Comic and anime are inextricably linked, and it can take years for a fan-favorite manga to be converted into a television series or a movie, depending on how popular the manga is. That was not the case in the instance of “Jujutsu Kaisen.”
Original publication date: 2018. The dark fantasy novel “Jujutsu Kaisen” was first released in 2018. It is set in a world where “Curse,” or bad spirits, are rampant and individuals learn to become sorcerers in order to be able to battle them. In the series, a teenage kid named Yuji Itadori saves his friends by swallowing a cursed object, which causes him to become the host of a curse known as Sukuna, which he then passes on to his companions.
In less than a year following the manga's publication, an anime adaptation was announced, and in October 2020, the first 24 episodes of “Jujutsu Kaisen” began showing on MBS and TBS in Asia, with the remaining episodes eventually being made available on Crunchyroll in other parts of the world.
The season finale will air on March 27, 2021, according to the schedule. It is directed by Sunghoo Park, who has previously worked on such projects as “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood,” “Garo: Divine Flame,” and others, and it is produced by MAPPA, the animation company that also worked on the new “Yasuke” anime for Netflix as well as the television series “Yuri on Ice.”
The first season of “Jujutsu Kaisen” was extremely highly received, with an 8.7 rating on IMDb at the time of this writing. One of the primary reasons the series was so well-received was due to the deep and realistic characters — particularly those of the female kind — that it featured.
“Jujutsu Kaisen” is a component of the shonen genre of anime, which has historically been highly sexist, but the “narrative allows [its female characters] to dissent and battle for their ideas and their place,” according to the anime's official website (via Polygon). Considering its overall impact on the world of anime, “Jujutsu Kaisen” has already made a significant impact, and fans of the series are eagerly awaiting any word of a second season.
Here's all we know about Season 2 of “Jujutsu Kaisen” so far, in case you're curious.
When will the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen begin airing?
A film titled Jujutsu Kaisen 0 will be released in the near future, according to the creators of the anime series “Jujutsu Kaisen,” which concluded its first season this past summer. It was also revealed that the film would include a prequel storyline titled “Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School,” which follows the exploits of two characters named Yuta Okkotsu and Rika Orimoto at a technical school in Tokyo. The news was accompanied by the release of a brief trailer, as well as a tentative release date of winter 2022. But what about the second season of “Jujutsu Kaisen”?
As it happens, during an online press conference in January, Yichi Mushiaki, president of the MBS television channel in Japan, gave fans a glimmer of hope for the series' future. As reported by the Anime News Network, he stated that “At this point, I'd encourage everyone to hold off until we come up with a more clear plan. However, I believe that we will be able to deliver a development that will meet expectations.”
A few weeks after those remarks were made, it was officially announced that Season 2 of “Jujutsu Kaisen” will be released sometime in 2023, as previously stated. Fans of “Jujutsu Kaisen” can at least rest easy knowing that a second season of the show is on the way. No specific date has been set for the show's return, but fans of the show can at least rest easy knowing that a second season is on the way.
What characters will be featured in Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen?
In order to continue the story of Season 1, the second season of “Jujutsu Kaisen” will most likely have the majority of the same cast as Season 1. This includes Junya Enoki as the protagonist, Yuji, who accepts a mission to find all the pieces of Sukuna, voiced by Junichi Suwabe, with the knowledge that he will have to sacrifice himself to defeat Sukuna in the end.
The characters that fight alongside Yuji are Megumi (Yuma Uchida), an unyielding sorceress who must join forces with Yuji, and Nobara (Asami Seto), a headstrong young woman who is a formidable opponent. Satoru (Yuichi Nakamura), on the other hand, is the most powerful sorcerer in the area and is a teacher at Jujutsu High, where the three friends practice.
As the universe of “Jujutsu Kaisen” continues to expand with the release of the new movie and subsequent episodes, it is quite likely that the show will introduce new characters, whether through new Curses, new sorcerers, or just normal old humans that Yuji encounters. In the future, this will open the door for many talented voice actors to join the cast of the show.
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What will be the focus of Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen?
Jujutsu Kaisen chronicles Yuji's first contact with Sukuna and how he becomes entangled with the Jujutsu School and sorcerers throughout Season 1. Through the first season, the tale progresses through a series of confrontations in which the show's characters face off against Curses in their pursuit of Sukuna's pieces.
At the same time, Yuji, Megumi, and Nobara are faced with a variety of personal obstacles, including arguments over each other's skills and morals, as well as the emotional toll that killing Curses has taken on their lives.
Yuji and Nobara vanquish the Death Paintings, two human brothers who have transformed into Curses, towards the conclusion of the first season. Yuji also re-connects with one of his former classmates, Yuko, who has developed a romantic interest in him.
Based on the events shown in the manga, it appears reasonable to presume that Season 2 of “Jujutsu Kaisen” will cover the “Shibuya Incident” story arc. This series follows a group of sorcerers, led by Yuji, as they combat a well-coordinated campaign by Curses and other evil forces to eliminate any who stand in their way.
Yuji and the others suffer a number of significant casualties during the course of the plot arc, which includes a great deal of violent fighting with potentially deadly implications. This will be a major event for fans of the anime series “Jujutsu Kaisen,” and it will have long-term ramifications for the series and its characters.
