The stage adaptation of "Jujutsu Kaisen" was announced at "Jump Festa" and will be held in Tokyo and Osaka in July and August of 2022. The stage adaptation of "Jujutsu Kaisen" has been announced. It will be performed in Tokyo and Osaka in July and August of 2022. The original story of "Jujutsu Kaisen" is a hit dark fantasy serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" by Akutami Shimozu since 2018, and the total circulation of the series exceeds 60 million copies (including the digital version) with the 18th volume (released on December 25). The series depicts the struggle between "curses" born from negative human emotions and the "sorcerers" who exorcise them with spells, and the TV anime will be broadcast from October 2020 to March 2021. The TV anime will air from October 2020 to March 2021, and "Jujutsu Kaisen 0" will be released on December 24, 2021. As a new media development for this work, a stage adaptation was announced at the "Jump Festa 2022 Jump Super Stage" held on December 19, 2021. The title of the play is "Jujutsu Kaisen" (official abbreviation: Jyuste). The cast has not been announced at this time, so we will have to wait for further information. The stage "Jujutsu Kaisen" will be performed in Tokyo and Osaka in July and August 2022. Outline of the performance Original story] "Jujutsu Kaisen" by Akutami Shita (serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump") Director] Kensaku Kobayashi Script] Kohei Kiyasu Date and place of performance] July and August, 2022 Tokyo and Osaka (C) Akutami Shita/Shueisha (C) Akutami Shita / Shueisha, Stage "Jujutsu Kaisen" Production Committee
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
