VIZ Media has announced the English release of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run, the seventh installment of Hirohiko Araki's iconic manga series. The release date is set for Summer 2025, and you can check out the cover art for the first volume below.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run Volume 1 Cover | The English version is coming in summer 2025
Hirohiro Araki began JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (JoJo no Kimyō na Boken) in 1987. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine until 2004, while being transferred to Ultra Jump in 2005 The manga has a different content with the main character nicknamed “JoJo” and Season 9 is currently underway. They used to:
Phantom Blood (1987–1988)Fighting Trend (1988–1989)Stardust Crusaders (1989–1992)Diamond Is Unbreakable (1992–1995)Golden Wind (1995–1999)Stone Ocean (1999–2003)Steel Ball Run ( 2004–2011)JoJolion (2011–2021)The JoJoLands (2023–present)
Studio David Production animated the first six seasons, with the Stone Ocean anime releasing the final season in December 2022. The latest season began in February 2023, focusing on “the path to becoming a millionaire of a boy in subtropical islands.”
VIZ Media describes the Part 7 story:
Paralyzed former jockey Johnnystar witnesses the mysterious power of the Gyro Zeppeli before the famous Steel Ball Run, launching his journey to regain mobility.
Source: VIZ Media on X (formerly Twitter)
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