Summary
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure event announced for April 25, 2025, focusing on the past and future of the franchise.
- Possibility of Steel Ball Run anime being announced at the event in 2025, Viz Media releasing English version.
- David Production may need to work extra hard due to focus on shapes and spin in Steel Ball Run, but fans are hopeful for a stellar adaptation.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of the biggest anime franchises in the world. It has sold over 100 million copies, which is an astounding accomplishment. The last anime that came out was Stone Ocean, which focused on the adventures of Jolyne Cujoh in Green Dolphin Street Prison. It has been 2 years since the anime aired, but things are about to change.
On Friday, the official website associated with the series announced a brand-new event for 2025. The event will take place on April 12, 2025. It is dubbed JOJODAY. According to the official description, the event will focus on the past and the future of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
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Steel Ball Run Anime Might Be Announced In 2025
While the description is vague, it is worth noting that Viz Media has already announced that it would be releasing the English version of Steel Ball Run in 2025. This lends further credence to the possibility of Steel Ball Run anime being announced at the event in 2025.
It will be worth seeing if David Production works on the anime alone or if it will collaborate with another studio. Steel Ball Run is different from the other parts in the sense that it focus a lot more on shapes and spin. Therefore, the animators need to work extra hard to successfully capture the thrill in the anime adaptation.
So far, David Production has done a phenomenal job at adapting the manga, giving fans no reason to worry about it. Hopefully, the studio keeps up its standards and delivers a phenomenal anime adaptation of Steel Ball Run.
What Is Steel Ball Run About?
- The highest rated JoJo manga
- Likely sold millions of copies
Steel Ball Run follows a paraplegic jockey, Johnny Joestar, and it covers his fall from grace. The once-famed jockey hit rock bottom and never quite recovered from it. However, his life changes for the better when he meets Gyro Zeppeli, a talented jockey participating in the Steel Ball Run race. After initially rejecting Johnny’s proposal, Gyro agrees to let him tag along.
Steel Ball Run manga was serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump on January 19, 2004, and continued in the magazine till October 16, 2004. The manga was later moved to Ultra Jump, a monthly magazine, where it was serialized from March 19, 2005, to April 19, 2011. The manga’s sales remain unknown, but it is safe to assume that it sold millions of copies.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean is available to stream on Netflix.
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JoJo Bizarre Adventure
- Release Date
- October 6, 2012
- Studio
- David Production
- Creator
- Hirohiko Araki