List of Jujutsu Kaisen episodes

Jujutsu Kaisen is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name by Gege Akutami. The series adaptation was announced in the 52nd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump published on November 25, 2019.[1] The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers in order to kill a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, of whom Yuji becomes the host.

Key visual of the series.

The series was produced by MAPPA and directed by Sunghoo Park. Hiroshi Seko wrote the scripts to every episode, Tadashi Hiramatsu designed the characters, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Terui and Alisa Okehazama composed the music. While the anime had an advanced streaming debut on September 19, 2020,[2] it officially aired on MBS and TBS's Super Animeism block from October 3, 2020, to March 27, 2021.[3][4][5][lower-alpha 1] The series ran for 24 episodes.[6]

The first opening theme, "Kaikai Kitan", is performed by Eve, while the first ending theme, "Lost in Paradise", is performed by ALI featuring Aklo.[7] From episode 3 onwards the series includes post-credits anime shorts titled "Juju Sanpo" (呪術さんぽ, lit. "Jujutsu Strolling" or "Juju Stroll"), which focus on the daily lives of the main characters.[8] The second opening theme is "Vivid Vice", performed by Who-ya Extended, while the second ending theme is "Give it Back", performed by Cö Shu Nie.[9]

The anime is licensed by Crunchyroll for streaming outside of Asia.[10] Crunchyroll has released dubs for the series in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German, in addition to a Russian voice-over stream that premiered on November 20, 2020.[11][12] In Southeast Asia, Medialink licensed the series and streamed it on iQIYI.[13][14] The first Japanese DVD and Blu-ray volumes was released on January 20, 2021.[15]

On February 12, 2022, a second season was announced.[16] Shōta Goshozono replaced Sunghoo Park as the director, with Sayaka Koiso designing the characters along with Tadashi Hiramatsu, and Yoshimasa Terui returning as the sole composer.[17] It is set to premiere on July 6, 2023.[18] It will air for two cours for a continuous half-year run and will adapt the "Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu" and "Shibuya Incident" arcs.[19]

Tatsuya Kitani will perform the opening theme "Ao no Sumika" (青のすみか, "Blue House"), while Soushi Sakiyama will perform the ending theme "Akari" (燈, "Lantern").[20]