JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020)
Original title: 呪術廻戦
JUJUTSU KAISEN is a 2020 Japanese-language animation series created by Yoshimasa Terui and Hiroaki Tsutsumi. It stars Junya Enoki, Yuma Uchida and Yuichi Nakamura.
Yuji Itadori is a high schooler with freakish physical strength and a soft spot for the people around him. To save his classmates from a curse, he swallows a rotted finger belonging to Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses, and becomes the vessel for a monster the sorcerer world has feared for a thousand years. Enrolled at Tokyo Jujutsu High under the impossibly strong Satoru Gojo, Yuji learns to fight the malformed spirits born from human fear and negativity. MAPPA gives the series brutal, fluid action, a grim streak of humor, and a cast that pays real prices for its victories.
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What is JUJUTSU KAISEN about?
Yuji Itadori is a high schooler with freakish physical strength and a soft spot for the people around him. To save his classmates from a curse, he swallows a rotted finger belonging to Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses, and becomes the vessel for a monster the sorcerer world has feared for a thousand years. Enrolled at Tokyo Jujutsu High under the impossibly strong Satoru Gojo, Yuji learns to fight the malformed spirits born from human fear and negativity. MAPPA gives the series brutal, fluid action, a grim streak of humor, and a cast that pays real prices for its victories.
When was JUJUTSU KAISEN released?
JUJUTSU KAISEN was released on 3 October 2020.
How many episodes does JUJUTSU KAISEN have?
JUJUTSU KAISEN has 59 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made JUJUTSU KAISEN?
JUJUTSU KAISEN was created by Yoshimasa Terui, Hiroaki Tsutsumi and Alisa Okehazama.
Where can I watch JUJUTSU KAISEN?
JUJUTSU KAISEN is available on Crunchyroll Premium, Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime), Hulu, Netflix, Amazon and AppleTV.
Where to watch JUJUTSU KAISEN
Stream: Crunchyroll Premium, Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime), Hulu, Netflix
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Junya Enoki as Yuji Itadori (voice)
- Yuma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojo (voice)
- Asami Seto as Nobara Kugisaki (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Suguru Geto (voice)
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Mahito (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki as Panda (voice)
- Mikako Komatsu as Maki Zen'in (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Kento Nanami (voice)
- Shigeru Chiba as Jogo (voice)
- Mitsuo Iwata as Kiyotaka Ijichi (voice)
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Narration (voice)
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A few thoughts on JUJUTSU KAISEN
The morality of carrying a monster inside you runs straight through Death Note, where a bright student and a lethal power circle each other. For the same dark-fantasy dread set to grand, mournful music, the BERSERK soundtrack matches the tone. Chainsaw Man, from the same shonen lineage of ugly-beautiful violence, is the obvious next read.
Dark anime about ordinary teens forced to fight curses and demons
Yuji swallows a cursed finger and spends Jujutsu Kaisen paying for the bargain, and these anime hand their teenagers the same raw deal. Chainsaw Man's Denji fuses with a devil, Demon Slayer's Tanjiro joins the Corps to hunt what attacked his family, Tokyo Ghoul's Kaneki wakes up half-monster, Blue Exorcist enrolls Rin in the same demon-fighting school setup, and Bleach and Dan Da Dan drop ordinary teenagers into the fight.
Occult investigators and monster hunters who do it for a living
Jujutsu Kaisen surrounds its rookies with career sorcerers who treat curse-hunting as a day job, and these shows put that professional angle center stage. Yu Yu Hakusho's Yusuke works as a literal Spirit Detective, Twin Star Exorcists pairs its leads for arranged exorcism duty, Constantine investigates the occult for hire, and Dominion follows soldiers who fight an actual war against angels.