Steel Ball Run: Fans share excitement after Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime announcement

Fans of Steel Ball Run, part 7 of acclaimed manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,  have shared their excitement following the announcement of an anime adaption.

The announcement came during the Warner Bro's Japan livestream for JoJo day this 12th April, described as a "fan event connecting both past and future" for the franchise. 

Since the release of the last instalment of JoJo's anime adaption in December 2021, Stone Ocean, fans have expressed excitement for an anime adaptation of Steel Ball Run. "Pretending not to care about the steel ball run anime announcement so it comes faster," said one twitter user. 

Once announced, fans immediately swarmed social media to share their excitement. "The Steel Ball Run Announcement almost doesn't feel real tbh. I've been wanting for it for so long that I'm not sure how I should react, lol," said one fan. 

There is yet to be a release date announced for the anime adaption, with little more said than "coming soon". However, it has been confirmed that David Productions will continue as the studio producing the series.

Steel Ball Run sees us following a new JoJo, Johnny Joestar, and his race across America with companion and mentor Gyro Zeppeli. Their goal; to master Spin Energy and prevent Funny Valentine, President of the United States, from obtaining the Holy corpse.

The Steel Ball Run manga had its first issue released in 2004 and finished in 2011, in Japanese manga magazine Ultra Jump. The official English release of the manga, however, is for 27 May, 2025.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure enjoyed its first manga release in 1987 and is divided into nine separate stories. The ninth part, The JoJolands, started being written by Araki in 2023 and is still running in the magazine Ultra Jump.