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He is my favorite Jojo bar none, despite being one of the most depraved ones. He has one of the greatest and most significant character arcs I've ever experienced, and his Stand Tusk is awesome to boot. It's not only impossible to not root for him, it is immoral. Johnny Joestar is a tragic lightning rod of Shakespearean proportions. Steel Ball Run also contains my favorite side villain, Ringo Roadaggin, and though his time spent in the story is brief it is arguably he pinnacle of Jojo.Īs for the Jojo and main villain, they're simply the best. Wekapipo is one of the best side protagonists and works well as a foil to Gyro. Steven is barely in the story but he's a well written and unique supporting character and while Lucy doesn't really come into play until the finale she is still compelling. Diego Brando is an interesting spin on Dio Brando from The Phantom Blood and his Stand Scary Monsters is awesome. He's hilarious but he also has a tragic backstory that offers him plenty of motivation while keeping him in mystery. Steel Ball Run, though its primary cast is a fraction of other Parts, contains some of the best characters in Jojo, and in my opinion some of the best characters of all time. The detail is much more in depth than previous Parts and character designs are on point. Part 4 may have been the pinnacle of Araki's style, but Steel Ball Run is his pinnacle in his talent. Despite that, it still contains one of the greatest and most emotional endings I've ever read. Eh, I didn't mind it too much, though it does undermine what made a previous Part so good to a degree. However, there is a controversial near the very end direction which I won't spoil that will surely throw some people off and make them consider it unnecessary. Steel Ball Run is also magnificently written with very great story arcs throughout. This makes the fights in Steel Ball Run among the best in the series.
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Each fight is engaging and unique, dealing with psychological warfare more than throwing blind punches. Stands are no longer humanoid for the most part, and they function more as superpowers than spirits who fight for you. Steel Ball Run also changes the Jojo formula in its fights. This may seem daunting at first, but once you get invested in Steel Ball Run it feels like the story was too short, despite being the longest Jojo Part to date. That means each chapter ranges from 35 to 60 pages long in comparison to the 20 page longĬhapters of the Jojo Parts before. That's another thing: Steel Ball Run is seinen instead of shounen. In fact, Stands aren't even introduced until like 20 chapters in. I will admit Steel Ball Run has a very, very slow start. I consider Steel Ball Run to be one of the greatest written works I've ever read. But does it work? Oh who am I kidding? I'm going to be straight up. Serving as a soft reset for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Steel Ball Run takes the story in original and daring directions. Vowing to find the secret of the steel balls, Johnny decides to compete in the race, and so begins his bizarre adventure across America on the Steel Ball Run. In the midst of the action, Johnny happens to touch the steel ball and feels a power surging through his legs, allowing him to stand up for the first time in two years. Johnny witnesses Gyro using one of his steel balls to unleash a fantastical power, compelling a man to fire his gun at himself during a duel. There he encounters Gyro Zeppeli, a racer with two steel balls at his waist instead of a gun. The youthful Johnny Joestar, a crippled former horse racer, has come to San Diego to watch the start of the race. The Steel Ball Run is truly a one-of-a-kind event. Competitors will have to endure grueling conditions, traveling up to a hundred kilometers a day through uncharted wastelands. With the era of the horse reaching its end, contestants are allowed to use any kind of vehicle they wish.
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Thousands line up in San Diego to travel over six thousand kilometers for a chance to win the grand prize of fifty million dollars.
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EditSynopsis In the American Old West, the world's greatest race is about to begin.