The anime "Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," based on "Steel Ball Run," the seventh part of Hirohiko Araki's popular manga series "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," premiered on Netflix worldwide on March 19th. The 47-minute "1st STAGE" episode was released, and new stills were unveiled. The stills feature Johnny Joestar, Gyro Zeppeli, Sandman, Pocoloco, and Ulmud Abdul.
The series depicts the first ever horseback riding transcontinental race across North America (SBR Race), and to commemorate its release, a Yabusame (mounted archery) event was held at Okunitama Shrine (Fuchu City, Tokyo). The Yabusame event is being streamed on YouTube. It was also announced that the main theme song, "Dance with STEEL BALL RUN," will be released at midnight on March 20th.
"Steel Ball Run" is set in late 19th-century America and depicts the first ever transcontinental horseback race across North America (the SBR Race). Johnny Joestar, a paralyzed former jockey prodigy, teams up with the mysterious outlaw Gyro Zeppeli to embark on a grueling adventure (race).
The anime will be directed by Yasuhiro Kimura and Hideya Takahashi, who worked on "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind," with Toshiyuki Kato, who directed "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean," serving as series director. Yasuko Kobayashi, who has worked on all previous anime series, will be in charge of series composition. The anime will be produced by david production. Shogo Sakata will voice Johnny Joestar, Yohei Azakami will voice Gyro Zeppeli, and other cast members include Kaito Ishikawa as Diego Brando, Masaaki Kenichirou Matsuda as Pocoloco.
"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" is a popular manga series that began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 1986. It has gained popularity for its epic story depicting the bloodline and destiny of the Joestar family, which begins with the encounter of two boys, Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando, as well as its unique use of onomatopoeia and memorable character poses.
The TV anime series "Phantom Blood" and "Battle Tendency" aired from October 2012 to April 2013, "Stardust Crusaders" aired from April to September 2014 and from January to June 2015, "Diamond Is Unbreakable" aired from April to December 2016, "Golden Wind" aired from October 2018 to July 2019, and "Stone Ocean" aired from January 2022 to April 2023.
