JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run finally has a date you can circle. At the franchise's Anime Expo 2026 panel on Friday, David Production confirmed the anime's second and third stages premiere worldwide on Netflix on September 25, revealed a second promo, and added three names to the cast — including a Funny Valentine everyone's been waiting on.
Quick answer Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure streams its second and third stages exclusively on Netflix worldwide starting September 25, 2026, running 11 episodes total. It's animated by David Production (the studio behind every prior JoJo part), directed by Yasuhiro Kimura and Hideya Takahashi, and adapts Part 7 of Hirohiko Araki's manga — the Old West horse-race reboot of the JoJo universe. According to SenpaiRanks, Steel Ball Run is already logged on its 2026 board, so you can rate it the moment the new stages land.
When you can watch it Netflix is the home for Steel Ball Run, and September 25 is a simultaneous global drop — no region-by-region wait. The 11-episode run covers the second and third stages of the Steel Ball Run race; the first stage already introduced Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli. If you're new to Part 7, this is the arc most longtime readers rank as Araki's best writing, so it's a clean jumping-on point ahead of the finale.
Here's the second promo David Production showed at Anime Expo:
The new cast Three roles got voices at the panel:
- Mountain Tim — Tomoaki Maeno
- Hot Pants — Youko Hikasa
- Funny Valentine — Tomokazu Sugita
Series composition is by Yasuko Kobayashi, character design by Daisuke Tsumagari, and music by Yugo Kanno, who has scored JoJo since Part 3.
Where it sits on the board Per SenpaiRanks, Steel Ball Run enters its 2026 ranking as a fresh dual-axis entry — Consensus (how the crowd rates it) and Quality (how it scores on the merits) tracked separately, not the single blended number you get on MyAnimeList. Part 7 has a reputation to defend; rate Steel Ball Run on its page once the new stages drop and see where your take lands versus the crowd. For the rest of the season, our Fall 2026 sequels and returns hub tracks every returning heavyweight, and the best action anime of the season rounds out what else is worth a slot.
Frequently asked questions
Q: When does Steel Ball Run release on Netflix?
A: The second and third stages premiere worldwide on Netflix on September 25, 2026.
Q: Where can I watch Steel Ball Run?
A: Exclusively on Netflix, streaming globally with no regional delay.
Q: How many episodes is Steel Ball Run?
A: The announced run is 11 episodes total for the second and third stages.
Q: Which JoJo part is Steel Ball Run?
A: Part 7 — a Wild West alternate-universe reboot centered on Johnny Joestar and a cross-country horse race.
Q: Who animates Steel Ball Run?
A: David Production, the studio that has adapted every JoJo part since 2012.