Who created Jujutsu Kaisen and when did it start?
Jujutsu Kaisen was written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It debuted in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump on the 5th of March 2018, and ran until the 30th of September 2024.
Questions about Jujutsu Kaisen
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How many copies of Jujutsu Kaisen have been sold worldwide?
By December 2025, the Jujutsu Kaisen manga had over 150 million copies in circulation, including related novels, digital versions, and Jujutsu Kaisen 0. This makes it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
What influenced Gege Akutami when creating Jujutsu Kaisen?
Akutami cited Neon Genesis Evangelion for the series' mythological aspects, and named Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter x Hunter, YuYu Hakusho) as the primary influence on the magic system and art style. Tite Kubo's Bleach and Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto also shaped the first chapter.
How many anime seasons of Jujutsu Kaisen are there?
Three seasons have aired as of 2026. The first 24-episode season ran from the 3rd of October 2020, to the 27th of March 2021. A second 23-episode season aired from July 6 to the 28th of December 2023. A third 12-episode season aired from January 9 to the 27th of March 2026. A fourth season has been announced.
What is the plot of Jujutsu Kaisen about?
Jujutsu Kaisen follows high school student Yuji Itadori, who becomes the host of the powerful ancient sorcerer Ryomen Sukuna after swallowing a cursed finger. He joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers and trains to consume all twenty of Sukuna's fingers so that Sukuna can be destroyed through Yuji's death.
How did Jujutsu Kaisen perform in manga sales rankings?
Jujutsu Kaisen was the best-selling manga series in both 2021 and 2022. In January 2021, its first fifteen volumes occupied fifteen of the top sixteen spots on Oricon's weekly ranking. It also appeared on The New York Times Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list starting in February 2021.