LONG THAI
The next JoJo chapter, Steel Ball Run, finally has a premiere date: March 19.
The announcement came during a Jump Festa panel, which also debuted a new trailer spotlighting the main cast. Set in 1890s America, the story follows Johnny Joestar (Shogo Sakata), a former jockey who lost the use of his legs but regains the ability to walk after encountering a mysterious, empowered steel ball. Its wielder, Gyro Zeppelli (Yohei Azakami), is competing in the massive cross‑country race organized by promoter Steven Steel (Kenta Miyake) and his wife Lucy (Rie Takahashi)—and Johnny decides to enter the competition as well.
Other notable racers include British horse racer Diego Brando (Kaito Ishikawa), Indigenous runner Sand Man (Masaaki Mizunaka), and Pocoloco (Kenichiro Matsuda). Like in previous Jojo’s series, the main characters have their own special abilities called Stands: Gyro can channel energy into steel balls, for example, and each Stand gives their user a leg up during the race and in the moments where they face off against each other other. When $50 million and fame is on the line, you need every advantaged you can get in a race like this.
The “first stage” of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run arriving in March is a 47-minute long premiere, and it’s unclear whether new episodes will follow in the weeks after in a weekly way, or months down the line. We’ll have more on the release schedule as news emerges.
