The JOJOCARAVAN America event for STEEL BALL RUN Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure will broaden its reach to all 17 Kinokuniya USA stores starting March 19, the date of the STEEL BALL RUN anime‘s premiere.
JOJOCARAVEN America originally kicked off on February 6 at Kinokuniya USA’s Seattle store. As part of the event, an art exhibition with displays of reproduced STEEL BALL RUN original artwork was featured at Kinokuniya USA’s Seattle and San Francisco stores. Kinokuniya Carrollton is next in line for the exhibition, with the store to host it from March 20 to 29. These three spots were also chosen to be decorated with window wrappings sporting STEEL BALL RUN visuals.
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Meanwhile, nine locations, including the aforementioned three, are offering special merchandise with art from both the manga and upcoming anime until March 29..
There were plans to involve Kinokuniya Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York in the event as well, though their schedules were not yet announced at the start of JOJOCARAVAN America. Now, Warner Bros. Japan says that from March 19, the Los Angeles (The Bloc), Atlanta, and New York stores will have STEEL BALL RUN window wrappings like their Seattle, San Francisco, and Carrollton counterparts. Additionally, the incoming participants will provide character photo-op experiences for visitors.
Aside from JOJOCARAVAN America’s expansion, it was announced that a “global support icon frame present campaign” will be launched to commemorate the STEEL BALL RUN anime’s premiere. The website for that is here.
Source: Press release
