Most anime float outside time. Jujutsu Kaisen runs on exact dates — and it released its own story completely out of order: the prequel came second, the origin came fourth. So we mapped it the honest way: by the calendar the curses actually follow.
3 seasons aired2 films1 announced part2006 → 2018 in-story2020 → 2026 on screen
0/61 watched
This is the story in the order it happens — with the real dates the franchise itself insists on. Two dates keep coming back like a curse: October 31 and December 24. Each band is tagged with where you actually watch it.
📅 The Two Cursed Dates
Jujutsu Kaisen keeps detonating its world on the same two days of the year — on purpose.
Everything released — in the order the world saw it
The release order is deliberately scrambled: Season 1 came first but is the story's 4th chapter; the movie is a prequel to everything; Season 2 opens 12 years before the show around it. Each card shows its release number vs. its story position. Check off what you've watched.
October 31, 2018 — one night, minute by minute
The Shibuya Incident is the rare anime arc told like a police timeline — the manga stamps the night with clock-times, and one of them became the most famous timestamp in modern anime: 23:16, the minute the strongest sorcerer alive was taken off the board. We anchor to the on-screen clock and keep the rest to phases of the night.
Domain Expansions — every one shown on screen
A Domain Expansion is the series' trump card: pour your whole soul into a pocket world where your attacks cannot miss. Only a handful of beings can do it — which makes the list itself a power map of the whole story.
The grade ladder — how jujutsu society ranks power
"Are you the strongest because you're Satoru Gojo…"
The series' spine isn't good vs. evil — it's a single argument about the word "strongest." Four beings have a claim, and the whole calendar above is really the story of the collisions between them.
Where to start — pick your path
Good news: the scramble has a trick to it. Release order is the intended experience — the story is built to reveal its past at exact moments. Chronological is a rewatch tool, not a first-watch path.
Beyond the anime — page, stage & pixel
The manga is finished — it ended in September 2024 after 271 chapters — which means the anime is now adapting a completed story. Here's the page the screen is racing toward, and everything orbiting it.