Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 release schedule: When are new episodes out?
The Culling Games are about to begin!
Returning for its highly anticipated season 3 is Jujutsu Kaisen, one of the most popular anime adaptations in the world. In fact, the animated series overtook One Piece and Attack on Titan to claim the top spot, according to the Guinness World Records.
Based on the hugely popular manga series by Gege Akutami, this dark supernatural action anime is all about the dangerous arts of jujutsu sorcery and how the practice is intertwined with powerful curses and negative human emotions.
Taking place in a world with secret sorcerers and cursed spirits, Jujutsu Kaisen centres on young high schooler Yuji Itadori as he gains extraordinary powers after consuming a cursed finger to save his classmate.
He then joins Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an institute which fights the curses, as he learns about how to control his powers, trains in the art of jujutsu sorcery and fights against cursed spirits.
Season 2 ended with the conclusion of the Shibuya Incident, as the attack, orchestrated by the ancient curse user Kenjaku left the strongest sorcerer, Satoru Gojo, sealed in the Prison Realm.
If you’re currently catching up on the first two seasons – and the prequel film – here’s everything you need to know about the third season of Jujutsu Kaisen.
What is the Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 release schedule?
New episodes of Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 arrive on Thursday 8 January 2026, with the premiere dropping on this date on streaming service Crunchyroll. The first two episodes were released at once in a double bill.
While this is subject to change, that means we'd expect the release schedule to look like this:
- Episode 1 Execution – 8 January 2026
- Episode 2 One More Time – 8 January 2026
- Episode 3 – 15 January 2026
- Episode 4 – 22 January 2026
- Episode 5 – 29 January 2026
- Episode 6 – 5 February 2026
- Episode 7 – 12 February 2026
- Episode 8 – 19 February 2026
- Episode 9 – 26 February 2026
- Episode 10 – 5 March 2026
- Episode 11 – 12 March 2026
- Episode 12 – 19 March 2026
- Episode 13 – 26 March 2026
- Episode 14 – 2 April 2026
- Episode 15 – 9 April 2026
- Episode 16 – 16 April 2026
- Episode 17 – 23 April 2026
- Episode 18 – 30 April 2026
- Episode 19 – 7 May 2026
- Episode 20 – 14 May 2026
- Episode 21 – 21 May 2026
- Episode 22 – 28 May 2026
- Episode 23 – 4 June 2026
- Episode 24 – 11 June 2026
Eager fans could also watch the first two episodes early as part of the film release for compilation Jujutsu Kaisen Executioner, which was released in UK cinemas on 14 November 2025.
What time are the new Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 episodes released?
New episodes of Kaiju No. 8 arrive on Crunchyroll at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm GMT.
For UK-based viewers, this means that they’ll be available to stream on Thursday afternoons from 5pm.
How many episodes will there be in Jujutsu Kaisen season 3?
Crunchyroll has yet to confirm the episode count of the third season of Jujutsu Kaisen, although the rumoured episode count is the 24 mark, following a 23-episode second season.
The second season was split into two parts, with the first five episodes adapting the Gojo’s Past Arc before the series then went on a short break at the start of August.
The remaining 18 episodes of the season then adapted the Shibuya Incident Arc, before concluding on 28 December 2023.
Where can I watch Jujutsu Kaisen season 3?
Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 will be available to watch in the UK on specialist anime streaming service Crunchyroll.
Fans can also catch up on the first season and the prequel film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 on Netflix UK.
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What’s the plot of Jujutsu Kaisen?
This dark fantasy series takes place in a world in which magic exists and action-packed battles take place between secret sorcerers and supernatural cursed spirits.
Young protagonist Yuji Itadori becomes the vessel for the powerful demon Sukuna after eating a cursed finger, and enrols at the Jujutsu High School to train in the ways of a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
In the first season, he faces his first major battles against powerful curses, including Cursed Wombs, under tutelage from mentor Satoru Gojo, and alongside Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki. The sophomore season ended with the culmination of the Death Painting Arc.
The second season culminated in the devastating pivotal Shibuya Incident arc, with Yuji Itadori crippled by despair after believing he killed multiple people in the devastating night of chaos and battles in the Tokyo district.
The third season is set to adapt the deadly Culling Game arc, so fans can expect a brutal battle royale-style series, orchestrated by the ancient sorcerer Kenjaku, the parasitic cursed spirit.
Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 will be available to watch on Crunchyroll from 8th January 2026.
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Nicola Austin is a freelance journalist who loves sci-fi, fantasy and animation. Nicola has written about TV and film for a wide range of publications including Empire, Digital Spy, Radio Times, SciFiNow, Girls on Tops and more. She will always stand by The Mummy as a 90s movie masterpiece.
