Jujutsu Kaisen

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series by Gege Akutami, set in a world where negative human emotions create curses and curse users known as jujutsu sorcerers fight them.

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series by Gege Akutami, set in a world where negative human emotions create curses and curse users known as jujutsu sorcerers fight them. The story follows Yuji Itadori after he becomes the host of Ryomen Sukuna, and it has also been adapted into an anime television series and a film.

Premise

The series follows Yuji Itadori, a high school student who enters the jujutsu world after becoming the host of Ryomen Sukuna. Jujutsu sorcerers use cursed energy to exorcise curses created by human fear, grief, and hatred.

Publication and adaptation

Jujutsu Kaisen is a manga by Gege Akutami that began in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2018. It was later adapted into a television anime, and the prequel story was adapted into the film Jujutsu Kaisen 0.

Setting and lore

The story takes place in contemporary Japan and features jujutsu schools, sorcerers, curses, and special cursed objects. Its worldbuilding emphasizes the idea that negative emotions can manifest as dangerous supernatural entities.

Reception

The franchise became one of the most commercially successful manga and anime properties of the 2020s. Available sources note strong sales figures and broad popularity in Japan and internationally.