On October 17th, a stage greeting with a cheering screening was held at TOHO Cinemas Gege Akutami(Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) for the opening day of the revival screening of the film version of "Jujutsu Kaisen Jujutsu Kaisen 0" (directed by Sunghoo Park, to be released in 2021), based on the manga by Gege Akutami that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha). Ogata Megumi, who plays Yuta Okkotsu, and Kana Hanazawa, who plays Rika Inorimoto, appeared. When asked "Who would you cheer for if you were to participate in a cheering screening?", Hanazawa burst out with love for Okkotsu, saying, "Okkotsu, of course. Because it's pure love!", and told Ogata, "We have no choice but to go see it together."
At the event, it was announced that support screenings of the film would be held in five cities across Japan. Hanazawa said she would like to attend the support screening in Osaka, saying, "I want to say, 'Okkotsu is incredible! I never thought he'd become this strong!'"
"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. It features a generation one year older than Yuji Itadori and his friends, and Satoru Gojo transfers Yuta Okkotsu, a high school student who wishes for his own death, to Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College. The story centers on Okkotsu and Inorimoto Rika, Okkotsu's childhood friend who was involved in an accident and turned into a vengeful spirit. Chronologically, it is a story that follows on from "Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu."
It was released on December 24, 2021, and was a huge hit, grossing approximately 13.75 billion yen in domestic box office revenue and 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.
"Jujutsu Kaisen" is a manga that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from March 2018 to September 2024. The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori, who is thrown into a world of battles over curses after a powerful "cursed object" is unsealed. The comic series has sold over 100 million copies in total. The first season of the TV anime aired from October 2020 to March 2021, and the second season, "Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu/ Shibuya Incident," aired from July to December 2023. The third season, "Culling Game Part 1," will air in January 2026.
