| Title | : | スティール・ボール・ラン 1 (JoJos Bizarre Adventure Part 7, Steel Ball Run #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 408873601X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9784088736013 |
| Language | : | Japanese |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2004 |
スティール・ボール・ラン 1 (JoJos Bizarre Adventure Part 7, Steel Ball Run #1) Reviews
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Italiano / English
La Steel Ball Run, una corsa da San Diego a New York, 6000 chilometri da percorrere, più di tremila partecipanti, 50 milioni di dollari per il vincitore...
Si presenta così la settima serie de "Le Bizzarre Avventure di Jojo". Anzi, più che essere la settima serie, Steel Ball Run rappresenta un universo parallelo di quello che ci ha presentato
Hirohiko Araki fino ad ora. Il personaggio di J.Lo Zeppeli è il protagonista assoluto di questo primo numero, seguito a ruota da Johnny Joestar, l'ex fantino dalla volontà di ferro. Inutile dire che mi aspetto molto da questa serie "western". Chissà se quel geniaccio di Araki ci regalerà ancora una volta i colpi di scena ai quali ci ha abituato per anni.La gara è iniziata, su chi puntate?
Voto: 7
The Steel Ball Run, a race from San Diego to New York, 6000 kilometres to cover, more than three thousand participants, $ 50 million for the winner...
This is how the seventh series of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" starts. In fact, more than being he seventh series, Steel Ball Run represents a parallel universe of what
Hirohiko Araki described us so far. The character of J.Lo Zeppeli is the star of this first issue, closely followed by Johnny Joestar, the strong-willed former horse-rider. Needless to say, I expect a lot from this western series. Who knows if the Araki genius will give us once again the twists and turns to which we have become accustomed for years.The race just started, get your bets in!
Vote: 7
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Strong 4*
Loved this part. It was unique and refreshing and the art/feel were top notch. It would be a 5 if i didn't feel as though it missed potential in certain areas.
I felt sometimes it rushed or poorly timed with characterization compared to previous parts Ive read
That said the relationship between gyro and johnny really drove this story and I couldn't get enough of their playfulness that we all build when we spend days on days forced to get to know someone.
I found myself getting alittle bored of some of the weirder stand powers but there were some memorable encounters for sure. Looking forward to picking up the next part. -
I'm so excited to finally be reading JJBA:part 7 Steel Ball Run. I'm having fun watching weekly part 5 anime adaptation and part 6 manga was a fun wild ride and so far SBR is keeping up with its predecessors. I heard that part 7 is considered Araki's magnum opus aka his best work to date, I'm thrilled to get into the story.
SBR is centered around the competition Steel Ball Run which is a race from San Diego to New York with the winning prize of 50 million dollars. The participants can ride on a horse or a camel or go on foot, but they can't change their ride mid-race. The events starts on September 25th 1890.
For now we are following three individual characters: Sandman, Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar.
Sandman is Native American man who enters the competition to get money to buy his homeland so that white people won't be able to throw them out. Sandman seems like a smart, capable man and it was fun to have him opening up the first chapter.
Gyro Zeppeli is gorgeous. Araki really did us a solid with his design. Gyro also seems like a capable, cunning man. He isn't the type to play fairly, he wants to win and he will do anything to achieve his goal.
Johnny Joestart is former professional horse riders, but he was injured and now he can't walk, he uses wheelchair. Johnny is very determined and his single-minded focus will get him places. Johnny is also participating in the race.
I have a pre-manga knowledge that Johnny and Gyro will team up, I can't wait! For now it is very much Every Man For Himself.
Speaking about men. The organizer of the run said that everyone can enter the competition, but for now it is a very men-dominated story.
There is a very confusing thing in the manga. The main event is called Steel Ball Run, named after its sponsor Mr Steel. On the other hand, there are steel balls owned by Gyro. It can't be a coincidence, right?
The race itself was beautiful drawn, you feel the tension, you're invested in the outcome of the race and it's a perfect "sports manga" time.
The art is gorgeous, but it is Araki, so nobody is surprised by it.
Volume 1 is obviously an introductory volume, we get a feeling of the main cast, see the setting and the world. I like that we have a clear goal at the end. I love when the plot is structured.
so yay! I'm happy with how things are developing for now.
P.S. Diego Brando has three panels total in vol. 1 but they are the hottest, he is the hottest, 10/10 I love Diego Brando. -
This is going to be a review for the entirety of Steel Ball Run, mainly because I don't want to spam my Goodreads with reviews for all 24 volumes.
The 7th part of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Steel Ball Run, is about a cross-continental horse race across America in 1890. Along the way, a paraplegic ex-jockey and an Italian man must use psychic powers and the infinite rotational energy of pure spinning to stop the president from getting the mummified remains of Jesus Christ. SBR is incredible, with a tense and engaging plot, fantastic antagonists, beautiful art, and a healthy amount of the unique and creative fights that are a staple of Jojo. It also has a man who can step on raindrops mid-air, a man who turns into a dinosaur and can turn other people into more dinosaurs, and a boy who can shoot his spinning fingernails off like bullets. -
Y'know the first time I've read Steel Ball Run, I was honestly peed off at Araki for not continuing Part 7 as a sequel after Stone Ocean, completely dropped it at 3 chapters last month. Then I suddenly realised this month I made a mistake and boy, I wasn't ready for all the shenanigans that were going to make me become addicted to reading the long whole 95 chapters in 1 day!
I tell ya, Gyro and Johnny were one of the best duo in the Jojo series. I laughed me ass with Gyro coming up with silly sayings like "Did you say something? Were you talking into my ass...? Because I can't hear anything with my ass! " including the cheese song he made up with Johnny. It makes me sad also but I ain't telling you what happened to him unless you read this manga. Gyro may be acting as a tough guy, but he has the best humour in terms of being unpredictable with his words.
I felt so sorry for Johnny though, like the poor fella, his father wasn't even proud of him being a jockey and kicked him out of the family home after falling out with him after the tragic death of his brother. It breaks your heart man like Johnny is actually such a nice bloke if you get to know him more through out the manga! It's even good that Araki created a character with a physical disability because it really shows whatever life throws at them, they can be super heros also equally as someone who doesn't have a physical disability!
I really wish they made Poco Loco join the team because I found he wouldve been the potential candidate to be a good team member alongside with Gyro and Johnny. Unfortunately we can't always get what we wish for in some mangas but yeah this was a very good reading experience. I just loved the horse racing scenes, including the pair bois going across the desert!
Yeah lads definitely advice you to read the whole story of this manga if Part 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 have impressed you enough! -
THIS IS THE COOLEST THING IVE EVER READ. gyros number 1 fan
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This series is so amazing, best part yet
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Wow, I feel really drawn into Steel Ball Run. From the start, there's a lot to like. Charming callbacks to older characters, appealing characters, a fun setup. It'll be interesting to see how a Japanese take on cow boys will play out. There's a lot of potential here, with some real weight behind the names Joestar, Zeppeli, and Brando. The broad strokes are similar, but if the details are totally different. Gyro is a self-interested showoff. Johnny is a wash up celebrity. Diego, so far, doesn't seem embittered at all. Johnny has to convince Gyro to help him, which is a far cry from their part 1 counterparts. Things are totally different.
Even outside of the big 3, it looks like we're getting set up with some more compelling supporting characters, like Sandman, Pocoloco,and the frontrunners for the race. I'm disappointed that Avdol is out again, but it's fitting considering how early he "dies" in part 3.
The Spin has caught my interest more than Hamon ever did, for a number of reasons. First of all, it's presented as much more mysterious and intriguing. William Zeppeli came up to the reader and politely asked them to be interested in his exposition dump. Gyro, on the other hand, does some cool shit and the reader is essentially begging him for more info. The reader is chomping at the bit for more info, rather than the story trying to convince the reader to be interested. Spin in and of itself is also a much more interesting concept than Hamon. Hamon is basically life energy with more steps added. Sure, Joseph came up with some clever uses for it, but it rarely felt particularly intuitive. But spin, so far, has a unique twist. What does it do? It spins things. You can think of all sorts of uses for that if you're creative enough. It makes much more intuitive sense than, say, Joseph tying knots in the string from his hat after it's coated in vegetable oil. Just like Johnny, the reader is drawn in and wants to learn more, both about spin, and about the compelling charismatic Gyro.
Altogether, this is a very strong start and I can't wait to see what comes next. Immediately, I feel drawn into this story. I can't wait to see what happens with just about every major character. Araki has a good track record with race-type setups (Highway Star and White Album come to mind), so everything is looking up for Steel Ball Run. -
Araki lo logró otra vez: en poco más de 200 páginas reimagina el universo de modo tal que los escenarios, la gente, los elementos, el tiempo y el espacio y hasta el sistema métrico y la inflación se ajusten a los parámetros de lo que él quiere contar. Con sólo cinco capítulos ya hizo que me interese por Gyro (o Jairo), Johnny (O Jonny), Diego/Dio, etc. Y me quedan no se cuántos miles de kilómetro para seguir enamorándome de los dibujos de Araki y queriendo a los personajes. Lamentablemente ya me espoileé alguna que otra muerte, pero voy a hacer lo posible por ignorar ese tremendo desenlace y dejarme sorprender hasta el último de los 24 tomos de Steel Ball Run.
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La masterclass.
On espère que ça continue. -
Araki è Araki non c'è niente da fare
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Stalowe jaja wyścig czas zacząć
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Edição representando todos os 24 volumes do mangá Steel Ball Run.
Steel Ball Run é o renascimento de JoJo, o que é muito plausível, visto que a série tinha ficado chata lá pela parte 5, com stands confusos e mais coisa do que se possa imaginar (incluindo mijo da parte 3).
Então Araki transforma a série em adulto (Seinen) e reseta o universo. E coloca corrida de cavalos. Nos Estados Unidos. Com os corredores correndo atrás das partes do corpo de Cristo. E se torna a melhor das partes de JoJo.
Steel Ball Run apresenta não somente personagens muito melhores que os anteriores, com motivações muito mais plausíveis, mas também a ambientação nova dos Estados Unidos após a Guerra de Secessão. O desenrolar da série, mostrando os personagens seguindo seus objetivos, é muito mais sensível e plausível do que em qualquer parte anterior (exceto a 6, pois esta não li), e a leitura é muito mais fluida. O traço talvez seja o mais bonito de toda a série, e tudo melhora com as páginas coloridas.
Steel Ball Run entra pro hall dos meus mangás favoritos, e talvez uma das melhores histórias já contadas. Ansioso para a parte 8. -
The 1st volume of Steel Ball Run focuses on the beginning of the Steel Ball Run Race, a race across America from San Diego to New York, organized by Stephen Steel. Gyro is introduced as one of our main protagonists and he meets Johnny Joestar, a former jockey turned paraplegic from a confrontation. After a miraculous event that causes Johnny to stand up for a bit, he's then filled with hope that he'll be able to walk again and then demands Gyro to tell him the secret of his steel balls, a weapon that he carries with him. A day after their meeting, Johnny is determined to enter the race with a hostile horse he just got. Seeing this Gyro then sees potential in Johnny. Minutes before the race starts, Johnny is finally able to get on his horse and the Steel Ball Run Race begins!
Re-reading this part, I can really see the difference in the art in the beginning compared to the end. I also thought this was a pretty decent start to one of the best parts in JoJo. Can't wait to see more! -
"Gyro Zeppeli: Tell him to eat shit, Johnny
Johnny: Tell him yourself
Gyro Zeppeli: Eat shit, asshole! Fall off your horse!"
"Do you know what a 'bug bite fetish' is?" - Johnny Joestar
"Did you say something? Were you talking into my ass...? Because I can't hear anything with my ass!" - Gyro Zeppeli
"I always tried to take the fastest shortcut in this race, but...the shortest path was a detour. It was a detour that was our shortest path. It's been true the entire time we've been crossing this continent. And it's because of you we were able to take that path." - Gyro Zeppeli
"Suppose that you were sitting down at a 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 to determine these things? Did we all do it, because this is a Republic? Or was it Arbitrary? NO! The one who took the napkin first determined all of these things! The rules of this world are determined by that same principle of 'right or left'! In a society like this table, a state of equilibrium, once one makes the first move, everyone must follow! In every era, this world has been operating by this napkin principle. And the one who 'takes the napkin first' must be someone who is respected by all. It's not that anyone can fulfill this role... those that are despotic or unworthy will be scorned. And those are the 'losers'. In the case of this table, the 'eldest' or the 'Master of the party' will take the napkin first... Because everyone 'respects' those individuals." - Funny Valentine
Co tu wiele mówić, w żadnej sposób się nie zawiodłem. Part odbiegający w pewien sposób od poprzednich jeśli chodzi o umiejscowienie, generalny zamysł. Wyścigi zazwyczaj wywołują u ludzi duże emocje, a wyścig na tak dużą skalę, obsadzony wieloma niecodziennymi postaciami, doprowadzal je chwilami do zenitu.
Podobało mi się, że poza oczywistymi sprzymierzeńcami i złolami, były tam też postacie w pewien sposób neutralne, rywalizujące z naszymi protagonistami, lecz nie czyhające na ich życie, w tym mój kochany Poco Loco, którego zamysł był wg mnie po prostu prześwietny i to jedyna rzecz, która mogła być w tym parcie zrobiona lepiej, bo nie dostał on wystarczająco dużo miłości od autora, jego potencjał został niewykorzystany, a możliwe było poprowadzenie wątku tej postaci w kilka naprawdę ciekawych sposobów (choć może nie było już na to miejsca w historii)
Johnny Joestar był...bardzo dobrym Jojo. Jego backstory jest jednym ze smutniejszych i tym mocniej kibicowałem mu podczas jego dążenia do "wskrzeszenia". Bardzo poruszającym wątkiem jest też jego trudna relacja z ojcem, której finał wycisnął u mnie parę łez. Gyro z kolei to najlepszy JoBro z całej serii i nie ma tu o czym mówić, koles był po prostu zajebisty, a razem tworzyli bezbłędny duet czy to w przypadku kooperacji w trakcie walki, czy lekcji, które sobie wzajemnie dawali (Reacje Johnnego na gagi wymyślane przez Gyro były dla mnie rozbrajające).
Co więcej, dobrze skonstruowane postacie kobiece! Zarówno Hot Pants, jak i Lucy były bardzo badassowe i zwyczajnie nie irytowały. W przypadku Lucy pojawiło się kilka podejrzanych scen, w których to ta 14-latka niemalże pada ofiarą zepsutych dorosłych (na szczęście do niczego nie dochodzi, zachowania takie są ukazywane jako złe i nienormalne, ale niestety kilka obrazków poszło jak dla mnie za daleko). Lucy jednak kawał dobrej roboty odwaliła, widać że Steel miała nie tylko w nazwisku, bo iście żelazna baba była z niej w peakowych momentach i sam musiałem nieraz zbierać szczękę z podłogi po tym, jak bardzo była w stanie namieszać, zmienić bieg wydarzeń.
Diego Brando (ten dinozaurowy), choć trochę podobny do klasycznego Dio, to jednak było mi go bardzo żal i nawet odczuwałem do niego w pewien sposób sympatię (szczególnie w chapterach pociągowych). Po pojawieniu się Diego z Zawarudo znowu czułem się jakbym ogladal pierwotnego Dio, tak więc trzymałem kciuki za jego klęską.
Głowny antagonista! Funny Valentine zdecydowanie ląduje w moim rankingu złoli na miejsce 2, zaraz za Kirą. Niebezpieczny, zdeterminowany do osiągnięcia celu. Kierowała nim wartość zgoła inna niż wszystkich poprzednich - a mianowicie patriotyzm, który głęboko zakorzenił się w nim przez los jego ojca na wojnie. Dlatego też dało się momentami odczuć, że ten człowiek wcale nie chce niczego złego i mogło nasunąć się pytanie 'czy naprawdę powinno się go przed tym powstrzymać?' (No pewnie, że powinno, ale tak czy inaczej był on zwyczajnie trudnieszy wydania jednoznaczengo osądu, niż u takiego antagonisty-egoisty).
Araki ponownie powraca do wątku przeznaczenia, które ma duży wpływ na to, jak potoczyło się życie naszego Jojo oraz członka rodu Zeppeli. Sporo było również matematycznych, fizycznych własności i praw w celu wytłumaczenia działania np. tytułowych stalowych kul.
Kończąc ten już przydługi (A i tak bardzo, bardzo skrócony wywód), oceniam ten part na najlepszy i najdziwaczniejszy spośród wszystkich, z którymi się do tej pory zapoznałem.
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Excellent, absolutely love how Araki tried to change things up in the series.
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Guilherme leu todos os 24 volumes.
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*This review is for the series as a whole.
This is the best JoJo part. Nothing comes close. Heck, I'd even consider it to be the greatest book I have ever read. Unfortunately, it hasn't been officially released in English, and I doubt it will for the next 10 years at least. However, there is a fan translation which does a great job at localizing the books. Although this series is the seventh part of a larger series, it doesn't require reading the previous 6 parts, since this serves as a "soft reboot." -
Vo.1 contains chapters 1-5. Since my boyfriend suggested reading this, I had NO idea how Manga worked... Thus I read the first 2 chapters backwards. Aka forwards :D After I learned how to actually read manga, I really enjoyed it.
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best jojos part
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Its about a 15 year old who can spin his nails vs the 23rd president of the united states and they are trying to find jesus christ corpse parts.
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Masterclass, vive Jojo
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GOATED AS FUCK🆙🆙🔥🔥🔥‼️
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Woo! The first book I've read/translated from French.
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Since there are 24 parts to this series I’m not going to write a review for each one. Count yourself lucky. But, I will leave my thoughts here at the beginning and finish up at the end.
This is the first manga I have ever read. I’m a big fan of JoJo and I figure part 6 will get an anime adaption soon so I’m in no rush to hear about that. But Steel Ball Run is probably a few years off, so my friends and I decided to read it this summer. All I know about it is that it’s about a horse race across the United States in the early 20th century. Somehow the hilarious looking president Funny Valentine, google him, remember this is supposedly the early 20th century, gets invoked. And somehow the body of Jesus Christ is involved somehow as well. The average Japanese person is not well known for understanding Christianity so I’m excited to see how wacky this gets. I’m hoping the comedy of the show is able to translate into manga form, we’ll see how that happens. But already is seems fairly ridiculous and in stride with what I expected.
Already I think this has one of the more interesting protagonists of JoJo because Johnny Joestar is a paraplegic and has to overcome that hurdle which is pretty interesting. All the other JoJo’s have been studs so I think this is a great switch, hopefully it stays.
Haven’t really seen any stands yet, so I hope that comes soon. The art is good though, and it keeps that over the top style that’s to be expected.
Well that’s everything I can think of...see you in 23 volumes.
P.S. Avdol always gets the short end of the stick. -
9+/10
JoJo sempre me cativou e me intrigou, mesmo em seus momentos mais fracos. Ao ler ou ver a série, reconhecia as limitações narrativas de uma publicação semanal, e buscava focar nas várias outras qualidades da série, ao invés de seus defeitos. Tendo isto dito, após seis partes, admito que já estava um pouco enjoado do formato “stand of the week”, além de ter que seguir pontos de narrativos enfraquecidos pelo seu formato. Pensei, assim, que em Steel Ball Run, cujos capítulos foram publicados mensalmente, que Araki poderia cumprir uma parte muito melhor do seu potencial, tanto como desenhista, tanto como contador de histórias.
Fico muito feliz em dizer que Steel Ball Run superou e muito minhas expectativas. Araki pode não ser o melhor escritor do mundo, mas ele entende muito bem como compor uma aventura que te agarra e te faz sempre querer saber onde que tudo vai chegar, além de ser um verdadeiro mestre em construir específicas cenas de conflito. Os personagens de Steel Ball Run dão bem menos sermão do que era costumeiro da série (ainda que dêem bastante), e são em geral muito mais bem construídos, em especial a dupla protagonista. Seja porque a história é mais longa ou porque Johnny e Gyro desviam do padrão de heróis moralistas da série, os dois são sem dúvidas os melhores protagonistas da série, a soma de suas partes definindo esta qualidade: Johnny e Gyro possuem uma relação que os complementa, e dá-los motivos diferentes mas complementares para seguirem com a corrida faz com que cada um também possa ser sua própria pessoa, separada da linha narrativa central. Essa noção de maior individualidade para os personagens é algo bastante presente nesta parte, com vários personagens seguindo sua própria agenda, aliando e fazendo inimigos com os protagonistas ou com os antagonistas conforme isso sirva à seus objetivos, o que adiciona uma camada à mais de complexidade aos coadjuvantes, que agora deixam de ser apenas a luta da semana, que seria derrotada e esquecida logo quando a próxima aparecesse. Araki também consegue construir uma narrativa muito melhor do que havia conseguido antes, com a história seguindo um rumo que consideraria quase perfeito, já que não consigo lembrar de momento algum em que pensei que ela estava indo devagar ou rápido demais; o seu clímax, revelações e conclusão sendo lidados melhor do que ele jamais havia feito na série. JoJo nunca teve como um dos seus pontos mais fortes uma narrativa muito bem feita (mas sempre cativante), e poder ver mais uma qualidade sendo adicionada ao artesanato impressionante de Araki é uma visão muito agradável que me deixa esperançoso para o futuro da série (que, devo lembrar, tem quase 30 anos).
Li o mangá em cor, novamente, e ele é lindíssimo. A estética rústica de cowboys não parece atrapalhar em muito o design dos personagens, já que Araki consegue deixá-los quase tão estilosos quanto os seus gangsters que usam figurinos de alta-costura. O tempo extra faz muitos favores à arte, que agora é muito mais detalhada e expressiva, com vários painéis me deixando boquiabertos de tão bem feitos que eram. Até então, considerava os mangás uma experiência objetivamente inferior ao anime, porém, Steel Ball Run me fez começar a questionar esta opinião, exclusivamente de tão belos que são os painéis deste mangá. Além dos personagens, o cenário também é muito bem feito, com suas diversas paisagens naturais retratando um mundo quase intocado pela humanidade, o que cria uma sensação muito bonita e serena nas cenas que se passam na natureza - em muitos quadros, quase sentia o cheiro da grama e o frio do vento.
Steel Ball Run é a melhor parte de JoJo que li até então, e admiro muito a coragem que Araki teve de mudar tudo e se recriar como artista, refinando-se da maneira mais radical desde que começou a escrever o mangá. E embora superior em quase toda categoria, não creio que esta parte diminui o mérito das partes anteriores, e minha paixão por todas elas ainda se mantém; Steel Ball Run apenas elevou o teto do que eu já considerava incrível.
