by New information about the third season of the Jujutsu Kaisen TV anime, “Death Resurrection Part 1,” was released at the Jump Super Stage at Jump Festa 2026 on December 20, revealing that the opening theme will be King Gnu’s “AIZO.” This marks King Gnu’s second theme song, following “Jujutsu Kaisen 0 the Movie” and “Shibuya Incident” in the second season.
Since the first season aired in 2020, the Jujutsu Kaisen anime series has garnered significant attention both domestically and internationally, with “Jujutsu Kaisen 0 the Movie,” which grossed 26.5 billion yen worldwide, and the second season, “Kaitama/Tamaori/Shibuya Incident,” in 2023. 2025 saw the release of “Jujutsu Kaisen: The Movie Compilation: Kaijutsu and Tamaori” and re-releases of previous works.
The third season of the anime, “Death Becomes a Dream, Part 1,” is scheduled to begin airing on January 8, 2026. It will air every Thursday at 12:26 AM on the “Super Animeism TURBO” block on 28 MBS/TBS affiliates. Additionally, ” Jujutsu Kaisen: The Movie: Shibuya Incident Special Edition x Death Becomes a Dream Advance Screening,” which premiered on November 7, has grossed over ¥5.7 billion worldwide (at an exchange rate of ¥140 per US dollar) as of December 10.
The film is currently being screened in over 70 regions worldwide, and in North America, where it opened on December 5, it ranked fourth at the weekend box office. During the event, it was revealed that the original manga series has sold over 150 million copies worldwide (including digital versions).
The first volume of Jujutsu Kaisen≡, a near-future spin-off of Jujutsu Kaisen, is scheduled to be released on Monday, January 5, 2026. The event also revealed information about new characters and cast members who will be joining the series from “Death Tour Part 1.” Nakai Kazuya will play the role of Hajime Kinji, Sakakibara Yuki will play the role of Hoshi Kirara, Sugita Tomokazu will play the role of Hisha Hiromi, Tsuruoka Satoshi will play the role of Takaba Fumihiko, Aoyama Jo will play the role of Reggie Star, and Neeko will play the role of Kogane.
A promotional video was also released in conjunction with the stage event. It depicts the third-year students of Jujutsu Technical College, Libra and Kirara, who will be taking part in the “Death Tour”; the struggles of Choso and Zenin Naoya, an angelic girl; and new characters such as Takaha, Hisha, and Reggie. The “taka” in Takaha Fumihiko’s name is officially written with a はしごだか character (C) Akutami Gege / Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee (C) Akutami Gege, Iwasaki Yuji / Shueisha.
