List of Jujutsu Kaisen episodes

Jujutsu Kaisen is an anime television series based on Gege Akutami's manga series of the same name. The anime series was announced in the 52nd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump published in November 2019.^[1] The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers in order to kill a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, to which Yuji becomes host.

Key visual for the series

The first season was produced by MAPPA and directed by Sunghoo Park. Hiroshi Seko wrote the scripts, Tadashi Hiramatsu designed the characters, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Terui, and Alisa Okehazama composed the music. While the anime had an advanced streaming debut on September 19, 2020,^[2] it officially aired on MBS and TBS's Super Animeism programming block from October 3, 2020, to March 27, 2021.^[3][4][5][a] The season ran for 24 episodes.^[6]

The anime is licensed by Crunchyroll for streaming outside of Asia.^[7] Crunchyroll has released language dubs for the series in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Italian, in addition to a Russian voice-over stream that premiered on November 20, 2020.^[8][9] In Southeast Asia, Medialink licensed the series and streamed it on iQIYI.^[10][11] The first Japanese home media volume was released on January 20, 2021.^[12]

On February 12, 2022, a second season was announced.^[13] Shōta Goshozono replaced Sunghoo Park as series director, with Sayaka Koiso and Hiramatsu designing the characters and Terui returning as the sole composer.^[14] The season aired from July 6 to December 28, 2023.^[15] It ran for two continuous cours and adapted the manga's "Hidden Inventory / Premature Death" and "Shibuya Incident" story arcs.^[16]

After the second season's finale, a sequel covering the manga's "Culling Game" story arc was announced. The format was not specified.^[17]

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	24		October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03)	March 27, 2021 (2021-03-27)
2	23	5	July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06)	August 3, 2023 (2023-08-03)
		18	August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)	December 28, 2023 (2023-12-28)

Episodes

Season 1 (2020–21)

Main article: Jujutsu Kaisen season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title [18][b]	Directed by [c]	Chief animation directed by [c]	Original release date [d]
1	1	"Ryomen Sukuna" (Japanese: 両面宿儺)	Directed by : Yui Umemoto Storyboarded by : Tadashi Hiramatsu	Tadashi Hiramatsu	October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03)[e]
2	2	"For Myself" Transliteration: "Jibun no Tameni" (Japanese: 自分のために)	Ryōhei Takeshita	Sayaka Koiso	October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)
3	3	"Girl of Steel" Transliteration: "Tekkotsu Musume" (Japanese: 鉄骨娘)	Directed by : Kakushi Ifuku Storyboarded by : Hiroaki Andō	Takako Shimizu	October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17)
4	4	"Curse Womb Must Die" Transliteration: "Jutai Taiten" (Japanese: 呪胎戴天)	Directed by : Hideaki Abe Storyboarded by : Yoshiaki Kawajiri	Terumi Nishii & Takako Shimizu	October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)
5	5	"Curse Womb Must Die -II-" Transliteration: "Jutai Taiten -Ni-" (Japanese: 呪胎戴天－弐－)	Directed by : Yōsuke Takada Storyboarded by : Yoshiaki Kawajiri	Yumi Kobayashi	October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)
6	6	"After Rain" Transliteration: "Ugo" (Japanese: 雨後)	Eri Nagata	Eri Nagata	November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)
7	7	"Assault" Transliteration: "Kyūshū" (Japanese: 急襲)	Directed by : Sunghoo Park Storyboarded by : Takahiro Shikama	Yumi Kobayashi	November 14, 2020 (2020-11-14)
8	8	"Boredom" Transliteration: "Taikutsu" (Japanese: 退屈)	Directed by : Shōta Goshozono Storyboarded by : Tetsuo Hirakawa	Terumi Nishii	November 21, 2020 (2020-11-21)
9	9	"Small Fry and Reverse Retribution" Transliteration: "Yōgyo to Sakabachi" (Japanese: 幼魚と逆罰)	Ryōhei Takeshita	Sayaka Koiso	November 28, 2020 (2020-11-28)
10	10	"Idle Transfiguration" Transliteration: "Mui Tenpen" (Japanese: 無為転変)	Ken Takahashi	Yumi Kobayashi	December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)
11	11	"Narrow-minded" Transliteration: "Korōshungu" (Japanese: 固陋蠢愚)	Directed by : Daisuke Tsukushi Storyboarded by : Miyuki Ōshiro	Eri Nagata	December 12, 2020 (2020-12-12)
12	12	"To You, Someday" Transliteration: "Itsuka no Kimi e" (Japanese: いつかの君へ)	Directed by : Masataka Akai Storyboarded by : Fuminori Kizaki	Takako Shimizu	December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)
13	13	"Tomorrow" Transliteration: "Mata Ashita" (Japanese: また明日)	Hironori Tanaka	Terumi Nishii	December 26, 2020 (2020-12-26)
14	14	"Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event - Group Battle 0 -" Transliteration: "Kyōto Shimai-kō Kōryū-kai－Dantai-sen ⓪－" (Japanese: 京都姉妹校交流会－団体戦⓪－)	Directed by : Chie Nishizawa Storyboarded by : Miyuki Ōshiro	Anri Yamazaki	January 16, 2021 (2021-01-16)
15	15	"Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event - Group Battle 1 -" Transliteration: "Kyōto Shimai-kō Kōryū-kai－Dantai-sen ①－" (Japanese: 京都姉妹校交流会－団体戦①－)	Hideaki Abe	Eri Nagata	January 23, 2021 (2021-01-23)
16	16	"Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event - Group Battle 2 -" Transliteration: "Kyōto Shimai-kō Kōryū-kai－Dantai-sen ②－" (Japanese: 京都姉妹校交流会－団体戦②－)	Masato Nakazono	Terumi Nishii	January 30, 2021 (2021-01-30)
17	17	"Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event - Group Battle 3 -" Transliteration: "Kyōto Shimai-kō Kōryū-kai－Dantai-sen ③－" (Japanese: 京都姉妹校交流会－団体戦③－)	Shōta Goshozono	Sayaka Koiso	February 6, 2021 (2021-02-06)
18	18	"Sage" Transliteration: "Kenja" (Japanese: 賢者)	Directed by : Yōsuke Takada Storyboarded by : Fuminori Kizaki	Yumi Kobayashi	February 13, 2021 (2021-02-13)
19	19	"Black Flash" Transliteration: "Kokusen" (Japanese: 黒閃)	Ryū Nakayama	Terumi Nishii	February 20, 2021 (2021-02-20)
20	20	"Nonstandard" Transliteration: "Kikaku-gai" (Japanese: 規格外)	Directed by : Masataka Akai Storyboarded by : Fuminori Kizaki	Takako Shimizu	February 27, 2021 (2021-02-27)
21	21	"Jujutsu Koshien" (Japanese: 呪術甲子園)	Yui Umemoto	Eri Nagata	March 6, 2021 (2021-03-06)
22	22	"The Origin of Blind Obedience" Transliteration: "Kishu Raidō" (Japanese: 起首雷同)	Tomomi Kamiya	N/A	March 13, 2021 (2021-03-13)
23	23	"The Origin of Blind Obedience - 2 -" Transliteration: "Kishu Raidō -Ni-" (Japanese: 起首雷同－弐－)	Directed by : Chie Nishizawa Storyboarded by : Sunghoo Park	Terumi Nishii & Yumi Kobayashi	March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20)
24	24	"Accomplices" Transliteration: "Kyōhan" (Japanese: 共犯)	Sunghoo Park	Takako Shimizu, Sayaka Koiso & Eri Nagata	March 27, 2021 (2021-03-27)

Season 2 (2023)

Main article: Jujutsu Kaisen season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title [19][b]	Directed by [c]	Chief animation directed by [c]	Original release date [20]	Viewership rating [21]
Hidden Inventory / Premature Death [f]
25	1	"Hidden Inventory" Transliteration: "Kaigyoku" (Japanese: 懐玉)	Shōta Goshozono	Sayaka Koiso	July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06)	2.6%
26	2	"Hidden Inventory 2" Transliteration: "Kaigyoku -Ni-" (Japanese: 懐玉-弐-)	Yōsuke Takada	Mitsue Mori	July 13, 2023 (2023-07-13)	2.3%
27	3	"Hidden Inventory 3" Transliteration: "Kaigyoku -San-" (Japanese: 懐玉-参-)	Naoki Miyajima	Reina Igawa, Takako Shimizu & Sayaka Koiso	July 20, 2023 (2023-07-20)	2.2%
28	4	"Hidden Inventory 4" Transliteration: "Kaigyoku -Shi-" (Japanese: 懐玉-肆-)	Arifumi Imai	Yosuke Yajima	July 27, 2023 (2023-07-27)	2.6%
29	5	"Premature Death" Transliteration: "Gyokusetsu" (Japanese: 玉折)	Directed by : Atsushi Nakagawa Storyboarded by : Shōta Goshozono	Sota Yamazaki	August 3, 2023 (2023-08-03)	2.0%
Shibuya Incident [g]
30	6	"It's Like That" Transliteration: "Sō Iu Koto" (Japanese: そういうこと)	Ryota Aikei	Reina Igawa & Sayaka Koiso	August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)	2.3%
31	7	"Evening Festival" Transliteration: "Yoimatsuri" (Japanese: 宵祭り)	Directed by : Yooto & Atsushi Nakagawa Storyboarded by : Yooto & Teppei Okuda	Mitsue Mori	September 7, 2023 (2023-09-07)	N/A
32	8	"The Shibuya Incident" Transliteration: "Shibuya Jihen" (Japanese: 渋谷事変)	Hiroyuki Kitakubo	Yosuke Yajima	September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)[h]	N/A
33	9	"Shibuya Incident – Gate, Open" Transliteration: "Shibuya Jihen – Kaimon" (Japanese: 渋谷事変 開門)	Directed by : Teppei Okuda Storyboarded by : Shōta Goshozono	Sayaka Koiso, Yosuke Yajima & Mitsue Mori	September 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)[h]	2.2%
34	10	"Pandemonium" Transliteration: "Konran" (Japanese: 昏乱)	Yōsuke Takada	Reina Igawa	September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)[h]	N/A
35	11	"Seance" Transliteration: "Kōrei" (Japanese: 降霊)	Hayato Kurosaki	Yosuke Yajima, Hiromi Niwa & Reina Igawa	October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)[h]	N/A
36	12	"Dull Knife" Transliteration: "Dontō" (Japanese: 鈍刀)	Shunsuke Okubo	Sayaka Koiso, Reina Igawa & Sota Yamazaki	October 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)	N/A
37	13	"Red Scale" Transliteration: "Sekirin" (Japanese: 赫鱗)	Kazuto Arai & Takumi Sunakohara	Yosuke Yajima & Mitsue Mori	October 19, 2023 (2023-10-19)	N/A
38	14	"Fluctuations" Transliteration: "Yōtō" (Japanese: 揺蕩)	Tō Tatsuta	Kazutaka Sugiyama, Shun & Yosuke Yajima	October 26, 2023 (2023-10-26)	N/A
39	15	"Fluctuations, Part 2" Transliteration: "Yōtō -Ni-" (Japanese: 揺蕩-弐-)	Directed by : Isuta, Ryota Aikei, Hayato Kurosaki, Teppei Okuda & Fei-hung Storyboarded by : Takao Abo & Isuta	Reina Igawa & Ya Zhi Lu	November 2, 2023 (2023-11-02)	2.4%
40	16	"Thunderclap" Transliteration: "Hekireki" (Japanese: 霹靂)	Itsuki Tsuchigami	Sota Yamazaki	November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)	2.4%
41	17	"Thunderclap, Part 2" Transliteration: "Hekireki -Ni-" (Japanese: 霹靂-弐-)	Itsuki Tsuchigami, Hakuyu Go & Harumi Yamazaki	N/A	November 16, 2023 (2023-11-16)	N/A
42	18	"Right and Wrong" Transliteration: "Rihi" (Japanese: 理非)	Directed by : Shōta Goshozono & Yōsuke Takada Storyboarded by : Shōta Goshozono	Sayaka Koiso & Mitsue Mori	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)	N/A
43	19	"Right and Wrong, Part 2" Transliteration: "Rihi -Ni-" (Japanese: 理非-弐-)	Naoki Miyajima	Reina Igawa	November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30)	N/A
44	20	"Right and Wrong, Part 3" Transliteration: "Rihi -San-" (Japanese: 理非-参-)	Yūji Tokuno	Hiromi Niwa, Sota Yamazaki, Mitsue Mori & Yuriko Ishii	December 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)	2.3%
45	21	"Metamorphosis" Transliteration: "Henshin" (Japanese: 変身)	Tetsuya Akutsu	Yosuke Yajima, Sayaka Koiso, Sota Yamazaki & Hiromi Niwa	December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)	N/A
46	22	"Metamorphosis, Part 2" Transliteration: "Henshin -Ni-" (Japanese: 変身-弐-)	Directed by : Ryota Aikei & Yōsuke Takada Storyboarded by : Ryota Aikei	Reina Igawa, Yosuke Yajima, Yuriko Ishii, Mitsue Mori, Sota Yamazaki & Hiromi Niwa	December 22, 2023 (2023-12-22)[i]	N/A
47	23	"Shibuya Incident – Gate, Close" Transliteration: "Shibuya Jihen – Heimon" (Japanese: 渋谷事変 閉門)	Shōta Goshozono	Sayaka Koiso, Hiromi Niwa, Reina Igawa, Yosuke Yajima & Sota Yamazaki	December 28, 2023 (2023-12-28)	3.1%

Home media release

Japanese

Season 1

Name	Date	Discs	Episodes
Volume 1	January 20, 2021[22]	1	1–3
Volume 2	February 17, 2021[23]		4–6
Volume 3	March 17, 2021[24]		7–9
Volume 4	April 21, 2021[25]		10–12
Volume 5	May 26, 2021[26]		13–15
Volume 6	June 23, 2021[27]		16–18
Volume 7	July 21, 2021[28]		19–21
Volume 8	August 18, 2021[29]		22–24

Season 2

Name		Date	Discs	Episodes
Hidden Inventory / Premature Death[f]	Volume 1	October 18, 2023[30]	1	25–27
	Volume 2	November 22, 2023[31]		28–29
Shibuya Incident[g]	Volume 1	December 20, 2023[32]		30–32
	Volume 2	January 24, 2024[33]		33–35
	Volume 3	February 24, 2024[34]		36–38
	Volume 4	March 20, 2024[35]		39–41
	Volume 5	April 17, 2024[36]		42–44
	Volume 6	May 22, 2024[37]		45–47

English

Season 1

Name	Date	Discs	Episodes
Season 1 – Part 1	February 28, 2023[38][39]	2	1–12
Season 1 – Part 2	October 31, 2023[40][41]		13–24

Season 2

Name	Date	Discs	Episodes
Hidden Inventory / Premature Death[f]	February 4, 2025[42]	2	25–29
Shibuya Incident[g]	March 18, 2025[43]	6	30–47

Notes

1. MBS listed the air dates for the series on Friday at 25:25, which is effectively Saturday at 1:25 a.m. JST.^[3]
2. English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
3. Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
4. MBS listed the air dates for the series as Friday at 25:25, which is effectively Saturday at 1:25 a.m. JST.^[3]
5. This episode had an advanced streaming debut on September 19, 2020.^[2]
6. Kaigyoku / Gyokusetsu (懐玉・玉折)
7. Shibuya Jihen (渋谷事変)
8. This episode aired at 12:01 a.m. JST, 5 minutes after the original air time.
9. This episode aired at 12:26 a.m. JST, 30 minutes after the original air time.