Through the official Twitter account for the manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami , Jujutsu Kaisen , it was announced that the literary franchise has reached 50 million copies in circulation among its 15 compilation volumes published to date. This figure takes into account the physical and digital copies of all the volumes sold.
It should be noted that Jujutsu Kaisen went from having 8.5 million copies in circulation in October 2020 to 50 million (unsold, but also includes digital copies) today. That means that the series has experienced an increase of 429.41% since the premiere of its animated adaptation.
Moreover, Gege Akutami began publishing the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump publisher Shueisha in March 2018. Editorial The published the fourteenth volume compilation on 4 January, followed by the fifteenth on 4 March Japan
The play inspired an anime adaptation released during the Fall-2021 season (October-December) and which ended with a total of twenty-four episodes, produced by MAPPA studios under the direction of Seong-Hu Park ( Garo: Vanishing Line, The God of High School ) and screenplays written by Hiroshi Seko ( Ajin, Dorohedoro, Inuyashiki ). The production of an animated film is confirmed for next winter (January-March 2022).
Sinopsis de Jujutsu Kaisen
High school student Yuuji Itadori, idly indulging in baseless paranormal activities with the Occult Club, spends his days in the clubroom or hospital, where he visits his bedridden grandfather. However, this leisurely lifestyle soon takes a turn for the bizarre when he unknowingly comes across a cursed object. Unleashing a chain of supernatural events, Yuuji finds himself suddenly thrust into the world of Curses, terrible beings formed by human malice and negativity, after swallowing said item, which is revealed to be a finger belonging to the demon Sukuna Ryoumen, the " King of Curses ”.
Yuuji experiences firsthand the threat these curses pose to society when he discovers his own newly acquired powers. Introduced to the Tokyo Metropolitan Technical College of Magic, he begins to walk a path from which he cannot return: the path of a Jujutsu wizard.
Source: Official Twitter Account
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