JoJo Fridays return with STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure streaming weekly on Netflix starting on September 25, 2026.
The STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime has revealed new information about its upcoming 2nd STAGE, including a new trailer, new character art, and a release date for the upcoming episodes.
The 2nd STAGE will begin streaming on Netflix on September 25, 2026, with new episodes releasing weekly. The anime’s first episode premiered worldwide on Netflix on March 19, 2026. The “2nd STAGE” covers the second and third stages of the race, with 11 episodes in total.
These were officially revealed today on July 3, 2026 at the Anime Expo panel. The update included a new trailer for the 2nd STAGE, showing more footage from the next leg of the Steel Ball Run race. The announcement highlights Mountain Tim, Funny Valentine, and Hot Pants, as the story moves further into the race across North America. Mountain Tim is a cowboy and veteran racer who becomes involved in the mystery surrounding murders in the Steel Ball Run race. Valentine is one of the central figures of Steel Ball Run and plays a major role in the story behind the race. Hot Pants didn’t appear in the trailer, but she is one of the rivals in the race.
The special panel at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles featured composer Yugo Kanno performing live and appearing alongside Daman Mills and Kaiji Tang, the English voice actors of Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli.
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About STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is the sixth season of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. It adapts the seventh part of Hirohiko Araki‘s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga.
Set in the U.S. in 1890, Steel Ball Run follows the first-ever cross-continental horse race across North America. One of the protagonists, Johnny Joestar, is a former genius jockey who became paraplegic. He forms an alliance with Gyro Zeppeli, a mysterious outlaw, and the two embark on a grueling race across the continent together.