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The long awaited first episode JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run Recently came out on Netflix, but fans have been disappointed that “Phase 2” has not been released yet, causing a huge backlash against Netflix and its release schedule.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run is the seventh arc of jojo’s bizarre adventure Manga from author Hirohiko Araki, and one of the most beloved arcs of the entire franchise, despite being set in a brand new continuity that exists outside of the first six arcs. steel ball run Serialization ran between January 19, 2004 and April 19, 2011, for a total of 95 chapters and 24 volumes.
jojo’s bizarre adventure The franchise has called Netflix home for several years, starting with Stone Ocean, which released episodes periodically between December 2021 and December 2022. It’s been a long wait for an anime adaptation steel ball runAnd it’s already had a controversial debut on Netflix, sparking a huge online backlash.
is the center of controversy steel ball run The release schedule, which is radically different from the previous six arcs, instead of releasing the first episode weekly, instead opting to release each “stage” periodically. If the goal was to leave fans wanting more, it’s been a resounding success. However, the sentiment expressed by fans online is disappointment rather than excitement.
The disappointment has been so extreme that it’s spawned an entirely new meme online, and it’s left frustrated fans eager to take aim at Netflix.
where is jojo????? pic.twitter.com/p9oot4QQOH
— BMS | Mugi⁹⁷¹🖖🏾 (@mugigwada) 30 March 2026
The meme in question depicts several JoJo characters with red eyes, styled like an anti-piracy screen. Fans have been using the meme en masse to dominate the comment sections, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop any time soon.
Netflix got a massive boycott by ‘Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’ fans in the most bizarre way after it was confirmed that Part 7 Steel Ball Run would no longer be a weekly. pic.twitter.com/WKkIEaWOhX
– AniTV (@AniTVOfficial) 30 March 2026
Netflix’s feud with anime fans is nothing new. Especially in the early days of licensed anime, fans used the term “Netflix jail” to refer to the time it took for seasons of anime that had already been released in Japan to arrive on Netflix. new episodes of pokemon horizons Still falls into the “Netflix jail” category.
The streaming service has made great strides with its anime lineup, but one aspect that hasn’t been perfected yet is simulcasting. New weekly anime episodes are often released a few days after the Japanese broadcast, such as a piece. With fans eager to consume content on the same day as Japanese release, many still opt for Crunchyroll or piracy for their anime needs.
so when is it jojo’s bizarre adventure 2nd phase Coming to Netflix?
Fans will be even more disappointed to hear that Netflix has not yet confirmed when jojo’s bizarre adventure 2nd phase Will be issued. The only news we got from Netflix was on AnimeJapan 2026, when a teaser trailer for the second phase was released, confirming that it will be released sometime in 2026.
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