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[RecRoulette]

Let's skip all other parts and get this animated.

I'm worried that the Steel Ball Run anime will get shit on hard for awhile at the beginning if they ever do it. It's hands down my favorite part, and seeing people dismiss it (especially coming off the end of Stone Ocean, a hell of an act to follow) is gonna break my heart, break your heart.

 

[JadedWriter]

I'm worried that the Steel Ball Run anime will get shit on hard for awhile at the beginning if they ever do it. It's hands down my favorite part, and seeing people dismiss it (especially coming off the end of Stone Ocean, a hell of an act to follow) is gonna break my heart, break your heart.

So what part is it kind of like? Only part I've been sort of luke warm on was part three which is why I haven't done a rewatch of it yet. Jotaro...just isn't my dude.

 

[Semblance]

I really want to reread Steel Ball Run soon-ish. I reread Ringo Roadagain's arc a couple months back on a whim and loved that even more than I did the first time around. Have a feeling I'll feel that way about part seven as a whole.

Well, aside from Sandman being squandered like he was. That will always suck.

 

[RecRoulette]

So what part is it kind of like? Only part I've been sort of luke warm on was part three which is why I haven't done a rewatch of it yet. Jotaro...just isn't my dude.

The manga didn't even start as Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. It was just a horse race with familiar characters (A Zeppeli, a Joestar). The stands for the most part are weird (lol at Mountain Tim). It's bizarre even for Jojo. I guess its closest to part 3 because of the whole racing to a specific location bit

 

[JadedWriter]

The manga didn't even start as Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. It was just a horse race with familiar characters (A Zeppeli, a Joestar). The stands for the most part are weird (lol at Mountain Tim). It's bizarre even for Jojo. I guess its closest to part 3 because of the whole racing to a specific location bit

Are the characters fun? Cause that's my main gripe with Part 3. Part 3 cast didn't really seem to gel at least in the show until the later half for me. Too much Jotaro as well. Avdol with Joseph fighting Mariah, was just too fucking good. Jojo is at it's best when it zany as fuck. Jotaro couldn't be zany.

 

[RecRoulette]

I was gonna say it starts off really slow and takes awhile to get there, then I remember that this shit happens near the start.

I don't want to get too much more into detail. I remember hearing about how awesome part 7 was while I was reading Part 4. Eventually made it there and the wait was worth it.

 

[cntr]

Part 7 will be popular in the anime crowd just because it has hamon 2.0.

Besides, you just need to wait for the Scary Monsters fight.

 

[CrazyDiamond]

Man, it must be some sort of cosmic coincidence that Erased and Re Zero got popular around the time that part 4 is airing. I wanna see what the reaction that anime only watchers who are fans of the those two other shows will have once Bites za Dusto is introduced.

 

[cntr]

Oh man, that'll be fun.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Looking over some of the Stardust Crusaders manga and it's surprising how much Jotaro and Kakyoin kind of do get along well.

 

[Debirudog]

They're both stand-offish characters (Well Kakyoin was before he met the other crusaders)

 

[Sibersk Esto]

It's little things like this

Interesting he would talk to kakyoin specifically.

Reading Part 3 it's not surprising it became such an iconic part. It's loaded with great imagery and it's a legitimately fun read.

 

[CrazyDiamond]

God fucking dammit Joseph.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I don't know if it's weird that I like/love every Jojo part to some degree.

Not that I'm blind to their individual faults but I just have a blast reading it.

 

[cntr]

Jojo just oozes style. How many villains boast about how many they've killed by talking about bread?

 

[RadioHeadAche]

As I'm nearing the end of Stone Ocean, I find myself looking forward to Jojolion more than SBR; despite the fact that I've heard nothing but good about Part 7.

 

[cntr]

Steel Ball Run and Jojolion are both excellent. Especially if Jojolion ends well.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Steel Ball Run and Jojolion are both excellent. Especially if Jojolion ends well.

I think the chance to be caught up on a Jojo arc before it ends is most enticing. I'm still going to read SBR first, as Jojolion is on volume 13, or so now? If the previous parts are any indication, there's still quite a bit left.

 

[Debirudog]

Araki's at his A-game. Monthly schedule helps.

Spoiler

Joshuu's ass though.

 

[8 X 11 Printer Paper]

I think the chance to be caught up on a Jojo arc before it ends is most enticing. I'm still going to read SBR first, as Jojolion is on volume 13, or so now? If the previous parts are any indication, there's still quite a bit left.

We have no clue if we have seen the big bad of Jojolion yet, we may of ......we have not so really 0 clue on how close to the end we are. Also part 8 used multiple months for stag beetle battles....it was worth every page.

 

[cntr]

I can't post this in the anime thread, so I will post it here:

Also Beetle Tendency was the best.

 

[Squishy3]

Beetle Tendency was right when I started reading Part 8

Honestly reading a Jojo part as it comes out is the most fascinating thing. I can only imagine what it was like to experience D4C as it was releasing monthly

 

[cntr]

You know, if that "The World has the powers of all the Joestar stands" theory is true...

Does that mean it has Under World, Sky High, and Bohemian Rhapsody??

 

[Thud]

I think the people that complain on where's the plot are gonna complain again about SBR.

They aren't ready for the freshmaker.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

.
if stand had a will of their own.

Cute and funny. Now we need the inverse situation in which KQ dangles a handsome lady hand in front of Kira.

 

[Thud]

We have no clue if we have seen the big bad of Jojolion yet, we may of ......we have not so really 0 clue on how close to the end we are. Also part 8 used multiple months for stag beetle battles....it was worth every page.

I'm gonna guess the mom is the big bad.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Does Pucci have the most interesting backstory in Jojo? I sure think so.

 

[cntr]

Pucci's backstory and Gappy's origin are the most interesting backstories for me, yeah.

 

[8 X 11 Printer Paper]

I'm gonna guess the mom is the big bad.

Either mom, Rock Stars hinted at the last chapter or Jobin (though doubtful since what we know of his Stand doesn't seem very big bad like previous ones) are my guesses since we're 57 chapters in...he/she has to show up soon!

 

[cntr]

There's a theory that Jobin's stand isn't heat manipulation, it's molecular manipulation. Not sure if I buy it, but it's a neat idea.

 

[Siegcram]

There's a theory that Jobin's stand isn't heat manipulation, it's molecular manipulation. Not sure if I buy it, but it's a neat idea.

Well, that's basically the same thing.

Depending on his level of control, Joubin could be unprecedented in OP'ness.

 

[JadedWriter]

I was gonna say it starts off really slow and takes awhile to get there, then I remember that this shit happens near the start.

I don't want to get too much more into detail. I remember hearing about how awesome part 7 was while I was reading Part 4. Eventually made it there and the wait was worth it.

How the fuck is DavidPro going to be able draw people like this consistently on a weekly basis?

 

[cntr]

pray to the animation gods

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Yeah, on an artistic level the idea of adapting steel ball run for animation is a nightmare. You either have a ton of characters constantly moving in one scene or super in-depth crosshatch art.

 

[cntr]

One of the early scenes has like, a hundred horses on screen at once.

 

[Big One]

How the fuck is DavidPro going to be able draw people like this consistently on a weekly basis?

They're going to CG ythe horse like they're doing with Harvest, probably.

 

[cntr]

lol no way they could get away with that

I'm betting that the gap between Stone Ocean and Steel Ball Run will be long, to let animation technology get good enough to animate SBR.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Steel Ball Run could be a periodical release like Hellsing Ultimate except

Story is way too long
No way each OVA would have enough story to be considered satisfactory, especially the early parts
No idea if David could handle the production like Madhouse

 

[cntr]

Maybe we can turn the David Pro animators into cyborgs and have them work non-stop

 

[Sibersk Esto]

This raises an interesting question:

If David wasn't the animation studio, who else would you want to see animate it?

It's a cliche but I think either Bones or Madhouse have a proven track record with adaptations, although I don't think Madhouse would experiment much with the property.

 

[Thud]

Maybe DavidPro will be done with JoJo after Stone Ocean.

I'm sure they would love the challenge, but fresh eyes on SBR ain't that bad.

 

[cntr]

I'm 100% sure Steel Ball Run will be animated. The question is when it'll be animated.

I'd be fine with a non-David Pro studio if they had the same level of style and experimentation as DP does.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I wonder how much longer Naokatsu Tsuda would stick around as director given how much of a superfan he is.

 

[JadedWriter]

They're going to CG ythe horse like they're doing with Harvest, probably.

 

[JayEH]

It's little things like this

Interesting he would talk to kakyoin specifically.

Reading Part 3 it's not surprising it became such an iconic part. It's loaded with great imagery and it's a legitimately fun read.

never noticed things like this before but i guess it makes sense since they are the only two high school students in the group.

 

[convo]

Part 7 will be popular in the anime crowd just because it has hamon 2.0.

Besides, you just need to wait for the Scary Monsters fight.

Part 7 will be popular once people realise that the Mormon religion is canon in SBR.

 

[Hypron]

Man, it must be some sort of cosmic coincidence that Erased and Re Zero got popular around the time that part 4 is airing. I wanna see what the reaction that anime only watchers who are fans of the those two other shows will have once Bites za Dusto baitsa dasuto is introduced.

I'm not familiar with those two other shows, do they also feature time looping shenanigans?

 

[Captain Rage Quit 69]

What if Steel Ball Run was a series of movies

Every year Jojo movies about horse racing and battling even weirder stands than part 6

Half the time the main character isn't even Jojo

They could spend each movie budget drawing horses and shit

Just give me Scary Monsters already

 

[cntr]

SBR is one of the weirdest takes on Jesus because it's not ridiculous crystal dragon anime Jesus, it's just...normal Jesus, mixed with Jojo bullshit.

 

[convo]

I'm not familiar with those two other shows, do they also feature time looping shenanigans?

Basically the whole premise.
Time loops are basically the Anime equivalent to super hero summer blockbuster movies, in terms of popular discussion topics in the anime threads.