An anime adaptation of Part 7 of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga series, Steel Ball Run, has been announced and will air 2026. A short teaser trailer showing the key visual for the anime, featuring protagonists Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli was unveiled. New figures of characters from various parts are also on the way. [Thanks, Oricon!]
The anime adaptation of Steel Ball Run was announced on the JOJODAY STAGE fan event held in Tokyo on April 12, 2025. At the time of writing, there is no information on which studio will be in charge of the new anime season. We also don’t know the voice actors for Johnny and Gyro, with only their designs revealed. The official website for the Steel Ball Run anime was also opened.
You can check out the teaser trailer and the key visuals below.
The anime adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure started airing on October 2012, with the first two parts of the manga being adapted in a season. Part 6, Stone Ocean, received its anime adaptation on December 2021 and finished airing in December 2022. David Production was in charge of the animation. The original manga started serialization in 1987. Part 9 The JoJoLands is the latest in the manga series, and it started in February 2023.
In addition to the anime adaptation, it was revealed at the JoJoday event that two Nendoroid figures of Johnny and Gyro from Steel Ball Run will appear in the future. Furthermore, S.H.Figuarts figures of every JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure protagonist between parts 1 and 6 of the series will release.
Steel Ball Run JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is currently in production and will start airing sometime in 2026. More information will appear in the future. Viz Media will release an English version of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run manga on Summer 2025. Past adaptations of the anime are on Crunchyroll and Amazon.
Published: Apr 14, 2025 09:00 am