Is Steel Ball Run Really The #2 Best Manga?? 

Fun fact. Jesus's real name was Yesua which is for modern day Joshua. He was Joshua ben Joseph. Joshua son of Joseph... Yes. Jesus WAS the first Jojo.

I need to correct you on one thing. There is no connection between jojo part 1-6 and jojo 7-9. The universe reset only changed the fate of part 6 characters. The story of parts 1-5 still happened. Jolyne and others just got a better ending. Araki did not even named part7 "Jojos" it was named originally only "Steel ball run" but it was later changed to make it more appealing for long standing fans of Jojo. Araki confirmed that it is a stand alone series and part 6 ending did not create part 7.

Jesus Christ in jjba is actually crazy 😂 sbr is a masterpiece though for sure

the main reason why it became such a popular manga is beacause part 7 entierly stands out with the cowboy theme and featuring 2 main protagonist who actully work really good as a team. in many fights of the manga they fight way better then the stardust crusaders ever did xd.

I liked valentine for the exact opposite reason, I think what makes a really good villain is the fact that you can't sympathize with him, he is truly evil and not a "literally me" character. he's a selfish, arrogant and ruthless with a "dark determination" as ringo calls it and honestly when you read his backstory, you end up hating him even more because of how selfless and loving his father was only for his child to consider dictatorship the ONLY right way of advancing as a civilization.

“I don’t wanna spoil too much” Spoils the entirety of SBR anyway.. lol

"My Heart and Actions are Utterly Unclouded, They are all those of Justice"

It has jesus as possibly the 1st jojo and actually respectfully potrayed his character unlike now modern movies

The mentor being a friend with the protagonist, the goofy moments they share, the epic battles and most importantly… SPINNING STEELY BALLS

9:08 "I dont wanna spoil too much" then proceeds to show love train that appears at the end of the manga

Another small correction besides the top comment, the poses are not just "almost fashion inspired"...A lot of the poses are 1:1 of designer brand poses from shoots Araki studied

Just a little fact, Koichi and Johnny are the only people in the JJBA Universe having an Act type of stands. Echo and Tusk.

When I finished steel ball run ngl I went for a “walk”… I cried a little, 10/10 imo.

As a jojo's fan I am really happy that we are number 2 only surpassed by the piece that is berserk

Best part about part 7 is that you don't have to read part 1-6 because that series is over even though its part 7 from this point onwards is a new series so people can start reading from 7 to 9 or 8. All you have to do is watch a recap video and understand what stands are and how they work.

I see people saying its an alternate universe. But according to the narrative, SBR universe is the one true universe and the rest are sub universes. Part 8 is also connected to part 7 so the storyline kinda continues there. WOU might be the strongest stand ever since it is from SBR universe, and hence is tied to every universe by default. I'm hoping to find where part 9 will go, might be the last part, and I am glad that I can go along with the journey since its inception, as a teen to my mid-twenties hopefully.

Part 7 has my favorite artstyle (although I adore all of the styles in JJBA, they’re all peak to me). My style for years was based around Part 3 and 4, however very recently I decided to study the Part 7 style and my god it was the best decision I have ever decided to make because it improved my art significantly imo. This manga straight up changing my life out here.

I bought volume 22 of Steel Ball Run coz it was the Tusk Act 4 fight and I can now officially say that I cant read japanese

if part 5 was published as a monthly seinen , it had the potiential of being better than part 7 and subjectively i still like part 5 more

when you were talking about funny valentine you mentioned that you can either see him as the protagonist or antagonist, and that just simply isn't correct, those two things do not equal good guy and bad guy, think of it more like protagonist=main character, and antagonist=opposing main character

9:54 it was actually really needed for us to go against valentine more, as its understandable to do evil for the sake of the country and some may agree to some extent but the sexual exploitation of a 15 year old is downright horrid and a action that is unforgivable thus earning our hate of valentine

I've just started reading Steel Ball Run and so far I'd say that it deserves #2 spot, if not #1

Araki cooked a goddamn masterpiece. Hopefully SBR gains more popularity when it's animated🤞

Ah yes Divòrcé Love Train, gotta be my favourite stand

I loved the part where Jesus told a crippled guy to shoot himself

In my opinion steel ball run is my favorite part and a masterpiece

There is a super cool cowboy manga called Greenblood. I HIGHLY recommend!!

just the GOAT making a new MASTERPIECE 🗿🗿

To be fair, he did not know she was lucy steel, he just thought there was a fake amongst them. That is it. He was shocked when lucy transformed back

As a fan of the Jojo's franchise because of the anime, and then moving on to the manga to catch up. I can confirm that Steel Ball Run feels like the perfect mix of all the previous parts and makes the perfect dish, plus the fact that being a little slower makes the characters feel more accessible to give their story and develop their arc as it should (like Johnny for example). For me, SBR cannot be described in words, it is an incredible and unique story to read, it feels more like a journey than a race, ironically lol. And to comment on something about Jojolion because I also read it after SBR, it is a good part and has many incredible moments, although at times the plot feels repetitive and tedious because it does not advance, but that does not mean that it is entertaining.

you know what would be funny... if Jesus's actually name was josus and he was the first jostar in jojo history

Dont tell people to skip parts whats wrong with you

Shory answer: Gyro is to masculine and awsome or the long answer: Writing and Jesus Christ casually in the part

Part 7 Universe isnt the one that Made in Heaven created, its a completely seperate universe

Jojolion is a peak part too....just saying, Deserves to be third best 😎

Steel Ball Run is magnificent! From Setting to Themes it’s a work of art through and through! Of course I still believe that each part is better than the last in it’s own way, so that they all stand on the same level and stand out. Sure, that’s a bold proclamation, but the differences in each part make it so that it’s like each part is it’s own story, because it is. Jojolion was the best of bizarreness, it may’ve done some weird things at the end, but that’s fine! I can’t wait to see more Jojolands!

ermmmm... what the scallop?

Suppose that you were sitting down at this table. The napkins are in front of you, which napkin would you take? The one on your ‘left’? Or the one on your ‘right’? The one on your left side? Or the one on your right side? Usually you would take the one on your left side. That is ‘correct’ too. But in a larger sense on society, that is wrong. Perhaps I could even substitute ‘society’ with the ‘Universe’. The correct answer is that ‘It is determined by the one who takes his or her own napkin first.’ …Yes? If the first one takes the napkin to their right, then there’s no choice but for others to also take the ‘right’ napkin. The same goes for the left. Everyone else will take the napkin to their left, because they have no other option. This is ‘society’… Who are the ones that determine the price of land first? There must have been someone who determined the value of money, first. The size of the rails on a train track? The magnitude of electricity? Laws and Regulations? Who was the first

"wow cool horse racing manga with cool powers" "funny valentine and scarlet scene"

the characters developments are above amazing, truly a masterpiece

I love that all the seinen community agrees that sbr, berserk and vagabond all are best and there is no fighting.

Yes it is, it the peak of fiction. There is no connected storyline whcih has the parts 1-6 and the JoJo universe which is shown in parts 7-9. The universe reset that Pucci did only applied to the part 6 characters, the storyline in parts 1-5 still happened. Good video though!

I mean, i feel why its such a superstar among the rest of this stellar series is purely mechanical. It switched from being in a shounen magazine to a seinen and became a monthly release. More of an adult audience and more time to create, better working conditions with less harsh deadlines create a higher quality work. If the norm of manga release was monthly or bi-weekly, we'd have higher quality of work in general and higher quality of life for all creators.

one correction, Part 7 is not set in the same Universe that Emporio landed in at the end of Part 6, it's a completely different universe not connectected to the original one.

Araki is both a madman and a genius

i finished sbr 8h ago and now after some sleep im going to start finally part 8

I will die on the hill that valentine was the good guy this whole time

Personally I enjoyed part 4 final battle way more. Just for the fact that Josuke has to solve multiple problems to overcome Kira, and the bite the dust arc was amazing. I think giving buffs to the antagonist makes it a lot more intimidating,but for part 7 giving gyro and johnny a very specific power just to beat Valentine was a pretty anticlimactic imo. With all that being said I still enjoyed part 7 all the way through it's just a final fight for me.

3:06 REAL by Inoue

One thing that disappoints me is how Jojolion couldn't even approach the quality of SBR. I know some people will argue with me over this, but the setting, the characters, the plot, and the villain all felt natural. It's like Araki lost direction and then changed his mind and decided to make Tooru the villain. Even as early as Phantom Blood, there was an objective from start to finish. Jojolion was supposed to be an improvement, a successor to SBR, but I don't think Araki can ever reproduce that. I don't have super high hopes for Jojolands. Edit: Also, Jojolion takes place in Japan, which isn't a bad thing in itself, but that setting's already been pretty frequently used. I mean, when you have such unique settings like a maximum security Florida prison, the American old west, from San Diego to New York, Egypt, Hong Kong, and various other places that have likely never been shown or even mentioned in anime before, going back to Japan (not even a different city or town in Japan, just Morioh) just feels kind of bland.

I think you can just really tell that Araki really knew what he wanted to do and understood his characters and where he wanted to go with them. I like the other parts as well obviously and like other characters too but something about how Johnny amd Gyro just are immediately captivated me. I'm also disabled myself so of course my favorite Jojo is the disabled one who acquired that in his early adulthood just like I did and now has to completely start all over again and find a reason to even live. Gyro is just one of these characters where I can't even put into words why i like them so much i just did from the second i met him. Part 7 is also one of the very few stories where I can't point to one single character and say they are fucking horribly written and just a waste of space. Even the tiny side characters have some purpose and something interesting to bring to the story.

Honestly the stands in part 7 lack "physicality". Tusk act 1-3 doesn't need to manifest as a creature when Johnny just shoots nails. It's just an ability and not a stand. Same with D4C, Civil War, In A Silent Way, Mandom. Some part 3 stands act as beings rather than just an ability. Hermit Purple doesn't just transfer information, it's also vines that can be used to swing. Dark Blue moon can summon barnacles, but also uses the fact it has scales as an attack. Hanged Man has his knife wrists, Sethan is a shadow, Star Platinum uses its lungs, fingers, eyes, like it's an actual person. A lot of part 7 stands just lack that which is disappointing

Popularity of SBR in the west surprised me, it wasn't that loved around here.

9:50 Giving reasons on why we should hate a villain is necessary

Fun fact: Persona is inspired by Jjba the Author's of both mangas are good friends

idk man none of these points really move me. I still don’t understand the part 7 glazing at all, glad everyone else can love it though

The only complained i had for sbr is a conplained i had for the entire jojo series is that the characters dead are sometime.... Weird? Like we get a good introduce to sandman as a good guy tried to win the race and save his land but ended up being an evil person that do everything to achieve his goal and then just die 💀without telling what happened after that?

5:19. Please, read 20th century boys. I loved Jojo part 7 but i think 20cb is even better! So give it a read after reading part 7. Such a damn good story.

Sbr is stand alone but having read all the previous part is what makes it I can't believe I'm gonna say this but be par on par with berserk

5:41 bro forgot about Part 2/Battle Tendency D:

did he just say gyro zeppeli was the main character

You can't just give it an 8/10 after explaining how it is a masterpiece deserving of its spot next to Berserk and Vagabond

Part 7 manga did explain what is it's world building around stands. You can skip to part 7 if you want to enjoy it.

I can't understand if you actually understand, but part 7 has absolutely nothing to do with part 6. It's a reboot, not a continuation from Pucci's reset.

Its the Twinkification effect

2:00 No, watch/read in order or not at all. It is kind of criminal to miss all the evolution of the series. 3:00 Real, by the author of Vagabond. There's a whole sub-genre about it but mostly sports manga.

Correction, 1890's not 1860's, 1860's is around Johnny Joestar's birth.

the marzirella sticks song by gyro will be highly anticipated

replying the title: no, it's the first best manga

I'd like to say that Valentine is, without question, evil. Though his goal was to bring only fortune to his country, he was willing to sacrifice the rest of the world for this eternal fortune. He planned to take all misfortune directed at America, and direct it elsewhere without care.

Part 7 is also my favorite :) gyro zeppeli is a great character and funny valentine 1 of = the best villains of jojo

No offense but have you watched or read jojo parts 1-6? I feel like you kind of undermine these parts in this video.

“Jesus told me shoot em so I did”- Johnny Joestar

"red living on the edge"

Man i just want to see gyro balls

vinland saga being a masterpiece is a wild take

Hold on... the anime.. is 190 episodes?... your kidding, it felt like, idk, 50?

no, next question

0:50 bro.. have you not read steel ball run.. it's obviously an alternate universe

4:32 hum actually Gyro isn't the main chararcter, his initials are GyZe not JoJo

I would recommend reading green blood it is also a manga abt wild west

I would have disagreed if I hadn't read Steel Ball Run. This manga was straight gas no kizzy

Simply put... It was a REALLY good race that made America Great Again.

It's kinda stardust crusaders with horses ride across America?

No it’s the #1 baby, ITS PEAK

Did bro just diss/skip Part 2?! 5:41

No it’s number 1

blud said part 1-6 connects to the sbr universe crazy how invalid his opinion is lmao

Short answer : Yes Long Answer: Definitely Yes If you haven't read : No

Most of this video is super great! But at this point I have to wonder, is making zero effort to proof read your script or pronounce anything correctly a requirement for Jojotubers? I see it all over the place and I feel like it makes the fanbase look bad

Yes! Yes! SBR is Peak Storytelling!

The Bible’s a jojo reference

Nah the manga really #2 and i still cant find it anywhere 😭

4:16 Almost? It IS fashion inspired 😆

*SPOILER* Reading/watching the first six parts makes it far better, especially with the Alternate Universe Diego and his stand.

Western genre never fails. The good, the bad, the ugly, Django unchained, red dead redemption series

hell yeah it is, part 8 close third too

green blood is a manga set in the wild west

erm… part 2 where… 5:42

i have love and hate relationship with the manga. i love the story, but i hate that my fav protagonist gryo dead