When & Where Does Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Take Place?

Jujutsu Kaisen is one of those anime series that has made a global impact quite quickly. This dark fantasy show that looks a lot like a slightly modernized version of Tite Kubo’s classic Bleach captured the hearts of millions of fans worldwide. Jujutsu Kaisen is considered to be among the best and most complete modern-day anime series, and with just 24 episodes released so far, fans simply can’t wait for a new set of episodes to start in July 2023. We know that the second season is going to adapt the Gojo’s Past and Shibuya Incident Arcs, and in this article, we are going to tell you when and where the story of Season 2 is going to take place.

Gojo’s Past Arc is a historical arc that is set in Tokyo in 2006, when Satoru Gojo was still a student at the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College. The second arc of the second season, the Shibuya Incident Arc, will take place in Shibuya, Tokyo, on October 31, 2018, which is in line with the anime’s present timeline.

The rest of this article will tell you about the story of the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen. We will tell you all about the story of the upcoming second season of Jujutsu Kaisen so that you know exactly what you can expect. There might be some spoilers scattered throughout the article, so be careful how you approach it if you don’t like them.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 is going to be set in Tokyo

Fans of Jujutsu Kaisen will definitely know that the main setting of the series is, of course, Tokyo. And while we cannot state that 100% of the plot took place in Tokyo, most of it did, and the second season won’t be an exception in that segment. As we have said and will say again, Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen will adapt two arcs. The first one is the smaller Gojo’s Past Arc, and it will take us back in time to when Gojo showed his amazing talents while he was still a student at the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College. The events of this arc take place in Tokyo, as you’d expect from the rundown.

As for the second arc that will be adapted, the Shibuya Incident Arc, the name reveals it all, right? Shibuya is a well-known part of Tokyo, and knowing that fact, we can only confirm that the second major arc will also be set in Tokyo. This means that the whole second season of Jujutsu Kaisen is going to take place in the Japanese capital.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 will explore two different timelines

As for the chronology, the fact that the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen is going to adapt two arcs wouldn’t really matter because most arcs respect the established chronology, but in this case, this is a pretty relevant piece of information. Namely, as the title suggests, Gojo’s Past Arc will take us back in time when Gojo was a high school student, which means that it will not follow the main timeline, although this is not an alternative universe story. It simply takes place in 2006, 12 years before the second arc, and follows a story from Gojo’s past.

After that story, we are taken back to the present as the infamous Shibuya Incident takes place on October 31, 2018, i.e., in the present time. Jujutsu Kaisen is famous for its relatively precise chronology, which is a great thing as it makes following the plot much easier.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 plot overview

It is known that Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 will adapt one smaller arc and one of the series’ largest and most important arcs. As we have said, the plot will start with the short Gojo’s Past Arc, which takes us back in time to explore the life of Satoru Gojo. Utahime Iori and Mei Mei discover themselves on a mission in a western-style mansion in the spring of 2006.

When they examine the hallways, they see that they are stuck because of the curse’s peculiar capacity to swap out sections of the hallways as they pass. Both conclude that the only way to defeat this strategy is to disperse to confuse the adversary and whoever gets to escape first must save the other.

Satoru Gojo, who arrived at the location to save his friends, is revealed to be the person responsible for the mansion’s collapse from the outside. Mei is uninjured, and Utahime collapses to the ground as a result. Utahime is furious at Gojo for getting involved, and he makes fun of him by saying that he is weak. A powerful curse materializes behind Utahime’s back as she grumbles that she didn’t ask him for assistance. Suguru Geto appears right away and defeats the new foe in a matter of seconds. He then commands Gojo to avoid bothering those who are lesser than him.

Now, with this one over, we are taken back to the present with the infamous and extremely important Shibuya Incident Arc, which defined much of what happened later in the series. On October 19, 2018, Gojo dreamed of meeting Megumi for the first time and their conversation that day while he was sleeping. Gojo wakes up at the arrival of Yuji, Megumi, and Gojo and directs them to Utahime’s location. When Utahime and the three of them finally connect, she informs them of the school mole and the plan for their investigation of Kokichi Muta.

Miwa and Mechamaru discuss the notebook they must turn in at the Kyoto school. Mechamaru informs her that she is leaving him and will sleep for a while. Miwa ponders the whereabouts of the actual Mechamaru when Mechamaru falls asleep. Utahime tells Nobara, Yuji, and Megumi about Kokichi’s capacity to use cursed energy elsewhere.

They discover that the room Kokichi should have been in is empty and learn that he is elsewhere. Kokichi finds Geto and Mahito in a completely different room. Geto replies that they wouldn’t do that because Kokichi is aware of the negative effects of the cursed restriction when Kokichi says that he thought they had forgotten him.

Mahito advises that they should simply eliminate Kokichi since they have the necessary information. Still, Geto responds that due to the rules of their Binding Vow, the first thing they must do to Kokichi is heal him. As Mahito suggests that Kokichi display some enthusiasm, Kokichi responds that he won’t until his business is concluded.

The Shibuya Incident arc was a very long one, and a lot of things happened, including the sealing of Satoru Gojo, the death of Nanami, and the awakening of Ryomen Sukuna. It led to another shorter arc, the Itadori’s Extermination Arc. As a result of the Shibuya Incident, Japan was plunged into turmoil and experienced a political vacuum because no one knew what had happened to government officials during the tragedies that had transpired. It is argued that making the Tokyo Metropolitan Area an evacuation zone would help prevent the spread of new curses there.