Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Formally Announced for Production

MAPPA has formally announced that Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 is officially in production, confirmed at a major announcement event in Tokyo. The new season will adapt the Culling Game Arc from Gege Akutami’s bestselling manga, which many fans consider the most complex and visually demanding arc in the entire series.

The Culling Game Arc: What to Expect

Season 3 picks up immediately after the events of the Shibuya Incident, with Yuji Itadori and his remaining allies forced to participate in the Culling Game — a death match involving hundreds of modern-day sorcerers and reincarnated ancient curse users battling across multiple colonies in Japan.

Key storylines coming to the anime include:

• Yuji and Megumi’s colony battles with new sorcerers
• The introduction of Hiromi Higuruma and his Judgeman technique
• Yuta Okkotsu’s return and his chilling role in the Culling Game
• The reveal of Kenjaku’s true long-term plan and his history with Gojo’s family
• The Sendai Colony arc featuring some of the most brutal fight choreography in the manga

Returning Characters & New Faces

The full main cast returns for Season 3. Below are the two characters at the center of the Culling Game arc:

MAPPA Returns as Animation Studio

MAPPA confirmed they will continue as the animation studio for Season 3, with returning director Shota Goshozono at the helm. MAPPA’s track record with the franchise includes Season 2’s critically praised Gojo Past Arc and Shibuya Incident Arc, which set a new benchmark for action animation quality in television anime.

The studio has expanded its digital pipeline to handle the Culling Game’s large-scale battles featuring dozens of simultaneous technique activations — a challenge that required significant infrastructure upgrades from Season 2.

Cast and New Characters

The full returning main cast has been confirmed, including:

• Junya Enoki as Yuji Itadori
• Yuma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro
• Asami Seto as Nobara Kugisaki
• Yuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojo

New cast additions for Culling Game participants will be announced in the coming months.

Release Window and Platform

No official premiere date has been announced, but industry sources project a late 2025 or early 2026 release window. Crunchyroll holds international streaming rights, with simulcast releases expected globally on premiere day.

“The Culling Game Arc is where everything the series has built toward finally collides. Season 3 will be unlike anything fans have seen.” — MAPPA Production Statement