Jujutsu Kaisen - announced the film, the first details

Jujutsu Kaisen - announced the film

Last Friday, March 26, with the broadcast of the 24th episode, Season 1 of the anime adaptation of Jujutsu Kaisen ended (in Italy in simulcast on Crunchyroll in the original language with subtitles) .At the end of the broadcast, however, Toho Animation announced, through a teaser that you will find by continuing to read, that an animated film dedicated to the series will arrive.

Jujutsu Kaisen - the first details of the film

The film will simply be titled Jujutsu Kaisen 0 - The Film and will adapt, as the title suggests, Volume 0 of the manga (a prequel to the events of the regular series).

Here is the announcement poster:

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 - The Film will be made by the Map Studio which has already taken care of the making of the anime series while the release is scheduled for next winter.

Finally, here is the teaser:

Jujutsu Kaisen - the manga and the anime

Jujutsu Kaisen is written by Gege Akutami and is in c serialization bear in Japan since March 2018 in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine while in Italy it is published by Planet Manga with the title Jujutsu Kaisen - Sorcery Fight with seven volumes to the credit. To read the statements of the sensei on the ending of the manga, find our article.



If you don't know Jujutsu Kaisen here is a brief synopsis:

A boy fights… for “the just death”. Adversity, regret, shame: the negative feelings that humans experience become Curses that lurk in everyday lives. Curses are rampant all over the world and are capable of leading people to an incredibly adverse fate and even death. Furthermore, the Curses can only be exorcised by another Curse.

Itadori Yuji is a boy of incredible physical strength, despite living a common life as a high school student. To save a friend attacked by a Curse, one day, he swallows the finger of the Two-Faced Ghost, thus welcoming the Curse into his very soul. He has shared his body with the Two-Faced Ghost ever since. Under the guidance of the most powerful of sorcerers, Gojo Satoru, Itadori is admitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School of Sorcery, an organization that fights the Curses ... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who becomes a Curse to exorcise the Curses, life from which he can never go back.

As for the anime series, Jujutsu Kaisen is made by Studio Mappa (Terror in Resonance) and the staff include Sunghoo Park (The God of High School) directing, Hiroshi Seko (Attack of the Giants : Lost Girls, Banana Fish, Vinland Saga) to the screenplays, Tadashi Hiramatsu (The Situations of Him and Her, Yuri !!! on Ice, L'Ospite Unesiderato) to the character design and the trio formed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Terui and Arisa Okehazama to the soundtrack.

You can see the first episode of the anime for free on youtube, find the link in our dedicated article.

Recover Jujutsu Kaisen - Sorcery Fight Volume 1 published by Planet Manga.

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Jujutsu Kaisen movie release date: Jujutsu 0 movie confirmed in Winter in Japan – 2022 USA premiere likely? [Trailer]

The Jujutsu Kaisen movie prequel will focus on character Yuta Okkotsu. Pic credit: Studio MAPPA

The Jujutsu Kaisen movie release date in Japanese theaters has been confirmed for winter. It will be called the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie since it will adapt a prequel story arc called the Cursed Child.

Anime fans knew it was coming since the official website for the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie was registered just days before the Jujutsu Kaisen Episode 24 release date on March 26, 2021. No new information was released at Anime Japan 2021 during the Jujutsu Kaisen special stage event, which took place on March 28, 2021.

The main Japanese voice actor cast will be in attendance, which includes Enoki Junya (Yuji), Uchida Yuma (Megumi), Asami Seto (Nobara), and Nakamura Yuichi (Gojo).

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The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie is being distributed by TOHO and produced by animation studio MAPPA, which is on the anime production committee. The studio has given us anime such as Garo, Punch Line, Yuri On Ice, Kakegurui, Inuyashiki, Banana Fish, Zombie Land Saga, Dororo, and Dorohedoro.

In 2021, MAPPA was also working on Zombieland Saga Season 2, a Chainsaw Man anime, and an Attack On Titan Season 4 Part 2 anime seems likely.

The returning staff for the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie hasn’t been confirmed yet.

For the first season, the Jujutsu Kaisen anime TV project was helmed by South Korean director Seong Ho Park, who made his mark with Garo: Vanishing Line and The God of High School anime. Notably, Park hasn’t been announced to be attached to any other upcoming anime projects in 2021.

Series composition writer Hiroshi Seko is responsible for adapting modern anime classics like Attack on Titan, Mob Psycho 100, and Vinland Saga. He’s also known for his solid work on Ajin, Banana Fish, Dorohedoro, Inuyashiki, Kakegurui, and Levius.  His original works include writing for Studio NuT’s Deca-Dence anime, Wit Studio’s Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, and Studio Trigger’s Kill la Kill. Hiroshi is already known to be working with David Production on the 2021 Spriggan reboot.

The Jujutsu Kaisen movie trailer preview.

This article provides everything that is known about the Jujutsu Kaisen movie (Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie) and all related news. As such, this article will be updated over time with news, rumors, and analysis. Meanwhile, let’s delve down into what is known for certain.

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie release date predictions: Is December 2021 likely?

As of the last update, MAPPA or any company related to the production of the anime has not officially confirmed the exact Jujutsu Kaisen movie release date. The production of a film sequel has been announced and it will release this Winter.

Once the news is officially confirmed this article will be updated with the relevant information.

In the meantime, it’s possible to speculate about when the Jujutsu Kaisen movie premiere date in Japanese theaters will occur in the future.

From a financial perspective, the Jujutsu Kaisen movie was a no-brainer. The first season won Crunchyroll’s Anime of the Year award in 2021 and Blu-Ray/DVD disc sales are extremely high, beating even all the combined first-week sales of all the recent seasons of Attack On Titan and My Hero Academia.

The initial announcement was a bit vague since it mentioned Winter only and not a specific year. Typically, the anime industry considers Fall to be the months of October, November, and December, whereas the Winter is January, February, and March.

The anime production committee is likely hoping to replicate the crazy box office success of the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie. November-December and May-July is typically considered the best timing for a tentpole film to have a chance at being a blockbuster premiere whereas January and February are considered the “dump months” for bad movies.

Assuming that the announcement is referencing “Winter” in a general sense, the Jujutsu Kaisen movie release date in Japan will be scheduled for either November or December 2021. Otherwise, it will release in early 2022.

Jujutsu Kaisen movie USA release date likely in 2022

The international release with a Jujutsu Kaisen movie English dub will be planned out to optimize its chances in U.S. theaters and other countries like the UK, Canada, and more.

This time the calculations are bit more difficult since the anime production committee and the company which buys the international rights will want to avoid competing with a big-name American movie that’ll overshadow the Jujutsu Kaisen movie in 2022.

For example, the Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie premiered in Japan in mid-December 2018, whereas the U.S. release date by FUNimation was mid-January 2019. Despite being considered a dump month, Broly set box office records for an anime movie.

Similarly, the Demon Slayer movie USA release date is being position in April 2021. Setting it slightly ahead of the May blockbusters is probably the wisest move, although the timing was largely forced by COVID-19 restrictions and the re-opening of American theaters.

Based on the same logic, the Jujutsu Kaisen movie USA release date will either be timed to be soon after the Japanese premiere or timed for optimal exposure against the competition. Therefore, the Jujutsu Kaisen movie U.S. release date is predicted to be either January or May 2022.

In the anime’s first several episodes, Megumi mentions that Yuta is studying overseas and Gojo believes Yuta is one of the few students who have the potential to surpass him, alongside Yuji and Hakari. Pic credit: Gege AkutamiJujutsu Kaisen 0 movie story based on Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 0: Cursed Child Arc

The film’s story will be adapting Jujutsu Kaisen 0: the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School manga. Creator Gege Akutami originally created this story as a one-shot manga, but then it was retroactively relabeled as a prequel to the main manga series by calling it the Cursed Child Arc.

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 tells the story of Yuta Okkotsu, a victim of a Special Grade Curse. This character is mentioned by Gojo in the anime and since Yuta plays a role in the Shibuya Incident arc it’d make sense for the anime to adapt the story.

Without getting into spoilers, Jujutsu Kaisen’s Cursed Child arc largely revolves around Yuta feeling responsible for his actions and trying to regain confidence since he feels that he doesn’t deserve to be alive.

Here is the official story summary from VIZ Media:

Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a Curse and won’t leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary Curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat Curses. Gojo convinces Yuta to enroll, but can he learn enough in time to confront the Curse that haunts him?

The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie will be adapting only four chapters. While that doesn’t sound like much, Volume 0 is 200 pages long, which is 8 pages longer than Volume 1. Therefore, the movie runtime should be longer than an OVA episode.

The Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 anime TV series is another flashback that will jump into Satoru Gojo’s past. Pic credit: Studio MAPPAJujutsu Kaisen 2 anime TV series could adapt Satoru Gojo’s Past arc

Anime fans are hoping that a Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 anime TV series will be announced. While a second season is very likely over the long term due to the overwhelming popularity of the anime, based on the story arcs of the Jujutsu Kaisen manga series it made more sense to create a film first.

The first season adapted 64 manga chapters with 24 episodes, meaning that the anime TV series’ adaptation pacing averaged about 2.66 chapters per episode.

It just so happens that the next story arc in the manga is about Satoru Gojo’s past. At 15 chapters, it also would have been a good fit for a Jujutsu Kaisen movie since the runtime would be roughly two hours or less assuming the adaptation pacing remained the same.

Instead, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 will open with the Gojo’s Past arc and then launch into the Shibuya Incident story arc, which numbers 58 chapters so it’s far too long for a film adaptation. It’s very likely that the second season will be at least two cours again.

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