Jujutsu Kaisen Official PVs

呪術廻戦公式PV

9.0(1)

OtakuDen

7.6(15,669)

MAL Score

Popularity #3501

Fantasy
School

Episodes: 3
Duration: 1 min per ep
Aired: Dec 3, 2018 to Dec 8, 2018
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

Where do Curses—malicious spirits unseen by ordinary people—originate, and why does the name Sukuna Ryoumen inspire such dread within the world of jujutsu? Attention also turns to Yuuji Itadori, a boy who has suddenly become a focal point in jujutsu society.

Satoru Gojou, renowned as the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps in to clarify what’s happening. Through his perspective, the Official PVs introduce the basics of jujutsu, spotlight the newest sorcerers in training and the threats they confront, and offer a look inside Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School—the institution dedicated to defending people from Curses.

Otaku Consensus

Jujutsu Kaisen Official PVs works best as a sharp pre-anime orientation piece: Xinya Cai’s direction and Taku Kishimoto’s script turn franchise lore into a fast, readable sell rather than a dry encyclopedia entry. Its solid 7.56 MAL score and 67 AniList average reflect warm fan appreciation for its clarity and franchise importance, while the main criticism is unavoidable: as a three-episode advertisement, it is too brief and functional to satisfy as a standalone anime.

Why You Should Watch

Watch these PVs if you want the earliest animated doorway into Jujutsu Kaisen’s world without committing to a full cour or digging through wiki lore. This is for viewers who enjoy the urban-occult school energy of Bleach or Blue Exorcist, but want it distilled into a compact primer focused on terminology, hierarchy, and atmosphere. The appeal is archival as much as entertainment: this 2018 Yokohama Animation Lab production predates the later TV anime boom and shows how the series was first positioned to audiences. It is especially worthwhile for Jujutsu Kaisen fans who want to see how Gojou, Itadori, Sukuna, and Tokyo Jujutsu High were framed before the franchise became a mainstream shounen heavyweight.

Key Characters

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Yuuji Itadori
Yuuji stands out here as the franchise’s human entry point, the kind of shounen lead whose appeal depends on being approachable before the world around him becomes overwhelming.
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Satoru Gojou
Gojou is presented less as a mystery box and more as the series’ charismatic interpreter, a figure fans gravitate toward because confidence and exposition are built into the same presence.
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Sukuna Ryoumen
Sukuna’s value in these PVs is mythic economy: the name alone is treated as enough to tilt the tone from school fantasy into threat assessment.

What Makes It Stand Out

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This is a Yokohama Animation Lab production, making it distinct from the later, better-known Jujutsu Kaisen TV anime production pipeline and valuable as an early animated snapshot of the franchise.
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The format is explicitly promotional: AniList tags it as Advertisement at 100%, and the three episodes aired in a tight window from December 3 to December 8, 2018.
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The staff list is unusually informative for such a short project, with Xinya Cai directing, Taku Kishimoto handling the script, and Jin Aketagawa serving as sound director.
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Gege Akutami is credited with planning assistance, tying the promotional anime directly back to the manga creator’s involvement rather than making it feel like detached marketing material.
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Its reception sits in an interesting middle ground: MAL users rate it 7.56 from over 15,000 votes, while AniList places it lower at 67/100, suggesting fans value its franchise utility more than its standalone craft.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: The PVs aired in December 2018, before Jujutsu Kaisen became widely associated with its later television anime adaptation.
Fun fact 2: Nao Hirasawa is credited twice in the production data, appearing as both a planner and producer.
Fun fact 3: Kei Tsushima handled character design for this short-form project, while Yasutomo Suzuki is credited for illustration.
Fun fact 4: The project’s AniList metadata classifies it as Urban Fantasy at 60%, Shounen at 20%, and Super Power at 20%, which captures how the PVs were positioned between supernatural school setup and battle-manga branding.
Fun fact 5: Despite being only three episodes and promotional in nature, it has more than 15,000 MAL votes and an AniList favourites count of 100, showing that franchise completists have kept it visible.