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Jujutsu Kaisen season 3

Jujutsu Kaisen
Season 3
Key visual for the season, featuring Yuta Okkotsu and Yuji Itadori
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkMBS, TBS
Original releaseJanuary 9, 2026 (2026-01-09) –
present
Season chronology

The third season of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime television series is based on the manga series Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami. An animated adaptation of the manga was originally announced in the 52nd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, which was published in November 2019.[1]

Following the conclusion of the second season, an unspecified anime sequel covering the "Culling Game" story arc from the manga was announced.[2][3] In August 2025, it was announced that the sequel would be the series' third season, currently titled The Culling Game: Part 1 (死滅回游 前編, Shimetsu Kaiyū: Zenpen), which premiered with a one-hour special featuring the first two episodes of the season on January 9, 2026. Shōta Goshozono returns from the previous season to direct, with Hiroshi Seko and Yoshimasa Terui respectively returning as series composition writer and music composer.[4][5][6][a]

The season is adapting the manga's "Itadori's Extermination", "Perfect Preparation", and "Culling Game" story arcs.[7][2] The plot follows the Jujutsu Sorcerers entering the Culling Game,[8][9] with the main objective of fighting off Kenjaku[10] and freeing Satoru Gojo from the Prison Realm.[11] A compilation film of Shibuya Incident, which also featured the first two episodes of The Culling Game: Part 1, premiered in Japanese theaters on November 7, 2025.[4]

The season is licensed by Crunchyroll for streaming outside of Asia.[4]

Episodes

See also: List of Jujutsu Kaisen episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [12][13]Directed by [b]Chief animation directed by [b]Original release date [a]
The Culling Game: Part 1 [c]
481"Execution"
Transliteration: "Shikkō" (Japanese: 執行)		Shōta GoshozonoYosuke Yajima & Hiromi NiwaJanuary 9, 2026 (2026-01-09)[e]
Following the events of the Shibuya Incident,[d] Tokyo has become infested with curses; Yuji Itadori and Choso exorcise them, which also serves as further training for the two. Naobito Zen'in succumbs to his wounds, and his will is read out to his brother Ogi (Maki's and Mai's father), his nephew Jinichi, and his arrogant, misogynistic son Naoya. Naoya is set to be the Zen'in clan's new head, but the will stipulates that due to an arrangement by Toji Fushiguro, if Satoru Gojo is out of commission, Megumi Fushiguro will succeed him instead. Naoya heads to Tokyo to use Yuji to lure Megumi to him, so he can kill them both. Having inherited Naobito's technique, Naoya overwhelms Yuji and Choso with his speed. Yuta Okkotsu then arrives, and the three immediately acknowledge his immense strength. When Naoya offers to let Yuta kill Yuji in exchange for his silence, Yuji flees and Choso battles Naoya. Yuji and Yuta clash, but the latter proves to be too powerful. Just as Yuji manages to break Yuta's katana, he is caught by his shikigami Rika, allowing Yuta to stab him in the heart.
492"One More Time"
Transliteration: "Mōichido" (Japanese: もう一度)		Directed by : Yōsuke Takada
Storyboarded by : Shōta Goshozono		Yosuke Yajima, Hiromi Niwa,
Sota Yamazaki & Mitsue Mori		January 9, 2026 (2026-01-09)[e]
Choso struggles against Naoya, but by flooding the underpass they are in with his blood, he emerges victorious. Yuta defeats Choso and heals Naoya in exchange for confirming Yuji's execution. Yuji sees a memory of his grandfather's conversation with his father Jin, being distrustful of his mother Kaori, who bears stitches on her forehead. Yuta reveals he faked Yuji's death after being tasked by Gojo with protecting him, being sympathetic to Yuji after his own experiences. Megumi appears to ask for his help, but Yuji refuses out of fear of Sukuna's continual threat. Megumi reveals his stepsister Tsumiki will be forced to participate in Pseudo-Geto's Culling Game, a battle royale of jujutsu sorcerers awakened after the Shibuya Incident. Yuji agrees to help, but tells Yuta to kill him if Sukuna emerges again. Knowing they must free Gojo, they head to Jujutsu High and meet up with Yuki Tsukumo and Maki, who survived Jogo's attack. Using Choso's connection to the Death Paintings as a guide, they enter the school's specialized underground chamber to consult immortal jujutsu sorcerer Master Tengen.
503"About the Culling Game"
Transliteration: "Shimetsu Kaiyū ni Tsuite" (Japanese: 死滅回遊について)		Directed by : Takumi Ichikawa
Storyboarded by : Shōta Goshozono		Mitsue MoriJanuary 16, 2026 (2026-01-16)
Tengen explains that the host in Suguru Geto's body is Kenjaku, and that the Culling Game's purpose is to gather enough cursed energy to force evolution throughout all mankind in Japan by assimilating with the omnipresent Tengen, destroying the world. His previous attempts failed due to a Six Eyes user's presence and Tengen's assimilation with a Star Plasma Vessel, but between Toji's killing of Riko Amanai,[f] Kenjaku acquiring Geto's body, and Gojo's sealing in the Prison Realm, his plan can now be completed. The sorcerers learn that the Culling Game will not end until every player is killed; however, they are allowed the creation of new rules, which they will use to free players. Tengen reveals they possess the "Back" of the Prison Realm, and that one of the players, the "Angel" Hana Kurusu, has a cursed technique capable of opening it. The group enact their plan: Choso and Yuki stay behind to protect Tengen, Maki will raid the Zen'in clan vault for cursed tools, Yuta will investigate a Game colony, and Yuji and Megumi will recruit Kinji Hakari, a third-year suspended from Jujutsu High. Meanwhile, Fumihiko Takaba, a comedian lamenting his failed career, is unknowingly a player.
514"Perfect Preparation"
Transliteration: "Ashi o Fukumu" (Japanese: 葦を啣む)		Directed by : Shōta Goshozono, Risa Suzuki
& Yuusuke Sunouchi
Storyboarded by : Shōta Goshozono		Yosuke Yajima, Hiromi Niwa,
Takako Shimizu & Sota Yamazaki		January 23, 2026 (2026-01-23)
Maki returns to the Zen'in clan to find that Ogi has emptied the vault and wounded Mai. He defeats her and leaves the twins to be devoured by curses. When Mai resuscitates Maki, she dreams they are on a beach; knowing she will always keep Maki from reaching her potential as she lives, Mai sacrifices herself by creating a replica of Toji's katana, asking her to destroy the clan. With her Heavenly Restriction now as powerful as Toji's, Maki exorcises the curses and kills her father. The clan's fighting unit and elite sorcerers are sent, but she effortlessly massacres them. Maki is finally confronted by Naoya and they engage in a destructive battle. Naoya seemingly overwhelms her with his projection technique, but as he attempts to deliver a blow at his maximum speed, Maki reveals her speed has transcended beyond his projections, brutally defeating him. She finds her mother, slices her throat for doing nothing to stop the plot, and leaves Mai's body with Momo to finish off the clan. Naoya attempts to find Maki, but her mother stabs him with a knife in her last moments, admitting she is proud of the twins.
525"Passion"
Transliteration: "Netsu" (Japanese: 熱)		Directed by : Masaomi Andō
Storyboarded by : Shōta Goshozono		Mitsue Mori & Yosuke YajimaJanuary 30, 2026 (2026-01-30)
Principal Yaga is revealed to secretly hold power considerable for Special Grade, as he can create an army of autonomous cursed corpses like Panda, or Takeru, Kusakabe's nephew, whose soul he resurrected in a cursed corpse. Following the Shibuya Incident, his execution is carried out by Gakuganji, despairing Panda, who escaped custody with Kusakabe's help. Yuji and Megumi sign up for an illegal fight club for sorcerers, hosted by Hakari and fellow expelled third-year student from Jujutsu High, Kirara Hoshi. In a mock-match against Panda, Yuji impresses Hakari enough to get invited into his private security room. Panda advises them against revealing they're from Jujutsu High. Hakari wants to invite Yuji to be his champion and get rich together once his fight clubs are officially recognized by the higher-ups, but Yuji gives himself away, causing a stand-off with Hakari.
536"Cog"
Transliteration: "Buhin" (Japanese: 部品)		Directed by : Seimei Kidokoro
Storyboarded by : Shōta Goshozono		Yosuke YajimaFebruary 6, 2026 (2026-02-06)
Megumi and Panda infiltrate the compound, when they are spotted by Kirara, who warns Hakari. Megumi attempts to convince Kirara to help them, but they refuse on account of Jujutsu High's conservative board and don't believe that Gojo has been sealed. Kirara uses their Cursed Technique, which appropriates the Southern Cross, allowing them to repel Megumi and Panda away from themselves and Hakari's door. Megumi eventually deduces the technique's function and uses his Ten Shadows to defeat Kirara. He once again asks for their assistance, just as Hakari and Yuji bust onto the roof. Yuji endures several unguarded punches from Hakari, declaring himself as a cog in jujutsu society for the purpose of exorcising curses, and willing to do anything to accomplish it. Seeing his firm resolve convinces Hakari to assist them. A Kogane then appears to inform the sorcerers of a new rule added to the Culling Game, allowing all players to view each other's status. The player who created the rule, a reincarnated sorcerer named Hajime Kashimo, voices his frustration at being unable to find strong opponents, desiring to fight Sukuna.
547"Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Part 1"
Transliteration: "Tōkyō Dai-Ichi Koronī (Ichi)" (Japanese: 東京第1結界（コロニー）①)		Directed by : Takeru Satō
Storyboarded by : Shōta Goshozono		Hiromi Niwa, Takako Shimizu,
Tomomi Noda & Mitsue Mori		February 13, 2026 (2026-02-13)
After Panda informs the group of Yaga's death, Hakari agrees to help in order to use Megumi's position as the Zen'in clan head for his own benefit. Yuji's Kogane appears, revealing that he is already identified as a player, which he suspects is because of Sukuna. They use the Kogane to look for players that possess enough points to add new rules, to allow the ability to trade points and leave the Culling Game. Alongside Kashimo, they learn the other player with enough points is a man named Hiromi Higuruma; Hakari and Panda decide to enter the Tokyo No. 2 Colony to find Kashimo and Angel, who is supposedly also there, while Yuji and Megumi head to the Tokyo No. 1 Colony to find Higuruma. They enter the Colony but are immediately separated across the city. After fighting several sorcerers, Yuji meets an old classmate, Amai, who tells him where to find Higuruma. Simultaneously, Megumi encounters a woman, Remi, who also tells him where Higuruma is. However, Amai and Remi give them different locations.
558"Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Part 2"
Transliteration: "Tōkyō Dai-Ichi Koronī (Ni)" (Japanese: 東京第1結界（コロニー）②)		TBATBAFebruary 27, 2026 (2026-02-27)

Music

For the first part of the season's "Culling Game" arc, the opening theme song is "Aizo", performed by King Gnu,[6] while the ending theme song is "Yoake no Uta" (よあけのうた; lit. 'Song of Dawn'), performed by Jo0ji.[16]

Home media release

Japanese

Vol. Discs Episodes Date Ref.
The Culling Game: Part 1[c] 1 2 48–50 April 15, 2026 [17]
2 51–53 May 20, 2026 [18]
3 54–56 June 17, 2026 [19]
4 57–59 July 15, 2026 [20]

Notes

  1. ^ a b MBS lists the third season's episodes as airing on Thursdays at 24:26, which is effectively Fridays at 12:26 a.m. JST.[14]
  2. ^ a b Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode
  3. ^ a b Shimetsu Kaiyū: Zenpen (死滅回游 前編)
  4. ^ As depicted in the second season's Shibuya Incident arc
  5. ^ a b Episodes 48 and 49 aired back-to-back as a one-hour special[15]
  6. ^ As depicted in the second season's Hidden Inventory / Premature Death arc

References

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