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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Sets Jan. 8 Crunchyroll Premiere With Theatrical Preview

A compilation film recapping the Shibuya Incident and screening the first two episodes will reach North American IMAX and theaters in early December.

Overview

  • Crunchyroll confirmed the Season 3 launch for January 8, 2026, with MAPPA listing a 12:26 a.m. JST broadcast time that aligns to January 7 at about 7:30 a.m. PT/10:30 a.m. ET for many regions.
  • Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution premiered in Japan on November 7 and will play a one-night IMAX event on December 3 in North America before a wider December 5 rollout via GKIDS.
  • The Execution compilation revisits Season 2’s Shibuya Incident and presents the first two episodes of the Culling Game arc in a cinematic format.
  • Post-premiere credits and social posts highlighted new Japanese cast additions, including Yusa Koji (Naoya Zenin), Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Jin Itadori), Megumi Hayashibara (Kaori Itadori), and Yoshiko Sakakibara (Master Tengen), with reporting also noting Kirk Thornton as the English-language narrator.
  • Marketing and key art frame the new run as The Culling Game Part 1, indicating a multi-part release, while an official episode count remains unannounced.