JoJo: Steel Ball Run ganha data na Netflix, mas anúncio gera revolta

Watching JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure in full by March 2026 requires patience and, above all, more than one subscription on your credit card. Although anime streaming is at its best technical phase, the Joestar family saga remains fragmented between Crunchyroll and Netflix, creating a confusion of versions and exclusivities that complicates the lives of Brazilian fans.

The division begins right from the first five parts of the work. While Crunchyroll separates the second season, Stardust Crusaders, into two distinct phases, Netflix simplifies the catalog and groups all 48 episodes under a single title. Furthermore, the episode count for the Golden Wind part varies drastically between services due to recap episodes present only on Crunchyroll.

Catalog differences between Crunchyroll and Netflix

• Stardust Crusaders: Crunchyroll divides it into two parts of 24 episodes; Netflix groups 48 episodes into a single season.
• Golden Wind: Crunchyroll has 42 episodes (includes recap episodes 13.5, 21.5, and 28.5); Netflix has only the 39 main storyline episodes.
• Season 1: Crunchyroll offers a compiled 3-episode version (1h45 each), in addition to the normal series.

The situation becomes even more complicated with the arrival of the recent parts. Stone Ocean remains a Netflix exclusive, frustrating those who hoped to see Jolyne Cujoh’s journey on Crunchyroll. However, the platform’s batch release model received severe criticism for destroying the story’s pacing, as fans had to wait a full year to see the season’s conclusion.

Steel Ball Run and the future of the franchise

Scheduled for release on March 19, 2026, the prologue of Steel Ball Run will arrive exclusively on Netflix. The special 47-minute episode, titled “1st STAGE”, marks the beginning of one of the manga’s most beloved arcs. Therefore, the trend is for Netflix to maintain full control over new adaptations by David Production, forcing the audience to keep two active subscriptions to follow the complete chronology. In this way, JoJo solidifies itself as the most difficult anime to marathon in full this decade.