (ホット・パンツ, Hotto Pantsu)
  11. ^ Cream Starter (クリーム・スターター, Kurīmu Sutātā)
  12. ^ Steven Steel (スティーブン・スティール, Sutībun Sutīru)
  13. ^ Mountain Tim (マウンテン・ティム, Maunten Timu)
  14. ^ Oh! Lonesome Me (オー！ロンサム・ミー, Ō! Ronsamu Mī)
  15. ^ Pocoloco (ポコロコ, Pokoroko)
  16. ^ Hey Ya! (ヘイ・ヤー, Hei Yā)
  17. ^ Oyecomova (オエコモバ, Oekomoba)
  18. ^ Listen to My Rhythm (ボクのリズムを聴いてくれ, Boku no Rhythm wo Kiitekure)
  19. ^ Sandman (サンドマン, Sandoman)
  20. ^ In a Silent Way (イン・ア・サイレント・ウェイ, In A Sairento Wei)
  21. ^ Valentine's Subordinate (ヴァレンタイン の 部下, Varentain no Buka)
  22. ^ Wekapipo (ウェカピポ, Wekapipo)
  23. ^ Diego Brando (ディエゴ・ブランドー, Diego Burandō)
  24. ^ Scary Monsters (スケアリー・モンスターズ, Sukearī Monsutāzu)
  25. ^ THE WORLD（ザ・ワールド） (Za Wārudo)
  26. ^ Blackmore (ブラックモア, Burakkomoa)
  27. ^ Catch the Rainbow (キャッチ・ザ・レインボー, Kyatchi Za Reinbō)
  28. ^ Mike O. (マイク・オー, Maiku Ō)
  29. ^ チューブラー・ベルズ (Chūburā Beruzu)
  30. ^ Ringo Roadagain (リンゴォ・ロードアゲイン, Ringō Rōdoagein)
  31. ^ マンダム (Mandamu)
  32. ^ Axl RO (アクセル・RO, Akuseru Rō)
  33. ^ シビル・ウォー (Shibiru Wō)
  34. ^ Jump up to: 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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