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The third stage play adaptation of the manga “Jujutsu Kaisen”, “Stage Play Jujutsu Kaisen 0 WITH LIVE BAND” was announced to be performed in Tokyo in December 2024 and in Osaka in January 2025. A teaser visual featuring Ogoe Yuki as Okkotsu Yuta and Fujita Ray as Geto Suguru was reveiled.

“Jujutsu Kaisen” is a dark fantasy manga serialized in Shueisha’s “Weekly Shonen Jump” by Akutami Gege. It depicts the battles between Jujutsu sorcerers who exorcise curses born from negative human emotions. The series with 27 volumes issued has surpassed 90 million copies in cumulative circulation.

The anime’s first season aired from October 2020 to March 2021, and in December 2021, the first movie, “Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie,” was released, boasting a staggering 26.5 billion yen in global box-office revenue. The second season, the “Hidden Inventory/Premature Death” arc and the “Shibuya Incident” arc, broadcast from July through December 2023, marked both domestic and international success.
The production of the sequel, “The Culling Game” arc, and the release of the movie adaptation of the second season’s “Hidden Inventory/Premature Death” arc have been set for 2025 With the original manga concluding in Weekly Shonen Jump on September 30, 2024, the excitement around the series continues to build.”

This third stage adaptation, “Stage Play Jujutsu Kaisen 0 WITH LIVE BAND”, was announced in the September 9, 2024 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. The story covers the prequel episode Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School and will be performed with live music, a first for the series.

The newly released teaser visual confirmed that the protagonist Okkotsu Yuta would be played by Ogoe Yuki, and the worst of all curse users Geto Suguru would be played by Fujita Ray. Ogoe is a versatile actor with leading roles in various stage plays and in TV shows and movies. This will be his first appearance in the Jujutsu Kaisen stage play. Meanwhile, Fujita, known for his powerful voice and acting skills, has been taking on the role of Geto since the first performance of the stage adaptation.

“Stage Play Jujutsu Kaisen 0 WITH LIVE BAND”, the third stage adaptation of the manga “Jujutsu Kaisen”, will be performed in Tokyo in December 2024 and Osaka in January 2025. Stay tuned for more details.

Stage Play Jujutsu Kaisen 0 WITH LIVE BAND
Based on: “Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School” by Gege Akutami (Shueisha Jump Comics)
Script: Kiyasu Kohei
Director: Kobayashi Kensaku
Schedule: Tokyo in December 2024, Osaka in January 2025
Cast:
Okkotsu Yuta: Ogoe Yuki
Geto Suguru: Fujita Ray
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(C) Akutami Gege / Shueisha, Stage Play “Jujutsu Kaisen” Production Committee