
Jujutsu Kaisen
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationsci-fi & fantasymonster/alien/supernaturalactionfantasyadventurefresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearemotionally undemanding
"A boy fights... for "the right death.""
Boxlist takeA fantastical animated series that is unsentimental, inventive and uncomplicated. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
8.6 /10
TMDB · 2,362 votes
Where to watch
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Seasons
Episodes (24)
1Ryomen Sukuna3 Oct 2020
After visiting his beloved grandfather in the hospital, Yuji Itadori encounters an apprentice sorcerer who demands that Yuji hand over a cursed relic.
2For Myself10 Oct 2020
Yuji manages to control the curse of Ryomen Sukuna. Later, he awakens in a room with Jujutsu High teacher Satoru Gojo, who offers him a deadly choice.
3Girl of Steel17 Oct 2020
Nobara Kugisaki joins the class on a trip to Roppongi where Gojo gives her and Yuji their first test: dispel a curse from an abandoned building.
4Curse Womb Must Die24 Oct 2020
When a curse womb attacks a juvenile detention center, Yuji's group is called upon to rescue any remaining survivors — but combat isn’t an option.
5Curse Womb Must Die -II-31 Oct 2020
As Sukuna gruesomely holds Yuji's body hostage, Fushiguro struggles against the sheer strength of Sukuna's curse to buy time until Yuji can awaken.
6After Rain7 Nov 2020
Sukuna tells Yuji that he will bring him back to life on two conditions. Meanwhile, Suguru Geto and a cursed spirit discuss their plans for Gojo.
7Assault14 Nov 2020
The cursed spirit Jogo attacks Gojo, who has such little trouble fighting back that he leaves and brings back a student to observe the battle.
8Boredom21 Nov 2020
As Kugisaki and Fushiguro train for the exchange event, two older students from the Kyoto Jujutsu school arrive in Tokyo and pick a fight with them.
9Small Fry and Reverse Retribution28 Nov 2020
High schooler Junpei Yoshino finds his bullies horrifically killed in a movie theater. Sorcerer Kento Nanami and Yuji investigate the crime scene.
10Idle Transfiguration5 Dec 2020
Junpei gets some startling advice from Mahito. Later, Ijichi and Yuji track down Junpei and formulate a plan to set up a chance encounter with him.
11Narrow-minded12 Dec 2020
Annoyed at having to work off the clock, Nanami shows Mahito the true potential of his sorcery. Meanwhile, Yuji and Junpei bond over movies.
12To You, Someday19 Dec 2020
Ignoring Nanami's warning, Yuji dashes into the school and tries to reason with Junpei, but Mahito soon interrupts. Yuji appeals to Sukuna for help.
13Tomorrow26 Dec 2020
Yuji and Nanami coordinate their attacks on Mahito, wearing him down. But as the cursed spirit approaches death, he finds a new power within himself.
14Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event - Group Battle 0 -16 Jan 2021
With the exchange event between the Tokyo and Kyoto Jujutsu schools set to begin, Gojo arranges for Yuji to make a surprise appearance.
15Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event - Group Battle 1 -23 Jan 2021
Shortly after the exchange event team battle begins, Todo ambushes the Tokyo students. Yuji moves to stop him but soon finds himself surrounded.
16Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event - Group Battle 2 -30 Jan 2021
Todo gives Yuji advice on how to better tap into his curse powers. After Kugisaki taunts Nishimiya, Panda fights the remote-controlled Mechamaru.
17Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event - Group Battle 3 -6 Feb 2021
While Miwa struggles to stand her ground against Maki's attacks, Kugisaki chases down a flying Nishimiya, who lectures her about Mai's hardships.
18Sage13 Feb 2021
Fushiguro dodges Kamo's barrage of arrows but his opponent proves just as formidable in close combat. Meanwhile, Inumaki senses a foreboding presence.
19Black Flash20 Feb 2021
Inumaki, Fushiguro and Kamo struggle to hold their own against special grade cursed spirit Hanami, but Maki arrives to provide much-needed backup.
20Nonstandard27 Feb 2021
After analyzing Hanami's assortment of skills with his self-proclaimed intellect, Todo uses his disorienting technique to attack in tandem with Yuji.
21Jujutsu Koshien6 Mar 2021
After the event's interruption, the school tournament continues with a baseball match.
22The Origin of Blind Obedience13 Mar 2021
An investigation into a string of curse-related killings leads Yuji, Fushiguro and Kugisaki to the victims' – and Fushiguro's – former middle school.
23The Origin of Blind Obedience - 2 -20 Mar 2021
Fushiguro, Kugisaki and Itadori fight the cursed spirits on two fronts. When Fushiguro faces his enemy alone, he recalls his recent training with Gojo. He knows that he has to be able to surpass himself...
24Accomplices27 Mar 2021
Yuji and Nobara's battle against the Death Painting Wombs Kechizu and Eso reaches its conclusion! However, even in victory there is a cost in killing, something the Jujutsu High students had never considered before. Meanwhile, Choso, Geto and Mahito gain wind of this event.
Season 2
· 24 episodesEpisodes (24)
- 1Episode 1
- 2Episode 2
- 3Episode 3
- 4Episode 4
- 5Episode 5
- 6Episode 6
- 7Episode 7
- 8Episode 8
- 9Episode 9
- 10Episode 10
- 11Episode 11
- 12Episode 12
- 13Episode 13
- 14Episode 14
- 15Episode 15
- 16Episode 16
- 17Episode 17
- 18Episode 18
- 19Episode 19
- 20Episode 20
- 21Episode 21
- 22Episode 22
- 23Episode 23
- 24Episode 24
Specials
· 2021 · 1 episodeEpisodes (1)
1New Year's Special9 Jan 2021
The two voice actors Junya Enoki (Yuji Itadori) and Subaru Kimura (Aoi Todo) look back on the past 13 episodes and mention their favorite moments of the series.
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- MAPPA
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