This article contains some spoilers for the Jujutsu Kaisen series.
Jujutsu Kaisen, the magnum opus of Gege Akutami, topped Shonen Jump’s sales charts not that long ago as its final arc was being written. The JJK series was going quite strong until its unfortunate conclusion in 2024.
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Undoubtedly, a series such as Jujutsu Kaisen, with immense popularity, is hard to compete with, but one other Shonen Jump manga has blown it out of the water, and it’s not even close when their numbers are compared.
Jujutsu Kaisen is One of the Biggest Shonen Series
- The Manga Ended, But the Series is Still Very Popular
- The Jujutsu Kaisen Anime Is a Huge Hit
Jujutsu Kaisen has definitely been one of the highlights of Shonen Jump in the last few years. The series is not that long, but in just about 270 chapters, the story amassed a massive fanbase.
Jujutsu Kaisen was always popular, even before its first anime season ever aired. But, the anime really helped propel the anime’s popularity with the stupendous quality it put out. Thanks to the incredible boost from the anime, Jujutsu Kaisen quickly became one of the best-selling manga ever, even surpassing One Piece at times.
The JJK anime has two seasons, with a third on the way, and fans couldn’t be more excited. This is especially as the manga reached its conclusion last year, so all that the fans have right now is the anime. Jujutsu Kaisen will always be a household name for Shonen Jump, but recent numbers have proven that one other series is still far ahead of it.
Jujutsu Kaisen is Big, But Its Movie Success Is Nothing Compared To Demon Slayer
- The New Demon Slayer Movie Grossed 55 Million in 5 Days
- JJK Movie 0 Took 21 Days To Gross 55Million
Jujutsu Kaisen is definitely huge, but global popularity-wise, it seems that it can’t compete with the Demon Slayer series.
The Demon Slayer series’ popularity surpassed all expectations. Its anime was a huge hit, and its movies even more so.
The first Demon Slayer movie, Mugen Train, broke all Japanese Box Office records. But now, its new movie, Akaza’s Return, broke its own records again.
It’s hardly a competition when it comes to comparing Demon Slayer movie performance to Jujutsu Kaisen’s. In just 5 days, Demon Slayer amassed over 55 million USD. Meanwhile, it took JJK 0 21 days to achieve this figure. The difference between the two is quite drastic, and it doesn’t seem like Jujutsu Kaisen is ever surpassing Demon Slayer, as the gap is also obvious when it comes to manga sales. Demon Slayer, with only 23 volumes, has over double Jujutsu Kaisen’s sales, which has 31 volumes out. Backlog sales will definitely happen for Jujutsu Kaisen eventually with the new seasons, but Demon Slayer will also experience a lot of backlog sales with the new movies.
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The Next Jujutsu Kaisen Movie Could Come Close To Demon Slayer
A Gojo vs Sukuna Movie Would be Huge
While Demon Slayer will probably not be surpassed anytime soon, movie-wise, one Jujutsu Kaisen movie could come close, if it ever happens. Gojo vs Sukuna is definitely one of the craziest shonen battles ever, and if the studio chooses to adapt this battle into a movie, it could do some crazy numbers at the Box Office.
The Jujutsu Kaisen series definitely has the potential to, at the very least, surpass its own first movie, if given the opportunity.
Either way, both of these series have been huge for Shonen Jump, and Jujutsu Kaisen’s recent ending has definitely left a gap that’s yet to be filled.
Where To Watch and Read Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer?
Both are Available on Crunchyroll and Manga Plus
The Demon Slayer manga concluded long ago, in 2020 to be specific. The story is rather short compared to most other series, and only spans over 205 chapters. Fans of the series who don't want to wait for the movies to drop can check the manga out on Manga Plus. Meanwhile, for the anime, the series currently has 4 anime seasons. These anime seasons can all be found on Crunchyroll.
Meanwhile, Jujutsu Kaisen is a must-watch series on Crunchyroll as well. Currently, the anime has two seasons out, with a total of 47 episodes when combined. A third season is on the way, and fans couldn’t be more excited. The manga of Jujutsu Kaisen, which has also concluded, can also be found on Manga Plus.
- Release Date
- October 3, 2020
- Network
- TBS, MBS, CBC, Tulip Television, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, SBC, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, atv, MBC
- Directors
- Ryohei Takeshita, Masataka Akai, Chie Nishizawa, Daisuke Tsukushi, Tomomi Kamiya, Kakushi Ifuku, Ken Takahashi
Cast
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Junya EnokiYuji Itadori -
Yuichi NakamuraSatoru Gojo
WHERE TO WATCH
Based on Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga, Mappa's battle shonen anime envisions a world where Jujutsu Sorcerers battle against entities born out of Cursed Energy. One day, a teenager named Yuji Itadori is dragged into this conflict when he eats a possessed finger.
- Studio
- MAPPA
- Creator
- Gege Akutami
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu
