The movie version of the anime " Jujutsu Kaisen " based on the manga by Gege Akutami that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), " Jujutsu Kaisen 0" (directed by Sunghoo Park), began streaming for free on TVer on March 19th. This will be TVer's first VOD distribution. It will be available until 9:57pm on April 2nd.
"Jujutsu Kaisen 0" is a prequel to the first season of the TV anime, and is based on "Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School" from volume 0 of the original manga. In this episode featuring the generation of students one year older than Yuji Itadori and his classmates, Satoru Gojo transfers high school student Yuta Okkotsu, who wishes for his own death, to Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College. The story revolves around Okkotsu and Inorimoto Rika, Okkotsu's childhood friend who was involved in an accident and turned into a vengeful spirit, and tells the story of love and curses.
It was released on December 24, 2021 and was a huge hit, grossing approximately 26.5 billion yen worldwide, and was also a hot topic when it was selected for the Outstanding Animation Film Award at the 45th Japan Academy Awards.
