COUNTRY GUIDE 04 · VERIFIED 2026-08-24
One country label can hide two very different story relationships. Steel Ball Run is framed as a race across America. The JOJOLands is framed in Hawaii. Both belong to a Japanese manga publication context.
PART 7 · PART 9 · TWO OFFICIAL SOURCES
The JoJo portal establishes the two story relationships. Shueisha’s Ultra Jump page establishes the Japanese manga and publisher context.
PART 7 · STORY ROUTE
The official JoJo portal describes Part 7 as a race across America. AniMerchive stores this as a fictional story-route relationship with the United States—not as a verified modern travel itinerary or an American production credit.
Official JoJo series overview ↗PART 9 · STORY SETTING
The same official overview places Part 9 in Hawaii and identifies Jodio Joestar as its central character. Hawaii is therefore a story-setting field here; it does not establish a filming location, production base or audience statistic.
Official JoJo series overview ↗GEOGRAPHY · CLAIM PRECISION
Steel Ball Run's trans-American premise and The JOJOLands' Hawaii setting connect two parts of one franchise to the United States at different geographic scales. They are presented separately so the map does not imply one shared route.
Compare the official Part 7 and Part 9 records ↗MANGA · JAPANESE PUBLICATION
Shueisha's official Ultra Jump page lists The JOJOLands as a manga by Hirohiko Araki and includes Steel Ball Run among the related collected works. That is Japanese magazine and publisher context, distinct from the stories' United States settings.
Shueisha Ultra Jump official title page ↗METHOD · CLAIM BOUNDARY
Neither official source provides a United States production share, readership estimate or current official pilgrimage route for these manga settings. AniMerchive therefore publishes none of those claims and does not convert fiction into visitor guidance.
Check the official source scope ↗PUBLICATION MARKET · DATED RELEASE SNAPSHOT
VIZ’s official records establish a licensed English-language publication route. They do not change where the manga was created, or establish U.S. readership or sales.
MARKET ROLE · OFFICIAL VIZ
VIZ’s official FAQ describes its manga publishing role in North America and the English-speaking world. Its official Part 7 page lists Steel Ball Run in the Shonen Jump catalog. This is English-language publication context—not a United States production credit.
VIZ company FAQ ↗Official VIZ Part 7 page ↗DATED CATALOG SNAPSHOT · 2026
VIZ’s official calendars list Volume 8 on July 28, 2026 and Volume 9 on September 22, 2026. Checked August 24, 2026: the first date has passed and the second is scheduled for the future. Dates and availability can change, so verify the current VIZ record. No English-edition claim is made here for The JOJOLands.
VIZ July 2026 calendar ↗VIZ September 2026 calendar ↗BEFORE TURNING FICTION INTO A ROUTE
ONE FRANCHISE · SIX ROUTES
These internal routes support discovery without claiming that every Part 7 or Part 9 product is available in every store or market.
Scope and method. Story route, island setting, manga publication, production country, translation market, audience market and pilgrimage route remain separate fields. This page uses no cover art, character art or logo because no additional publication right was established for this edition. Claims were checked against the official JoJo portal, Shueisha’s Ultra Jump page, VIZ’s company and Part 7 pages, and VIZ’s dated release calendars on August 24, 2026. No VIZ English-edition claim is made for The JOJOLands. No U.S. production, audience or official pilgrimage statistic is implied; neither are readership or sales figures.
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