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Steel Ball Run is so different from every other JoJo's Bizarre Adventure arc that I never thought it would get an anime [Popverse Jump]
When the whole premise of the arc is that is completely unconnected to the rest of the series, it isn't surprising that Steel Ball Run remains one of the most divisive storyline in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
Considering the title, you’d think that nothing JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure could throw at fans would be surprising. After all, if it isn’t being 'bizarre,' is it really JoJo? However, I honestly thought the anime adaptation would end with Part 6, so the announcement in April 2025 that we’re getting a Steel Ball Run anime caught me off guard. In many ways, it could be the strangest JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure arc.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run feels like a huge departure for the series. After Stone Ocean brings time travel into the series and effectively breaks the cycle of destruction that has followed the Joestar family for generations, it felt like the end of the family’s grand adventures. In fact, when Steel Ball Run was first published, it didn’t have the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure moniker attached. It felt like a totally new story from Hirohiko
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