Last updated: 1 November 2026
Jujutsu Kaisen is a dark action anime by studio MAPPA, adapted from Gege Akutami's manga, which premiered in Fall 2020 and has reached 59 episodes plus the prequel movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0. It follows Yuji Itadori, a kind-hearted teen who becomes the host of Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses, and trains at Tokyo Jujutsu High to fight cursed spirits. Fans praise its sharp fight animation, dry humour and the way every victory comes at a real cost.
About Jujutsu Kaisen
High school student Yuji Itadori swallows a cursed finger and becomes the host of the powerful curse Ryomen Sukuna. He joins Tokyo Jujutsu High, where sorcerers train to fight the curses that threaten people every day. The series mixes dark horror, humour and some of the best fight scenes in modern anime. The Jujutsu Kaisen anime is produced by MAPPA and adapted from Gege Akutami's manga. A prequel movie, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, tells the story of Yuta Okkotsu, and the later seasons raise the stakes into the devastating Shibuya Incident and beyond. What sets the series apart is its balance: brutal, beautifully animated fights on one side, and quiet questions about what a proper death really means on the other. Few modern anime have matched its mix of style, dread and heart.
Jujutsu Kaisen is a TV anime from 2020, first released in Fall 2020. It belongs to the Action and Supernatural genres. The summary above is written by the AnimeYug team in our own words.
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Story & Plot
Yuji Itadori is an ordinary high schooler with freakish strength, until he swallows a rotten finger belonging to Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses, to save his friends. Now Sukuna lives inside him, and the secret world of jujutsu sorcerers wants Yuji executed. His sentence is postponed on one condition: find and consume all twenty of Sukuna's fingers first.
At Tokyo Jujutsu High, Yuji trains under Satoru Gojo alongside Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki, learning to fight cursed spirits born from human fear and hatred. But the curses are organising, humans are plotting, and every victory pulls Yuji closer to the day Sukuna takes over for good.
Beneath the battles runs a darker current: sorcerers die young, curses are born from ordinary human misery, and the adults in charge are often as dangerous as the monsters. Yuji's personal promise (to die surrounded by people, having helped as many as he can) is tested harder with every mission, as the line between executing curses and executing a kind-hearted boy grows thinner.
Story Arcs & Episode Guide
The Jujutsu Kaisen anime is split into story sagas. Here is every saga in order, with its episodes and years.
| Arc | Episodes | Years | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fearsome Womb | Episodes 1–8 | 2020 | Yuji swallows Sukuna's finger, joins Jujutsu High and faces his first deadly curse. |
| Vs. Mahito | Episodes 9–13 | 2020 | Yuji works with Nanami and meets Junpei, while the curse Mahito learns to reshape souls. |
| Kyoto Goodwill Event | Episodes 14–21 | 2021 | Tokyo and Kyoto students clash in the exchange event until real curses attack. |
| Death Painting | Episodes 22–24 | 2021 | A cursed bridge case brings Yuji and Megumi face to face with the Death Painting brothers. |
| Gojo's Past (Hidden Inventory / Premature Death) | Episodes 25–29 | 2023 | A flashback to 2006: young Gojo and Geto guard a girl marked for sacrifice, and their paths split. |
| Shibuya Incident | Episodes 30–47 | 2023 | On Halloween night the villains seal Gojo away and Shibuya becomes a battlefield. |
| The Culling Game Part 1 | Episodes 48–59 | 2026 | The survivors enter Kenjaku's deadly colony game to find a way to free Gojo. |
Why Watch Jujutsu Kaisen
- Hand-to-hand curse battles with some of the sharpest fight animation on TV, by MAPPA.
- Satoru Gojo: a teacher so strong that the whole story bends around his power.
- Cursed techniques with strict rules, so every fight is a puzzle as well as a brawl.
- Real stakes: heroes can lose, and the Shibuya Incident changes everything that follows.
- Short, dense seasons adapted from Gege Akutami's complete 271-chapter manga.
Who Is It For?
Rated TV-MA in the US for gore and horror imagery, so it is aimed at older teens and adults who enjoy dark action. The prequel movie, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, is rated PG-13.
Main Characters
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Voice Actors
The Japanese voices behind the main characters of Jujutsu Kaisen.
- Satoru GojoMain character: Jujutsu High teacher, the strongest modern sorcererJapanese voiceYuichi Nakamura
- Megumi FushiguroMain character: first-year who summons shikigami from shadowsJapanese voiceYuma Uchida
- Yuji ItadoriMain character: Sukuna's vessel and Jujutsu High first-yearJapanese voiceJunya Enoki
- Nobara KugisakiMain character: first-year who fights with nails, a hammer and straw dollsJapanese voiceAsami Seto
- Kento NanamiSupporting character: a grade 1 sorcerer and former office workerJapanese voiceKenjiro Tsuda
- Maki ZeninSupporting character: second-year who fights with cursed toolsJapanese voiceMikako Komatsu
- Toge InumakiSupporting character: second-year whose words carry cursed powerJapanese voiceKoki Uchiyama
- PandaSupporting character: a talking panda cursed corpse and second-year studentJapanese voiceTomokazu Seki
- Yuta OkkotsuMain character of Jujutsu Kaisen 0: a special grade sorcererJapanese voiceMegumi Ogata
- Aoi TodoSupporting character: Kyoto third-year with a love of tall idolsJapanese voiceSubaru Kimura
- Ryomen SukunaThe King of Curses, living inside YujiJapanese voiceJunichi Suwabe
- Suguru GetoGojo's former classmate who became a curse userJapanese voiceTakahiro Sakurai
- MahitoA special grade curse born from human hatredJapanese voiceNobunaga Shimazaki
- ChosoThe eldest of the Death Painting brothersJapanese voiceDaisuke Namikawa
- Toji FushiguroThe Sorcerer Killer: an assassin with no cursed energyJapanese voiceTakehito Koyasu
Staff & Production
- Original Creator
- Gege Akutami
- Animation Studio
- MAPPA
- Director
- Sunghoo Park (Season 1); Shota Goshozono (Seasons 2–3)
- Series Composition
- Hiroshi Seko
- Music
- Yoshimasa Terui (with Hiroaki Tsutsumi and Arisa Okehazama on Season 1)
Manga & Source Material
Jujutsu Kaisen began as a manga by Gege Akutami. It was preceded by a short 2017 prequel series that was later collected as Volume 0 and adapted into the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie.
- Written and illustrated by Gege Akutami.
- Serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from March 5, 2018 to September 30, 2024.
- 271 chapters collected into 30 volumes, plus the prequel Volume 0.
- The manga is complete; the final volumes 29 and 30 were released together in December 2024.
- Passed 100 million copies in circulation by September 2024.
Music
King Gnu are the franchise's signature music act: they performed the movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0's theme "Ichizu", the Shibuya Incident opening "SPECIALZ" and the Culling Game opening "AIZO". The score is by Yoshimasa Terui, with Hiroaki Tsutsumi and Arisa Okehazama joining him on Season 1.
Opening Themes
- “Kaikai Kitan”by EveSeason 1 opening.
- “Vivid Vice”by Who-ya ExtendedSeason 1, second cour opening.
- “Where Our Blue Is”by Tatsuya KitaniSeason 2 opening for Gojo's Past.
- “SPECIALZ”by King GnuSeason 2 opening for the Shibuya Incident.
- “AIZO”by King GnuSeason 3 (The Culling Game Part 1) opening.
Ending Themes
- “Lost in Paradise”by ALI featuring AKLOSeason 1 ending.
- “Give It Back”by Co Shu NieSeason 1, second cour ending.
- “Akari”by Soushi SakiyamaSeason 2 ending for Gojo's Past.
- “More Than Words”by HitsujibungakuSeason 2 ending for the Shibuya Incident.
- “Yoake no Uta”by jo0jiSeason 3 (The Culling Game Part 1) ending.
Series Timeline
- 2017
Gege Akutami's prequel story, later called Jujutsu Kaisen 0, is published.
- 2018
The main manga begins in Weekly Shonen Jump on March 5.
- 2020
The anime premieres on October 3, produced by MAPPA.
- 2021
The prequel movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0 opens in Japan on December 24 and becomes the year's top-grossing film there.
- 2023
Season 2 covers Gojo's Past and the Shibuya Incident, from July to December.
- 2024
The manga ends on September 30 with chapter 271.
- 2026
Season 3, The Culling Game Part 1, airs from January to March; a Season 4 covering Part 2 is announced, with no date yet.
Quick Answers
Is Jujutsu Kaisen finished?
Jujutsu Kaisen has not been announced as finished, so more of the story may still come in the future.
What genre is Jujutsu Kaisen?
Jujutsu Kaisen is a Action and Supernatural anime. You can browse more titles like it on our Action anime page.
When did Jujutsu Kaisen release?
Jujutsu Kaisen first released in Fall 2020. It is a TV series.
Should I watch Jujutsu Kaisen 0 before the series?
You can watch the TV series first. Most fans do. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is a prequel movie about Yuta Okkotsu, and it fits best after Season 1 and before Season 2, where its events become important.
Is Jujutsu Kaisen scary?
It has horror elements, cursed spirits are often grotesque and some scenes are intense, but it is mainly an action series. If you enjoy dark action with humour between the fights, you will be fine.
Who is the strongest character in Jujutsu Kaisen?
Satoru Gojo is presented as the strongest sorcerer of the modern era, while Sukuna, the King of Curses, is the great threat of the ancient past. The clash between what they represent drives much of the story.
Watch Order
Here is the release order for Jujutsu Kaisen and the series connected to it. Start at step 1 and work your way down.
- 1Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1Season 1 (2020): this series; start the story here.
- 2Jujutsu Kaisen 0Movie (2021): a prequel about Yuta Okkotsu; watch after Season 1.
- 3Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2Season 2 (2023): Gojo's Past and the Shibuya Incident.
- 4Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game Part 1Season 3 (2026): the newest part; continues after Shibuya.
Where to Watch
Jujutsu Kaisen is officially available to stream on these platforms:
Streaming availability changes often and differs by country. Please check the platform in your region.