90 reviews for:

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1

Hirohiko Araki

4.47 AVERAGE

markymarc's review against another edition

5.0

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Utterly weird, a little gross, violent, edgy, and, most of all, bizarre, this is one of the most engrossing books I’ve ever read. With beautiful art, interesting characters, a compelling story, and plenty of the “what the f***” moments, this is definitely a book where you’ll be on the edge of your seat as if you’re watching a live horse race where everything is on the line and anything can happen. Go, go, Zeppeli!

dumped_up_books's review against another edition

5.0

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Absolute peak.

sourbabies's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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-Pocoloco and Sandman are dark horse contenders 
-Johnny Joestar is a little piss baby
-Gyro wins the first checkpoint of the SBR
-Unsure about Diego’s character so far 

sixxed's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cezhou's review

4.5

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

manicmarxist's review

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lyssis_library's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Wow, what did I just read? Steel Ball Run is an absolute wild ride. Part Western, part action-packed race, and all the over-the-top JoJo goodness fans have come to love. From the very first chapter, I was on the edge of my seat, completely immersed in the unpredictable chaos of the cross-country race. Some of the pages felt graphically clustered and dense at times, but having character names labeled helped a lot in following the fast-paced action and ever-growing cast. The iconic JoJo-style humor is alive and well throughout. It’s clever, weird, and hilarious in a way only Araki can pull off. 

I was especially happy with who ends up winning the first race, and I loved the little Easter eggs sprinkled throughout, like being number 636, aka animal husbandry in the Dewey Decimal System. It’s those bizarre, oddly specific touches that make Steel Ball Run unforgettable.

souponthebarby's review

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cozy_strawberry's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ztally96's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes