Jujutsu Kaisen is a beloved anime series that has satisfied many anime lovers’ desire for quality anime in the adventure genre in recent years. The popular anime series is based on the same name manga with the same huge popularity. Adapted from Gege Akutami’s 15-volume manga series, the anime was adapted for TV by MAPPA. As many anime followers already know, MAPPA is a famous animation studio that has produced successful products such as Dororo and Dorohedoro in recent years. The director of the series is Sunghoo Park, who also directed another beloved anime series The God of High School series. Hiroshi Seko (Banana Fish, Dorohedoro, Mob Psycho 100) takes place in the anime screenplay. It was also featured on Crunchyroll and HBO Max. After the first season of 24 episodes, which was completed on March 27, 2021, the eyes have turned to the second season possibilities. Let’s remember the series and see what we know about the second season so far.
What is the plotline of Jujutsu Kaisen?
A very old war is going on in the world that nobody notices, even though it is before the eyes. The war we are talking about takes place between supernatural monsters known as “Curses” that come from the shadows and terrorize humanity and the sorcerers known as “Jujutsu” who try to destroy these monsters using mysterious methods. When high school student Yuji Itadori finds the dried finger of the legendary Curse Sukuna Ryoumen, the young student also finds himself in the middle of this war.
Although Yuji Itadori lives a completely ordinary high school life, he is a child with tremendous physical strength. One day, he eats the finger of “Sukuna Ryomen” and takes the Curse into his soul to save a friend who was attacked by the Curse. From then on, he shares a body with Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful wizards Gojo Satoru, Itadori is accepted into the Tokyo Metropolitan Wizarding Technical High School. This organization fights the Curses, thus starting the heroic story of a boy who turns into a Curse to banish a Curse. A life he can never return to.
Will there be a second season of Jujutsu Kaisen?
An anime film was announced in the first season finale of the anime, which aired on March 27, 2021. ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0: the Movie’ is premiered on December 24, 2021 in Japan. Animes that appeal to large audiences, such as Jujutsu Kaisen, sometimes share their new season announcements in the season finale. However, Jujutsu Kaisen wasn’t one of those anime, and fans were left wondering. On February 12, 2022, the anime was finally renewed for a new season by the announcement on Twitter! Along with the confirmation, the team showed 2023 as the release date.
As in the first season of the anime, the successful studio MAPPA will animate the second season. It is comforting that it will not lose any of its drawing quality. Crunchyroll has also announced the renewal from their website. This is still the latest information as of June 20, 2022, at the time of writing. The anime is likely to hit the screens in the spring of 2023, although a specific range has not been given. We hope there will be no delay. Till its release, you can check the list of anime like Jujutsu Kaisen.
NEWS: JUJUTSU KAISEN TV Anime Season 2 Announced, To Air in 2023!
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Manga (Main Source Material)
As we mentioned at the beginning of the article, Jujutsu Kaisen is a manga adaptation. The original manga was written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. Originally published by Shueisha and published by Viz Media in English for readers worldwide, the manga series reached 19 volumes with the latest volume titled “Tokyo No.1 Colony: Angry man” on April 4, 2022.
In the first season of the anime, the first 8 volumes were almost completely adapted into 24 episodes. The first season, which is largely loyal to the manga, ends with the 64th chapter. With the chapters not yet in tankobon format, 188 chapters have been released so far, and it seems like we will be able to watch more seasons after the confirmed second season.
Disc sales and exclusive distributors
Disc sales and the availability of exclusive distributors are very valuable for the anime series. Generally, animes are expected to sell over 4,000 copies for a new season confirmation. Jujutsu Kaisen disc sales are well above targets. The anime series sold 26,260 copies in the volumes’ average. The anime generated approximately ¥1,358,150,000 revenue with these disc sales and was the anime series that earned the most revenue from disc sales in the fall 2020 period. In recent years, disc sales have seriously declined with the increase in online video-watching habits. However, despite this decline, Jujutsu Kaisen managed to have a tremendous sales figure.
Disc sales on each volume
| Volume 1 | 20.01.2021 | 35.040 |
| Volume 2 | 17.02.2021 | 27.538 |
| Volume 3 | 17.03.2021 | 29.579 |
| Volume 4 | 21.04.2021 | 26.514 |
| Volume 5 | 26.05.2021 | 23.861 |
| Volume 6 | 23.06.2021 | 22.383 |
| Volume 7 | 21.07.2021 | 22.660 |
| Volume 8 | 18.08.2021 | 22.501 |
Another important factor is the profit the anime makes from distributors. In Japan, Jujutsu Kaisen is distributed by dozens of distributors. It is globally licensed by Crunchyroll and streamed by HBO Max. There does not seem to be any financial problem, and this success signals that we can see many Jujutsu Kaisen seasons in the future.
Popularity worldwide?
Anime’s popularity is also one of the factors that strengthen the possibility of a new season. While we can see how popular it is from its success in disc sales, we can see its worldwide popularity on Google search volumes; the series is searched more than other record-breaking animes. Although it is a new anime, it is among the top 50 anime in Myanimelist, and more than 3 million people follow the @Jujutsu_Kaisen_ account on Twitter. Overall, about 100k means enough popularity for an anime to get a new season confirmation. Jujutsu Kaisen has more compared to this hypothesis. With a successful IMDb score of 8.6, the anime was also rated by over 50k users on the IMDb platform.
Is there a trailer released?
The anime has been renewed for a third season and announced to air in 2023. As such, the question of whether a trailer has been released comes to the fans’ minds. Unfortunately, the anime team has yet to share a key visual or trailer for the new season. The anime’s new season is in production, and the preparation will take time. It is pretty early to see a trailer. While we are seeing some fan-made trailers with the season 2 title, none of them currently contain the clue you’re looking for for the new season. We will update this section when the trailer is released.
Is Jujutsu Kiasen 0 Movie worth watching?
The movie of the same name, belonging to the prequel series Jujutsu Kaisen 0, continues to break records. The movie, which was released at the end of last year, managed to become the 7th greatest anime movie. Not just as an anime film, the film is among the highest-grossing films in Japan in all genres.
The anime film was released in Japan on December 24, 2021. We can say without hesitation that the anime deserves the box office records it has broken. The anime movie revolves around a familiar character, Yuta Okkotsu. Growing up as a lonely child, Yuta is exposed to a lot of bullying. At the beginning of the story, Yuta’s love Rita, whom Yuta had agreed to marry in the future, dies in an accident one day. Rita, whose soul is cursed with her death, continues to stay with Yuta. Yuta has only one goal, can he save the girl he loves from this curse?
Apart from the anime story, the movie, which contains many details, handles the story very well. The development of Yuta’s character is felt by the audience with all its clarity. The film, which proceeds faithfully to the manga, also satisfies the audience emotionally. “Jujutsu Kaisen 0”, which got full marks from the audience with also its battle scenes, has an IMDb score of 7.9 and managed to get a 98% rating on rotten tomatoes.