Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4: The Culling Game Part 2, Explained

Jujutsu Kaisen is coming back for a fourth season, and it already has a name. Season 4 is officially confirmed at studio MAPPA as "The Culling Game Part 2," a full TV continuation that finishes the arc Season 3 started. The tagline says it plainly: the Culling Game continues.

Is Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 officially confirmed?

Yes, and there's no ambiguity about the scope. This is a proper TV season, not a movie and not a leftover second cour tacked onto the last one. Season 3 aired under the subtitle "The Culling Game Part 1," so Season 4 picks up as "The Culling Game Part 2" and carries the arc to its conclusion.

The continuation was announced the moment the Season 3 finale aired in late March 2026, which is about as fast as these reveals get. The project then went quiet until June 19, 2026, when MAPPA unveiled the first teaser PV during its 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal livestream. As of now the season is described as being in production, with the promoted tagline "The Culling Game continues" front and center.

If you were worried the finale left the Culling Game hanging, this is the payoff. The arc was always built to be told in two halves, and the second half is now on the board.

When does Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 come out?

Here's the honest part: there is no release date, and no release window, either. The only official status is "in production." MAPPA has not attached a month, a season, or a year to it.

You'll see fans floating 2027 in comment threads and prediction posts, but that's speculation, not a confirmed target, so treat it that way. Nothing about a premiere date is locked until the studio says so.

That's frustrating if you want a countdown, but it's the truthful answer. The second the studio names a window, this is the piece we'll update.

What will Season 4 (The Culling Game Part 2) adapt?

Season 4 adapts the second half and conclusion of the Culling Game arc. Season 3 set the board, and Part 2 is where those threads pay off and the arc closes out.

Keeping things spoiler-light, the back half of the Culling Game is where the biggest confrontations land and the endgame of the arc comes into focus. Some fans like to map the split to specific manga chapters or volumes, and you'll see exact chapter and volume ranges tossed around online, but none of that is official. Any chapter count, volume range, or episode count you run into right now is an unofficial fan estimate, so take it with a grain of salt until MAPPA confirms the adaptation's scope.

What is safe to say: if you finished Season 3 wanting to know how the Culling Game actually ends, Part 2 is the answer, not a detour.

Who is making Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4?

MAPPA remains the studio, so the look and feel carry over. The notable change is behind the camera, and it's a promotion story rather than a shake-up.

• Shota Goshozono, who directed both Season 2 and Season 3, is elevated to Chief Director for Season 4.
• Takeru Sato, who served as vice director on Season 3, is promoted to Director.

That kind of internal step-up usually points to continuity rather than a hard reset. The people who shaped the show's most recent seasons are still steering it, just in higher chairs. For a franchise this reliant on tone and choreography, keeping the same creative core is exactly what you'd want going into the arc's climax.

What did the first teaser show?

The June 19 teaser PV was short on hard details and long on matchups, which is very on-brand for a Culling Game reveal. Two fights got the spotlight:

• Kinji Hakari against Hajime Kashimo. A clash a lot of readers have been waiting to see animated, given how distinct both fighters are.
• Choso and Yuki Tsukumo facing Kenjaku. The confrontation with the arc's central schemer, framed as the high-stakes anchor it is in the source.

Pair those with the "The Culling Game continues" tagline and you get the shape of the season without spoiling the outcomes. The teaser is a statement of intent more than an info dump, and that's fine this early.

Is the original voice cast returning?

Reasonable expectation, but worth being precise about. The teaser did not officially confirm the returning voice cast. Given this is a direct continuation with the same studio and creative leadership, the franchise's returning cast is expected back, but that has not been formally announced yet.

So if you're hoping your favorite performances carry over, the odds read well and there's no reason to think otherwise. Just don't treat "expected" as "confirmed" until MAPPA or the official channels put out a cast list. We'll add names here the moment they're official.

How to catch up before Season 4

Season 4 is a direct continuation, so the catch-up path is simple: you want the Culling Game fresh in your head before Part 2 lands.

The most important watch is The Culling Game Part 1, which is Season 3. That's the setup Part 2 pays off, so it's the one to rewatch if any of it feels hazy. If you're starting the franchise cold, work through Jujutsu Kaisen from the beginning and follow the seasons in order up to Part 1, and you'll walk into Season 4 fully oriented.

Because Season 4 is the back half of an arc, it will lean on names, factions, and rules established in Part 1. A quick refresher on the Culling Game's structure goes a long way, and it makes those teaser matchups land a lot harder.

Want a heads-up the second a date is real? Add Jujutsu Kaisen to your watchlist and we'll keep the release timeline straight for you. And while you wait, Gojo Satoru, explained is a good deep dive on why the series' power system holds up as well as it does.

Verified as of July 11, 2026. We'll update this piece as more is officially confirmed.