Jujutsu Kaisen Anime Fans Get Ready! The Year 2026 Will Bring Many Surprises to Look Forward To

Kapanlagi.com - The Jujutsu Kaisen series will provide many shocking surprises in 2026 through a series of new projects that have been officially announced by studio MAPPA and Shueisha. After achieving success from the first season, the second season, and its movie, this series continues to grow through various forms ranging from spin-offs to original novels.

As it approaches the release of its third season on January 8, 2026, various recent information indicates that Jujutsu Kaisen will expand its world with new narratives, new characters, and larger conflicts. Here are 3 things that fans of Jujutsu Kaisen should look forward to!

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1. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3

The most anticipated thing for fans is, of course, the third season of Jujutsu Kaisen. Crunchyroll has confirmed that the third season will start airing on January 8, 2026. This season will continue the adaptation of two major arcs, namely Itadori's Extermination and Perfect Preparation, before eventually leading to Culling Game.

This third season will be filled with more intense action and a more complex story. Yuta Okkotsu returns to Japan with the goal of killing Yuji Itadori. The Culling Game arc will also be an important series in this show, where Kenjaku and Ryomen Sukuna's grand plans will begin to unfold.

2. Spin-off Announcement and New Projects

Announcement of the Spin-off Novel Jujutsu Kaisen (Credit: x.com/@jujutsu_PR)

As we approach the end of 2025, the official X account of Jujutsu Kaisen announced that this anime series will have an official spin-off novel written by renowned horror writer, Yumeika Hirayama. Although the story details are still under wraps, this project announcement has made fans very curious. This project is believed to add and explore the mysterious side of the world of curses and sorcerers. Fans believe that 2026 will be filled with additional information regarding new projects from the Jujutsu Kaisen series.

3. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Manga Will End Next Year

Key Visual of the Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Manga (Credit: x.com/@animetv_jp)

In September 2025, Gege Akutami surprised fans with the release of a sequel manga titled Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo. This story began publishing in Weekly Shonen Jump and immediately drew attention as it is set 68 years after the Culling Game. The narrative focuses on Yuka and Tsurugi Okkotsi, the grandchildren of Yuta Okkotsu and Maki Zenin, living in a time when Japan is engulfed in chaos due to an alien invasion called the Simurian.

Gege Akutami explained that the Modulo series will only be a short series lasting about six months or three volumes. Although brief, this manga delves deeper into the aspects of the Jujutsu Kaisen world in the future after the events of the Culling Game.

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