The official website for the second season of the “Jujutsu Kaisen” anime revealed a promotional video and image for the “Shibuya Incident” arc, which will consist of 18 episodes starting on August 31st.
Jujutsu Kaisen – New arc of the 2nd season of the anime receives promotional video
The video features the opening theme song “SPECIALZ” by the band King Gnu:
Episode 5 of the second season concluded the adaptation of the Hidden Inventory , which explores the past of Satoru Gojo and Suguro Geto . Therefore, the next episode will return to the current timeline of Jujutsu Kaisen, focusing on Yuji Itadori . The Shibuya Incident arc will have 18 episodes in total this season. Additionally, they also announced the anime's new theme song.
Synopsis
The story therefore follows Yuji Itadori, a high school student who becomes involved with a secret society of sorcerers called Jujutsu Kaisen, who fight against curses, evil beings that haunt the world of the living. So, to protect his friends and innocent people, Yuji decides to join the jujutsu sorcerers as a student in training under the guardianship of Satoru Gojo, the strongest sorcerer of all.
The first season of the anime premiered in October 2020 and had 24 episodes animated by studio MAPPA . The studio also handled the animation for the film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 , which takes place a few years before the main series and tells the story of young Yuta Okkotsu.
Source: Official website
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