呪術廻戦 死滅回游 前編
JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1
The third season of Jujutsu Kaisen. After the Shibuya Incident, a deadly jujutsu battle known as the Culling Game orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo erupts across ten colonies in Japan. Haunted by guilt over the mass killings in Shibuya and wary of Sukuna’s interest in Fushiguro, Itadori chooses not to return to Jujutsu High. Instead, he teams up with Choso to exorcise the countless cursed spirits unleashed by Noritoshi Kamo. Amid this chaos, the Jujutsu Headquarters revokes Yuji Itadori’s suspended death sentence and appoints special-grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu as his executioner. Newly awakened modern sorcerers and resurrected ancient ones, now fighting as players in the Culling Game, collide with conflicting motives, driving the world once more toward an age ruled by jujutsu. (Source: TOHO Animation)
Names
| Original | 呪術廻戦 死滅回游 前編 (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen |
| English | JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 |
| Chinese | 咒术回战 死灭回游 前篇 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Jujutsu Kaisen 3rd Season · 呪術廻戦 第3期 · JJK3 · มหาเวทย์ผนึกมาร จรดลล้างบาง พาร์ต 1 |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2026-01-09 → 2026-03-27 (Winter 2026) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ActionDramaSupernatural |
| Themes | Urban FantasyCursesUrbanShounenDeath GameSuper PowerBattle RoyaleSurvivalExorcismMale ProtagonistPrimarily Teen CastGorePrimarily Male CastEnsemble Cast |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · iQ · Bilibili TV · YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 8.72 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.71 / 10 |
| Composite | 76.6 |
| On lists | 253,917 |
| Favourited | 9,828 (3.9%) |
| Completion | 73.1% |
| Drop rate | 0.7% |
| In backlog | 21.9% |
| Score spread σ | 1.21 |
| MyAnimeList | 8.61 / 10 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2026 | S+ | 2 of 203 |
| Broadcast season | Winter 2026 | S | 2 of 67 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | S | 7 of 487 |
| Studio | MAPPA | A | 9 of 87 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | S | 14 of 1,557 |
| Genre | Supernatural | S | 21 of 1,234 |
| Length | Single-cour | S | 23 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | S | 35 of 2,765 |
| Demographic | Shounen | A | 36 of 1,219 |
| Source material | Manga | S | 46 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | S | 49 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Drama | A | 54 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | S | 66 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shouta Goshozono, Yousuke Takata, Takeru Satou |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hiroshi Seko |
| Character design | Hiromi Niwa, Yousuke Yajima |
| Original creator | Gege Akutami |
Franchise — 呪術廻戦
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BRelated
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| prequel | 2023 | JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 |
| prequel | 2025 | JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution -Shibuya Incident x The Culling Game Begins- |
AniList id 172463 · MAL id 57658 · Bangumi 472741 · record updated 2026-08-27