Steel Ball Run: JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE：Main staff announced

The main staff for the anime "Steel Ball Run: JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE," based on the seventh part of the popular manga series " JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE," "Steel Ball Run," by Hirohiko Araki , has been announced. Kimura Yasuhiro and Takahashi Hideya, who worked on " JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE : Golden Wind," will be directing, while Kato Toshiyuki, who directed "JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE : Stone Ocean," will participate as series director. Kobayashi Yasuko, who has worked on all the anime series, will be in charge of series composition. As with the previous series, the series will be produced by david production.

Daisuke Tsumagari, who served as the animation director for "Golden Wind" and "Stone Ocean", will be the character designer and chief animation director, Yugo Kanno will be in charge of music, and Yoshikazu Iwanami, who has worked on all of the anime series, will be the sound director.

Tsumagari's special illustrations of the main characters Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli were also released. It was also announced that a live streaming event will be held on September 23rd to announce new information about the series.

Part 7 is set in the late 19th century in America and depicts a horse race across North America. The protagonist is Johnny Joestar, a former genius jockey who is now partially paralyzed, who forms a cooperative relationship with the mysterious outlaw Gyro Zeppeli and races with him. The two of them compete for the huge prize money, but they also aim to reach the finish line of the race, where a terrible conspiracy is swirling.

"JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE" is a popular manga that began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump (published by the same publisher) in 1986. It has gained popularity for its epic story depicting the blood ties and fate of the Joestar family, which begins with the meeting of two boys, Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando, as well as its unique onomatopoeic expressions and impressive standing poses.

The first season of the TV anime, based on the first part "Phantom Blood" and the second part "Battle Tendency", aired from October 2012 to April 2013, the second season, based on the third part "Stardust Crusaders", aired from April to September 2014 and January to June 2015, the third season, based on the fourth part "Diamond is Unbreakable", aired from April to December 2016, the fourth season, based on the fifth part "Golden Wind", aired from October 2018 to July 2019, and the fifth season, based on the sixth part "Stone Ocean", aired from January 2022 to April 2023.

The staff's comments are as follows:

◇Comment from Director Yasuhiro Kimura

A new part is about to begin, so I hope that both those who have watched the previous "JoJo" series and those who are thinking of watching it for the first time will watch it. I have been preparing for many years to somehow get the horse drawings onto film, so I hope you will pay attention to that.

◇Comment from series director Toshiyuki Kato

This will be the first time that everyone will see "Steel Ball Run" in the form of an animation. We want to do our best to run this long, long race, so please support us. Thank you.

◇Comment from series composer Yasuko Kobayashi

Part 7, finally, Part 7. After 13 years of running since Part 1, the "JoJo" anime has finally reached the starting line of this epic race. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported us up to this point, and we hope that you will continue to run this race to the very end with Johnny and Gyro. And finally, a word from our writing team, who are running ahead of the rest: "Welcome to the world of Steel Ball Run."

◇Comment from Daisuke Tsumagari, character designer and chief animation director

I think it's a work that can be enjoyed from different perspectives, whether you're a fan of the "JoJo" series or you're watching "JoJo" for the first time. I hope you'll all enjoy the journey with the main characters.

◇Comment from Yugo Kanno, composer

The music production for "Steel Ball Run: JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE Bizarre Adventure" is going through some hard times. The story is about Johnny Joestar and his friends racing through the American continent, but I also overlap myself with the work and Johnny Joestar, and I struggle with the music every day. The anime "Steel Ball Run: JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE Adventure" is also a record of the struggles and growth of all the staff involved. Please look forward to it.