Content & Trigger Warnings for JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020)
17 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020) contains 17 content warnings : Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Kidnapping / abduction, Wrongful imprisonment, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Jump scares, Spiders / insects, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Death of a child (severity 4/5), Death of a parent (severity 4/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 5/5), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation (severity 4/5), Genocide / ethnic cleansing (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 5/5), Body horror (severity 5/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Torture (severity 5/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
4 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Teenage sorcerers face lethal danger; deaths of young characters occur during missions |
| Death of a child | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Young sorcerers die in combat; civilian casualties include young people during the Shibuya Incident |
| Death of a child | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Young sorcerer students are killed in battles against curses, and child deaths occur in backstories. |
| Death of a parent | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Yuji's grandfather dies in the first episode; his death motivates Yuji's path into jujutsu sorcery |
| Death of a parent | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mentor figures who serve as parental substitutes are killed or incapacitated |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters lose mentors and friends; grief over death is a recurring emotional theme |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Multiple beloved characters die; survivors face devastating emotional trauma and despair |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | All | 2/5 | Referenced | Characters express willingness to die and discuss accepting death in battle. |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Geto's body is hijacked by an impostor who manipulates allies; Sukuna psychologically torments Yuji |
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Mass civilian casualties during the Shibuya Incident; cursed spirits deliberately target and kill large groups of people |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured by cursed spirits and enemy sorcerers in several arcs |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Gojo is sealed away and imprisoned; characters are trapped by enemy cursed spirits |
| Wrongful imprisonment | All | 3/5 | Depicted | A major character is sealed away and imprisoned by the sorcerer authority. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extreme amounts of animated blood in nearly every fight scene; characters covered in blood regularly |
| Blood / medical gore | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Massive amounts of animated blood throughout the Shibuya arc; characters are drenched in blood during prolonged battle sequences |
| Body horror | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Cursed spirits take grotesque and disturbing physical forms; characters are consumed, transformed, and mutilated |
| Body horror | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Horrific cursed spirit forms; Sukuna's true form is revealed; characters undergo disturbing physical transformations and mutilation |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters are trapped inside cursed domains that restrict escape |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are trapped inside barriers during the Shibuya Incident with no escape from the chaos |
| Jump scares | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Some cursed spirits appear suddenly in startling reveals. |
| Spiders / insects | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Several cursed spirits have insect-like or arthropod appearances; a major villain resembles a large insect |
| Spiders / insects | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Cursed spirits with insect-like features appear; cockroach-like cursed spirits shown |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Teenage characters are put in life-threatening combat situations by the jujutsu institution |
| Child abuse / harm to children | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Teenage sorcerers face extreme violence and are used as pawns; Yuji is forced to witness horrible acts while powerless |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extreme animated violence with graphic dismemberment, decapitation, and visceral combat against cursed spirits |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | The Shibuya Incident arc features the most extreme violence in the series with mass casualties, dismemberment, and graphic kills |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters express willingness to die and make sacrificial choices in desperate situations |
| Torture | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters endure physical torment during battles; Yuji swallows Sukuna's finger and suffers painfully |
| Torture | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Mahito's Idle Transfiguration tortures victims by reshaping their bodies; Sukuna forces Yuji to watch atrocities |
Mental Health & Emotional
Teenage sorcerers face lethal danger; deaths of young characters occur during missions
Young sorcerers die in combat; civilian casualties include young people during the Shibuya Incident
Young sorcerer students are killed in battles against curses, and child deaths occur in backstories.
Yuji's grandfather dies in the first episode; his death motivates Yuji's path into jujutsu sorcery
Mentor figures who serve as parental substitutes are killed or incapacitated
Characters lose mentors and friends; grief over death is a recurring emotional theme
Multiple beloved characters die; survivors face devastating emotional trauma and despair
Characters express willingness to die and discuss accepting death in battle.
Other
Geto's body is hijacked by an impostor who manipulates allies; Sukuna psychologically torments Yuji
Mass civilian casualties during the Shibuya Incident; cursed spirits deliberately target and kill large groups of people
Characters are captured by cursed spirits and enemy sorcerers in several arcs
Gojo is sealed away and imprisoned; characters are trapped by enemy cursed spirits
A major character is sealed away and imprisoned by the sorcerer authority.
Phobias & Sensory
Extreme amounts of animated blood in nearly every fight scene; characters covered in blood regularly
Massive amounts of animated blood throughout the Shibuya arc; characters are drenched in blood during prolonged battle sequences
Cursed spirits take grotesque and disturbing physical forms; characters are consumed, transformed, and mutilated
Horrific cursed spirit forms; Sukuna's true form is revealed; characters undergo disturbing physical transformations and mutilation
Characters are trapped inside cursed domains that restrict escape
Characters are trapped inside barriers during the Shibuya Incident with no escape from the chaos
Several cursed spirits have insect-like or arthropod appearances; a major villain resembles a large insect
Cursed spirits with insect-like features appear; cockroach-like cursed spirits shown
Violence & Physical Harm
Teenage characters are put in life-threatening combat situations by the jujutsu institution
Teenage sorcerers face extreme violence and are used as pawns; Yuji is forced to witness horrible acts while powerless
Extreme animated violence with graphic dismemberment, decapitation, and visceral combat against cursed spirits
The Shibuya Incident arc features the most extreme violence in the series with mass casualties, dismemberment, and graphic kills
Characters express willingness to die and make sacrificial choices in desperate situations
Characters endure physical torment during battles; Yuji swallows Sukuna's finger and suffers painfully
Mahito's Idle Transfiguration tortures victims by reshaping their bodies; Sukuna forces Yuji to watch atrocities
