Jujutsu Kaisen S3: The Culling Game Hits January 2026

Crunchyroll has confirmed Jujutsu Kaisen season 3, The Culling Game, for January 2026, revealed during the series’ 5th-anniversary live stream on 31 August 2025 (20:30 JST / 12:30 BST); the first teaser is now live.

The first look opens on Yuji Itadori in the aftermath of Shibuya, then pivots to a charged face-off with Yuta Okkotsu.

Quick cuts feature Maki Zen’in, Yuki Tsukumo, and Choso, and there’s a stinger that teases Naoya Zen’in’s return. The card closes on “January 2026” and “Crunchyroll.” 

Season 3 adapts The Culling Game, the post-Shibuya storyline that drags sorcerers into rule-bound battles across barrier colonies set up by Kenjaku.

It’s the next major manga arc to be animated, following season 2’s 2023 run.

Details (confirmed)

• Window: January 2026 (specific date TBA). Crunchyroll
• Platform: Crunchyroll outside Asia, weekly simulcast. The Arts Shelf
• Studio: MAPPA. Director: Shota Goshozono. Series composition: Hiroshi Seko. Character designs: Yosuke Yajima, Hiromi Niwa. 
• Core cast (JP): Junya Enoki (Yuji), Yuma Uchida (Megumi), Daisuke Namikawa (Choso), Megumi Ogata (Yuta).

Early big-screen preview

Before broadcast, a compilation film will screen the first two episodes after a Shibuya recap: Japan 7 Nov 2025; North America from 5 Dec (Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution).

Where to watch in the UK

Season 3 will stream on Crunchyroll in the UK with weekly episodes when the winter 2026 season begins.

At a glance

• Series: Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 — The Culling Game
• Premiere window: January 2026
• Platform: Crunchyroll (outside Asia)
• Teaser: Official on YouTube (Crunchyroll Collection)
• Early preview: Two episodes in theatrical compilation before broadcast 

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