A new teaser for Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 dropped during the franchise’s fifth-anniversary livestream, and it confirmed what fans have been hoping for: Season 3 will hit screens in January 2026, and Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide. Alongside the trailer, the production team also announced a theatrical compilation movie that will recap the Shibuya Incident and include the very first two episodes of Season 3 — giving cinema-goers a sneak peek more than a month before the TV run begins.
What the teaser showed (and who’s behind it)
The roughly two-minute teaser leans heavily into the series’ darker beats: Yuji Itadori wrestles with guilt after Shibuya, we get flashes of an intense Yuji vs. Yuta confrontation, and the clip teases clashes involving new and returning characters (Naoya Zen’in, Choso, Megumi Fushiguro, Yuki Tsukumo and Maki Zen’in all appear briefly). Studio MAPPA returns to animate the arc, with Shota Goshozono directing and Hiroshi Seko overseeing series composition — a team set up to preserve the show’s hard-hitting action and emotional intensity.
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution — the compilation movie and early episodes
The theatrical release, titled JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution, will present the Shibuya Incident as a special compilation and will also premiere the first two episodes of Season 3 in cinemas. The Japanese release is scheduled for November 7, 2025, and GKIDS will distribute the film in North America beginning December 5, 2025 — meaning moviegoers in some territories can watch part of the new arc weeks before the January streaming window. The GKIDS page and coverage of the anniversary stream make clear the movie is intended both as a refresher and as an early launchpad into the Culling Game.
What to expect from the Culling Game arc
Season 3 will adapt the manga’s Culling Game material, an arc known for high stakes, brutal fights and a tournament-style premise that forces sorcerers and cursed spirits into deadly contests. The arc moves at a blistering pace, reshuffles the battlefield after the Shibuya losses, and gives underused characters — like Yuki Tsukumo and Maki Zen’in — important moments to shine. The teaser’s emphasis on a Yuji–Yuta clash hints that the new season will balance personal drama with large-scale combat.
Where and how you’ll watch it
Crunchyroll confirmed it will stream Season 3 weekly on the day each episode airs in Japan, continuing the platform’s role as the anime’s global home. For fans who want to see the story on the big screen first, JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution will function as both a recap of Season 2’s Shibuya Incident and an early look at Culling Game Part 1 — a theatrical treat that precedes the January streaming debut.
Why the timing matters — Jujutsu Kaisen’s global heft
This rollout comes as the series enjoys enormous global popularity. Guinness World Records (working with Parrot Analytics) has named Jujutsu Kaisen one of the most in-demand anime TV shows, citing a demand rating many times higher than the average TV show — a reminder that big announcements, compilation films and a January season launch will reach a huge, engaged audience. That popularity explains why the team is staging a multi-pronged release (streaming + theatrical sneak peek) rather than a single broadcast.
Final note — what’s still unknown
The production has given fans a clear window (January 2026) but not an exact premiere date for Season 3’s first TV episode. The movie schedule and the trailer give a strong sense of the plan — recap, theatrical early-look, then weekly streaming — but viewers should watch official channels for the exact broadcast date and any episode-by-episode schedule. Until that date is posted, the November/December movie run is the earliest way to catch the new arc.
