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Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season
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Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season

呪術廻戦 懐玉・玉折/渋谷事変 · 2023

A curse's tragic past collides with Tokyo's darkest night.

StatusFinished Airing Episodes23 SeasonSummer 2023 StudioMAPPA SourceManga
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Season 2 splits into two haunting halves: first, a flashback into Satoru Gojo's student days, revealing how a mission gone wrong shaped the strongest sorcerer alive and cost him more than he has ever let on. Then the story jumps forward into the Shibuya Incident, a meticulously planned curse ambush that traps Gojo, scatters Yuji Itadori's allies across a besieged city, and unleashes some of the franchise's most devastating losses. It is Jujutsu Kaisen at its most emotionally brutal, using a beloved character's backstory to make the chaos that follows hit twice as hard.

⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season is based on Gege Akutami's manga, animated by MAPPA, and aired in 2023, adapting the Hidden Inventory and Premature Death arcs followed by the acclaimed Shibuya Incident arc. Widely praised for its animation, particularly the Gojo backstory episodes and the sprawling Shibuya battle sequences, this season is frequently cited as a high point for the studio and the franchise alike. The Shibuya Incident in particular reshaped the series' entire status quo, and its devastating consequences are still considered some of the most talked-about moments in modern shonen anime.
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