{"id":4292,"date":"2026-06-27T04:17:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/steel-ball-run-2nd-stage-key-visual-anime-expo-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T04:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:17:36","slug":"steel-ball-run-2nd-stage-key-visual-anime-expo-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/steel-ball-run-2nd-stage-key-visual-anime-expo-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Ball Run 2nd Stage Key Visual \u2014 Anime Expo Reveal on 3 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Steel Ball Run race is still running strong. Warner Bros. Japan unveiled a brand-new key visual for <em>Steel Ball Run: JoJo&#8217;s Bizarre Adventure<\/em> 2nd Stage on 26 June, and confirmed that further details about the upcoming series will be announced at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anime-expo.org\/\">Anime Expo 2026<\/a> in Los Angeles on <strong>3 July<\/strong> \u2014 just one week away. The 2nd Stage arrives on Netflix in Fall 2026 with weekly episodes, and Singapore fans streaming on Netflix are in line for the ride.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/steel-ball-run-2nd-stage-key-visual-2026.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Steel Ball Run JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2nd Stage key visual featuring Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Steel Ball Run Anime 2nd Stage: A New Key Visual and What It Signals<\/h2>\n<p>The new key visual, released by Warner Bros. Japan, is the clearest sign yet that production on the 2nd Stage is moving at pace. The adaptation is produced by David Production \u2014 the same studio behind every previous <em>JoJo&#8217;s Bizarre Adventure<\/em> anime season \u2014 and continues the story of former jockey Johnny Joestar and mysterious outlaw Gyro Zeppeli competing in the Steel Ball Run, a punishing cross-continental horse race across 1890s America for a US$50 million prize.<\/p>\n<p>The 2nd Stage is set to premiere on Netflix with a weekly release schedule. That delivery format is a direct response to fan frustration over the 1st Stage debut \u2014 a standalone 47-minute special that dropped on 19 March 2026 and left the community waiting months for clarification on what came next. In April, Netflix and Warner Bros. Japan confirmed Fall 2026 weekly episodes, and the new key visual now arriving signals that the countdown is on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zDceMHHnT-c\" title=\"STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2nd STAGE | Official Teaser | Netflix\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>STEEL BALL RUN JoJo&#8217;s Bizarre Adventure 2nd STAGE | Official Teaser | Netflix \u2014 via Netflix Philippines on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Into the Devil&#8217;s Palm: What the 2nd Stage Covers<\/h2>\n<p>The 2nd Stage takes Johnny and Gyro into the harshest stretch of the race yet \u2014 a 750-mile desert crossing centred on a supernatural location the locals fear as the <strong>Devil&#8217;s Palm<\/strong>. As the competitors press deeper into this cursed ground, unsettling incidents begin mounting among the other racers, and a shadowy culprit lurks within the contest itself. The 2nd Stage teaser shown at AnimeJapan 2026 in March framed the arc as both a survival test and a murder mystery, raising the stakes of the race well beyond prize money.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/steel-ball-run-2nd-stage-announcement.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Steel Ball Run JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2nd Stage announcement visual\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Anime Expo 2026: What Singapore Fans Should Expect on 3 July<\/h2>\n<p>Warner Bros. Japan confirmed that new information will drop at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anime-expo.org\/\">Anime Expo 2026<\/a> on <strong>3 July<\/strong> in Los Angeles. The convention&#8217;s main event days run 4\u20137 July, but major studios routinely hold press-only reveals on 3 July ahead of the public opening. For <em>Steel Ball Run<\/em>, that announcement could mean a firmer Fall 2026 premiere date, a full trailer, or additional character details for the Devil&#8217;s Palm arc. There&#8217;s no confirmed Singapore or SEA-specific announcement scheduled, though Netflix&#8217;s global delivery model means Singapore subscribers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/\">Netflix<\/a> will receive episodes simultaneously with the rest of the world once the weekly schedule begins.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned \u2014 we&#8217;ll cover whatever drops on 3 July. In the meantime, check out our other <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">anime news<\/a> for everything else Singapore fans are watching this season.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sbr-2nd-stage-netflix-promo.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Steel Ball Run JoJo's Bizarre Adventure on Netflix\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Netflix \/ Warner Bros. Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warner Bros. Japan unveiled a fresh key visual for Steel Ball Run JoJo&#8217;s Bizarre Adventure 2nd Stage, with more details coming at Anime Expo 2026 on 3 July. Fall 2026 Netflix confirmed \u2014 here&#8217;s what Singapore fans need to know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,336,482,480,472,481],"class_list":["post-4292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-anime-announcement","tag-anime-expo-2026","tag-jojos-bizarre-adventure","tag-netflix-anime","tag-steel-ball-run"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sbr-2nd-stage-netflix-promo.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-17e","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4316,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/hokuto-no-ken-anime-part-2-2027\/","url_meta":{"origin":4292,"position":0},"title":"Hokuto no Ken Anime Part 2 Confirmed for 2027 as Jagi Arrives","date":"June 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Hokuto no Ken anime's 14-episode first cour is done and streaming on Amazon Prime Video \u2014 and Part 2 is confirmed for 2027 with a teaser that puts villain Jagi front and centre.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hnk-kv-kenshiro.webp?fit=842%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4342,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/record-of-ragnarok-season-4-confirmed\/","url_meta":{"origin":4292,"position":1},"title":"Record of Ragnarok Season 4 Confirmed \u2014 Battles 10 and 11 Are Coming","date":"June 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Warner Bros. 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