Now that the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen finished airing, and Season 3 is in the works, it’s time to decide what the best way to watch the series is. And yes, there’s more than one.
First, let’s remember which parts of the manga have been adapted into the anime. We’ve got Season 1 (Fearsome Womb Arc, Vs. Mahito Arc, Kyoto Goodwill Event Arc and Death Painting Arc), Season 2 (Gojo's Past Arc, Shibuya Incident Arc) and the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie (Cursed Child Arc).
Chronological order
The story of Jujutsu Kaisen is quite linear, however, there are a lot of flashbacks and some parts of the story weren’t released in chronological order.
If you prefer to experience things in the same order as they are on the timeline, then Season 1 should not be the first thing you watch. Yes, Jujutsu Kaisen is that complicated.
So the chronological order of the series will be as follows:
Episodes 1-5 of Season 2 (the flashbacks of Gojo’s past)
The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie (the story of Yuta and Geto)
Season 1 (this is where Yuji’s story starts)
Episodes 6-23 of Season 2 (Shibuya Incident)
Judging by the way the manga is going, this order will remain the same even after all of the further seasons have come out. There won’t be any more flashback arcs, so you’ll be safe with heading straight to Season 3, 4 and any other possible seasons in the future if you prefer to watch series chronologically.
Release order
However, the release order is a little bit different, as you may understand, and let’s talk about that as well.
Release order:
Season 1 (2020)
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie (2021)
Season 2 (2023)
As you can see, it’s much simpler than the chronological one, so there’s hardly any confusion. And we would advise you to choose this order to experience Jujutsu Kaisen.
Flashbacks (and also flashforwards, by the way) are a creative means of storytelling, and they’re not in the story just to annoy you with ambiguity. So if an author wants to keep something a secret from readers or viewers, it means there’s an intention.
That’s why we think the best way to experience the story of Jujutsu Kaisen is to trust the release order and get to the flashbacks when the author wants you to. Don’t rush, and you won’t regret it.
Which order of watching Jujutsu Kaisen do you think is the best one?
Now that the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen finished airing, and Season 3 is in the works, it’s time to decide what the best way to watch the series is. And yes, there’s more than one.
First, let’s remember which parts of the manga have been adapted into the anime. We’ve got Season 1 (Fearsome Womb Arc, Vs. Mahito Arc, Kyoto Goodwill Event Arc and Death Painting Arc), Season 2 (Gojo's Past Arc, Shibuya Incident Arc) and the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie (Cursed Child Arc).
Chronological order
The story of Jujutsu Kaisen is quite linear, however, there are a lot of flashbacks and some parts of the story weren’t released in chronological order.
If you prefer to experience things in the same order as they are on the timeline, then Season 1 should not be the first thing you watch. Yes, Jujutsu Kaisen is that complicated.
So the chronological order of the series will be as follows:
Episodes 1-5 of Season 2 (the flashbacks of Gojo’s past)
The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie (the story of Yuta and Geto)
Season 1 (this is where Yuji’s story starts)
Episodes 6-23 of Season 2 (Shibuya Incident)
Judging by the way the manga is going, this order will remain the same even after all of the further seasons have come out. There won’t be any more flashback arcs, so you’ll be safe with heading straight to Season 3, 4 and any other possible seasons in the future if you prefer to watch series chronologically.
Release order
However, the release order is a little bit different, as you may understand, and let’s talk about that as well.
Release order:
Season 1 (2020)
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie (2021)
Season 2 (2023)
As you can see, it’s much simpler than the chronological one, so there’s hardly any confusion. And we would advise you to choose this order to experience Jujutsu Kaisen.
Flashbacks (and also flashforwards, by the way) are a creative means of storytelling, and they’re not in the story just to annoy you with ambiguity. So if an author wants to keep something a secret from readers or viewers, it means there’s an intention.
That’s why we think the best way to experience the story of Jujutsu Kaisen is to trust the release order and get to the flashbacks when the author wants you to. Don’t rush, and you won’t regret it.
Which order of watching Jujutsu Kaisen do you think is the best one?
