EDIT: I've been getting some questions so I'll answer them here. **Number 3 is SUPER IMPORTANT!!!** 1. What about announcement date? If SBR is aiming for an early 2026 release I forsee an announcement in 2025 (most likely first half of the year). In terms of an even later release date, I can totally see the show coming out later. That's why I keep saying "at the earliest" when I cite early 2025/2026. 2. What about the SBR trademark in 2022? Trademarks can be filed for multiple reasons including for the anime/merch/manga. Trademark != production has been going on since 2022 3. SBR was registered/trademarked in China (literally happened yesterday)? Again similar story to the 2022 trademark mentioned above. If you go to the aliyun website that "leakers" have been citing as the source, you can see that the trademark was filed (not approved) under "Category 41" which is media related services. However that includes many subcategories listed such as: events (think JoJoWorld), performances, books, games, live shows, and of course anime. This time it could maybe hint at production might be starting soon? However I personally find it unlikely that they would outsource the animation studio to a Chinese studio, but right now only time can tell. This could be a huge nothingburger tbh. I will keep this updated if any recurring questions pop up Original: I shared my findings. Now I am SUPER curious on everyone's thoughts on Steel Ball Run being pushed back and the release format (episodes, platform, etc)
Absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. Or vice versa, whatever. "Linkara, the great Linkara. What did he say about the Power Rangers video? It'll be out when it's out. And we love that. It'll be out when it's out."
Man I really hope JoJo doesn’t get scooped up by MAPPA. Their current schedule already doesn’t seem sustainable. I know David Productions (and the majority of anime studios) isn’t known for their good working conditions either, but MAPPA seems like an especially bad situation.
I really don't want David productions to be canned for part 7, their work has just been getting better and better and I would genuinely cry if we never get to see Johnny with it.
@@chasseur2dragon_282 Compared to what? Dragon Ball Super? hell even earlier jojo parts don't look incredible. Nah part 6 looks fine barring one or two strange choices in cgi
It shows so much too. I'm currently rewatching part 6 and it's the only part that had a lot left out and feels rushed, likely to make the events fit into the batches rather than the season overall.
If mappa does animate it, it think we’re definitely getting cgi horses. They’ve been using it a lot recently with aot and chainsaw man. But regardless, praying for those mappa employees fr
@@Tank_loverI don’t know anything about duke nukem forever other than it’s sucked but, cyberpunk was undercooked and it wasn’t ready for release, David productions doesn’t do stuff like that
I've always told people it'd make sense to be split in two like part 3 while ending the first half after Sugar Mountain, I feel pretty vindicated hearing somebody say the same lol. Johnny and Gyro making a toast after losing the corpse parts makes a bittersweet cliffhanger that definitely sets up the story for Tubular Bells and beyond where Valentine has more of a presence.
Honest to god, as long as SBR is in the pipeline i’m fine waiting. This is really the part they can’t be screwing around with, so if it takes a bit to get everything working right in terms of production and structure, so be it.
I think the battle between Johnny & Gyro vs Wekapipo & Magenta Magenta could be the best way to separate the series considering after the battle, the Steel Ball Run Race will only has few checkpoints left
if it splits off after sugar mountain - i'd want it to be for episode 22 of 48 then. there is far more pages in chapters 48-95 than there is in 1-47. i don't want another DiU & Death Note dilemma where the first half of the manga is 24/25 episodes, the rest is 15/12 episodes where they cut out quite a bit of good sh!+ resulting in people feeling like the latter portions waste their time lol
I think the criticism Netflix received from JoJo fans over the batches of Stone Ocean was heard and that is why more recent anime releases in general have gotten weekly releases. Dungeon Meshi for example, that show has done so well in part thanks to its weekly release, it makes the few times it gets cliffhangers having to wait or strong openings after waiting hit more. And each episode becomes more memorable as well, and more importantly for Netflix, widely discussed and memed, exposing people who haven't watched to check it out.
Personally I think they have and are moving in the right direction. I mentioned the 2 examples in my video but I’m pretty sure Netflix has been doing more weekly releases than just those two
I wish that was the case. But the shows they fund like Pluto, project bon and the Grimm variations all get dumped and forgotten. I think it's mostly studio push back that we get weekly otherwise.
The tattoo you fight is probably the best place to end a season. It leaves the viewers at a somewhat low point and after it we go straight on the valentine half of the part.
If DP ever switched being the animators. MAPPA would be on that shit causing their employees to lower their meet time with their family from 5 minutes to 2 minutes.
I also agree when Stone Ocean official translations are done (winter 2024 - early 2025) we could get an announcement at next years expo, after Fire Force is released, or whenever they start translating SBR. And DP has been releasing BANGERS lately so I think they’re more than capable of SBR in terms of funding, animation, how it will go, etc. I just want a weekly release I never got to experience JoJo Fridays💔
Yeah hopefully an announcement in early 2025. Even if it doesn’t come out in another year. At least we’ll know when for sure to expect it. Also love DP for their polish when it comes to anime
Man I just gotta say your voice is so comfy and I'm thankful there wasn't any bgm or sudden sounds disrupting the audio, it was very nice listening to this as audio, I'd definitely be back for more jojo vids with this style narration
I'd be mixed on changing the studio. For one thing, I liked the first 6 parts, and I'd be expecting more of the same. But on the other hand, since part 7 is essentially a reboot, a different studio could help it stand out as such.
To put it simply, horses are really fucking hard to animate consistently. They have so many moving parts and factors to take into account like momentum, anatomy, camera angles, and so on that all combine into one animal that has so many complex moving parts that interact with each other and the world in small minute ways while needing to be moved every single frame that having like 5 horses on screen at a time would be next to impossible for one studio to animate in a reasonable amount of time. so TLDR dont expect weekly releases ever unless they prepare an entire season in advance
I think sbr anime is gonna be announced after they finish localizing the stone ocean manga and then they will announce the sbr anime as well as saying they will release the sbr manga in the west officially as well
It’s crazy how sugar mountain ends right in the middle of the part and it feels like the half way point. I do agree we will get a part 7 and it will most likely be david productions. My only fear is the batch release of scheduling.
it is the halfway point but i don't necessarily want that for the anime since the page count at the start wasn't as big as it became for the latter half, lol. that would result in a rushed second half just like the fate DiU & Death Note had ended up suffering & not for the best
As long as SBR and Jojolion are animated by the same studio I’m happy Seeing as it’s a different universe I wouldn’t be too mad if a different studio did 7 and 8
exactly. i dont mind another studio as long as it's the same studio. honestly finally seeing a different studio's take on jojo would be nice, as long as it doesnt suck lol. nothing against david production though i honestly wish they got more work, jojo's is really the only show by them that ive liked the story of (still watched fire force because the fights and animation were good) and they have the best sound design in the industry imo
I was thinking since Steel Ball Run is from a different universe, it would be cool to see a different style to the animation kind of separating it from the original 6 parts. And it could be a separate series also.
This was in my recommended and I thought it was a fucking Elden Ring run using iron balls only LMAO. The title was written like an Elden Ring message too holy my brainrot.
Thanks for the video. As a person who copes for the anime every single day, this has been really cathartic. Probably the most insightful video I have seen on this topic. I also expect that we should start receiving some sort of info around 2025-26 but thats way into the future. All I really hope for is that they do it justice. Studio should be DP cause I absolutely want to hear steel ball's SFX. Would be better if they do a collaboration with another studio. Also no batch releases.
As someone who only just got into JoJo about 3 years ago; I'm just happy to see it finally happening, and feeling like I jumped on this bandwagon at right time because I haven't read the manga (now probably won't). Can't imagine what it feels like to have been around for the OVA and up till now.
They’ve been saying “this part will never get adapted” since like part 4. And ultimately we get an adaption every time and they are highly successful. This will be no different.
When they were talking about only planning to animate up to part 6, they were planning this back when part 1/2 was in production and JoJo was no where near as large as it is now. DP is definitely going to be doing part 7.
Very well done video! For a while I've been thinking that an announcement would be in late 2024 or early 2025, with a release in late 2025. I haven't read the manga, so I'm really excited to see where the story goes from here!
Considering SBR is more of a new start than "Part 7" My guess is that if we get some official announcement after a few months, then the quickest would be late 2025 If we get the announcement in winter 2024, then somewhere in 2026
Oct '12 Part 1/2 start to 3 start: *One½ yrs* Apr '14 Part 3 to 4: *Two yrs* Apr '16 Part 4 to 5: *Two½ yrs* Oct '18 Part 5 to 6: *Three yrs* Dec '21 now imagine the compositing/fidelity of what could be Part 7's anime...
Fire force goes absolutely insane after season 2 in the manga. Like it’s absolutely nuts. I hope they are able to adapt that well in the coming Season 3.
I believe they're slowly drawing some episodes while David Productions is working on their other projects. And when they're fully done, they'll focus more on the steel ball run. Which will probably start to happen in mid-2025, and the anime will be done in early or mid-2026. That's my theory, of course; I don't have a lot of information about SBR's adaptation; I'm just making logic out of little information I know. Hopefully it will be like how I said in the first statement.
i think its delayed because they want to make it as good looking as possible, create plenty of advertising and the extra time would allow them to recruit the best actors possible, this might be the best outcome possible
I don't think people understand how important an SBR anime is. It's not just the best Jojo part. It's one of the most universally praised works of manga in general. They need to take as long as they need to make it perfect.
I think the sugar mountain arc would be a fantastic part to end the first 24 cour on. Spoilers Since Johnny and gyro lose everything, I think them riding off after they toast would be a great finish to the first half. We would be anticipating their redemption in the second half, which would be cool
I've already taken the liberty of reading and finishing SBR after Stone oceans ending knowing it'd take forever to animate it from all the horse back riding, but my god after this video I'd be surprised if it comes out in the next decade 💀
David Productions has worked on the JJBA anime for years now so it'll feel very strange if another studio work on Steel Ball Run. I guess it remains to be seen who'll be in charge of production and direction for the anime going forward.
Somewhat above lukewarm take: people need to stop crying about CGI animations. We've come a long way since stuff like the Berserk CGI anime and there have been some beautiful animations using the technique since then, like Houseki no Kuni and Dorohedoro, not to mention the Guilty Gear anime that is coming next year and already showed off some amazing scenes in its trailers. Not only that, but a lot of the JoJo fandom seemed to get really attached to the CGI openings some of the parts got, so I don't see why there could be any complaints about using 3D animation in SBR
Agreed. That’s why I’m opting to make a separate video on this topic because there’s a lot to be explored including how it affects jojo’s production and visuals
given the main issue i'm seeing and agreeing with is getting the horses to look good, im supporting the idea of letting whoevers animating sbr take their time and not overwork themselves just for deadlines, if it needs more time it needs more time and i can certainly wait
i feel like the amount of pressure of people wanting sbr and the studio seeing we love the anime so much will just make them make sbr im not gonna believe that they just stopped
I just started SBR and really hope it gets animated, but the thing that bothers me is how impossible ppl are making it seem to animate horses. While difficult they've done it before can could so easily just loop a 12 frame animation for the running. Ppl who focus on the horses mythologized them and became an immovable object situation.
19:46 If SBR was split into four part I think it should look like this. First quarter is from cali through the desert ending with either sandman fight or the first set of bounty hunters the president sends. Second quarter leading from last would end with catch the rainbow fight in Kansas. Third would then be getting to Chicago then end with the Gettysburg fight. And fourth being the final stretch of the race. P.s it’s been a year and a half since I read SBR excuse me if I forgot the timing of the fights in the first half.
UPDATE AGAIN : We have a very reliable leaker said that sbr is now on production, BUT after that , 1 day later a jojo event called jojoworld where 3 of the actors are going to be there and the event will discuss the FUTURE of jojo at April 12th 2025 , the last time in 2021 April stone ocean came out , which means sbr will most definitely be announced .
Aye they cooking - it’s especially peeeeeek akrakiiii so u know they gotta bring their aye game !!! If definitely in production- their probably not gunna talk bout till it’s close to 75-90% done
It's clear the current studio working with Araki has produced AMAZING episodes thus far. My worry with changing studios is how much can they maintain the quality of jojo that we've come to expect... animation is one thing, but theres the music choice as well as the openers! Granted is one thing to change one good studio to another, but if the studio is failing then unfortunately a change is necessary.
Years ago I read SBR with a timer running and tried to imagine every scene animated, then cut everything up into approximate episodes, and it came in at 52, so 48 is definitely possible. Cour 1 would probably end with the PPHK fight, Johnny getting "that" and them reaffirming their desire to continue the race to see why PFV wants these things. Cour 2 could end where you said and then cour 3 would end similarly with the conclusion of the WSJ? arc and them deciding to chase after PFV. Yes, the finale would be an entire cour. So much shit happens.
I think they need the animation to be perfect cause of the horses, i can see that SBR has a chance to be a new TOP 1 anime when it realised since the whole story is really good like there's no boring part
the high fidelity mappa is famous for might be detrimental to a jojo series due to how stylised it is but I'm still excited at the idea. Sbr has such beautiful art so mappa could be the perfect fit?
kind of interested in seeing how a different studio might spin their own take on JoJo, my best candidates are Ufotable or Wit, Mappa would look dope but i don’t think they can translate Araki’s artstyle well enough
my biggest inconvenience with DP’s JoJo is that although they’re really good at translating artstyle, essence, and soul, they’re really bad at actually transforming the manga fight scenes into an anime form, most of the fight scenes(except for the ones in Part 1-2 , Part 5, and some in Part 3) are just still images with the typical anime blur background, the reason why Part 5 has always stood out to me is the choreography of the fights, they actually translate the pages well and not just manga panels ripped straight out of the manga
the reason why i’m looking forward to a new studio is to see the Part 7 fight scenes translated well with good choreography, i would lose my mind if cool fight scenes like the Ringo vs Gyro, Diego vs Gyro and Johnny, the Civil War fight, the entire ending fighrs, and some cool Stands like Catch the Rainbow be awfully translated and just be still images 1:1 to the manga panel
they're trying to get James Baxter himself to be the animation director for the horses, this is why it's taking so long is what I tell myself to feel better about it
i really don't want part 7 to be animated by mappa. i think they've done a great job with series like chainsaw man and jujutsu kaisen, but i feel like every show mappa adapts loses it's personal style and just becomes a mappa show. like there's something about their artstyle or animation style that makes everything muddy and distinctly mappa. steel ball run has a very strong visual identity that i'd like to see preserved in an adaptation, so i'm hoping david pro works on it again. not to even mention the fact that mappa would literary sacrifice lives to get this adaptation done if they get it, although i'm not sure if david pro has better working conditions necessarily
Know what we know now, SBR is getting an offical physical release in america summer 2025. Now when this happens I could forsee a anime announcement for late 25 or early 26
As long as netflix doesn’t get their grubby hands on it, I’m perfectly fine with waiting another 5 years it. The longer they take the better it’ll be, and for steel ball run, it deserves to be as peak as possible, like it deserves
mappa animating jjba is NOT a good idea at all, mappa is a very shit studio, they focus on getting as many anime as they can, too much they can handle. they dont train their staff and it ends up being a huge mess
Yeah even though they have 400 employees like I mentioned in the video, I didn’t mention they still also outsource work with freelancers cuz they have so many projects they’re working on
I think Davidpro are still behind part 7, but it could get delayed to 2026. The reason I say this is because of the other main shonen series the studio handles, Fireforce S3 is set for next year as a split cour unlike the first few seasons and they also made the unique choice of leaving Undead Unluck as a one hour special that will only release at the end of 2025 instead of a quicker 2nd season announcement. This makes me assume that David pro is focusing on Fireforce and part 7 from the leaks while leaving Undead Unluck for an announcement of either 2026 or 2027.
I dont think it would be with netflix because they always lose their rights to their anime like shaman king, eden zero, great pretender, knight of sidonia, and takagi san. Sure there are baki they stay for long but it been months since announcement of baki dou anime, Netflix haven’t say a word about it yet. But if it with netflix, it would be great because they dont have to care about episode counts or episode length.
I kinda agree with that. That’s why I said at the very earliest late 2025. If they wanted to ride the wave that has been the 2 year releases, then 2026 will be the likely soonest date. But if they want to hold off a little longer for more of part 9 to come out, it totally can come out later. I will update my pinned comment to clarify my stance
Another release option Netflix could do is release season 1/part 1 all at once while Japan has it release weekly. Then when Japan has season 2 start airing Netflix releases season 2 all at once. They did that for Baki as they released the father/son arc while it was airing on Japanese tv then as it finished on tv a ad for the next baki series got announced.
i think mappa sbr could go hard i already love mappas animations and tbh at first i was a little shocked but sbr is starting a new story so i think a change in the studio isnt all that bad
@@wongdiggidy yes thats what im saying i loved the animations on jjk season2 but sadly mid way they had problems and stuff happend but i can imagine a mappa sbr looking gooooood also i tought about Ufotable they did a awesome job on demon slayer but i think mappa would fit the jojos more
About a week ago a couple twitter accounts posted a leak from Reddit of shueisha greenlighting the anime back in 2021. What you are your thoughts about that?
Personally I think if that’s true we would have gotten an announcement for that. Take Stone Ocean for example, the announcement was made that the anime is in production with a teaser. I don’t doubt that Shueisha probably has plans but I don’t think they’re concrete plans (basically not coming soon) at the moment.
@@wongdiggidy ok , yeah it was some licensing and copyright things that secure it as being animated so if that is true I’m satisfied with it coming eventually
EDIT: I've been getting some questions so I'll answer them here. **Number 3 is SUPER IMPORTANT!!!**
1. What about announcement date? If SBR is aiming for an early 2026 release I forsee an announcement in 2025 (most likely first half of the year). In terms of an even later release date, I can totally see the show coming out later. That's why I keep saying "at the earliest" when I cite early 2025/2026.
2. What about the SBR trademark in 2022? Trademarks can be filed for multiple reasons including for the anime/merch/manga. Trademark != production has been going on since 2022
3. SBR was registered/trademarked in China (literally happened yesterday)? Again similar story to the 2022 trademark mentioned above. If you go to the aliyun website that "leakers" have been citing as the source, you can see that the trademark was filed (not approved) under "Category 41" which is media related services. However that includes many subcategories listed such as: events (think JoJoWorld), performances, books, games, live shows, and of course anime. This time it could maybe hint at production might be starting soon? However I personally find it unlikely that they would outsource the animation studio to a Chinese studio, but right now only time can tell. This could be a huge nothingburger tbh.
I will keep this updated if any recurring questions pop up
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I shared my findings. Now I am SUPER curious on everyone's thoughts on Steel Ball Run being pushed back and the release format (episodes, platform, etc)
MY THOUGHTS; THEY SHOULD DROP ALL ANIMES AND ALL FUNDINGS SHOULD GO TO ANIMATING PEAK FICTION YEAHHHHH
Absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.
Or vice versa, whatever.
"Linkara, the great Linkara. What did he say about the Power Rangers video? It'll be out when it's out. And we love that. It'll be out when it's out."
Man I really hope JoJo doesn’t get scooped up by MAPPA. Their current schedule already doesn’t seem sustainable. I know David Productions (and the majority of anime studios) isn’t known for their good working conditions either, but MAPPA seems like an especially bad situation.
"Number 3 is super important!!!" but also "[number 3] could be a huge nothingburger tbh." ok
@@chickenblade8016HELL YEAH, THIS MF GETS IT
I really don't want David productions to be canned for part 7, their work has just been getting better and better and I would genuinely cry if we never get to see Johnny with it.
In DP we trust
I’d just laugh
Part 6 animation was not so good
@@chasseur2dragon_282 Compared to what? Dragon Ball Super? hell even earlier jojo parts don't look incredible. Nah part 6 looks fine barring one or two strange choices in cgi
Stone Ocean was the worst animated and paced by far, worst DP effort in the series easily
Stone Ocean was done dirty by Netflix. Steel Ball Run MUST go back to the weekly schedule.
It shows so much too. I'm currently rewatching part 6 and it's the only part that had a lot left out and feels rushed, likely to make the events fit into the batches rather than the season overall.
@@Registeel13TyDoes the anime not include some scenes that are in the manga?
@@DeclanVH Theres alot of cut scenes
@@DeclanVHbro we lost tray jolyne
daym Netflix doin dirty deeds damaging darling delights
when steel ball run ever get released, my only wish was bring back the weekly release
I think it’s pretty likely (at least I’d really hope)
Yeah netflix ruined Stone Ocean ep releases. I couldn't stand so I just waited until all eps aired.
Bring back Jojo fridays!
If Netflix will still handle it then I expect the batch release to stay. Netflix does not want to change anymore
I hate weekly release
Honestly tho david pro is the type of studio to just cook quietly and suddenly release a banger
Imagine surprise announcement December of this year. Catch all of us by surprise
@@wongdiggidyid cry
Urusei Yatsura and Undead Unluck looked pretty nice!
@@thesimpostor6251 I'm so mad that D+ did UU dirty by refusing to market it
@@wongdiggidysurprise lol
If mappa ever animated part 7 people would genuinely die. part 7 is a big project due to horses being notoriously hard to draw and animate
If mappa does animate it, it think we’re definitely getting cgi horses. They’ve been using it a lot recently with aot and chainsaw man. But regardless, praying for those mappa employees fr
i think ufotable would be great since there cgi is the best i've seen
ufotable never disappoints
cgi has vastly improved and when studios take their time at it it looks excellent, so as long as they don't rush it's not something i'd worry about it
Just hope they keep the trend with opening interruptions
Thr longer they take, the peaker they make.
Cyberpunk 2077:
Duke Nukem Forever:
@@Tank_loverI don’t know anything about duke nukem forever other than it’s sucked but, cyberpunk was undercooked and it wasn’t ready for release, David productions doesn’t do stuff like that
@@EMan-xj5cz you know what, you have a point
I Hope Davod Pro will still be doing it. Their sound effects are unmatched
Legit the stand sound designs are so peak
I've always told people it'd make sense to be split in two like part 3 while ending the first half after Sugar Mountain, I feel pretty vindicated hearing somebody say the same lol. Johnny and Gyro making a toast after losing the corpse parts makes a bittersweet cliffhanger that definitely sets up the story for Tubular Bells and beyond where Valentine has more of a presence.
Great minds think alike
I ain't dying till this part is animated
*producer dies*
Jojo fans: how will this affect the release of the steel ball run anime?
Honest to god, as long as SBR is in the pipeline i’m fine waiting.
This is really the part they can’t be screwing around with, so if it takes a bit to get everything working right in terms of production and structure, so be it.
I agree. Even if it comes a couple years later I’m fine with that
I think the battle between Johnny & Gyro vs Wekapipo & Magenta Magenta could be the best way to separate the series considering after the battle, the Steel Ball Run Race will only has few checkpoints left
Yeah that’s around where I thought so too. The arc you’re talking about is slightly after the Sugar Mountain arc I mentioned in the video
That fight is so good
if it splits off after sugar mountain - i'd want it to be for episode 22 of 48 then. there is far more pages in chapters 48-95 than there is in 1-47. i don't want another DiU & Death Note dilemma where the first half of the manga is 24/25 episodes, the rest is 15/12 episodes where they cut out quite a bit of good sh!+ resulting in people feeling like the latter portions waste their time lol
I think the criticism Netflix received from JoJo fans over the batches of Stone Ocean was heard and that is why more recent anime releases in general have gotten weekly releases. Dungeon Meshi for example, that show has done so well in part thanks to its weekly release, it makes the few times it gets cliffhangers having to wait or strong openings after waiting hit more. And each episode becomes more memorable as well, and more importantly for Netflix, widely discussed and memed, exposing people who haven't watched to check it out.
Personally I think they have and are moving in the right direction. I mentioned the 2 examples in my video but I’m pretty sure Netflix has been doing more weekly releases than just those two
@@Evan-dh5sd okay buddy, what is your reasoning for why many recent Netflix exclusive anime releases have been dropped weekly more recently?
I wish that was the case. But the shows they fund like Pluto, project bon and the Grimm variations all get dumped and forgotten. I think it's mostly studio push back that we get weekly otherwise.
The tattoo you fight is probably the best place to end a season. It leaves the viewers at a somewhat low point and after it we go straight on the valentine half of the part.
Yep. That should be right at the Sugar Mountain arc meaning Part 2 will pick up with Lucy and Valentine
If DP ever switched being the animators. MAPPA would be on that shit causing their employees to lower their meet time with their family from 5 minutes to 2 minutes.
MAPPA animators are in the mines, never to see the light of day again
have you seen Jc staff? look at how much anime they are releasing every year, just look at this year
As a MAPPA animator This statement is completely incorrect as we never get to meet our families
@@wongdiggidy idc who is gonna animate the part i just wanna the same sfx that dp got
@@arnavreddy7086 As an (Real) Mappa animator I can confirm your statement is completely incorrect, we never get to start a family to begin with
I also agree when Stone Ocean official translations are done (winter 2024 - early 2025) we could get an announcement at next years expo, after Fire Force is released, or whenever they start translating SBR. And DP has been releasing BANGERS lately so I think they’re more than capable of SBR in terms of funding, animation, how it will go, etc. I just want a weekly release I never got to experience JoJo Fridays💔
Yeah hopefully an announcement in early 2025. Even if it doesn’t come out in another year. At least we’ll know when for sure to expect it. Also love DP for their polish when it comes to anime
Oof same, and I'd be honoured to be able to have SBR be my first JoJo Fridays
Man I just gotta say your voice is so comfy and I'm thankful there wasn't any bgm or sudden sounds disrupting the audio, it was very nice listening to this as audio, I'd definitely be back for more jojo vids with this style narration
Thanks. I’ve been trying some new ways to record and edit and glad this is something people feel positive about
I swear every jojo’s youtuber i watch sounds so similar to Hamon Beat
Damn who knew speculation videos could be well reasoned and insightful
Haha thanks. Took a while for me to do the research and find the interviews and behind the scenes stuff
I'd be mixed on changing the studio. For one thing, I liked the first 6 parts, and I'd be expecting more of the same. But on the other hand, since part 7 is essentially a reboot, a different studio could help it stand out as such.
I personally prefer David Productions since they’ve done such a great job on jojo so far
I'll miss their sound mixing the most, they probably have the best audio effects out of any shonen anime I've seen.
@@aayushattri3238That kind of sound design is not exclusive to DP at all. Yasumasa Koyama is a freelance sound designer.
To put it simply, horses are really fucking hard to animate consistently. They have so many moving parts and factors to take into account like momentum, anatomy, camera angles, and so on that all combine into one animal that has so many complex moving parts that interact with each other and the world in small minute ways while needing to be moved every single frame that having like 5 horses on screen at a time would be next to impossible for one studio to animate in a reasonable amount of time.
so TLDR dont expect weekly releases ever unless they prepare an entire season in advance
I think sbr anime is gonna be announced after they finish localizing the stone ocean manga and then they will announce the sbr anime as well as saying they will release the sbr manga in the west officially as well
Good point. When to be expecting an announcement was something I forgot to cover in the video
Also, with the way the SO manga release is going, we’ll have our first volume of SBR around this coming spring 2025.
@@KRMusicMore-vp9rjyeah if they keep releasing bi monthly we’ll have sbr by may next year
Wdym release in the west? We already have every single volume and are caught up with The Jojolands here in France
@@NintenSegaPlay The english release is still on stone ocean but will get to steel ball run on may 2025
It’s crazy how sugar mountain ends right in the middle of the part and it feels like the half way point. I do agree we will get a part 7 and it will most likely be david productions. My only fear is the batch release of scheduling.
Hopefully Netflix (if it ends up there) learns their lesson
it is the halfway point but i don't necessarily want that for the anime since the page count at the start wasn't as big as it became for the latter half, lol. that would result in a rushed second half just like the fate DiU & Death Note had ended up suffering & not for the best
As long as SBR and Jojolion are animated by the same studio I’m happy
Seeing as it’s a different universe I wouldn’t be too mad if a different studio did 7 and 8
The continuity would be nice
exactly. i dont mind another studio as long as it's the same studio. honestly finally seeing a different studio's take on jojo would be nice, as long as it doesnt suck lol. nothing against david production though i honestly wish they got more work, jojo's is really the only show by them that ive liked the story of (still watched fire force because the fights and animation were good) and they have the best sound design in the industry imo
I was thinking since Steel Ball Run is from a different universe, it would be cool to see a different style to the animation kind of separating it from the original 6 parts. And it could be a separate series also.
This was in my recommended and I thought it was a fucking Elden Ring run using iron balls only LMAO. The title was written like an Elden Ring message too holy my brainrot.
fort, knight. Unrelated to the video but I’m actually playing through the dlc rn
Thanks for the video. As a person who copes for the anime every single day, this has been really cathartic. Probably the most insightful video I have seen on this topic.
I also expect that we should start receiving some sort of info around 2025-26 but thats way into the future. All I really hope for is that they do it justice. Studio should be DP cause I absolutely want to hear steel ball's SFX. Would be better if they do a collaboration with another studio.
Also no batch releases.
Glad I can provide a different perspective on the situation!
I think it's good if they announce SBR in early 2025 because SBR is such a fan favorite and also big arc, and they need to take their time on it.
As someone who only just got into JoJo about 3 years ago; I'm just happy to see it finally happening, and feeling like I jumped on this bandwagon at right time because I haven't read the manga (now probably won't).
Can't imagine what it feels like to have been around for the OVA and up till now.
Jojo fans have been eating good the past 10 years
SBR onwards should have Uzumaki levels of preperation to it to be perfect
Crazy to think uzumaki is finally getting an anime after all these years
I just hope that sbr gets the adaptation it deserves with good and flawless animation and the asbr voice actors
be patient. Remember when they said "part 6 never"?
again, be patient. if you like the part so much, go actually read it.
They’ve been saying “this part will never get adapted” since like part 4. And ultimately we get an adaption every time and they are highly successful. This will be no different.
8:28 twenty twenty twelve is crazy 💀💀💀 (nice video, really enjoyed it)
Yoooo I was wondering if anyone was gonna catch that. I didn’t realize until I was almost done editing so I just left it in as an Easter egg
who watching in 20212?
@@wongdiggidyI didn't wanna point it out since you were talking about Hiryouki Omori at the at the moment🕊
😭😭 i didn’t even realize what was wrong till i saw this comment
When they were talking about only planning to animate up to part 6, they were planning this back when part 1/2 was in production and JoJo was no where near as large as it is now. DP is definitely going to be doing part 7.
Steel Ball Run has not been confirmed today 🙏 Tomorrow for sure
Very well done video! For a while I've been thinking that an announcement would be in late 2024 or early 2025, with a release in late 2025. I haven't read the manga, so I'm really excited to see where the story goes from here!
I am going to spoil it for u 😡
The main character is a jojo and he is a man
@@iamsus3144 HOW COULD YOU DO THIS 😭😭😭😭
I just wanna see it get announced, whoever’s making it can take as much time as they want to take
Considering SBR is more of a new start than "Part 7"
My guess is that if we get some official announcement after a few months, then the quickest would be late 2025
If we get the announcement in winter 2024, then somewhere in 2026
I’m also thinking of an announcement sometime in 2025. Probably first half of the year?
Oct '12 Part 1/2 start to 3 start: *One½ yrs* Apr '14
Part 3 to 4: *Two yrs* Apr '16
Part 4 to 5: *Two½ yrs* Oct '18
Part 5 to 6: *Three yrs* Dec '21
now imagine the compositing/fidelity of what could be Part 7's anime...
cant wait for sbr!
Same here but it seems like we might have to wait just a little longer
@@wongdiggidy :/
0:56 BROTHER, THAT’S AN ELEPHANT
😂😂😂😂
Yea I think that's a elephant
i hope they take all the time they need. this part deserves to be absolutely perfect
UPDATE : we got the confirmation of the english manga by viz media in the summer of 2025 , which means the anime will soon follow.
David productions gon focus on Fire Force
Excited for season 3
Fire force goes absolutely insane after season 2 in the manga. Like it’s absolutely nuts. I hope they are able to adapt that well in the coming Season 3.
They are no longer doing fire force it changed studios a while ago
@@wongdiggidythey changed studios
@@onyxg7171 no they didn’t switch to studio shaft it is still David productions doing it
I WANT IT NOW
I believe they're slowly drawing some episodes while David Productions is working on their other projects. And when they're fully done, they'll focus more on the steel ball run. Which will probably start to happen in mid-2025, and the anime will be done in early or mid-2026.
That's my theory, of course; I don't have a lot of information about SBR's adaptation;
I'm just making logic out of little information I know. Hopefully it will be like how I said in the first statement.
Great video, love the analysis.
Thanks!
i think its delayed because they want to make it as good looking as possible, create plenty of advertising and the extra time would allow them to recruit the best actors possible, this might be the best outcome possible
I'm hoping it comes out WHEN it is ready
I don't think people understand how important an SBR anime is. It's not just the best Jojo part. It's one of the most universally praised works of manga in general. They need to take as long as they need to make it perfect.
Honestly I want them to take their fucking time for steel ball run. 2026 is good enough for me because imagine animating all those horses.
19:42 i also think a good place to split the episodes would be right after the scary monsters fight
I think the sugar mountain arc would be a fantastic part to end the first 24 cour on.
Spoilers
Since Johnny and gyro lose everything, I think them riding off after they toast would be a great finish to the first half. We would be anticipating their redemption in the second half, which would be cool
It's been 700 days, and whenever I feel so desperate for part 7 anime I just go and rewatch this video
I've already taken the liberty of reading and finishing SBR after Stone oceans ending knowing it'd take forever to animate it from all the horse back riding, but my god after this video I'd be surprised if it comes out in the next decade 💀
Great video!
We just have to be patient, it'll be worth it... (But I hope Gyro keeps the colored manga color scheme.
We could be getting gta 6 before steel ball run 💀
we are definitely getting gta 6 before steel ball run 😭
A studio orange steel ball run would really be something. Just a thought. Like trigun stampede animation.
I’d say sugar mountain is the best part because they celebrate new years at the end and then after the second cour begins
David Productions has worked on the JJBA anime for years now so it'll feel very strange if another studio work on Steel Ball Run.
I guess it remains to be seen who'll be in charge of production and direction for the anime going forward.
Somewhat above lukewarm take: people need to stop crying about CGI animations. We've come a long way since stuff like the Berserk CGI anime and there have been some beautiful animations using the technique since then, like Houseki no Kuni and Dorohedoro, not to mention the Guilty Gear anime that is coming next year and already showed off some amazing scenes in its trailers.
Not only that, but a lot of the JoJo fandom seemed to get really attached to the CGI openings some of the parts got, so I don't see why there could be any complaints about using 3D animation in SBR
Agreed. That’s why I’m opting to make a separate video on this topic because there’s a lot to be explored including how it affects jojo’s production and visuals
If it's good and done well it causes me no problems, but when its bad? It absolutely ruins the moment for me.
@@Spearhead401 yeah, but the same can be said of any work of animation. There is no need to target CGI specifically
given the main issue i'm seeing and agreeing with is getting the horses to look good, im supporting the idea of letting whoevers animating sbr take their time and not overwork themselves just for deadlines, if it needs more time it needs more time and i can certainly wait
Already wasnt expecting it anytime soon
i feel like the amount of pressure of people wanting sbr and the studio seeing we love the anime so much will just make them make sbr im not gonna believe that they just stopped
I just started SBR and really hope it gets animated, but the thing that bothers me is how impossible ppl are making it seem to animate horses. While difficult they've done it before can could so easily just loop a 12 frame animation for the running. Ppl who focus on the horses mythologized them and became an immovable object situation.
19:46
If SBR was split into four part I think it should look like this. First quarter is from cali through the desert ending with either sandman fight or the first set of bounty hunters the president sends. Second quarter leading from last would end with catch the rainbow fight in Kansas. Third would then be getting to Chicago then end with the Gettysburg fight. And fourth being the final stretch of the race.
P.s it’s been a year and a half since I read SBR excuse me if I forgot the timing of the fights in the first half.
UPDATE AGAIN : We have a very reliable leaker said that sbr is now on production, BUT after that , 1 day later a jojo event called jojoworld where 3 of the actors are going to be there and the event will discuss the FUTURE of jojo at April 12th 2025 , the last time in 2021 April stone ocean came out , which means sbr will most definitely be announced .
David production is making fire force which will last till late 2025, so I except an announcement next year and the anime coming in 2026
if theres a studio switch, please for the love of GOD keep that shit outta mappa's slave driving hands ToT
Yall, just read part 7 for now, and be patient... I cant wait for it either
Aye they cooking - it’s especially peeeeeek akrakiiii so u know they gotta bring their aye game !!! If definitely in production- their probably not gunna talk bout till it’s close to 75-90% done
It's clear the current studio working with Araki has produced AMAZING episodes thus far. My worry with changing studios is how much can they maintain the quality of jojo that we've come to expect... animation is one thing, but theres the music choice as well as the openers! Granted is one thing to change one good studio to another, but if the studio is failing then unfortunately a change is necessary.
Years ago I read SBR with a timer running and tried to imagine every scene animated, then cut everything up into approximate episodes, and it came in at 52, so 48 is definitely possible. Cour 1 would probably end with the PPHK fight, Johnny getting "that" and them reaffirming their desire to continue the race to see why PFV wants these things. Cour 2 could end where you said and then cour 3 would end similarly with the conclusion of the WSJ? arc and them deciding to chase after PFV. Yes, the finale would be an entire cour. So much shit happens.
Im really hoping they’ll take their sweet sweet time with steal ball run to fully flesh out what is in my opinion one of if not the best jojo part 🙏🏽
I think they need the animation to be perfect cause of the horses, i can see that SBR has a chance to be a new TOP 1 anime when it realised since the whole story is really good like there's no boring part
the high fidelity mappa is famous for might be detrimental to a jojo series due to how stylised it is but I'm still excited at the idea. Sbr has such beautiful art so mappa could be the perfect fit?
good, horse riding is so hard to animate. I hope they take their time.
12:39
That’s where you’re wrong tho, Studio Wit is doing The One Piece :p
lol you are technically right cuz they are doing the reboot
kind of interested in seeing how a different studio might spin their own take on JoJo, my best candidates are Ufotable or Wit, Mappa would look dope but i don’t think they can translate Araki’s artstyle well enough
my biggest inconvenience with DP’s JoJo is that although they’re really good at translating artstyle, essence, and soul, they’re really bad at actually transforming the manga fight scenes into an anime form, most of the fight scenes(except for the ones in Part 1-2 , Part 5, and some in Part 3) are just still images with the typical anime blur background, the reason why Part 5 has always stood out to me is the choreography of the fights, they actually translate the pages well and not just manga panels ripped straight out of the manga
the reason why i’m looking forward to a new studio is to see the Part 7 fight scenes translated well with good choreography, i would lose my mind if cool fight scenes like the Ringo vs Gyro, Diego vs Gyro and Johnny, the Civil War fight, the entire ending fighrs, and some cool Stands like Catch the Rainbow be awfully translated and just be still images 1:1 to the manga panel
I love DP and I think they can do a great Part 7 adaptation, but the Part 6 adaptation disappointed me, let’s just see how things will turn out
I didn’t even expect steel ball run
they're trying to get James Baxter himself to be the animation director for the horses, this is why it's taking so long
is what I tell myself to feel better about it
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure/Adventure Time. Coincidence? I think not
@@wongdiggidy I'm talking about the real James Baxter
Oopsie. I thought you were making a joke about him being a horse and steel ball run
@@wongdiggidyI thought the exact same thing 😅
i really don't want part 7 to be animated by mappa. i think they've done a great job with series like chainsaw man and jujutsu kaisen, but i feel like every show mappa adapts loses it's personal style and just becomes a mappa show. like there's something about their artstyle or animation style that makes everything muddy and distinctly mappa. steel ball run has a very strong visual identity that i'd like to see preserved in an adaptation, so i'm hoping david pro works on it again.
not to even mention the fact that mappa would literary sacrifice lives to get this adaptation done if they get it, although i'm not sure if david pro has better working conditions necessarily
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Know what we know now, SBR is getting an offical physical release in america summer 2025. Now when this happens I could forsee a anime announcement for late 25 or early 26
I’d love if the team that works on Part 7 employs some of the staff who worked on Spirit by Dreamworks
Dreamworks Bizarre Adventure
If Mappa gets their hands on Jojo I'll kill myself
Literally lol
It wont happen dw lol
As long as netflix doesn’t get their grubby hands on it, I’m perfectly fine with waiting another 5 years it. The longer they take the better it’ll be, and for steel ball run, it deserves to be as peak as possible, like it deserves
mappa animating jjba is NOT a good idea at all, mappa is a very shit studio, they focus on getting as many anime as they can, too much they can handle. they dont train their staff and it ends up being a huge mess
Yeah even though they have 400 employees like I mentioned in the video, I didn’t mention they still also outsource work with freelancers cuz they have so many projects they’re working on
I agree, they would fuck it up. It has to stay with David Production
i really hope dp ks the one to animate sbr cause of the good animation, creative effects and sound effects
DP is still best suited for jojos so i dont see them doing a studio change
I think Davidpro are still behind part 7, but it could get delayed to 2026. The reason I say this is because of the other main shonen series the studio handles, Fireforce S3 is set for next year as a split cour unlike the first few seasons and they also made the unique choice of leaving Undead Unluck as a one hour special that will only release at the end of 2025 instead of a quicker 2nd season announcement.
This makes me assume that David pro is focusing on Fireforce and part 7 from the leaks while leaving Undead Unluck for an announcement of either 2026 or 2027.
Part 3 is still the best looking animated one imo
Idk I think part 5’s where the animation peaked
I think the Art Style in Part 6 is perfect
Anything before 2030 works for me. Hopefully I live that long 😂
I dont think it would be with netflix because they always lose their rights to their anime like shaman king, eden zero, great pretender, knight of sidonia, and takagi san. Sure there are baki they stay for long but it been months since announcement of baki dou anime, Netflix haven’t say a word about it yet.
But if it with netflix, it would be great because they dont have to care about episode counts or episode length.
2026 would be insanely soon for SBR to come out
I kinda agree with that. That’s why I said at the very earliest late 2025. If they wanted to ride the wave that has been the 2 year releases, then 2026 will be the likely soonest date. But if they want to hold off a little longer for more of part 9 to come out, it totally can come out later. I will update my pinned comment to clarify my stance
Actually it would be insanely late. I call it. 2025!
Another release option Netflix could do is release season 1/part 1 all at once while Japan has it release weekly. Then when Japan has season 2 start airing Netflix releases season 2 all at once. They did that for Baki as they released the father/son arc while it was airing on Japanese tv then as it finished on tv a ad for the next baki series got announced.
As long as the animation is good I would not mind it being announced at a later date
i think mappa sbr could go hard i already love mappas animations and tbh at first i was a little shocked but sbr is starting a new story so i think a change in the studio isnt all that bad
Even tho it’s always crunch time to meet deadlines for MAPPA, their anime still looks really good in most cases
@@wongdiggidy yes thats what im saying i loved the animations on jjk season2 but sadly mid way they had problems and stuff happend but i can imagine a mappa sbr looking gooooood also i tought about Ufotable they did a awesome job on demon slayer but i think mappa would fit the jojos more
12:43 caught me off guard
Can we get much higher
About a week ago a couple twitter accounts posted a leak from Reddit of shueisha greenlighting the anime back in 2021. What you are your thoughts about that?
Personally I think if that’s true we would have gotten an announcement for that. Take Stone Ocean for example, the announcement was made that the anime is in production with a teaser. I don’t doubt that Shueisha probably has plans but I don’t think they’re concrete plans (basically not coming soon) at the moment.
@@wongdiggidy ok , yeah it was some licensing and copyright things that secure it as being animated so if that is true I’m satisfied with it coming eventually