Jujutsu Kaisen – Season 1 Arc & Technique Guide

Jujutsu Kaisen · Anime Guide · Last updated Mar 5, 2026

Overview

Season 1 sets up:

  • The rules of **cursed energy**
  • Key character philosophies
  • The stakes with curses and sorcerers

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Phase 1 – Introduction & School Arc

Key episodes:

  • Itadori's possession and joining Jujutsu High.
  • Gojo's demonstration of power vs Sukuna.

Power Foundations

Look for:

  • How negative emotions generate curses.
  • The difference between **cursed tools** and innate techniques.

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Phase 2 – Exchange Event & Team Battles

The Kyoto Sister School Exchange introduces:

  • Inter-school politics
  • Varied cursed techniques (blood, wood, speech, etc.)

Use this arc to map:

  • Which characters favor brute force vs finesse.
  • How **domain expansion** is foreshadowed long before its first full use.

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Phase 3 – Origin of Obedience Arc

This darker stretch:

  • Tests Itadori's resolve.
  • Explores the cost of failure and collateral damage.

Lore focus:

  • How special-grade curses form.
  • The blurry line between **victim** and **monster** when curses are people-shaped problems.

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