Anime news: ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ fans rejoice - season three details and release date announced
Anime fans gather around: Jujutsu Kaisen is back and ready to dominate visual media once again.
From the season three release date to news of an upcoming compilation movie, it’s clear we’re diving headfirst into another round of action, heartache, subjugation rituals, and cursed spirits haunting the streets of Shibuya.
Gege Akutami and MAPPA Studios are back with more chaos, and fans couldn’t be more ready.
Here with all the recent news regarding this euphoric revelation in the world of Jujutsu, is Film News Blitz’s Aidan Leo.
All the key details
First and foremost, the news fans have been waiting for since the devastating conclusion of season two in December 2023, is finally here.
It’s official: Jujutsu Kaisen season three, adapting the ‘Culling Game' arc, will premiere in January 2026.
Before that, a compilation film is set to release on December 5 this year, recapping the climactic end of season two along with the opening two episodes of the new season.
The film is reportedly titled Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution.
With a revised look into the adverse events of season two with a glimpse into the chaos of season three, the film gives fans plenty to look forward to.
Ominous, epic and explosive trailer
Crunchyroll dropped the first official teaser trailer for the new season on August 31.
The series’ main character Yuji Itadori is in a bad way, his anguish is immediately evident in the trailer’s opening moments following the tragic outcome of season two’s ‘Shibuya Incident’ arc.
Fellow main protagonist Yuta Okkotsu is tasked with the killing of Itadori, with the trailer offering a glimpse of their heated clash unfolding across Shibuya.
Fans are also treated to the arrival of the influential Naoya Zen’in, who takes on fan-favorite Choso in a high-stakes showdown.
The teaser also features the reappearance of deuteragonist Megumi Fushiguro and a fierce, vengeance-fueled Maki Zen’in.
Special-grade sorcerer Yuki Tsukumo, who appeared in the closing stages of season two, is set to feature as a key figure in this arc, leading the young, dejected sorcerers in the absence of Satoru Gojo.
The trailer’s gloomy tone and aesthetic perfectly captures the ominous energy suited to the dark world of sorcery, cursed spirits, and shadowed streets of Shibuya.
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Missing in action: a blue-eyed king
Anime-only viewers may have been shocked to see JJK’s figurehead and cornerstone, Satoru Gojo, absent from the trailer.
However, manga readers know his reappearance doesn’t come until after the events of the Culling Game.
With Gojo having been sealed during the Shibuya Incident, thanks to the villainous Kenjaku, his absence will no doubt leave fans disappointed, yet in immense anticipation for the moment he’s freed in the seasons to come.
While some manga readers expressed disappointment with how Yuki was utilised, the anime could elevate her role and depict her importance more meaningfully.
Despite Gojo being out of action for season three, the show’s fans remain the Honoured Ones, and are immensely excited for the return of new gen anime’s linchpin: Jujutsu Kaisen.
JJK is back. Anime fans - this summer, we’re eating good.
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