The key visual for the third season of the anime series "Gege Akutami Kaisen," based on the popular manga by Gege Akutami, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, " Culling Game Jujutsu Kaisen 1," has been released. The first hour-long special premiered on January 8th, revealing the motives of the antagonist Yuta Okkotsu , and kicking off the story's full-scale journey toward the Suguru Geto . The visual depicts Yuta Okkotsu Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro holding their swords, and Geto Suguru (Noriyuki Kamo) sporting a mocking expression. Characters from the third season, including third-year Jujutsu Technical College students Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi, and Culling Game players Hiromi Hisha and Fumihiko Takaba , also make an appearance, evoking the fierce battle to come.
It was also revealed that Tottori-born artist jo0ji will be performing the ending theme for season 3, "Yoake no Uta." jo0ji commented, "I'm honored to be involved in a series I love. I wrote this song to empathize with Yuji Itadori 's feelings, who lost so many lives due to Sukuna's rampage in the previous Shibuya Incident . I don't think there is anyone who isn't affected by something. As we live, we bring about some change in the world. Those changes may have a negative impact on someone. I put my wish for the morning sun to shine on nights when we feel overwhelmed by such possibilities. This is Yuji Itadori's song, and our song."
The CD containing "Yoake no Uta" will be released on March 4th. It will be released in three versions: a regular edition and two limited editions. The jacket of the regular edition will feature a line drawing of Yuji Itadori. The first press edition of the regular edition will include a mini sticker with the jacket illustration.
The creditless versions of the opening video, which features the opening theme "AIZO" by rock band King Gnu, and the ending video, which features "Yoake no Uta" by jo0ji, have been released on YouTube.
The broadcast schedule for the third season has also been announced. Starting with episodes 48 and 49, which aired on January 8th, the series will be broadcast every Thursday at 12:26am on the MBS/TBS anime slot "Super Animeism TURBO." On February 19th, a "side story" segment will be aired, featuring footage from "Culling Game Part 1," with new narration added. The broadcast times will be changed to 12:36am on February 5th and 12th, and 2am on the 19th.
"Jujutsu Kaisen" is a manga that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) 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 150 million copies worldwide.
The first season of the TV anime aired from October 2020 to March 2021, while the second season, "Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu/ Shibuya Incident," aired from July to December 2023. The movie version, "Jujutsu Kaisen 0 to the first season, was released in December 2021 and was a huge hit, grossing approximately 13.75 billion yen in Japan and approximately 26.5 billion yen worldwide.
