The Shibuya Incident begins at 19:00 on October 31, 2018, when a curtain falls over Shibuya. The official anime timeline records many pivotal moments by the minute, but leaves several major fights and transitions untimed. This is therefore a chronology of canon-stamped moments—not a continuous, minute-by-minute stopwatch. Full spoilers follow.
How to read the timeline
The times below follow the official anime timeline. Where it says “time unknown,” the event is placed in sequence without assigning it a guessed minute. One Sukuna-related entry appears beneath the 21:14 heading without a separate exact minute, so it is treated as part of that listed section rather than a precise timestamp.
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The official anime episode index associates episodes 32–47 with the Shibuya Incident; episode 31 is the preceding “Evening Festival.” The incident is dated October 31, 2018. At 19:00, the first curtain descends over an area with a radius of about 400 meters, centered on the former Tokyu Department Store Toyoko Store. Episode 32’s summary says civilians are trapped inside and communications are cut off.
October 31: the incident timeline
19:00–20:40 — The curtain falls; Gojo enters
- 19:00 — Shibuya: A curtain falls over an area with an approximately 400-meter radius around the former Tokyu Department Store Toyoko Store.
- 20:14 — Shibuya: Nanami’s team (Nanami, Ino, Megumi, and Ijichi), the Zenin team (Naobito, Maki, Nobara, and Nitta), and Kusakabe’s team (Kusakabe and Panda) are positioned at separate locations. Civilians inside the curtain are confused and demand that Gojo be brought to them.
- 20:31 — Bunkamura-dori, Dogenzaka: Satoru Gojo arrives inside the curtain.
- 20:38 — Shibuya Hikarie, B3F: Gojo sees the trapped crowd and understands the enemy’s objective.
- 20:39 — Aoyama Cemetery: Mei Mei’s team (Mei Mei, Ui Ui, and Yuji) heads toward Meiji-Jingumae after a curtain of similar strength falls there.
- 20:40 — Shibuya Station, B5F Fukutoshin Line platform: Gojo begins fighting Jogo, Hanami, and Choso.
20:51–21:27 — Yuji’s route and the Sukuna entry
- 20:51 — Meiji-Jingumae Station: Mei Mei’s team arrives. Yuji separates from Mei Mei and Ui Ui.
- 21:03 — Meiji-Jingumae Station, B2F: Yuji encounters the curse known as Grasshopper (蝗GUY).
- 21:14 heading — Shibuya Station passageway: The timeline lists this section under 21:14, but does not give a separate exact minute for the events. Yuji has been defeated by Choso and is unconscious. Mimiko, Nanako, and Jogo feed him Sukuna’s fingers, allowing Sukuna to take temporary control.
- 21:27 — Between Meiji-Jingumae and Shibuya: A Mini-Mechamaru tells Yuji that the Prison Realm cannot be moved. Mahito destroys the Mini-Mechamaru.
Time unknown, then 21:30–22:04 — Gojo is sealed; the teams split
- Time unknown — Shibuya rooftop: Yuji shouts to alert the sorcerers that Gojo has been sealed. Nanami’s team soon joins him. Nanami sends Yuji, Megumi, and Ino to remove the curtain blocking sorcerers from entering, while he goes to Ijichi.
- 21:30 — Shibuya Station, B4F: Dagon attacks and consumes civilians. Mahito creates a double and searches for Yuji both underground and aboveground.
- 21:40 — Outside the curtain: Nobara and Nitta encounter Haruta Shigemo.
- 21:44 — Outside Shibuya Station, exit 13: Nanami finds Ijichi down after an attack.
- 22:01 — Cerulean Tower: Yuji, Megumi, and Ino find three curse users guarding the source of the curtain. Yuji and Megumi engage Ogami’s grandson, while Ino engages Ogami and her grandson.
- 22:02 — Between Meiji-Jingumae and Shibuya: Mei Mei and Ui Ui defeat Ebina. Soon afterward, the person presented as Geto makes contact with them.
- 22:04 — Cerulean Tower area: Yuji and Megumi remove the curtain that blocks sorcerers from entering.
22:10–22:51 — Choso, Dagon, and Sukuna
- 22:10 — Shibuya Station: Yuji enters the station and soon encounters Choso; their fight begins.
- 22:20 — Inokashira Line, Shibuya Station Avenue Gate: Nanami, having defeated Shigemo and rescued Nobara and Nitta, meets Maki and Naobito and tells them Gojo has been sealed. Soon afterward, the three encounter Dagon in a station passage and begin fighting.
- Time unknown — Shibuya Station passageway: Dagon traps Maki, Nanami, and Naobito in his domain. Megumi intervenes, then Toji; Dagon is exorcised. Toji chooses Megumi as his next target and takes him away.
- Time unknown — Shibuya Station passageway: Jogo appears and incapacitates Nanami, Maki, and Naobito.
- Time unknown — Shibuya Station passageway: After Choso defeats Yuji and leaves him unconscious, Mimiko, Nanako, and Jogo feed Yuji Sukuna’s fingers. Sukuna takes temporary control.
- 22:51 — Shibuya Expressway tollgate: Shoko and Yaga are waiting.
- Time unknown — Various Shibuya locations: Sukuna and Jogo fight. The official timeline does not give the battle or Jogo’s defeat an exact time.
23:01–23:19 — Megumi’s ritual and the return to Yuji
- 23:01 — In front of Shibuya Stream: Panda and Kusakabe search the area and later meet Sugata and Neki.
- 23:05 — In front of SHIBUYA 109: Haruta attacks a badly injured Megumi from behind after Megumi’s fight with Toji.
- 23:07 — In front of SHIBUYA 109: Megumi begins the exorcism ritual for Mahoraga, the Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General, taking Haruta with him.
- Time unknown — Shibuya: Sukuna expands his domain and defeats Mahoraga. Many civilians are caught in the destruction; the timeline does not specify when the battle occurs.
- 23:09 — Shibuya Station, B5F Fukutoshin Line platform: Todo and Arata Nitta discover that Geto has taken the Prison Realm.
- 23:14 — In front of SHIBUYA 109: Yuji regains control of his body and wakes to the devastation.
- 23:14 — Outside the curtain: Nobara leaves the rescued Nitta Akari and re-enters the curtain.
- 23:16 — Dogenzaka alley: Nobara encounters Mahito’s double and begins fighting it.
- Time unknown — Shibuya Station: Gravely injured and disoriented, Nanami exorcises many transfigured humans. Mahito then hits him with Idle Transfiguration. Yuji sees this and begins fighting Mahito.
- 23:19 — Shibuya Station, Dogenzaka ticket gate: Yuji and Mahito’s fight escalates.
Time unknown, then 23:28–23:36 — Mahito’s defeat and the final confrontation
- Time unknown — Shibuya Station: Yuji sees Nobara fall to Mahito. Todo arrives to help; Arata Nitta uses his technique to treat Nobara and Yuji, and Todo encourages Yuji. The timeline does not provide exact times for these events.
- Time unknown — Shibuya Station: Todo creates an opening, and Yuji lands Black Flash, defeating Mahito. The official timeline assigns no exact time to the moment.
- 23:28 — In front of Shibuya Stream: Panda finds Kusakabe among the rubble.
- 23:28 — Shibuya Station, B3F Fukutoshin Line platform: Troubled by the memory of “brothers who never existed,” Choso sets out to learn about Yuji and himself.
- 22:36 local time — Kuala Lumpur: The timeline lists Mei Mei and Ui Ui as having escaped to Kuala Lumpur using Ui Ui’s technique. The entry appears after the 23:28 Shibuya entries, but is explicitly labeled local time; it is reproduced as given rather than normalized into Shibuya time.
- 23:36 — Ruins of Udagawa Police Box: The person presented as Geto appears before the fleeing Mahito. Yuji recognizes him as the person who sealed Gojo and tries to recover the Prison Realm.
- Time unknown — After the encounter: The antagonist absorbs Mahito using Cursed Spirit Manipulation. Kyoto students and other sorcerers arrive; Choso recognizes the body’s occupant as Noritoshi Kamo, and Uraume puts the sorcerers in danger before Yuki arrives. The timeline concludes with Kamo remotely altering the brains of one thousand marked non-sorcerers and taking the Prison Realm containing Gojo.
What the timestamps establish—and what they do not
Gojo arrives at 20:31 and starts fighting Jogo, Hanami, and Choso at 20:40, while Yuji’s group is diverted to Meiji-Jingumae. The entries show separate teams and conflicts unfolding in parallel; they do not provide a continuous stopwatch for every event. In particular, the official chart leaves the precise timing of Gojo’s sealing, the domain and Sukuna fights, the Mahoraga battle, and several later confrontations unknown.
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The timeline reaches 23:36 at the Udagawa Police Box, but that is not a stated end time for the entire incident. The later events in the official chart are untimed, so the available chronology does not establish how long the incident lasts from curtain to final aftermath.
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Where to continue in the anime or manga
| Format | Entry point | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Anime | Season 2, episodes 32–47, according to the official episode index. | The official index associates this episode range with the Shibuya Incident; episode 31 is “Evening Festival.” |
| Manga | Volume 10, Shueisha’s Japanese print edition, released March 4, 2020. | Shueisha lists chapters 83–88 as Shibuya Incident installments. Volume 10 begins the arc but is not a complete collection of it. |
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