JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Rungetting an anime has been a hot topic ever since theJoJo’s Bizarre Adventureanime first premiered.Steel Ball Runis one of the most popular parts of the manga, if not the most popular, and as soon as the anime started taking off, most people started hoping it would last long enough forSteel Ball Runto finally get animated.
Fans have wanted aSteel Ball Runanime for years, and it appears to be on the horizon.A specialJoJo’s Bizarre Adventureanime eventcalled “JoJo Day” was announced for 2025 where the past and future of the anime will be discussed, and in all likelihood,theSteel Ball Runanime will most likely be announced at the JoJo Day event in 2025. There’s never been more hope for aSteel Ball Runanime, and if it is coming out, there are a few things the anime needs to do right to succeed.
6The Steel Ball Run Anime Needs To Nail Gyro’s Cheese Song
Steel Ball Run’s Most Iconic Scene Explained
One of the most iconic scenes inSteel Ball Runisn’t a fight or a dramatic death, but a comedic moment between Johnny and Gyro. While competing in the Steel Ball Run Race, in a scene that almost verged on non-sequitur,Gyro asked Johnny to listen to a song he wrote that was just him saying the words “pizza” and “mozzarella” repeatedly. Johnny sat silent for a moment before going on about how much he loved it, and whether he was being serious or sarcastic, it worked as a great bit of comedy for the series.
Not only is Gyro’s Cheese Song hilariously absurd, but the scene perfectly shows off Johnny and Gyro’s differing personalities and how great their chemistry is, something that’s always been a major selling point ofSteel Ball Run.The animation and voice acting for theSteel Ball Runanime need to perfectly sell the comedy of the Cheese Song, both in the actual song and how Johnny and Gyro react to it, as anything less would be a disservice to one of the most iconic scenes inSteel Ball RunandJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, as a whole.
5The Steel Ball Run Anime Needs To Better Sell Johnny & Diego’s Rivalry
JoJo’s Biggest Rivalry Needs More Attention In Steel Ball Run
Many of the conflicts inJoJo’s Bizarre Adventurestem from the conflict between the Joestar family and Dio Brando, andSteel Ball Runis no different. In theSteel Ball Rununiverse, Johnny Joestar and Diego Brando were rival jockeys who carried their rivalry into the Steel Ball Run Race, the two constantly fighting whenever the story would allow for it. The final battle ofSteel Ball Runwas even between Johnny and an alternate version of Diego with The World, soSteel Ball Runperfectly illustrates how fundamental the conflict with Dio is toJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
As important as Johnny and Diego’s rivalry is toSteel Ball Run, oddly enough, it didn’t start that way. In Johnny and Diego’s first few interactions, the story never depicted them as having a personal relationship, which is especially odd with the eventual reveal that Johnny’s inability to beat Diego in a race helped spark one of the biggest moments in Johnny’s backstory. Hirohiko Araki likely didn’t have Johnny and Diego’s dynamic fully planned out from the start, but regardless,theSteel Ball Runanime would do well to give Johnny and Diego’s rivalry more setup than the manga did.
4The Steel Ball Run Anime Needs To Make Valentine’s Stand Less Confusing
The Power Of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Explained
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, commonly shortened to D4C, is the Stand of Funny Valentine, the main villain ofSteel Ball Run. In terms of pure physical strength, D4C is weaker than many other Stands of major heroes and villains, but what makes Valentine stand out, however, is the power of his Stand, asDirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap lets Valentine travel between dimensions, transfer his Stand to other versions of himself, and destroy anything when it comes into contact with an alternate version of itself, making for some of the most unique and creative fights in the entire franchise.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap has a simple, yet effective ability, but it wasn’t always like that. In the first fight with D4C, its power revolved around a rather convoluted ability to merge alternate realities, something made even worse by how that power is blatantly never used again after that first fight. As such,theSteel Ball Runanime should rewrite the first fight with Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap to keep its powers more consistent with later appearances, as that would make the story flow better and, more importantly, make things far less confusing for viewers, as well.
3Funny Valentine Can’t Look Sympathetic In The Steel Ball Run Anime
Steel Ball Run’s Main Villain Can’t Look Like A Hero
In addition to how unique his Stand is, Funny Valentine, himself, is written rather uniquely for aJoJo’s Bizarre Adventurevillain. While Valentine is undeniably a villain, he’s often depicted as being fairly honorable and sympathetic, with even Johnny considering him virtuous after learning about his plans for the Holy Corpse and becoming willing to work with him because of it.JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heavenwent so far as to have Valentine work with the heroes to defeat Heaven-Attained DIO, so the idea of him being the most reasonableJoJovillain doesn’t come from nowhere.
That being said, Valentine is anything but a hero. While Valentine frames his actions as noble and just, his plans for the Holy Corpse were to use it to protect America by passing all misfortune onto the rest of the world, and everything he said to Johnny to invoke sympathy was done so to kill Johnny when he let his guard down. Valentine is often made out to be more heroic than he actually is, and as such,theSteel Ball Runanime can’t do anything that would frame Valentine as being anything other than a villain.
2Steel Ball Run Needs To Use As Little CGI As Possible
Anime has been integrating CGI more and more in recent years to consistently mixed results, and unfortunately,JoJo’s Bizarre Adventurehas been no exception. While the series has largely avoided CGI since its early days,JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Oceaninfamously used poor CGI to render Stands and characters in some scenes, with its use for Whitesnake being both egregious and all-around inconsistent, as well. The CGI became less frequent by the end of the series, but it was still a major sticking point for old and new fans alike.
CGI was a major problem forStone Ocean, but it can’t be one forSteel Ball Run.Steel Ball Runis often regarded as the most visually unique and all-around gorgeous story inJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and as such,theSteel Ball Runanime needs to use as little CGI as possible so it can fully capture the breathtaking nature of the manga’s artwork. That might be difficult to pull off when so much of the action revolves around horseback riding, as horses are famously difficult to animate, but hopefully, David Production will find a way to make it work.
1Steel Ball Run’s Anime Needs To Be Released On A Weekly Basis
Steel Ball Run Needs A Proper Release Schedule To Be A Success
WhileStone Oceanwas just as fun to watch as the parts that came before it, it failed to generate anywhere near the same level as hype as its predecessors. It was one thing for the series to be a Netflix exclusive, but whenever new episodes came out, Netflix released them all at once as opposed to on a weekly basis, as was the norm for the series up until then.Netflix subjectingStone Oceanto a batch release system made it impossible for it to generate hype, and the anime is still suffering for it years after the fact.
A hypotheticalSteel Ball Runanimewould probably be a Netflix exclusive, and if that does happen, thenNetflix needs to releaseSteel Ball Runon a weekly basis so it can generate the hype a series like it deserves; Netflix has gotten into the habit of doing weekly releases for anime in recent years, so there’s a precedent to see something like that happen. Whatever the case, that’s the biggest thing aJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Runanime would have to do to succeed, and hopefully, when the anime finally does come out, it will do just that.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Hirohiko Araki. It follows the adventures of the Joestar family, spanning generations, each with unique abilities and battling supernatural enemies. Known for its eccentric characters, distinctive art style, and creative battles, it includes manga, anime, games, and merchandise.
