When is Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Coming? The Silence of MAPPA
Cursed Silence: The Absence of Jujutsu Kaisen S3 News
It’s 2025. Gojo is still sealed. Yuji’s still processing like 47 layers of trauma. And fans? We’re still in the dark, wondering when (or if) we’re getting Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3.
For a show that’s practically been carrying modern shounen on its bruised and bloodied back, you’d think we’d have gotten something by now – a teaser, a poster, a funderful tweet from a MAPPA intern who managed to escape their underground cage?
Radio silence.
And it’s making fans more paranoid than Nanami in a crowded subway station.
Image Source: Jujutsu Kaisen | MAPPA
Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Energy, Emotional Damage, and Global Hype
Based on Gege Akutami’s manga, the anime adaptation exploded in 2020, turning characters like Gojo, Sukuna, and Nobara into pop culture icons. With award-winning animation, monstrous merch sales, and box office domination (Jujutsu Kaisen 0 pulled over $160 million globally – , this franchise is big business.
Which makes the lack of Season 3 news feel even more cursed.
Season 2 Recap: Death, Despair, and Drama
Season 2 did not hold back.
From Gojo’s backstory and his emotionally devastating fallout with Geto, to the pure chaos of the Shibuya Incident Arc, MAPPA went full throttle with the emotional trauma and hyper-polished animation.
Characters died, hearts broke, and fans were left staring at the screen like, “…Did that really just happen?”
Image Source: Jujutsu Kaisen | MAPPA
The season ended on a major cliffhanger – with key setups for the Culling Game arc – making it the perfect jumping-off point for a Season 3 announcement.
But again… nothing. Not even an angry Sukuna emoji.
So When is the Release Date for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3?
As of mid-2025, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 has not been officially confirmed by MAPPA or TOHO Animation.
No teaser. No date. No studio confirmation.
Just soul crushing silence.
Image Source: Jujutsu Kaisen | MAPPA
Considering Season 2 aired from July to December 2023, fans expected a follow-up announcement sometime in 2024. Instead, we got the opposite of cursed energy: the sound of nothing slapping itself in the face.
The longer this goes on, the louder the speculation gets.
Possible Reasons for the Delay (Speculation, but Not That Crazy)
There are a few theories floating around the fandom that don’t sound entirely off-base:
MAPPA is overloaded with too many high-profile projects (more on that in a second).
Staffing burnout and production bottlenecks.
Strategic silence to build hype (which would be dumb, but hey, it’s anime marketing).
Creative shifts or internal drama behind the scenes.
No matter how you slice it, something’s clearly gumming up the production pipeline. And MAPPA’s track record might give us a clue.
MAPPA: The Studio That Doesn’t Sleep
MAPPA has been eating good the past few years – and by “good,” we mean they’ve been handed the anime industry’s most demanding projects and told pretty much, “Make it perfect. And also, do it super fast.”
Here’s a peek at their recent grind:
Attack on Titan: The Final Season (2020–2023…still feels like it never really ended)
Chainsaw Man
Hell’s Paradise
Vinland Saga Season 2
Rumors of Chainsaw Man Season 2 and One Punch Man Season 3 cooking in the background
Image Source: Attack on Titan | MAPPA
It’s a stacked schedule for sure.
And if this is the reason behind the JJK delay, then honestly?
We get it.
Production hell is real. Animators aren’t robots. And we’re fully on the side of the MAPPA team if they’re choosing sanity over speed. That doesn’t mean you’re excused from communicating with the world though!
The Crunch Controversy: MAPPA and the Overwork Rumors
MAPPA’s reputation for god-tier visuals comes with an ugly shadow: accusations of chronic overwork and unhealthy production crunch.
In 2020 and 2021, animators spoke out on social media claiming they were paid poorly, given brutal deadlines, and forced to work conditions that could only be described as “suffering with extra steps.”
"I lived for about 10 months on 15000 yen ($140) a month."
— ABM | Locke (@LockeZeroSix) June 16, 2020
This hashtag is about the entry level jobs (in-betweeners) in the anime industry, and how poorly these employees are treated. Their stories are unfortunately representative of the scary industry culture.#動画マン地獄篇 https://t.co/hXmO9kzHhe
And then later in 2022, it came out that MAPPA was allegedly forcing employees to sign NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements) to not discuss the ongoing work conditions during the development of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2.
If these allegations are accurate – and it’s delays or restructuring that are keeping JJK Season 3 in limbo – then MAPPA should take its time.
No anime is worth destroying lives over, no matter how fire Gojo’s animations are.
What’s Next: The Culling Game (Spoiler-Light Edition)
If you’re wondering what Season 3 would even cover – welcome to the Culling Game arc. Without going full manga spoiler mode, here’s what you can expect:
A massive supernatural tournament that makes the Shibuya Incident look like a warm-up.
New characters, new cursed techniques, and some wild character transformations.
The aftermath of Gojo’s exile and banishment to the proverbial shadow realm.
Yuji, Megumi, and friends being put through even more trauma, because of course.
Image Source: Jujutsu Kaisen Manga | The Culling Game Arc | Gege Akutami | Viz Media LLC
It’s chaotic, philosophical, violent, and extremely battle-heavy — the perfect arc to flex MAPPA’s animation muscles (once they’re rested, fed, and paid, of course).
Fan Reactions: From Loyalty to Full-On Panic
The fandom is holding on by threads.
Memes are flying, reddit threads are turning into group therapy sessions, and people are thirsting over Gojo so hard they’re ready to make a Season 3 trailer in Blender if MAPPA won’t.
Some are holding out hope for an announcement at Anime Expo or Jump Festa. Others are convinced it’ll be a 2026 drop. Either way, people are starting to lose patience – not because they’re ungrateful, but because Jujutsu Kaisen is just that damn good.
MAPPA, Please Blink Twice If You’re Okay
The lack of a Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 announcement is a bit weird, worrying, and kind of painful.
But if it’s happening because MAPPA’s prioritizing its people over production speed? Then that’s the right call. Let the animators breathe. Let the hype simmer. And when it finally drops, make sure it’s something everyone can be proud of – including the folks behind the scenes.
Until then, we wait – cursed, anxious, and scrolling Twitter like Sukuna’s gonna leak the trailer himself. If you haven’t dove face first into Jujutsu Kaisen yet, I highly recommend watching it online and getting yourself ready for Season 3…whenever that may be.
Did I miss anything here? Let me know in the comments below!
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May 14, 2025
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