“Jujutsu Kaisen” (JJK) Season 2 isn’t just another anime sequel; it’s an emotional rollercoaster that rips you apart and then throws you back into chaos before you can even breathe.
From Gojo’s flashy youth days to Shibuya’s haunting madness, this season reminded everyone why JJK stands at the top of new-gen anime. MAPPA, once again, went absolutely insane with their animation quality, fluid, stylish, and so detailed that every punch and curse feels alive.
Let’s break it down.
Gojo’s past: the calm before the storm
The season begins with “Hidden Inventory,” a flashback that reveals Gojo and Geto in their high school days. It’s weirdly wholesome at first, two strongest sorcerers figuring out life, friendship, and responsibility. But the way this arc ends hits differently.
Watching Geto’s downfall and Gojo’s awakening to his true power sets the emotional foundation for everything that happens later. You can almost feel the moment when Gojo realizes how lonely strength can be.
Megumi’s father: the unexpected monster
Toji Fushiguro’s return (and let’s be real, his entire existence) is pure madness. This man walked in, destroyed elite sorcerers like it was nothing, and went toe-to-toe with a young Gojo. The fights between them were some of MAPPA’s best work, fast-paced, brutal, and cinematic.
Toji’s character is wild because he’s not a curse, not a sorcerer, just a man who beat both. And when he returns later in Shibuya, only to see Megumi and silently choose death after realizing it’s his son… that moment was quiet but powerful. It showed Toji’s humanity in the smallest, most tragic way.
Shibuya incident: pure chaos
Then comes the Shibuya arc. Probably one of the craziest arcs in modern anime. The entire city turns into a cursed battlefield, with Sukuna finally breaking loose. His entry was straight-up legendary—arrogant, terrifying, and visually stunning.
MAPPA made every Sukuna scene look like a god descending into destruction. His fight against Jogo, and later the way he takes over Yuji and slaughters everything in sight, is both horrifying and hypnotic.
Nobara’s death: the punch that still hurts
If there’s one moment that left everyone silent, it’s Nobara’s death. She was fiery, confident, and never the type to back down. The way she fought Mahito till the very end showed how much she’d grown as a character.
And when that moment hit, her life flashing, her eyes fading, it didn’t feel real. You could feel Yuji’s shock, that numbness of losing a friend mid-battle. It was brutal, not because it was flashy, but because it was painfully human.
Animation & production: MAPPA’s relentless drive
There’s no denying it, MAPPA gave their all this season. The choreography, the colors, and the camera angles all felt like a movie. Some episodes were practically art pieces. But behind that perfection, fans also know how much pressure the staff went through. Despite all the rumors of production chaos, the results speak for themselves. Every episode seemed to belong in a theater.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 wasn’t just good; it was unforgettable. It gave us beauty and tragedy, laughter and heartbreak, power and loss, all wrapped in jaw-dropping animation. Gojo’s past, Toji’s redemption, Nobara’s fall, and Sukuna’s rise, it’s the kind of storytelling that stays with you. This season didn’t just expand the world of curses; it tore us open and reminded us why we love anime that hurts.
