JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020)

Kernel Score: 89% · 4,272 ratings

Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

First aired: 2020-10-03

Seasons: 1 · 59 episodes

Is JUJUTSU KAISEN worth watching?

Worth watching. A high-school boy swallows a cursed finger and joins a school for sorcerers. The fights are among the best-animated in anime, and the story is quick and darkly funny, though it follows shonen formula.

Watch it if you

  • love action anime with great animation
  • like dark supernatural settings
  • enjoy school-and-powers stories

Skip it if you

  • dislike gore
  • want a standalone story

Best for: Binge weekend

Fresh Kernels verdict, AI-assisted from our scores, audience reviews and the official rating.

Where to watch JUJUTSU KAISEN

US availability, updated 2026-10-23.

Overview

Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.

JUJUTSU KAISEN parents' guide: ages 12+

Parents need to know that Jujutsu Kaisen is a TV-14 dark-fantasy anime with intense supernatural action, curses, and violence.

  • Violence & scariness: Strong — Martial arts, curses, demons, and exorcisms drive frequent, intense dark-fantasy combat with a tragic, often grim tone.
  • Language: Some — Moderate language is consistent with the TV-14 rating.

Fresh Kernels AI-assessed from the official TV-14 rating, publicly documented content. A guide for families, not an official rating.

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JUJUTSU KAISEN FAQ

Is JUJUTSU KAISEN worth watching?

Worth watching. A high-school boy swallows a cursed finger and joins a school for sorcerers. The fights are among the best-animated in anime, and the story is quick and darkly funny, though it follows shonen formula.

Where can I watch JUJUTSU KAISEN?

In the US you can stream JUJUTSU KAISEN on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and Crunchyroll and buy it from Prime Video, Apple TV and Google Play.

Is JUJUTSU KAISEN OK for kids?

JUJUTSU KAISEN is rated TV-14. Fresh Kernels suggests ages 12+. Parents need to know that Jujutsu Kaisen is a TV-14 dark-fantasy anime with intense supernatural action, curses, and violence.

What shows are like JUJUTSU KAISEN?

If you liked JUJUTSU KAISEN, try Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Mob Psycho 100 and Bleach.