Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3, officially titled The Culling Game Part 1, began airing in Japan on January 8, 2026. The initial confirmation is no longer breaking news: MAPPA announced a teaser for Season 4, The Culling Game Part 2, in June 2026, but its release date has not been stated in that announcement.
When did Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 premiere?
The Japanese TV premiere was January 8, 2026, according to the official on-air schedule. The season is titled The Culling Game Part 1. In Japan, it aired Thursdays at 00:26 on the MBS/TBS Super Animeism TURBO slot across 28 stations. The first broadcast was a one-hour special combining episodes 1 and 2. Those times and stations describe the Japanese broadcast, not a worldwide schedule.
The sequel adapting the Culling Game had first been announced after Season 2 concluded in December 2023, without a broadcast date at that point. Crunchyroll announced in August 2025 that it would stream Season 3 when it premiered in January 2026.
Where can you watch The Culling Game?
Crunchyroll announced plans to stream Season 3, but streaming rights and catalogs vary by territory, and that announcement is not a current catalog check for every country. Check the service available in your region and confirm that the Season 3 episodes are listed there. Also check whether the version you want—subtitled or dubbed—is available in your territory.
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Japan’s official schedule page lists domestic on-demand services including ABEMA, Netflix and Prime Video, among others. That list is for Japan; it does not establish availability on those services elsewhere.
What is The Culling Game?
The Culling Game is the arc adapted in Season 3. The anime’s official Culling Game reference sets out the game’s player rules, how points are scored and how rules can be changed. Those mechanics are useful context for following the arc; the reference is a better starting point for anime-only viewers who want to avoid reading ahead in the manga.
What comes after The Culling Game Part 1?
In June 2026, MAPPA announced a teaser trailer for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4: The Culling Game Part 2. The MAPPA announcement confirms the teaser, not a premiere date; it does not say when Season 4 will air.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How does the anime relate to the completed manga?
The manga concluded in September 2024 after running from March 2018, according to Crunchyroll News. Shueisha’s official Jujutsu Kaisen site identifies volumes 29 and 30 as the final volumes, released in Japan on December 25, 2024. The manga’s completion does not establish which volumes Season 3 adapts, so a precise anime-to-volume boundary should not be assumed.
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