Thread:MetallicKaiser/@comment-26572311-20150704133154/@comment-26216483-20150704144645

Steel Ball Run does take place within an alternate universe, that's why so many characters have the same or similar names (i.e. Johnny Joestar= Jonathan Joestar, Diego Brando=Dio Brando). However just because it's an alternate universe doesn't mean the same events happen again, as the events in SBR are wildly different than the events in Phantom Blood just with a few similarities throughout. Whether or not it's the result of Pucci's reset or just an entirely different universe is unclear. Despite this I would highly recommend reading it as I personally believe it to be the best part in the entire series so far