The global livestream event for the anime adaptation of the seventh part of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) manga series, Steel Ball Run, revealed main cast, additional staff, and a teaser promotional video on Tuesday. The anime is scheduled to premiere exclusively on Netflix in 2026.

Cast
Johnny Joestar: Shougo Sakata (Chainsaw Man)
Gyro Zeppeli: Youhei Azakami (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri)
Diego Brando: Kaito Ishikawa (One Punch Man)
Lucy Steel: Rie Takahashi (Fate/Grand Order)
Steven Steel: Kenta Miyake (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Minoru Murao (Kingdom 3rd Season), Grand Guerrilla (Undead Unluck animation director), Yui Kinoshita (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze animation director), and Chii are joining the staff as sub-character designers.

Yasuhiro Kimura (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze) and Hideya Takahashi (Keijo!!!!!!!!) are directing the anime, with Toshiyuki Katou (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone Ocean) serving as series director. Yasuko Kobayashi (Dororo) is handling the series composition, while Daisuke Tsumagari (Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai chief animation director) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director. Yugo Kanno (Pluto) is composing the music. The anime is being produced at David Production.

Araki launched the action adventure manga series with the first part, Phantom Blood, in Weekly Shounen Jump in 1986. The second through six part—Sentou Chouryuu (Battle Tendency), Stardust Crusaders, Diamond wa Kudakenai (Diamond Is Unbreakable), Ougon no Kaze (Golden Wind), and Stone Ocean—ran in the same magazine between 1987 and 2003.

The eighth part, JoJolion, ended in August 2021 in Ultra Jump after a ten-year run. Shueisha published the 27th and final volume in September that year.

The JoJoLands, the ninth part of the manga series, debuted in Ultra Jump in February 2023. Shueisha released the sixth and latest volume on July 17.

David Production adapted the first six parts into anime series with the most recent, Stone Ocean, streaming in three installments on Netflix in December 2021, September 2022, and December 2022. VIZ Media released the anime on two Blu-ray volumes in January and September 2024.

VIZ Media published the second volume of Steel Ball Run on July 22, with the third and fourth volumes scheduled for release on September 23 and November 25, respectively.

Teaser PV


Source: Oricon News