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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 Release Date: What Is Actually Confirmed?

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 is officially in production. Here is what is confirmed about its release date, Culling Game Part 2, trailer, staff, and streaming.

By MuhibPublished Sep 21, 2026Updated Sep 21, 20266 min read
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 Release Date: What Is Actually Confirmed?

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 is officially in production, but it does not have a confirmed release date or broadcast window. The sequel is titled Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4: The Culling Game Part 2. MAPPA has released a teaser containing new footage, named the production staff, and followed it with a Sukuna-focused visual. Posts assigning the season a specific month or even a confirmed 2027 window are still making a prediction rather than reporting an official date.

That distinction is the key to the current status. Season 4 itself is no longer speculative. What remains unknown is when it will air, how many episodes it will contain, and which international services will carry it.

Question Confirmed status
Is Season 4 happening? Yes
Official title The Culling Game Part 2
Release date Not announced
Broadcast window Not announced
Animation studio MAPPA
Teaser footage Released
Episode count Not announced
International streaming Not announced

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 Culling Game visual

When Could Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 Release?

There is no official premiere window. A 2027 release is a reasonable working estimate, but it should not be presented as an announcement.

Season 4 was confirmed after The Culling Game Part 1 finished. The official campaign then moved beyond a logo reveal: MAPPA showed newly animated Season 4 footage in June and released a second promotional visual in August. That tells us the project is actively moving through production. It does not tell us how close the episodes are to broadcast readiness.

A late-2026 premiere is difficult to assume when the production committee has not announced a television slot, premiere month, or exact date. That makes 2027 more plausible, but Winter, Spring, and later 2027 windows remain guesses until one appears through the official anime site, broadcaster, or distributor.

The useful split is simple:

  • Confirmed: Season 4 is in production.
  • Reasonable estimate: 2027 currently looks more plausible than late 2026.
  • Not confirmed: January 2027, April 2027, or any exact date circulating on social media.

What Will Season 4 Cover?

Season 4 continues directly from The Culling Game Part 1, which formed Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3. The Japanese title uses Kohen, meaning the latter or second part, so this is not an anime-original reset. It is the continuation of the same conflict.

The official teaser offers a spoiler-light picture of its scope. It includes footage involving Kinji Hakari and Hajime Kashimo, Maki Zenin, Choso, Yuki Tsukumo, Kenjaku, Yuji Itadori, and Megumi Fushiguro. Those appearances confirm that the anime will move into several of the most consequential confrontations from the latter half of the Culling Game.

What has not been announced is the exact endpoint. "Part 2" strongly suggests a substantial continuation, but there is no official episode list or chapter range defining where the season will stop. Chapter-count calculations can be useful estimates, but adaptations can compress, expand, rearrange, or split material.

Readers trying to place later events can also see our spoiler-marked coverage of Gojo's fate and the question of whether Jujutsu Kaisen is ending.

Yuji Itadori and the Culling Game conflict

Does Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 Have a Trailer?

Yes, although the official release is a teaser PV, not a final broadcast trailer.

MAPPA unveiled the footage on June 19, 2026 during its 15th-anniversary presentation. Unlike a clip made only from a logo or manga panels, it contains Season 4 animation and multiple confrontations. That is a substantial production update and explains why some viewers assumed the premiere must be close.

The teaser did not include a release date.

Another promotional update arrived on August 29: a "super teaser visual" showing Ryomen Sukuna reaching forward from a dark underwater setting. The official site updated its Season 4 story information at the same time. Neither announcement supplied a broadcast date, opening theme, episode schedule, or international simulcast plan.

Who Is Making Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4?

Season 4 remains at MAPPA, continuing the studio's work on every main Jujutsu Kaisen television season.

Takeru Sato is directing after working as a director and assistant director on The Culling Game Part 1. Season 3 director Shota Goshozono moves into the chief director role. Hiroshi Seko continues on series composition and scripts, with Yosuke Yajima, Hiromi Niwa, and Sota Yamazaki credited for character design. Yoshimasa Terui remains the composer.

The returning cast named through the official production materials includes Junya Enoki as Yuji, Yuma Uchida as Megumi, Mikako Komatsu as Maki, Yuichi Nakamura as Hakari, Daisuke Namikawa as Choso, Noriko Hidaka as Yuki, Ryohei Kimura as Kashimo, Takahiro Sakurai as Kenjaku, and Junichi Suwabe as Sukuna.

The combination of returning department leads and Sato's promotion from the previous season gives Part 2 meaningful production continuity even with the directing change.

Where Will Season 4 Stream?

No international streaming service has formally announced Season 4 availability.

Crunchyroll is the obvious service to watch because it streams the previous television seasons in many territories and covered the Season 4 teaser. Netflix also carries Jujutsu Kaisen in several regions. Neither fact is a Season 4 licensing announcement.

The eventual answer may vary by country. Japanese broadcast and streaming details normally arrive first, followed by international territory lists and dub timing closer to the premiere.

Why Do Search Results Show a Release Date?

Several real announcements are being combined into a claim they never made.

The most common leap is from "Season 4 is in production"to"Season 4 releases in 2026"or"Season 4 starts in January 2027." The June 19 date belongs to the teaser PV, while August 29 is the date of the Sukuna visual. Neither is the premiere date.

Aggregation makes the problem worse. One page calls 2027 an expected window, another repeats it without the qualifier, and a third adds a month. Countdown pages, database placeholders, and search snippets can then make the repeated claim look official.

A real date should trace to the anime's production committee, official website, Japanese broadcaster, TOHO or MAPPA promotional material, or a licensed streaming announcement that explicitly states the premiere information.

What Announcement Comes Next?

The next decisive update should name at least a year and season or month. A fuller promotional video may arrive with it. Other details still missing include:

  • episode count;
  • Japanese network and time slot;
  • opening and ending artists;
  • complete returning and new cast;
  • international streaming territories;
  • subtitled and dubbed release timing.

Because footage already exists, Season 4 is further along than a project represented only by an announcement illustration. Its marketing campaign has started; the scheduling announcement is the missing piece.

Season 4 Is Confirmed, but Its Date Is Not

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 is unquestionably happening. MAPPA is producing The Culling Game Part 2, a teaser PV is available, the staff has been revealed, and the August Sukuna visual shows that promotion is continuing.

What fans still do not have is an official release date, broadcast window, episode count, or confirmed international streaming plan. A 2027 premiere currently makes more sense as an estimate than a 2026 one, but it remains analysis rather than scheduling information.

Until an official channel publishes that missing detail, the accurate status is straightforward: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 is in production and its premiere date is still to be announced.