Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Reveals a New Key Visual and Sets a July 4 Info Drop

What was announced

The official account for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure revealed a second key visual for the anime adaptation of Steel Ball Run on June 26, teasing the next leg of its transcontinental race. In the same post, the account said new information about the show's 2nd Stage will be unveiled on July 4 at 8:00 a.m. Japan time, framing the visual as a lead-in to a larger reveal rather than the announcement itself.

The post did not attach a release date or trailer to the visual, so the headline news is the artwork and the dated promise of more to come. For now, fans waiting on the continuation of Part 7 have a marker on the calendar.

When the 2nd Stage arrives

The timing of the 2nd Stage was already set before this latest visual. Netflix has confirmed that Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2nd Stage will stream weekly in Fall 2026, with the streamer carrying the anime exclusively worldwide. According to Anime News Network, Netflix laid out the weekly, split-cour structure on April 6, describing the schedule as part of the production committee's original plan after viewers reacted to the title's unusual rollout.

That rollout started small. The 1st Stage debuted on Netflix on March 19, 2026 as a single episode running about 47 minutes, which left the bulk of the story for this fall.

What the 2nd Stage covers

Per the synopsis shared through Netflix and Oricon, the 2nd Stage pushes leads Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli into a punishing desert crossing of roughly 750 miles, including a dreaded stretch known as the "Devil's Palm." As strange incidents pile up, the pair come to understand that the race is far more than a simple competition. Steel Ball Run is the seventh part of Hirohiko Araki's long-running manga, which the search results note was first serialized beginning in 2004.

Who is making it

The anime is produced at david production, the studio behind the franchise's recent television run. Golden Wind co-directors Yasuhiro Kimura and Hideya Takahashi are directing, with Toshiyuki Kato as series director, Yasuko Kobayashi overseeing the series scripts, Daisuke Tsumagari handling character designs, and Yugo Kanno composing the music, according to reporting from Oricon and Anime News Network.