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Steel Ball Run #22
スティール・ボール・ラン #22 ジャンプコミックス: ブレイク・マイ・ハ－トブレイク・ユア・ハ－ト
Volume 22 of the 7th story arc of the Japanese manga series.
192 pages, Paperback
First published November 4, 2010
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About the author
Hirohiko Araki
653 books2,048 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 6, 2022
why is the hot man gaslighting me again
October 8, 2020
The moment where Johnny uses the horse to fly through the air and activate Tusk Act 4 gives me goosebumps. It's such culmination for the story; all of it has been building up to these few pages. Johnny is at his lowest, reeling from the death of his friend. And he finds the last little bit of strength within in him to use the steel ball for the first and only time- something we've been waiting to see him do since chapter 1. And he finally activates the last form of his stand, complete with this stunning spread. It's flooring. What a moment. And then Tusk spins so hard that it opens the door to another dimension and delivers the only ora rush of the part. Something else that has been carefully saved for just the perfect moment.
Valentine being caught in the spin feels a bit meandering and long, but it still works. He's caught in this purgatory that he can only escape by choosing to die. It's a compelling situation for a character to be in. It makes you wonder just how many universes he tries in hopes of founding one outside chance of survival. And it's so gratifying to see his cheap universe hopping trick blow up in his face. Surely, the handkerchief scene has to be a Pulp Fiction reference, right? It also provides a nice bit of humanization for Valentine. On the topic of movie references, the part where Valentine takes out the handkerchief reminds of the "Martha" scene from Batman vs Superman. The idea behind that scene (execution notwithstanding) was for both characters to realize "holy shit. This guy I've been trying to kill is human. He has parents and family issues just like me. And I feel like that really works here. Johnny is reminded that Valentine is a human just trying to do his best to make the world a better place. Which is more than Johnny can say.
Break My Heart, Break Your Heart is such a well done mini-arc. I love when stories culminate with the hero and villain just having conversation and trying to change each others' minds. Araki's weird decision to start using pictograms for each sentence undermines the emotion a bit, but doesn't throw things too off course. And that's because Valentine's speech was just stellar.
Valentine starts out by supposing that suffering is a necessary part of humanity- that all joy and suffering balances out to a sum of 0. He believes that it is his responsibility as president to ensure that America is the center of that joy and that the equivalent suffering is exported to the rest of the world. I've talked about this when breaking down Love Train's ability already, but I am very glad to see this become more than just subtext. How convenient that people who exposite this worldview are always the ones who end up on the privileged end of the deal.
Valentine talks about how he has made sacrifices to get to this point, but has tried to minimalize casualties in doing so. Throughout the whole thing, Valentine's motives and intent are never in question. If nothing else, he is authentic. He believes powerfully that he must do what is best for America, even if he has to die a thousand deaths across time and space to make that happen. And while I object to his "America First" philosophy, his goals may be less selfish than Johnny's. At least, they're both selfish. But Johnny is personally selfish, while Valentine is selfish at a national level. Valentine will do what is necessary for America to prosper, but Johnny has gotten his hands dirty all for the sake of his own benefit. Johnny killed Sandman, put Lucy in mortal danger, tried to destroy the corpse, and almost sold out Gyro to Sugar Mountain. And what does he have to show for it? His own benefit at the cost of just about everyone else around him. It's the same sort of selfishness Valentine shows, but it's on the level of Johnny and the people around him, rather than America and the rest of the world. If you're someone who has a sense of nationalism or patriotism, Valentine's case will come across as much more righteous. But that's a lens I'm unable to view this story through. Instead, it reads to me as much more morally grey.
Actually, I think Johnny is less bad because he would at least limit the effects to himself, instead of being a fucking imperialist.
Valentine being caught in the spin feels a bit meandering and long, but it still works. He's caught in this purgatory that he can only escape by choosing to die. It's a compelling situation for a character to be in. It makes you wonder just how many universes he tries in hopes of founding one outside chance of survival. And it's so gratifying to see his cheap universe hopping trick blow up in his face. Surely, the handkerchief scene has to be a Pulp Fiction reference, right? It also provides a nice bit of humanization for Valentine. On the topic of movie references, the part where Valentine takes out the handkerchief reminds of the "Martha" scene from Batman vs Superman. The idea behind that scene (execution notwithstanding) was for both characters to realize "holy shit. This guy I've been trying to kill is human. He has parents and family issues just like me. And I feel like that really works here. Johnny is reminded that Valentine is a human just trying to do his best to make the world a better place. Which is more than Johnny can say.
Break My Heart, Break Your Heart is such a well done mini-arc. I love when stories culminate with the hero and villain just having conversation and trying to change each others' minds. Araki's weird decision to start using pictograms for each sentence undermines the emotion a bit, but doesn't throw things too off course. And that's because Valentine's speech was just stellar.
Valentine starts out by supposing that suffering is a necessary part of humanity- that all joy and suffering balances out to a sum of 0. He believes that it is his responsibility as president to ensure that America is the center of that joy and that the equivalent suffering is exported to the rest of the world. I've talked about this when breaking down Love Train's ability already, but I am very glad to see this become more than just subtext. How convenient that people who exposite this worldview are always the ones who end up on the privileged end of the deal.
Valentine talks about how he has made sacrifices to get to this point, but has tried to minimalize casualties in doing so. Throughout the whole thing, Valentine's motives and intent are never in question. If nothing else, he is authentic. He believes powerfully that he must do what is best for America, even if he has to die a thousand deaths across time and space to make that happen. And while I object to his "America First" philosophy, his goals may be less selfish than Johnny's. At least, they're both selfish. But Johnny is personally selfish, while Valentine is selfish at a national level. Valentine will do what is necessary for America to prosper, but Johnny has gotten his hands dirty all for the sake of his own benefit. Johnny killed Sandman, put Lucy in mortal danger, tried to destroy the corpse, and almost sold out Gyro to Sugar Mountain. And what does he have to show for it? His own benefit at the cost of just about everyone else around him. It's the same sort of selfishness Valentine shows, but it's on the level of Johnny and the people around him, rather than America and the rest of the world. If you're someone who has a sense of nationalism or patriotism, Valentine's case will come across as much more righteous. But that's a lens I'm unable to view this story through. Instead, it reads to me as much more morally grey.
Actually, I think Johnny is less bad because he would at least limit the effects to himself, instead of being a fucking imperialist.
August 8, 2025
the cover of this volume.. god please bring our family back together and what the fuck is valentine yapping about shut your hole
March 10, 2019
Both Funny Valentine and Johnny Joestar are not having the bet day... Valentine talks too much, we learnt more about him in this volume but I still dislike him.
I think I need a break to think over what happened. My poor heart...
I think I need a break to think over what happened. My poor heart...
December 7, 2025
so it all goes back to his daddy issues.
January 23, 2023
That one soldier was distracting ne
April 27, 2024
I liked seeing a peek of valentines childhood. It reminds you the villains are humans too..I still don’t think Johnny should accept. He’s come so far and has the upper hand..
September 25, 2020
*screaming*
May 16, 2020
Memes in this volume:
ACT 4
My brother (who just started watching Part 5) was curious what the most OP Stand is and when he looked it up, Tusk Act 4 was the result. And after reading this, I completely agree.
Following in Gyro's footsteps :')
ACT 4
My brother (who just started watching Part 5) was curious what the most OP Stand is and when he looked it up, Tusk Act 4 was the result. And after reading this, I completely agree.
Following in Gyro's footsteps :')
December 21, 2024
3,5⭐️
people with daddy issues felt this one
people with daddy issues felt this one
August 3, 2021
the title of the volume lives up to its name…
break my heart and break your heart too 😔💔
I might believe Valentine but as much as a part of me thinks he could lie I don’t think he is … AHHHH IDK WE’LL FIND OUT NEXT VOLUME
break my heart and break your heart too 😔💔
I might believe Valentine but as much as a part of me thinks he could lie I don’t think he is … AHHHH IDK WE’LL FIND OUT NEXT VOLUME
December 30, 2022
At this point,my mind is just blown.
I love seeing a whole villian... One that you both hate and love.
I love seeing a whole villian... One that you both hate and love.
February 8, 2025
See Vol. 24 review...
December 31, 2023
Series: Steel Ball Run #22
Rating: 4 stars - It was really good
TW: death of a friend; grief; animal injuries; torture; gore;
After the end of the last volume I was hopeful that Gyro would make a comeback but that was ruined on the first page of this volume when the President makes sure Gyro is dead by pumping him full of more bullets. I am heartbroken that Gyro is gone and it is so surprising that the main protagonist has been killed in this series. I was not expecting this at all when I started reading this series.
As you can expect, Johnny goes after the president and uses Act 4 of his stand and his horse to create the perfect rotation to target the president. Johnny’s perfect rotation is different from Gyro’s and while the President does escape to a new body after being injured he finds that he cannot escape from it because he keeps being pulled back to that body by the rotation. No matter how many times he tries to jump worlds he keeps being pulled back to his body and honestly, it was great seeing him panic and freak out. Unfortunately the president returns to the real world long enough to call a brief truce by saying if Johnny will stop the rotations he will bring him a new Gyro.
I hate that Johnny has been put into this position and that he has just lost his best friend. I am dreading the next volume because I am afraid he will agree to the president's plan.
Rating: 4 stars - It was really good
TW: death of a friend; grief; animal injuries; torture; gore;
After the end of the last volume I was hopeful that Gyro would make a comeback but that was ruined on the first page of this volume when the President makes sure Gyro is dead by pumping him full of more bullets. I am heartbroken that Gyro is gone and it is so surprising that the main protagonist has been killed in this series. I was not expecting this at all when I started reading this series.
As you can expect, Johnny goes after the president and uses Act 4 of his stand and his horse to create the perfect rotation to target the president. Johnny’s perfect rotation is different from Gyro’s and while the President does escape to a new body after being injured he finds that he cannot escape from it because he keeps being pulled back to that body by the rotation. No matter how many times he tries to jump worlds he keeps being pulled back to his body and honestly, it was great seeing him panic and freak out. Unfortunately the president returns to the real world long enough to call a brief truce by saying if Johnny will stop the rotations he will bring him a new Gyro.
I hate that Johnny has been put into this position and that he has just lost his best friend. I am dreading the next volume because I am afraid he will agree to the president's plan.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 13, 2025
Oh my god this was the best one yet.
Johnny thinking of Gyro to motivate him so he can suddenly use the steel balls and level Tusk up to Tusk act 4!?!? Funny Valentine trying to convince Johnny not to kill him by saying he'll bring back Gyro from another dimension for him!?? Johnny CONSIDERING IT but then deciding not to because it wouldn't be "his" Gyro and then CHANGING HIS MIND because it doesn't matter who he is as long as its Gyro!??! They're in Love your honor.
And then we get the entire Funny Valentine evil monologue about how he's good actually because he's not doing this for personal gain he's actually doing it out of patrotism and for the country and so he deserves the corpse's power because only he knows what's best for America! Johnny getting the flesh spray and immediately using it to heal Slow Dancer and not even fixing his OWN HAND that got cut off?!? Johnny deciding not to help Funny Valentine because he's not a good person and he can't trust him not to just immediately kill Gyro again?!?!
This is so fucking top tier it's incredible.
Also, Johnny can just spin people so hard their MOLECULES fly apart now!? Buckwild.
Johnny thinking of Gyro to motivate him so he can suddenly use the steel balls and level Tusk up to Tusk act 4!?!? Funny Valentine trying to convince Johnny not to kill him by saying he'll bring back Gyro from another dimension for him!?? Johnny CONSIDERING IT but then deciding not to because it wouldn't be "his" Gyro and then CHANGING HIS MIND because it doesn't matter who he is as long as its Gyro!??! They're in Love your honor.
And then we get the entire Funny Valentine evil monologue about how he's good actually because he's not doing this for personal gain he's actually doing it out of patrotism and for the country and so he deserves the corpse's power because only he knows what's best for America! Johnny getting the flesh spray and immediately using it to heal Slow Dancer and not even fixing his OWN HAND that got cut off?!? Johnny deciding not to help Funny Valentine because he's not a good person and he can't trust him not to just immediately kill Gyro again?!?!
This is so fucking top tier it's incredible.
Also, Johnny can just spin people so hard their MOLECULES fly apart now!? Buckwild.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 29, 2024
Hay varios tremendos a destacar, el momento que Valentine conoció el mundo de los hombres, el Ora ora, y el cliffhunger de este volumen. Me recontra sorprendió este volumen, porque todas las bases de los anteriores volúmenes son afinadas acá: diferentes fases de un Stand, la complejidad de sus poderes, la finalidad de los personajes. Realmente se siente una parte siete, aunque haya sido un reboot de la historia, y porque finalmente te recompensa el saber que todos los detalles que fue sembrando Araki siempre fueron importantes para la historia. El momento padre de Funny es brutal, el relato es solemne y la manera como lo finaliza más rompe corazones que nunca. Johnny no es un héroe, como si lo fue en cierta medida Gyro, pero me gustaría que la decisión que tuve, sea cual sea, termina llevándolo a la redención como el asesino que se convirtió, por lo que me gustaría que se de cuenta que Gyro debe morir, y es parte de la historia y la vida el lidiar con la vida y la muerte.
April 16, 2025
PEAK. PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK. TUSK 4 YOU ARE A FUCKING MONSTER and has to be one of the strongest stands right??? like wdym you got funny who ALREADY HAS A CRAZY STAND scared. like yup. YUP YUP. JOHNNY HAS NOTHING BUT BLOODLUST but damn is funny playing with johnnys emotion. like bro. body ain't even cold yet
December 28, 2021
The fight with Funny Valentine was really great. I think d4c is one of the best big villain stands in the series. Valentine gaining love train and learning how to use in the middle of the fight was a cool moment.
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February 7, 2023
The tension of the final battle against Funny Valentine continues! The volume ends on one hell of a cliff-hanger. I eagerly await the resolution of this conflict. What will Johnny choose? Where do his allegiances lie? What trick does the president have up his sleeve?
April 16, 2023
5 estrellas.
Este volumen se me pasó como agua, no sentí en que momento iba a la mitad, ni en que momento lo terminé.
Estoy desesperado, intrigado, y estoy en medio de dos decisiones que no se cual es la buena y cual es la mala.
Este volumen se me pasó como agua, no sentí en que momento iba a la mitad, ni en que momento lo terminé.
Estoy desesperado, intrigado, y estoy en medio de dos decisiones que no se cual es la buena y cual es la mala.
January 11, 2024
Steel Ball Run is the closest thing to a perfect story for me. I adore the characters, the plot, the powers, almost everything about it. The only things I didn’t really like were so minor that I don’t even care. This is my all-time favorite piece of media.
January 15, 2020
Yikes Mr. President
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😭😁❤️❤️
May 26, 2020
this has got to be my favourite SBR cover, even if i couldn't see it clearly through the tears.
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February 6, 2022“I just want to see gyro again…”
SOMEBODH KLL ME PLEASE
SOMEBODH KLL ME PLEASE
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February 7, 2022
i cant wait to see how this folds out
June 27, 2022
I'm leaving my overall review of the series on my entry for the final volume, # 24.
November 11, 2022
Agh, what a cliffhanger...!
March 7, 2023
Yeah I'm not getting any of my stuff done at work til I finish SBR...
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