Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 First Look Confirms Satoru Gojo’s Triumphant Return
He’s back. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 confirms Satoru Gojo’s return, and the first-look design teases a sharper, deadlier, more ripped sorcerer ready to raise the stakes.
File this under things we all knew were coming but still feels good to say out loud: Satoru Gojo is back in Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3. We even got a legit first peek at his updated look thanks to new official merch. Season 3 does not drop until January 2026, but between that tease and a theatrical project called Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution headed to theaters soon, the hype train is already doing laps.
So... Gojo really is back
If you only watch the anime, this is basically the confirmation you were waiting on. The new official merch shows Gojo with a thicker build and a more dangerous vibe — less lanky demigod, more 'I did not waste one second in the Prison Realm' energy. It reads like a familiar silhouette with a sharper edge, which tracks with where the story goes once he is unsealed. The whole thing has a very 'yes, he is unsealed and he means business' feel.
Where this came from
The reveal slipped out via new goods tied to the Jujutsu Kaisen anime exhibition. On October 13, 2025, the event’s official account showed off exclusive items built from freshly drawn exhibition art — including a die-cut sticker set themed to the Shibuya Incident — and that art includes the beefed-up Gojo design. It is a subtle rollout, but it is also official, which is why fans immediately took it as the Season 3 look.
What Season 3 is likely to cover
In the manga, Gojo’s new appearance happens right after his dramatic exit from the Prison Realm. If the anime tracks the source closely (and it should), Season 3 lines up to juggle the Culling Game and Gojo’s return. For pacing context: Season 2 chewed through roughly 75 chapters. If Season 3 lands in the usual 24–26 episode range, it can plausibly run from about Chapter 137 through 221. That gets you from the immediate post-Shibuya fallout, through the Culling Game, and up to the moment that turned into a worldwide meme, mantra, and wallpaper folder staple:
'Nah, I’d win.'
About that movie talk
There is also a very loud drumbeat around the next big-screen move. Fans are already speculating that the Shinjuku Showdown arc — which follows Gojo’s unsealing — is primed for a full theatrical adaptation. Given how MAPPA treated Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and the Shibuya Incident, handing Gojo vs Sukuna the IMAX-and-ear-shattering-soundtrack treatment feels like the obvious play. Also, yes, picture MAPPA animators living on caffeine and cursed energy again. You are not wrong.
What to know right now
- Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 is slated for January 2026.
- New official exhibition merch (revealed October 13, 2025) shows a bulked-up Gojo design that lines up with his post-unsealing look.
- Season 3 is expected to cover the Culling Game and Gojo’s return; if it runs ~24–26 episodes, it could span roughly Chapters 137–221.
- Fans are buzzing that Shinjuku Showdown could be spun into a movie, setting up a big-screen Gojo vs Sukuna showdown.
- There is a theatrical project titled Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution on the way, so momentum is already there.
- If you need to catch up, the anime is streaming on Crunchyroll.
The read on Gojo’s new look
Bulked-up frame, same smug calm, bigger shadow. It screams that the balance of power is about to tilt back in a major way. Call it an evolution, not a redesign — more muscle to match the moment. And if Gojo says 'Nah, I’d win,' you know exactly what kind of Season 3 we are walking into.