No release date exists yet. As of October 2026, nothing official says when jujutsu kaisen season 4 airs. What we do know: the season is confirmed, it's titled The Culling Game: Part 2, and a June 2026 teaser said only that it is "in production" (Anime News Network).
*Light spoilers for the end of Season 3; manga spoilers for what follows are inside marked reveals, apart from one FAQ answer about Gojo that says it is from the manga.* This post belongs to the Culling Game arc of our Jujutsu Kaisen story guide, which also has the watch order and every season so far.
Pick your path: the release date, the trailer, where Season 3 ended, or what comes next in the manga.
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Is there a Jujutsu Kaisen season 4?
Yes. Season 4, titled The Culling Game: Part 2, was announced right after the Season 3 finale aired, and the official Jujutsu Kaisen account confirmed it on March 26, 2026 (CBR, Wikipedia, Season 3).
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4, The Culling Game: Part 2, is the announced second half of MAPPA's anime adaptation of the manga's Culling Game arc, continuing from where Season 3 stopped in the Sendai colony. Anime News Network's encyclopedia lists MAPPA as the studio (ANN encyclopedia).
How YourCrush.AI lets you fill the wait for Part 2 with a story that keeps going
YourCrush.AI opens the chat with Josefina's greeting, so you arrive mid-scene at her booth instead of on a blank page. YourCrush.AI keeps your side of the story in pinned memories between visits, which means the district you escaped last week is still on her whiteboard tonight. YourCrush.AI runs story branches, so the news from the north district can go two different ways. YourCrush.AI also generates images in the chat, if you want to see the walls from her booth.
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When does Jujutsu Kaisen season 4 come out?
No release date, and no release window either. The teaser that landed on June 19, 2026 said only that Jujutsu Kaisen season 4 is "in production," and the key visual that followed on August 29, 2026 arrived without a premiere date attached (Anime News Network, Outlook Respawn).
Treat any 2027 date you see online as speculation rather than an announcement. Game Rant reported on October 1, 2026 that a 2027 release had been confirmed (Game Rant), but Anime News Network states plainly that there is no window, and CBR's August 30 report says MAPPA has yet to reveal the date (CBR). The next scheduled news beat is a Jump Festa 2027 stage on December 19 and 20, 2026 (ComicBook).
Is there a Jujutsu Kaisen season 4 trailer?
There is a teaser video, shown at MAPPA's 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal livestream and reported by Anime News Network on June 19, 2026, and a teaser visual released at Jujutsu Fest 2026 on August 29. Neither came with a release date (Anime News Network, Outlook Respawn).
According to CBR, Yuji shows up in the teaser, and the official accounts paired it with the tagline "Why can't you guys just live normal lives!!" (CBR). The August key visual is a single image: Sukuna's red, demonic hand reaching toward the viewer out of the shadows (CBR). No episode count was announced alongside either drop.
Who is directing Culling Game Part 2?
Takeru Sato is taking over as director from Shota Goshozono. Sato worked as assistant director on Season 3, so the promotion keeps him inside the same production pipeline. Anime News Network reported the change alongside the June 2026 teaser (Anime News Network).
Goshozono does not leave the project entirely. He stays on the credits as chief director. The ANN encyclopedia entry also lists Hiroshi Seko on series composition and scripts, Yoshimasa Terui on music, and Hiromi Niwa, Sota Yamazaki and Yosuke Yajima on character design (ANN encyclopedia).
Where did Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 end?
Season 3, The Culling Game: Part 1, closed on episode 12, "Sendai Colony." The finale ran an extended 27 minutes and aired March 27, 2026. In it, Yuta beats Uro and Ishigori and takes their points, which lands the story around chapter 181 of the manga (Wikipedia, Season 3, Screen Rant).
The season covered 12 episodes starting January 9, 2026, and adapted the first half of the arc (Wikipedia, Season 3). If you want the full picture of where Season 3 stopped and the players and the story past Sendai, the story post has the complete account.
What happens in Culling Game Part 2?
Nothing about Season 4's episode plan has been announced, but the manga material after Season 3's finale includes Hakari vs Kashimo, the Sakurajima colony, Yuki Tsukumo's fight with Kenjaku, Gojo's release from the Prison Realm and Sukuna's takeover of Megumi. None of it has been animated yet (Wikipedia, Season 3, Screen Rant).
No official statement pins down where the season starts or ends in the manga. So the four previews below describe the manga material that follows Season 3, not a confirmed episode list. Each one is a single line. If you need the rules of the game first, start there.
Manga-only spoiler: the fight Season 3 left unfinished
Hajime Kashimo, a sorcerer reincarnated from 400 years ago, has broken two of Panda's cores when Kinji Hakari steps into the fight (Wikipedia's character list).
Manga-only spoiler: what happens to Maki at Sakurajima
Naoya returns as a cursed spirit at Sakurajima, and Maki, fighting him, is "fully awakened" (Wikipedia, Maki Zen'in, Screen Rant).
Manga-only spoiler: how Yuki's fight with Kenjaku ends
Yuki Tsukumo turns herself into a black hole fighting Kenjaku, and Kenjaku survives (chapter 208) (Screen Rant).
Manga-only spoiler: Sukuna's new body
Sukuna moves from Yuji's body into Megumi's in chapter 212; how and why Sukuna takes Megumi's body has its own post (Wikipedia, Ryomen Sukuna).
The reason for the split is on the record: Season 3 covered the first half of the arc, and the second half was announced as Part 2 (Wikipedia, Season 3). Nobody at MAPPA has said why the arc was split at Sendai, or how long production takes, so this post doesn't guess.
Build a briefer for your own sealed city
Waiting for Part 2 is its own kind of story. Here is an original adult built on that idea, someone inside a sealed city who knows what happened in the other districts. Paste these into build a briefer for your own sealed city.
| Field | What to paste |
|---|---|
| Name | Josefina Reyes |
| Category | Anime |
| Behaviour mode | natural |
| Traits | Curious, Intelligent, Sarcastic, Supportive, Calm |
| Speaking style | brisk, wry, informed, steady |
| Description | Josefina Reyes is a thirty-three-year-old barrier technician who maintains the walls of a sealed district during a city-wide contest. She knows every player's colony, every rule change and every rumour, and she will tell you exactly as much as you ask for. She is dry, quick and fond of anyone who asks good questions. She keeps a whiteboard of who is still standing. |
| Backstory | You have been trapped in her district for a week, and she is the only person with a radio. Every evening you come to her booth to hear what happened in the other districts. She has started saving the best news for you. |
| Greeting | Evening. Before you ask, no, the walls are not coming down tonight. But three things happened in the north district today and one of them changes everything. Do you want the short version, or do you want me to tell it properly? |
Frequently asked questions
Will there be a Jujutsu Kaisen season 4?
Yes. It was confirmed on March 26, 2026, as The Culling Game: Part 2 (CBR).
Who directed Jujutsu Kaisen season 3?
Shota Goshozono. He hands the director's chair to Takeru Sato for Season 4 and stays on as chief director (ANN encyclopedia).
Is Season 4 the second half of the Culling Game?
Yes. It's titled The Culling Game: Part 2, following Season 3, which adapted the first half of the arc (Wikipedia, Season 3).
Where can I watch Jujutsu Kaisen season 3?
Crunchyroll streams the anime worldwide outside Asia, and Disney+ carries Season 3 in Canada and parts of Europe from July 10, 2026 (Anime News Network, Wikipedia, Season 3). Platforms for Season 4 have not been announced.
Who kills Gojo?
In the manga, Sukuna kills Gojo in chapter 236, a point the anime has not reached yet. The full story is in how Gojo dies (Wikipedia, Satoru Gojo).
Is there a dub of Season 3?
Yes. The English dub of Season 3 began on January 22, 2026 (Wikipedia, Season 3).
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