An anniversary visual marking the fifth anniversary of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime has been released. The illustration features various members of Jujutsu High and is also described as being the first, so perhaps the Cursed Spirits and other characters will be featured in their own visuals later down the line.
What’s confirmed is a special anniversary program on August 31 JST that will have five “big” announcements, including new information about the “Culling Game” arc adaptation. Junya Enoki (Yuji Itadori), Yuuma Uchida (Megumi Fushiguro), and Asami Seto (Nobara Kugisaki) will appear on the program.
The first season of Jujutsu Kaisen ran from late 2020 to early 2021 with 24 episodes and was followed by prequel movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0 in December 2021. Season 2 ran from July to December 2023, with the latter “Shibuya Incident” arc beginning a few weeks after the initial “Hidden Inventory” arc.
The anime is based on the manga by Gege Akutami, which began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in 2018, following a four-chapter predecessor that is now known as Jujutsu Kaisen 0, and ended in 2024. Viz Media describes the manga as:
Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal…
The first season of the anime and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 were directed by Sunghoo Park (God of High School, Ninja Kamui), while Season 2 was helmed by Shota Goshozono (Jujutsu Kaisen Episode 17, Ranking of Kings Episode 21, and Chainsaw Man Episode 8 storyboard artist and episode director). MAPPA is the animation production studio for the anime.
Staff (Season 2)
• Director: Shota Goshozono (Jujutsu Kaisen Episode 17, Ranking of Kings Episode 21, and Chainsaw Man Episode 8 storyboard artist and episode director)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Hiroshi Seko (returning)
• Character designer: Tadashi Hiramatsu (also credited in Season 1)
• Character designer: Sayaka Koiso (Jujutsu Kaisen 0 sub-character designer)
• Assistant director: Ryouta Aikei (Attack on Titan Final Season: The Final Chapters, Special 1 co-storyboard artist and unit director)
• Compositing director: Teppei Ito (returning)
• Color designer: Eiko Matsushima (Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Bullet opening movie)
• Art director: Junichi Higashi (Jujutsu Kaisen 0)
• Music composer: Yoshimasa Terui (Jujutsu Kaisen and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 co-composer)
• Animation production: MAPPA
Cast
• Junya Enoki as Yuji Itadori
• Yuuma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro
• Asami Seto as Nobara Kugisaki
• Yuuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojo
• Junichi Suwabe as Sukuna
• Takahiro Sakurai as Geto Suguru
Source: @animejujutsu
