Read more about Funny Valentine at: Wikipedia Official Site: JoJo is a seinen manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Set in 1890, it stars Gyro Zeppeli, a disgraced former executioner, and Johnny Joestar, a former hot-shot jockey who was crippled and lost his fame and fortune. They, along with others, race across America for 50 million dollars, reminiscent of the 1981 film The Cannonball Run. Originally the first 23 chapters (4 volumes) were serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2004 simply under the title Steel Ball Run, even though the characters names are obviously related to the series, it was unclear if the story was part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. But when the series moved to Ultra Jump in 2004, it was officially announced as part 7 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure but in an alternate universe, like the following and current arc, JoJolion. The chapters were later combined into 24 tankōbon volumes (volumes 81 to 104 of the entire series), following the trend set by the previous part by starting over the volume count. Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar, a former jockey who lost the use of his legs, meet by chance and decide to enter the Steel Ball Run, a race by horse across America from San Diego to New York City. Orchestrated by the tycoon Steven Steel, the winner of the race will receive 50 million dollars. Unknowingly to Steel or the contestants, the current President of the United States, Funny Valentine, is using the race to locate the legendary corpse parts of Jesus Christ that are hidden across the country. Once found, these body parts can merge with a person and grant special powers. After finding some body parts, Gyro and Johnny must fend off vicious rivals and secret agents sent by the President, while still trying to win the race.
Funny Valentine has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.
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