'Jujutsu Kaisen' Gets Prequel Anime Film

The 24th and final episode of Jujutsu Kaisen ended with an anime film announcement following its broadcast on Saturday. The anime film, titled Jujutsu Kaisen 0, will adapt the Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Koutou Senmon Gakkou (Tokyo Metropolitan Magic Technical School) four-chapter prequel manga.

TOHO animation simultaneously opened an official website, revealing a teaser visual (pictured) and announcement promo. MAPPA will return to produce the film, with Toho in charge of distribution. The film will open in theaters in Japan this Winter.

Synopsis
Yuuta Okkotsu is haunted. Ever since his childhood friend Rika died in a traffic accident, her ghost has stuck with him. But her spirit does not appear as the sweet girl Yuuta once knew. Instead, she manifests as a monstrous and powerful entity who fiercely protects him. Unable to control Rika's violent behavior, Yuuta is helpless to stop the bloodshed that follows from her brutal vengeance. As a result, when apprehended by "Jujutsu" sorcerers—the secret guardians of the world, trained to combat forces like Rika—Yuuta wishes to be completely isolated so that no one else can get hurt.

Yet his apprehender, the master sorcerer Satoru Gojou, has different plans for him: he will join Jujutsu High School and learn to control Rika in order to help people. Now a first-year at this school, Yuuta starts to learn Jujutsu arts and combat malignant beings. Alongside his new classmates Maki Zenin, a Jujutsu weapons expert; Toge Inumaki, a spellcaster who uses his words as weapons; and Panda, a seemingly walking and talking panda bear, Yuuta begins to find his place in the world and, for once, to feel comfortable with his abilities. However, as his training progresses, Yuuta comes to learn that the dangers of the Jujutsu world go far beyond that of wicked spirits. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Akutami Gege ran the prequel manga in Jump GIGA from April to July in 2017. Shueisha published the manga as volume zero the following December. VIZ Media released the volume in English under the title Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Jujutsu High on January 5.

Weekly Shounen Jump began serializing the supernatural action sequel manga in March 2018. Shueisha shipped the 15th volume on March 4. Jujutsu Kaisen has a cumulative 36 million copies of its volumes in circulation, including digital editions.

The anime series, directed by Seong-Hu Park (The God of High School), featuring scriptwriter Hiroshi Seko (Dorohedoro) and character designer Tadashi Hiramatsu (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu) at MAPPA, debuted on October 3 last year. Crunchyroll simulcast the show with subtitles as it aired in Japan.

VIZ Media simulpubs the manga digitally with the Japanese release through its Shounen Jump service and shipped the eighth volume on February 2. The ninth volume will go on sale on April 6. Shueisha's Manga Plus platform also began simulpublishing the manga in English in January 2019.

Announcement


Official site: https://jujutsukaisen-movie.jp/
Official Twitter: @animejujutsu

Source: Oricon News

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie on MAL