How many episodes are in ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’?

Jujutsu Kaisen is the most in-demand animated television show of 2024 and has been on a roll for having the most intriguing story and the hottest characters. The best part? It won’t even take you months to finish watching.

Whether you got interested in the series after watching we can’t help but convince you to do it ASAP.

But wait, before you to Crunchyroll and start watching, you might be wondering a few things about the series. The plot and characters are the obvious questions, and we’ll tell you all about that, too. But before you commit yourself to this hypnotizing world of sorcery, you must know how long the series is.

We’re sure you don’t have the time or energy to commit to another One Piece and Dragon Ball type thing, do you? Luckily, Jujutsu Kaisen is an animated adaptation of the original manga by Gege Akutami, which is only 26 volumes long as of April 2024. In chapters, it would be 259. However, the anime has not yet fully adapted the manga, only reaching chapter 143 thus far. And no, the series won’t be dropped anytime soon and the story will be completed.

What is Jujutsu Kaisen about?

Sorting first things first, Jujutsu Kaisen his bestie-turned-villain Geto (in the past).

Every good narrative needs a good villain, and we have quite a vicious one here. Standing strong at the other end of the narrative is Ryomen Sukuna, who you would want to refer to as the King of Curses. For context; Curses are a race of spiritual beings in this world, whose primary desire is to bring harm to humanity. The job of Jujutsu sorcerers is to exorcise these curses, but no one seems to be able to defeat Sukuna so far.

Apart from these main guys, we have an elaborate list of ing characters with commendable depth and engaging arcs. There is a high chance one of them ends up becoming your favorite character instead of the overpowered protagonists. Counting the best ones, we bet on Toji Fushuguro, Yuta Okkotsu, Mahito, Kento Nanami, Panda, Maki Zenin, Inumaki, Kokichi Muta, and Aoi Todo (some of them are villains, by the way).

Now, off to the main question.

How many episodes are in Jujutsu Kaisen?

Gege Akutami has created an elaborate world for the Jujutsu Kaisen story to unfold, and director Sunghoo Park and the team behind the anime skilfully brought out the full glory of the narrative in the first season. The series initially was greenlit for a double-cour season, which premiered on Oct. 3, 2020, and ended on March 27, 2021 and ran for 24 episodes in total.

The second season premiered on  July 6, 2023, and aired its finale on Dec. 28, 2023. This time, the episode count went to 23 and the official confirmation of season 3.

Each episode of Jujutsu Kaisen lasts about 24 minutes, so you can easily finish the series in less than a week. And don’t forget to check out It follows Yuta Okkotsu as the main character and covers the first arc in the series, called the Cursed Child arc. Now, you may to Crunchyroll.