Get ready for the dark past of Jujutsu Kaisen in the upcoming movie next year.
Jujutsu Kaisen is one of the greatest anime series of winter 2021 that added sparkle to the lives of every anime fan. As far as the debut of any anime series goes, Jujutsu Kaisen became intensely popular receiving numerous awards at the 2021 Crunchyroll Awards. With superior animation quality by MAPPA Studios, Jujutsu Kaisen claimed many hearts. While season 1 of Jujutsu Kaisen ended on an exciting note, fans were sad that they would have to wait indefinitely for another season.
Luckily, to keep the fans satisfied, hours before the season finale aired, MAPPA studios announced that a Jujutsu Kaisen movie titled “Jujutsu Kaisen 0” was in the works which are set to be released in winter 2022. Let’s talk more about the movie in detail below
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Everything We Know So Far
Rumors of an upcoming movie first started to circulate across social media when eagle-eyed viewers noticed that a domain name for a Jujutsu Kaisen movie had been registered. The domain was registered to the same postal code and address as the anime’s official website and so the credibility of the rumors were high. The rumors were confirmed when MAPPA announced the development of Jujutsu Kaisen 0 with a brief trailer about the movie. The trailer was only 30 seconds long but there’s a lot that we can make out of it.
The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie will follow the same plot as the prequel manga of the same name and adapt the cursed child arc of the manga and we will witness the legendary story of “The Night Parade of 100 Demons”. Since it is a prequel, the movie will be set in before the events of season 1 of the anime. The movie will focus on the story of a new character named Yuta Okkotsu, whose name has been mentioned previously in season 1. It will also provide a look at the past of a few characters like Maki Zenin, TogeInumaki, Panda, and the man himself Gojo Satoru.
More Insight On Jujutsu Kaisen 0
We know that Jujutsu Kaisen 0 will set up Yuta’s first appearance in the series, however, his origin story is quite dark and horrifying. In the manga, Yuta’s story began with him sitting in Jujutsu High awaiting his execution which he himself requested. Gojo approaches him and enquires about his past, to which he reveals that he recently found out that he is cursed by a cursed spirit that is ruthless and kills anyone who poses a threat to Yuta.
He reveals that he was about to get bullied in his school when this dark cursed spirit appeared and dragged the group of bullies, forcing all of them into a single locker crushing their bodies into small cubes. After hearing about the curse’s nature, Gojo suggests Yuta use it in his favour and become a Jujutsu Sorcerer exorcising spirits while his curse keeps him from harm.
Gojo states that he sees great potential in Yuta and convinces him to join Jujutsu High. Upon Yuta’s joining, Gojo appoints him with a team of sorcerers that we have already seen in the series- Maki, Toge, and Panda, and this is how Yuta’s journey began. As far as origin stories go, Yuta’s is pretty dark starting with the deaths of his fellow classmates by being crushed to their deaths because of him. Going in any further is just going to spoil the movie for the readers so let’s stop here. However, this probably gave you enough excitement to eagerly wait for the movie’s arrival to see the dawn of a new hero.
