As Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Jujutsu Kaisen is an extremely popular supernatural shonen anime since the premiere of the first season of the series in October 2020. The series follows Yuji Itadori, an unusually strong high school student who is enrolled as a “Jujutsu Wizard” apprentice at Tokyo Jujutsu High after unknowingly becoming host to Ryomen Sukuna, a powerful curse spirit planning to destroy his material form with the aim of conquering the human world.
After the release of Jujutsu Kaisen 0a feature film set before the events of the first season and following the story of a fellow jujutsu sorcerer named Yuta Okkotsu, a second season of Jujutsu Kaisen was announced and is currently in production. Here’s everything we know about when to expect the release of the upcoming one Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2.
Will there be a season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen?
Yes. A second season of Jujutsu Kaisen was announced in February during a post-opening event for Jujutsu Kaisen 0which at that time had grossed over $85.1 million since its December 24 premiere in Japanese theaters.
Jujutsu Kaisen Creator Gege Akutami drew an illustration of Yuta Okkotsu, the protagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen 0and his cursed spirit companion, Rika, to commemorate the announcement.
What is covered in Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen?
In September, the second season of was announced Jujutsu Kaisen will air consecutively for two “Cours” (Japanese broadcast seasons, three months each). The anime will cover the manga’s “Gojo’s Past” arc, which follows Satoru Gojo’s time as a sophomore at Tokyo Jujutsu High, and the “Shibuya Incident” arc, which focuses on the events immediately after the conclusion of the first season . Yuta Okkotsu is making his debut in the anime series this season after making his big screen debut in the above 2021 film Jujutsu Kaisen 0.
Who will produce Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2?
Anime studio MAPPA will return to produce the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen. It is not yet known if Sunghoo Park, the director of Jujutsu Kaisen season 1 and Jujutsu Kaisen 0will return directly Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2.
Park is currently known as a director Ninja Kamuian upcoming original anime co-produced by his studio E&H Production and Sola Entertainment for the Toonami programming block of Adult Swim; and another original anime project tentatively titled Project Bullet/Bullet, also by E&H Production to be produced and streamed on Disney Plus in Japan.
When is Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 coming out?
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 will premiere in 2023, although no exact date has been confirmed at this point. However, optimistic estimates would set the premiere date Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 somewhere in the fall anime broadcasting season which starts in October and lasts until the end of December.
Will Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen stream on Crunchyroll or Netflix?
It is currently unknown which streaming service will secure the North American license rights Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2. However, given that the series has had a simulcast on Crunchyroll in the past, and given the merger of Crunchyroll and Funimation last year, it’s likely that the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen will be simulcast on Crunchyroll or at least appear on the service at some point in the future.
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