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A special announcement was made today forJujutsu Kaisenfans. The date and time of the release of an official PV for the “Shibuya Incident” arc was announced via the Shōnen Jump X (formerlyTwitter) page. The post was very short and included an animated announcement alongside the text, but alluded to no further details other than the time and date of the release.
The news is still very fresh, so not much is known about it yet. The X post has announced that a special MV for the “Shibuya Incident” is set to release in just a couple of days on October 31st, 2024 at 19:00 JST on Shōnen Jump’s official YouTube channel. This will give fans somethingspecial to look forward to on Halloweenthis year.
The Shibuya Incident
Jujutsu Kaisen’s Longest Running Arc
The Shibuya Incident Arc inJujutsu Kaisenis one of the most pivotal parts of the entire anime. The arc was covered by a massive 57 chapters of the manga (chapters 79 - 136) and 17 episodes of the anime (episodes 30 - 47). Without delving too deeply into spoilers for this significant part of the story, the Shibuya Incident arc completely changes the world for the characters, including important battles, and even deaths. In the aftermath, the characters areleft facing a world completely differentfrom the one before the Shibuya Incident took place.
The Shibuya Incident arcaired as a partJujutsu KaisenSeason Two. The episodes in the arc began airing on August 31st, 2023 and ran until December 28th, 2023. This is also the last episode of the anime that has aired so far, so anyone who is not reading the manga has been left hanging for nearly a year waiting to see what will happen next. The Shibuya Incident set up some big changes, and anime fans are ready to see how they are going to play out moving forward.
The Upcoming SpecialJujutsu KaisenMV
The Timing is Perfect
The announcement for this upcoming MV has perfect timing. The MV will release on October 31st, which is the same date that the Shibuya Incident canonically takes place. In the story ofJujutsu Kaisen, theentire events of the Shibuya Incidenttake place on the night of October 31st, 2018. It may be a long arc spanning many chapters and episodes, but the story itself only covers the events of a single important day.
To celebrate this pivotal part of theJujutsu Kaisentimeline, Shōnen Jump is giving fans something special. It is a good way to remember the events of nearly a year ago, and may even be a way to set up what is going to happen next in the series. Right now, there has beenno official announcement for season three, butJujutsu Kaisenfans have their fingers crossed that one could be coming soon. Could it be revealed along with this special MV remembering the last arc in the anime? Everyone will have to wait a couple more days to find out.
