Finally: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run will continue on Netflix

Netflix has just broken its own golden rule with one of the biggest licenses in its catalog. If you devoured the beginning of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run (JoJo no Kimyo na Boken Part 7), get ready to change your viewing routine. The streaming platform officially confirmed that the highly anticipated 2nd STAGE will land in Fall 2026. The big difference this time is that the race will continue with a strict weekly format of one episode at a time, blocking any possibility of binge-watching the entire season in a single weekend.

A weekly pace demanded by the creators themselves

To understand this change, one must look back. In March of this year, the platform released the 1st STAGE, a massive 47-minute special episode that served as a prologue. The anime production team clarified in their recent statement that releasing the following chapters bit by bit is not a platform experiment or a last-minute decision. It was a creative requirement planned from day one. The developers specifically wanted the viewer to digest each stretch of the story slowly, analyzing the details before receiving the next narrative blow.

The brutal journey across 1890s North America

Those just joining this continental horse race should know that the rules of previous seasons no longer apply. We are in an alternate 1890, closely following Johnny Joestar, a former horse-riding prodigy who was left paralyzed after an altercation. His only hope of regaining mobility seems linked to Gyro Zeppeli, an outsider armed with steel spheres and hidden motivations. Together, they enroll in a deadly cross-country competition for a multi-million dollar prize.

The route demands more than just physical endurance against the weather and rivals. Previous teasers for this second installment have already confirmed that the riders will enter the terrifying Devil's Palm zone. It is in this cursed terrain where supernatural powers begin to manifest aggressively, forcing competitors to kill or be killed to continue advancing toward the finish line.

Considering the brutal complexity of the battles in this part of the original manga, do you think the one-episode-per-week scheme will help maintain the tension, or did you prefer the old habit of having the entire season available from the first minute?