Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Takes a Short Break

by Marcus Thompson February 12, 2026

written by Marcus Thompson February 12, 2026

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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 is taking a mid-January to late March hiatus.
The hiatus includes a special recap episode focusing on the Culling Game airing on February 19.
Episode 8 will air on February 26, following the broadcast of Episode 7.
The first half of Season 3 will have 12 episodes, ending in late March.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Takes a Mid-January to Late March Hiatus with Recap Episode on Feb 19

Jujutsu Kaisen season 3, which premiered January 9, will take a short break. Episode 8 will air on February 26, following the broadcast of Episode 7. On February 19, a special recap episode focusing on the Culling Game will air during the normal time slot. This break was planned before the season began. The first half of Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 will have 12 episodes, ending in late March.

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Specification
Official Name	JUJUTSU KAISEN
Brief Summary	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.
Released	October 3, 2020
Genre	Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies	MAPPA, Sumzap, Shueisha, MBS, TOHO
Countries of Origin	JP
Ratings	8.56/10 (4184 reviews)
Number of episodes	59
Number of seasons	1