Updated on February 27, 2026, 7:35am (GMT+8): Added episode details.
Jujutsu Kaisen has never been subtle about raising the stakes, and Season 3 is no exception.
This Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 guide is here to help you make sense of everything—from shifting storylines to the growing roster of characters and the voices bringing them to life.
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As the series moves into one of its most complex arcs yet, keeping track of what matters can feel overwhelming.
Think of this as your central hub, where you can get the big picture before diving into deeper breakdowns.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 guide: Plot and production
Based on the manga series by Gege Akutami and produced by animation studio MAPPA, Jujutsu Kaisen returns for its third season at a turning point for its world and characters.
Season 3 picks up in the aftermath of the Shibuya Incident, an event that permanently altered the balance of power within jujutsu society. With Satoru Gojo (Yuichi Nakamura) sealed inside the Prison Realm, the world is forced to confront a reality without its strongest sorcerer.
This sudden vacuum creates instability, giving rise to new ambitions, rivalries, and long-buried agendas.
As the established order begins to fracture, more sorcerers see this moment as an opportunity to reshape the jujutsu world to their liking. At the center of it all is Kenjaku, whose long-term plan finally comes into motion through the Culling Game, a massive, rule-based conflict meant to “bring back the golden age of jujutsu.”
Rather than focusing on a single villain or threat, Season 3 explores what happens when power, ideology, and survival collide on a massive scale.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 episodes
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 is set to adapt three major arcs from the manga: the Itadori Execution arc, the Perfect Preparation arc, and the Culling Game arc.
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The season is planned as a two-cour release, allowing the story to unfold over a longer period rather than being condensed into a single run.
The first episode aired on January 8, 2026, marking the beginning of Part 1. This structure gives the series more room to explore multiple storylines, introduce new characters, and develop long-form conflicts without rushing major moments.
| JUJUTSU KAISEN SEASON 3 ANIME EPISODE NO. | EPISODE TITLE | DIRECTOR | SYNOPSIS | RELEASE DATE |
| JJK Season 3 Episode 1 | Execution | Shota Goshozono | After the Shibuya Incident, Tokyo is flooded with curses as Yuji and Choso fight them, while Megumi becomes the Zen’in clan’s successor after Naobito’s death. | January 8, 2026 |
| JJK Season 3 Episode 2 | One More Time | Directed by : Yosuke Takada Storyboarded by : Shota Goshozono | Choso beats Naoya before Yuta intervenes, revealing he faked Yuji’s death for Gojo. Learning Tsumiki is trapped in the Culling Game, Yuji agrees to help Megumi. The group turns to Tengen to free Gojo. | January 8, 2026 |
| JJK Season 3 Episode 3 | About the Culling Game | Directed by: Takumi Ichikawa Storyboarded by : Shota Goshozono | Yuji Itadori and his allies consult Tengen to learn more about Kenjaku’s plans and map out their next moves in the Culling Game. Armed with this information, Yuji and Megumi Fushiguro set out to recruit Kinji Hakari, Maki Zenin returns to the Zenin Clan to gather cursed tools, Yuta Okkotsu heads to the farthest colony in the Culling Game to begin collecting points, and Choso and Yuki Tsukumo stay behind to guard Master Tengen. | January 15, 2026 |
| JJK Season 3 Episode 4 | Perfect Preparation | Shota Goshozono | Maki Zenin returns to the Zenin family estate to retrieve cursed tools and ends up confronting the clan, leading to a brutal and cinematic fight that underscores her rage and tragic losses. Her battle and relentless progression through the estate set the tone for her role in the Culling Game arc and deliver one of the season’s most visually striking sequences. | January 22, 2026 |
| JJK Season 3 Episode 5 | Fever | Shota Goshozono | Principal Masamichi Yaga is revealed to possess a special power, capable of creating autonomous cursed corpses like Panda and even resurrecting souls, which leads to his execution by Yoshinobu Gakuganji after the Shibuya Incident. Panda survives with the help of Atsuya Kusakabe, while Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro infiltrate an illegal sorcerer fight club run by expelled Jujutsu High students Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi. Yuji impresses Hakari but reveals his ties to Jujutsu High, triggering a tense standoff. | January 29, 2026 |
| JJK Season 3 Episode 6 | Cog | Shota Goshozono | Megumi and Panda infiltrate Hakari’s base but are stopped by Kirara, who refuses to help due to distrust of Jujutsu High and disbelief in Gojo’s sealing, using a Southern Cross–based Cursed Technique to keep them at bay until Megumi figures it out and defeats them. Yuji then withstands Hakari’s blows to prove his resolve, convincing Hakari to join their cause. Shortly after, a new Culling Game rule allows players to view each other’s status, and its creator, Hajime Kashimo, expresses his desire to fight Sukuna. | February 5, 2026 |
| JJK Season 3 Episode 7 | Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Part 1 | Directed by: Takeru Sato Storyboard by: Shota Goshozono | After learning of Yaga’s death, Hakari agrees to help, intending to leverage Megumi’s status as head of the Zen’in clan for his own gain. Yuji discovers he has already been registered as a Culling Game player, likely due to Sukuna, and the group searches for high-point players like Kashimo and Hiromi Higuruma to add rules allowing point transfers and exit from the game. Splitting into separate Tokyo colonies, Yuji and Megumi enter No. 1 to find Higuruma but are separated and given conflicting information about his location, while Hakari and Panda head to No. 2 to pursue Kashimo and Angel. | February 12, 2026 |
| JJK Season 3 Episode 8 | Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Part 2 | Yosuke Takada | Higuruma, a public defender disillusioned by a corrupt legal system and ungrateful clients, awakens his cursed technique after an emotional breakdown in court, summoning a shikigami. In the present, Yuji is brought to him in Ikebukuro while Megumi is lured to Shinjuku to meet the reincarnated sorcerer Reggie Star, who hints at Kenjaku’s larger plan behind the Culling Game. When Yuji asks Higuruma to use his points to help end the Game, Higuruma refuses, believing its rules are more just than society’s, and activates his Domain Expansion after Yuji challenges him. | February 26, 2026 |
| JJK Season 3 Episode 9 | Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Part 3 | TBD | TBD | March 6, 2026 |
As more episodes are released, we’ll be maintaining an updated list that includes episode titles, air dates, and brief summaries in our full episode guide.
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 characters and their relationships
Season 3 shifts its focus toward the different clans, factions, and alliances that shape the jujutsu world.
After the Shibuya Incident, the existing power structure begins to break down, creating tension between the major families, independent sorcerers, and those operating outside the traditional system. Rather than centering on a single group, the story shows how these sides clash and overlap within the Culling Game.
The major jujutsu clans, including the Zenin family, remain key players, while unaffiliated sorcerers and reincarnated participants form temporary alliances based on shared goals or survival.
This makes Season 3 less about individual rivalries and more about how these groups compete for influence in a changing world.
| CHARACTERS | JAPANESE VOICE ACTOR | ENGLISH VOICE ACTOR |
| Yuji Itadori | Junya Enoki | Adam McArthur |
| Ryomen Sukuna | Junichi Suwabe | Ray Chase |
| Megumi Fushiguro | Yuma Uchida | Robbie Daymond |
| Satoru Gojo | Yuichi Nakamura | Kaiji Tang |
| Suguru Geto | Takahiro Sakurai | Lex Lang |
| Choso | Daisuke Namikawa | Ray Chase |
| Yuta Okkotsu | Megumi Ogata | Kayleigh McKee |
| Maki Zenin | Mikako Komatsu | Allegra Clark |
| Mai Zenin | Marina Inoue | Laura Post |
| Yuki Tsukumo | Noriko Hidaka | Anjali Kunapaneni |
| Naoya Zenin | Kouji Yusa | Alan Lee |
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Where to watch Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3
Watch the Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 streaming worldwide on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
