Jujutsu Kaisen (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, Jujutsu Kaisen is an animation, action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy series. “A boy fights... for "the right death."” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.

Who’s in it. Jujutsu Kaisen stars Junya Enoki as Yuji Itadori (voice), Yuma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro (voice), Asami Seto as Nobara Kugisaki (voice) and Yuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojo (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.6/10, Jujutsu Kaisen sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Crunchyroll and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Jujutsu Kaisen page.

If you liked it. Fans of Jujutsu Kaisen tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.