Steel Ball Run - Volume 7

Little Tomb on the Wide, Wide Prairie (広い広い大草原の小さな墓標, Hiroi Hiroi Dai Sōgen no Chiisana Bohyō) is the seventh volume of Steel Ball Run and the 87th volume of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. It covers the end of the "Scary Monsters" story arc and the beginning of the "The World of Man" story arc.

Chapters

• 031 (783). Scary Monsters, Part 4
• 032 (784). 3rd Stage Goal: Cañon City
• 033 (785). The World of Man, Part 1

Author's Note

Author's Note

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I've realized that I've reached my mid-40s. If I'm to live to the age of 70 or 80, then I've already passed the halfway point. This is a bit of a difficult topic to write about, but I'm starting to wonder if I'm alright the way I am. Am I walking the right path? One needs satisfaction on that front, and both Gyro and Johnny are seeking that satisfaction in this race. That is the theme of this manga. (To be continued in Volume 8.)

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—Hirohiko Araki

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わたし（飛呂彦）も気付いたら40代半ばになってしまっていて、仮に人生70歳とか80歳まで生きるとしたなら、とっくに折り返し地点を過ぎてしまった事になる。で、ちょっとこムズかしい事を書くけど、最近良く考えるのは、自分はこんなんでいいのか？　という事だ。自分は「正しい道」を歩いて来ているのだろうか？
「納得」する事が必要で、ジャイロもジョニィも「納得」する為にこのレースに出ているわけで、それがこのマンガのテーマってわけで……。（8巻に続く）

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—Hirohiko Araki

Gallery

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  Spine art featuring Volume 7's art
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  Clean Cover Art
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  The cover of Volume 7 without the dust jacket
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  The illustration found in Volume 7
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  The tailpiece of Chapter 31
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  The tailpiece of Chapter 32

Trivia

• The title of the volume is a reference to the long-running 1970's series, Little House on the Prairie (大草原の小さな家, Dai Sōgen no Chīsana Ie).