The third season of the Jujutsu Kaisen will have a different ending for its first part. Episode 12, which concludes part 1 of the Culling Game, will be shown with an extended duration of 27 minutes on March 26, 2026.
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The season premiered on January 8th with a one-hour special, combining the first two episodes. It aired on the Super Animeism TURBO block, while Crunchyroll streams the anime globally, except in Asia.
Production and crew of the anime
The anime continues under the direction of Shōta Goshozono at studio MAPPA. Hiroshi Seko supervises the scripts, while Yosuke Yajima and Hiromi Niwa handle the character designs. The soundtrack is composed by Yoshimasa Terui.
In addition, the band King Gnu performs the opening theme “AIZO”, while jo0ji sings the ending theme “Yoake no Uta”. The production maintains the high technical standard seen in previous seasons of the franchise.
Recent history of the franchise
Jujutsu Kaisen is a manga supernatural action Gege Akutami and published in Weekly Shonen Jump between 2018 and 2024. The anime adaptation began in 2020, with 24 episodes in the first season.
The second season premiered in 2023 and adapted the Hidden Inventory and Shibuya Incident arcs. The film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was released in theaters in 2021, solidifying the series' global success.
The franchise has also released recent compilation films, including versions that recap events from the Shibuya arc and introduce the new phase of the story. These productions reinforce the ongoing expansion of the series' universe.
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