Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 has been announced already, and we're going to take on the Culling Game next, one of the most interesting and brutal arcs in Shōnen anime. So let's go over the cast, the story, and the potential release window.
Jujutsu Kaisen has just ended its 2023 run and right away revealed that Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 is in the works by Mappa Studio. Of course, this means the fans will still have to wait a little bit for the next installment of Jujutsu Kaisen, but let's be real after the Shibuya Arc we all need a bit of a break.
Some fan-favorite characters bit the dust in this arc and viewers need some time to mourn them, but if you're curious about the upcoming season, then we've got you covered. Or, you can just read ahead yourself by picking up the official manga by Gege Akutami .
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: Potential Release Window For The Culling Game Arc
The first season of Jujutsu Kaisen was released in fall 2020. Then in Winter 2021 a movie came out and now in Summer 2023 the second season was released. 2024 is just around the corner, but we don't believe the anime will continue next year.
Instead, looking at previous patterns and knowing how long it takes for an anime adaptation to be made, the most likely, earliest, release window for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 should be some time in late 2025. We've also got to consider how difficult and convoluted the next arc is actually going to be.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: Main Plot Points
JUJUTSU KAISEN "Culling Game Arc" Officially Announced!
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Please Note: There are spoilers for the Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime in this section.
In the final episode of season 2 we saw the return of the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie hero, Yuta Okkotsu, who had been off on some super-secret mission for Gojo Satoru throughout the first two seasons.
In a notice from Jujutsu Headquarters, we find out that Yuta has been appointed as Yuji Itadori's executioner, a role the second-year student takes on willingly. This is the start of the Itadori's Extermination Arc in the manga, which is where the next season should kick off.
There will be some build-up to the Culling Game Arc, similar to how there was in season 2. First, we will follow Yuta as he tries to kill Yuji... or well, pretend to kill him. Yuta has to kill Yuji due to a binding vow, which he does, but thanks to him being able to use reverse-cursed technique he's able to save Yuji as well, which is how the next arc kicks off.
Once this part of the story is over, we move onto the Culling Game, which begins following a series of events orchestrated by the antagonist Kenjaku. The game is initiated through the merging of Tengen, an immortal being, with a barrier technique, causing thousands of people across Japan to be involved in this unwillingly.
So, we believe that the next season, much like Season 2 will be split into two parts, with the first following the execution of Yuji, as well as the preparation of the Culling Game, while the main meat of Season 3 should revolve around the game itself.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Cast & Characters
This season of Jujutsu Kaisen will have the same main cast as in previous seasons, with the exception of Gojo Satoru, who is currently sealed away and therefore won't be part of this arc at all. A bunch of other characters like Nobara or Nanami will also not make their return due to obvious reasons.
- Enoki Junya as Itadori Yuji
- Uchida Yuuma as Fushiguro Megumi
- Ogata Megumi as Okkotsu Yuta
- Mikako Komatsu as Zenin Maki
- Seki Tomokazu as Panda
- Namikawa Daisuke as Chousou
- Hidaka Noriko as Tsumuko Yuki
Along with these known characters, we're also going to be introduced to a lot of new ones as well, like the third-year Jujutsu High duo Kirara Hoshi and Kinji Hakari. Hajime Kashimo, Hiromi Higuruma and Angel are three more characters pivotal to the Cullen Game Arc which should be introduced.