Meet Every New Character in Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3’s Culling Game Trailer — And Why They Matter

Jujutsu Kaisen just rolled up with a Season 3 trailer, and yes, it is exactly the kind of chaos you want from the Culling Game arc: courtroom battles inside Domains, sentient rulebooks hovering over your shoulder, and a guy whose jokes can literally rewrite reality. With Gojo still locked away, the board is getting reset in a big way.

Spoiler alert: light manga spoilers ahead.

When and where

Season 3 kicks off January 8, 2026, and streams on Crunchyroll. The debut night is a 1-hour special that airs Episodes 1 and 2 back-to-back. There is also a new teaser visual that adds the incoming characters alongside Yuji and Yuta, just to underline how crowded and messy this game is about to get.

So what is the Culling Game, actually?

Kenjaku engineered a giant, deadly tournament where sorcerers and newly awakened fighters rack up points by taking each other out, then spend those points to tweak the rules. The whole thing is alive and responsive: conditions update midstream, and little skull-faced shikigami called Kogane handle the announcements, scorekeeping, and rule changes like creepy, chatty referees. Strategy matters. So do cursed techniques. And sometimes, pure dumb luck.

Who the trailer puts in the spotlight

Kinji Hakari

A suspended third-year with main-character energy turned up to 11. With Gojo sealed, everyone is hunting for real firepower, and Hakari fits the bill: loud, cocky, and powered by vibes. His Domain Expansion, Idle Death Gamble, is a pachinko simulation built around a series called Private Pure Love Train. It is a math-and-luck maze, but when he hits the jackpot he is basically unkillable for a burst and steamrolls people. The anime is going to need a whiteboard to explain it, but once you see it go off, you get why it scares everyone.

Kirara Hoshi

Hakari's closest partner in business and in fights, also a suspended third-year. Kirara's technique is less boom and more control: think placement, targeting, and who can actually approach whom. Quieter presence, crucial impact. Kirara turns Hakari's wild swings into wins.

Hiromi Higuruma

Former defense attorney turned sorcerer, and maybe the most immediately fascinating new face. His Domain Expansion, Deadly Sentencing, drags you into a trial where Judgeman presides. Evidence gets weighed, punishment gets handed down, and his fight with Yuji is not just fists and curses — it digs into guilt and what justice even means in this world.

Fumihiko Takaba

At first glance, comic relief: a failed comedian who suddenly awakens as a sorcerer. Then his cursed technique, Comedian, kicks in — and anything he personally finds funny becomes reality. Logic does not apply.

"If Takaba thinks it is funny, it happens."

It is ridiculous, and it is also wildly overpowered. Laugh now, panic later.

Reggie Star

One of the first big antagonists in the Tokyo Colony. He does not fully grasp Kenjaku's endgame, but he is the guy who makes Megumi understand how deep and dangerous the Culling Game is. Their fight pushes Megumi to his absolute limit and flips the switch from short-term survival to long-term planning against something much bigger. Reggie's toolkit leans on contract-based sorcery — deals, receipts, and making agreements manifest in nasty ways.

Kogane

Those skull-headed, floating shikigami you keep seeing are not fighters; they are the system's interface. Every player gets their own Kogane, which explains rules, tracks points, announces new conditions, and even chats with the game master. They show tiny personality quirks, and when the rules change, they change physically too — a subtle, creepy reminder that the Culling Game is a living machine.

Hana Kurusu (Angel)

The game-changer. With Gojo sealed in the Prison Realm, Angel is one of the very few with the ability to break that seal, which instantly makes her a top priority for pretty much everyone. She also has a complicated past and a meaningful connection to Megumi Fushiguro. Season 3 will only scratch the surface of her importance, but her arrival resets the stakes.

Why this lineup matters

Season 3 is not just adding fresh faces; it is stocking the field with pieces that can tilt the entire story. Expect chaos, genuine heartbreak, and some of the most inventive, rule-bending fights the series has pulled off yet.

Which new Culling Game character do you think is about to run away with Season 3? Drop your pick in the comments.