Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 5 is just around the corner. The production team has also offered a preview of what is to come, and things look like they are going to be ramping up in intensity. Especially after the Maki versus Zen'in Clan episode aired, the hype around this anime has reached heights that no one could have ever imagined.
Now, MAPPA Studio is gearing up to maintain the hype and build around it, as the story itself is going to enter one of its most important and explosive arcs. With Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 5 pushing the story forward with urgency, it is also going to be introducing long-awaited characters while reminding us just how cruel the jujutsu world has become.
The biggest reason why this anime has been under most fans’ radar is solely based on the fact that MAPPA Studio is not taking this season lightly. They know that manga readers are going to enter with high expectations. They also realise the very fact that the kind of story Gege Akutami has delivered means no subpar animation quality will be enough to give it justice.
Season 3 has already made it clear that this is Jujutsu Kaisen at its most unforgiving. The era of damage control is over. Everything now revolves around escalation. Kenjaku’s plan is fully in motion, the Culling Game is looming large, and sorcerers are being forced into a system designed to strip away morality in favor of survival.
Principal Yaga’s death sentence raises the emotional stakes

One of the main events taking place in Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 5 is going to be about the fallout of the decision taken by the higher authority. Preview details confirm that assassins are dispatched to carry out the execution, accompanied by Principal Gakuganji. This moment is not just about Yaga’s fate. It’s a stark reminder of how broken the jujutsu system truly is, exposing how quickly it sacrifices its own in moments of fear.
Yuji and Megumi infiltrate the Gachinko fight club

Meanwhile, we see Yuji and Megumi take center stage in a dangerous environment. After everyone leaves from Tengen’s Tomb, both of them head to an illegal underground gambling fight event. This is where we will finally see, in Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 5, the entry of Kinji Hakari. He is a third-year student who is currently suspended and openly hostile toward the jujutsu higher-ups. Because of Hakari’s strained relationship with authority, Yuji and Megumi will have to come up with a way to reach him.
Hakari’s long-awaited introduction changes the game

The one event that fans have eagerly been waiting for is to finally watch Hakari on screen, and that finally happening in Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 5 is most definitely going to break the internet. Especially the fact that the voice actor shares the same voice as Zoro from One Piece is making it more exciting for everyone to see him finally make an appearance. Additionally, he is also an incredibly resourceful and strong character. If he decides to work with the main cast, then it opens up a chance for them to win the Culling Games while simultaneously trying to free Gojo.
Final thoughts on Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 5
In the end, this upcoming episode is going to be yet another memorable installment. With the Culling Game officially about to begin and Hakari entering the story, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Episode 5 feels like the calm before the storm, like the last breath before everything spirals completely out of control.