JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Watch Order

• When: the second stage of the Steel Ball Run anime, which Netflix's own headline calls episode 2, began streaming on 25 September 2026. Netflix gives the start time as 1 a.m. PDT / 5 p.m. JST, which was 4 a.m. EDT, 08:00 UTC and 9 a.m. in the UK. A new episode now arrives each Friday. Netflix's launch-day article calls the run a split-cour release, which usually means a break partway through. As of 25 September 2026, neither Netflix nor the official site has said when the break falls or when the last episode arrives.
• Where: Netflix. Netflix says it is available to all its members around the world, and the official anime site describes it, in Japanese, as a worldwide exclusive first run on Netflix. Netflix has also announced an English dub cast, led by Daman Mills as Johnny Joestar and Kaiji Tang as Gyro Zeppeli.
• How many episodes: the second and third stages together are eleven episodes. Neither the official site nor Netflix gives a separate count for each stage, and eleven is not a total for the whole adaptation.
• What came before: the first stage is a single 47-minute episode, released on Netflix on 19 March 2026 and still streaming there. Watch it first: Netflix describes the second stage as picking up after the race's opening.

For the manga's opening, start with VIZ's English Part 1—Phantom Blood Vol. 1 and continue through Vols. 2 and 3. VIZ lists three books for this part; its third-book description identifies the conclusion. These hardcover numbers belong to the English edition and to Part 1, not to the franchise as a whole.

One book costs $25 at the checked list price; all three total $75. Start with one if you are deciding whether to read the part. After Part 1 Vol. 3, the next named run is Part 2—Battle Tendency Vol. 1, ISBN 9781421578828. The number returns to 1. An order for an unspecified JoJo Vol. 1 could therefore land at a different part, so match the part title and ISBN. This small buying check does not map the anime's nine Phantom Blood episodes onto individual books or claim a full JoJo catalog.

After the three Phantom Blood hardcovers, continue with Part 2—Battle Tendency, beginning again at English hardcover 1. VIZ’s Part 2 list contains four books, and its fourth-book description identifies the part’s conclusion. These are the next part, not replacement bindings of Phantom Blood.

The full four-book Part 2 route is $100 at publisher list, or you can begin with one $25 book. Include the part name when buying: Phantom Blood 1 and Battle Tendency 1 have different ISBNs and different story positions. No chapter ranges, equivalence to Japanese spine numbers or anime continuation point is inferred from this list.

After Battle Tendency hardcover 4, the next part begins at Part 3—Stardust Crusaders hardcover 1. VIZ’s Part 3 list contains ten English hardcovers, and its tenth-book description identifies the conclusion. Match the part title and ISBN when ordering; a bare JoJo Volume 1 does not identify a unique story position.

Begin with one hardcover if you are deciding whether to commit to the full part. These ten numbers identify this VIZ English hardcover edition. The list does not establish chapter boundaries, a crossover with earlier paperback editions or the book to buy after a particular anime episode. The watch order above concerns screen adaptations; these print checks remain separate.

After Stardust Crusaders hardcover 10, continue with Part 4—Diamond Is Unbreakable hardcover 1. VIZ’s Part 4 list contains nine English hardcovers and labels book 9 final. Their numbering belongs to this part and edition. These books continue the story; they are not a replacement binding of Part 3.

Begin with one $25 hardcover if deciding whether to read this part. Include Diamond Is Unbreakable in the order and match the ISBN: a bare JoJo Volume 1 identifies several different starting points. These checked product listings establish physical format and publication metadata. They do not establish chapter boundaries, equivalence to Japanese spine numbers or which book follows a particular anime episode.

Continue after Diamond Is Unbreakable with Part 5: Golden Wind hardcover 1. VIZ’s Part 5 list contains nine English hardcovers. Their numbers restart within this named part; they do not replace Part 4’s books.

VIZ lists Golden Wind books 1–2 at $25 each and books 3–9 at $19.99 each, totaling $189.93. A flat nine-times-$25 calculation would overstate this checked list total. Start with the first hardcover to try the part; the later spine numbers assume its story is already under way. These product checks do not establish Japanese spine equivalence, chapter boundaries, binding quality or an anime-to-book continuation point. Prices are publisher list rather than checkout offers.

After Golden Wind, continue with Part 6—Stone Ocean hardcover 1. VIZ’s Part 6 list contains nine English hardcovers and labels book 9 final. The individual last-book description also identifies the conclusion. Match the part title and ISBN when placing an order.

All nine Stone Ocean hardcovers list at $25 each, totaling $225.00. Book 9 finishes this named part; it is not the last book of the entire franchise. Steel Ball Run follows in a different continuity, as the watch-order section explains. These product checks do not establish Japanese spine equivalence, chapter boundaries, binding quality or an anime-to-book continuation point. Prices are publisher list rather than checkout offers.

For this part, begin with VIZ’s Part 7: Steel Ball Run hardcover 1. Its English spine number returns to 1 after Stone Ocean; the part title and ISBN identify the book. VIZ’s Part 7 list currently contains eleven English hardcovers. Books 1–9 have publication dates through September 22, 2026. Books 10 and 11 are preorders for November 24, 2026 and January 26, 2027. The listed books do not establish the eventual complete English run.

The nine books with past publication dates total $225.00 at checked publisher list. Adding both announced preorders makes $275.00 for the eleven listed books, not a complete-part price. Begin with one $25 hardcover if you are deciding whether to read the part. These numbers identify VIZ’s English hardcover edition; this inventory does not establish chapter ranges or equivalence to Japanese spine numbers.

The anime’s stage numbers do not identify these book numbers. The product descriptions place the race’s opening in hardcover 1 and a desert stage in hardcover 2, but matching a location is insufficient to establish an adaptation boundary. Start with hardcover 1 if the aim is to avoid a gap when moving from the anime; an exact episode-to-book handoff remains unverified.

Rohan is introduced in Diamond Is Unbreakable. Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe collects separate tales about the manga artist, so these book numbers belong to the spin-off, not a main JoJo part. Read Part 4 first for his introduction; the spin-off is optional when following the main parts. The physical English inventory below was checked against VIZ and its distributor on October 2, 2026.

The three checked hardcovers total $57.98 at publisher list, not a retailer offer or a promise that no further book will appear. All three have listed trim of 5¾ × 8¼ inches. VIZ also sells digital editions with separate prices; those are not used in this physical-book table. An earlier two-book inventory would miss the third hardcover’s July 2026 release. The publication records do not establish which manga chapters any screen adaptation covers.

The native JoJo manga catalog makes the checked English hardcovers searchable by ISBN and separates each part’s numbering from the Rohan side-story line. Steel Ball Run preorders remain labeled as announced books.