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Steel Ball Run #23
スティール・ボール・ラン #23 ジャンプコミックス
Alors que la première étape de quinze kilomètres vient à peine de commencer, Jayro, un concurrent dont on ne sait rien, s'est déjà échappé et menace de remporter la course. Mais Dio, le jockey de génie, s'est lancé à sa poursuite et le talonne de près ! Qui prendra le dessus ?
160 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 2011
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About the author
Hirohiko Araki
650 books2,035 followersHirohiko Araki ( 荒木飛呂彦) is a Japanese manga artist. He left school before graduation from Miyagi University of Education.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
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March 12, 2019
this was really fun!
By the twenty or so volumes I've gotten slightly tired, especially the long fight with Valentine didn't need to last several volumes, luckily things wrapped up here and then an exciting plot twist happened - I flew through the novel!
I can't believe it's almost the end.
The art is as always brilliant and it's even improving from volume to volume. I'm in love. Araki gave us so many panel of Johnny being a pretty darling, I'm in love.
By the twenty or so volumes I've gotten slightly tired, especially the long fight with Valentine didn't need to last several volumes, luckily things wrapped up here and then an exciting plot twist happened - I flew through the novel!
I can't believe it's almost the end.
The art is as always brilliant and it's even improving from volume to volume. I'm in love. Araki gave us so many panel of Johnny being a pretty darling, I'm in love.
September 26, 2020
I literally have no words
September 27, 2023
¡Qué buen final, por dios! Para mí el mejor Jojo’s era Golden Wind, pero, después de leer este, lo bajo de mi pedestal y pongo este en primer lugar.
Qué historia, qué emociones, una maravilla que todo fan de Jojo’s debe leer.
Qué historia, qué emociones, una maravilla que todo fan de Jojo’s debe leer.
August 8, 2025
geldi yine onun bunun evladi
October 8, 2020
So the big question coming out of this volume is whether Valentine planned to kill Johnny all along. And I'm a firm believer that he didn't. Valentine has shown himself to be a man of his word, even if he is cruel. He kept his word not to kill Steven Steel and left Lucy alone on the Blue Hawaii. Although I wouldn't put it past someone with as much conviction as Valentine, I do not think that he was lying. My read on the situation is that he brought the spare gun with him as a backup plan. However, once Johnny tested him, Valentine felt that there he had no way of talking himself out of that situation. Valentine knew that Johnny would no longer believe him, no matter how honest he was being. At that point, his only option was to take the first shot. Because Johnny finding out about the gun was inevitable. And once Johnny finds out, he's gonna shoot.
And I just love that there's room to have this conversation. The flurry of emotions that come from the 2 chapter long exchange. The reader is put in Johnny's position, where you're really not sure if you can trust this guy or not. And that last line from Valentine at the end. Masterpiece shit.
The twist with High Voltage is fucking baller. I don't care if people hate it. I think it's cool as hell. You get a whole ass chapter building up this mystery, only for the payoff to be the coolest possible option. The true climax of the story's themes and conflicts happened with Valentine. But you need some kind of conflict for the end of the race. And Johnny vs Poco Loco is not that. Plus, Johnny and Dio didn't really get their final confrontation. And if this is truly going to be a retelling of parts 1-3, you gotta have Dio. And while we're at it, why don't the bring back The World. I can't convey just how exciting that moment is. I can't wait to see how people react when SBR gets an anime. Because the question surely has to come up about whether or not old stands can be reintroduced in this new universe. We've already had stands inspired by the previous universe, but what about straight up returns? High Voltage answers that question in the grandest way possible.
Finally, the moment with Johnny's father was a total surprise and it just melted my heart. So much of the story has had the theme of characters trying to find peace- trying to find home. Almost everybody was running away from something and trying to make peace with their past. Hot Pants died with a heart full of guilt. Dio died running from his shame. Gyro died unable to reconcile his heritage with his need for autonomy. Mountain Tim found his home in Lucy's arms and died immediately afterwards. Axl Ro died unable to make peace with his past mistakes. Ringo Roadagain knew his home was on the battlefield and practically resigned himself to dying in a duel. Sandman died unable to save his people. Practically every single character dies with unfinished business. Everybody left things undone, things unsaid. So for Johnny, after all of these unhappy endings, to not only find his home but to have his home come find him. It's touching.
And I just love that there's room to have this conversation. The flurry of emotions that come from the 2 chapter long exchange. The reader is put in Johnny's position, where you're really not sure if you can trust this guy or not. And that last line from Valentine at the end. Masterpiece shit.
The twist with High Voltage is fucking baller. I don't care if people hate it. I think it's cool as hell. You get a whole ass chapter building up this mystery, only for the payoff to be the coolest possible option. The true climax of the story's themes and conflicts happened with Valentine. But you need some kind of conflict for the end of the race. And Johnny vs Poco Loco is not that. Plus, Johnny and Dio didn't really get their final confrontation. And if this is truly going to be a retelling of parts 1-3, you gotta have Dio. And while we're at it, why don't the bring back The World. I can't convey just how exciting that moment is. I can't wait to see how people react when SBR gets an anime. Because the question surely has to come up about whether or not old stands can be reintroduced in this new universe. We've already had stands inspired by the previous universe, but what about straight up returns? High Voltage answers that question in the grandest way possible.
Finally, the moment with Johnny's father was a total surprise and it just melted my heart. So much of the story has had the theme of characters trying to find peace- trying to find home. Almost everybody was running away from something and trying to make peace with their past. Hot Pants died with a heart full of guilt. Dio died running from his shame. Gyro died unable to reconcile his heritage with his need for autonomy. Mountain Tim found his home in Lucy's arms and died immediately afterwards. Axl Ro died unable to make peace with his past mistakes. Ringo Roadagain knew his home was on the battlefield and practically resigned himself to dying in a duel. Sandman died unable to save his people. Practically every single character dies with unfinished business. Everybody left things undone, things unsaid. So for Johnny, after all of these unhappy endings, to not only find his home but to have his home come find him. It's touching.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 15, 2020
ZA WARUDO
May 26, 2020
you thought it was over,,, BUT IT WAS I DIO!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 6, 2022
?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
April 30, 2024
I knew valentine had no intentions of letting Johnny live even if he wasn’t the one to kill him. Chapter 91 makes me love Johnny so much more, he’s really holding his own and has grown so much
May 16, 2020
Memes in this volume:
This was the first image I remember seeing of Funny Valentine
We're really doing this again huh
okay I don't really loooove this, like I don't think it's necessary, but whatever
This was the first image I remember seeing of Funny Valentine
We're really doing this again huh
December 21, 2024
3,5⭐️
YOU SPENT 19 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE REFUSING TO BE A FATHER, LOOKED YOUR SON DEAD IN THE EYES AND SAID YOY WANTED HIM AND DEAD. BUT NOW YOU WANNA BE HIS FATHER?????? KYS
YOU SPENT 19 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE REFUSING TO BE A FATHER, LOOKED YOUR SON DEAD IN THE EYES AND SAID YOY WANTED HIM AND DEAD. BUT NOW YOU WANNA BE HIS FATHER?????? KYS
December 28, 2021
After the fight with Valentine, stuff with Dio felt like added on for fans service. I think it would've been better if the world was introduced earlier or used as a minor part during the d4c fight. I did enjoy how it explained Valentine's ideologies and how he would do anything for his country. I felt it would be better to focus more on Valentine and less on Dio.
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January 25, 2022
OFC ARAKI DID THAT WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED HE LOVES THE WORLD
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January 8, 2024
It wouldnt be a Jojo manga without the usual suspect.
February 8, 2025
See Vol. 24 review...
December 31, 2023
Series: Steel Ball Run #23
Rating: 4 stars - It was really good
Johnny has to make the difficult decision to either trust the president and potentially get Gyro back or attempt to kill him, well he goes with the latter and it quickly becomes a shoot out. This was a very violent battle that eventually ended with a nail bullet in the head of the president and his and D4C’s deaths. After this long of a battle it was great to see him finally being taken down but we quickly see that the president made contingencies because he realized he would be defeated.
Once the battle was over while Johnny and Lucy were talking the corpse body disappears which makes them realize there is another enemy and they appear to be headed in the same direction as the race finish line, and the President's secret bunker on Manhattan Island that he made for the corpse. Johnny tasks Lucy with finding Gyros' body and takes off after the assailant, who we soon find is an alternative dimension Dio with a new stand that has the ability to stop time. It is really interesting that Dio was brought back at the end of the race. I was very surprised that the president’s battle didn’t actually go to the end of the volumes so I was like what's going to happen the last two volumes, but now we know it's going to be defeating another Dio and finishing the race.
This is the last part of the race with the racers taking boats to the last leg. When they get off the boats Johnny sees his father in the crowd and he publicly apologizes for his behavior as a parent, but Johnny doesn’t hear this because he has already taken off on the race. I think its nice that we see the parent trying to apologize but this scene definitely felt performative and not really genuine, so we will see if there is more in the next volume or if this was all just a performative piece to make the father feel better.
Now to see how the last leg of the race goes and how Johnny stops Dio.
TW: gun violence; death, grief, toxic parent
Rating: 4 stars - It was really good
Johnny has to make the difficult decision to either trust the president and potentially get Gyro back or attempt to kill him, well he goes with the latter and it quickly becomes a shoot out. This was a very violent battle that eventually ended with a nail bullet in the head of the president and his and D4C’s deaths. After this long of a battle it was great to see him finally being taken down but we quickly see that the president made contingencies because he realized he would be defeated.
Once the battle was over while Johnny and Lucy were talking the corpse body disappears which makes them realize there is another enemy and they appear to be headed in the same direction as the race finish line, and the President's secret bunker on Manhattan Island that he made for the corpse. Johnny tasks Lucy with finding Gyros' body and takes off after the assailant, who we soon find is an alternative dimension Dio with a new stand that has the ability to stop time. It is really interesting that Dio was brought back at the end of the race. I was very surprised that the president’s battle didn’t actually go to the end of the volumes so I was like what's going to happen the last two volumes, but now we know it's going to be defeating another Dio and finishing the race.
This is the last part of the race with the racers taking boats to the last leg. When they get off the boats Johnny sees his father in the crowd and he publicly apologizes for his behavior as a parent, but Johnny doesn’t hear this because he has already taken off on the race. I think its nice that we see the parent trying to apologize but this scene definitely felt performative and not really genuine, so we will see if there is more in the next volume or if this was all just a performative piece to make the father feel better.
Now to see how the last leg of the race goes and how Johnny stops Dio.
TW: gun violence; death, grief, toxic parent
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January 23, 2025
No se le pasó a Johnny por la cabeza en ningún momento que si traían al Gyro de otro universo estarían privando al Johnny de ese universo de su Gyro? Eso sería algo muy cruel.
Lo de DIO ha sido fanservice puro y estoy totalmente a favor. Gracias, Araki, por estos momentos.
Lo del padre de Johnny reconozco que me ha emocionado, aunque me sigue pareciendo un impresentable.
El flashback de Valentine se agradece para darle más enjundia al personaje. Siempre a favor de los flashbacks.
Lo de hablar con "emojis" al final de la pelea me sacaba un poco de la historia. No sé si Araki se aburría y quería experimentar o qué...
La batalla contra Valentine se me hizo interminable, pero este volumen ha vuelto a captar mi atención. Y vamos con el último.
Lo de DIO ha sido fanservice puro y estoy totalmente a favor. Gracias, Araki, por estos momentos.
Lo del padre de Johnny reconozco que me ha emocionado, aunque me sigue pareciendo un impresentable.
El flashback de Valentine se agradece para darle más enjundia al personaje. Siempre a favor de los flashbacks.
Lo de hablar con "emojis" al final de la pelea me sacaba un poco de la historia. No sé si Araki se aburría y quería experimentar o qué...
La batalla contra Valentine se me hizo interminable, pero este volumen ha vuelto a captar mi atención. Y vamos con el último.
July 29, 2024
Si bien la muerte del presidente fue durísima lo que más me gustó fueron Dio y el papá de Johnny, el primero porque fue adrenalínico, queríamos volver a leer The World, y lo segundo es más lo emotivo, porque finalmente eso que me gustaría ver de Johnny (el camino de la redención) poco a poco va a cumplirse. Me encanta la manera en cómo nos puede traer una linda sorpresa Araki, y así como el anterior volumen sentía que el autor nos daba una recompensa por haber leído todos Jojos, aquí vuelve a suceder lo mismo, volviendo a Stardust Crusaders. Extraordinario penúltimo, para ir al final de la carrera y sellar esta preciosa historia.
February 8, 2023
The end of Break My Heart, Break Your Heart was absolutely fantastic! I had forgotten JOJOs could be this good. The fight devolving to agreements, discussion, and pleas toward the end made it so much more interesting. Gyro got a good send-off, the death of Funny Valentine was satisfying, and Johnny strides forward from victory. Alas, the president has one more agent. Dio, with the depth of history provided by an alternate universe and backed by the previous pair of trilogies, is here to lay claim to the power of the corpse. Tusk Act 4 vs The World: how will Johnny prevail?
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March 7, 2023
Learning of Funny Valentine's motivation for fighting as hard as he did for his country was interesting, and the execution of his time with Johnny was done really good. Page 28 of the first chapter made me cry LOL!
I am kind of mad that Dio is the one to come back with The World because it does feel a bit like fanservice to have him appear with that specific ability again. It's kind of cool but I feel like Johnny HAS to win now, like guaranteed basically
I am kind of mad that Dio is the one to come back with The World because it does feel a bit like fanservice to have him appear with that specific ability again. It's kind of cool but I feel like Johnny HAS to win now, like guaranteed basically
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April 16, 2025
those fucking golden clouds man. Fuck. Me. god. GOD FUCK ME. i can already imagine johnnys just pure agony in those screams and how much more heartbreaking it is going to be in the fucking anime. gyro and johnny were THE COMBO. THE BESTIES. and just.... i actually cant believe he's gone. i mean DUH. ZEPPELI. DUH. BUT FUCKING STILL BRO.
...... ZA WARUDO THO?? BRO WHAT THE FUCK. GYRO DIES AND THEN WE GET THE WORLD DIO BACK. I FUCKING LOVE/HATE JOJO MAN
...... ZA WARUDO THO?? BRO WHAT THE FUCK. GYRO DIES AND THEN WE GET THE WORLD DIO BACK. I FUCKING LOVE/HATE JOJO MAN
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April 16, 2023
5 estrellas.
Con los nervios de punta y ya casi sin uñas por habermelas estado mordiendo.
Primero, no puedo creer que EL haya regresado, segundo, no puedo creer que ese stand haya regresado, de cierta forma lo extrañaba.
Ver esto nuevo es algo intrigante, y me sigue dejando muchas dudas de como es que terminarán las cosas, aunque de cierta forma ya sé como terminará.
Con los nervios de punta y ya casi sin uñas por habermelas estado mordiendo.
Primero, no puedo creer que EL haya regresado, segundo, no puedo creer que ese stand haya regresado, de cierta forma lo extrañaba.
Ver esto nuevo es algo intrigante, y me sigue dejando muchas dudas de como es que terminarán las cosas, aunque de cierta forma ya sé como terminará.
August 3, 2021
okay yeah fuck Valentine 🙄
ALSO 💔💔💔💔💔💔 it hurts so bad when a character says goodbye while in their ethereal cloud form after dying
I am simultaneously distraught and psyched after seeing ZA WARUDO
ALSO 💔💔💔💔💔💔 it hurts so bad when a character says goodbye while in their ethereal cloud form after dying
I am simultaneously distraught and psyched after seeing ZA WARUDO
February 13, 2020
Pretty good 7th part of Jojo’s bizarre Adventures and far from the best! This series lacks awesome intense fights and the story of this series was dull😭😁❤️❤️
April 18, 2020
এইটাকে ৫-এ ১০ স্টার দিলেও কম হয়ে যাবে।
February 14, 2022
so much just happened i am still processing those chapters what
June 27, 2022
I'm leaving my overall review of the series on my entry for the final volume, # 24.
July 16, 2022
by far one of the saddest endings in jjba
November 14, 2022
Araki's newer art-style makes look weird....
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