KEY POINTS

  • Satoru Goju announces Yuji Itadori's secret execution
  • Itadori is Ryomen Sukuna's vessel
  • "Jujutsu Kaisen" Episode 2 will be aired Friday

Ryomen Sukuna has reincarnated in Yuji Itadori’s body after the latter consumed the cursed severed finger. "Jujutsu Kaisen" Episode 2 will showcase Satoru Gojo confronting Sukuna.

The official website released spoiler stills and synopsis for "Jujutsu Kaisen" Episode 2 teasing that Satoru will announce Itadori’s death penalty.

Satoru gives Itadori, who earned the nickname "Tiger of Middle School," two options ahead of his execution. He tells Itadori to either find 20 cursed fingers or die.

The opening scene of the premiere episode hints at Itadori’s execution. A mysterious man declares that Itadori’s secret execution is set as they sit in a room with several talismans. In the first episode of "Jujutsu Kaisen,” it is revealed that Itadori loves spending time with his senpai in the Occult Club. Despite being a great athlete, Itadori chooses to be part of the Occult Club and assist the members.

Later in the episode, Itadori loses his grandfather and, he learns about the dark reality of curses and how they result in countless unexplained deaths in Japan.

He meets Megumi Fushigoro, a Jujutsu student, who tells the former about a special class curse that Itadori found earlier.

Fushigoro tells Itadori to surrender the cursed object as it is extremely dangerous. However, it is too late as the Occult Club members unwrap the seal of the object, resulting in its awakening.

Itadori and Fushigoro join forces to fight the monsters and rescue the former’s friends. However, Itadori ends up eating the cursed object. Now, he has become a vessel for Sukuna.

The cast of "Jujutsu Kaisen" includes Junya Enoki as Yuji Itadori, Asami Seto as Nobara Kugisaki, Yuma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro, Junichi Suwabe as Sukuna Ryomen, Yuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojo, Mikako Komatsu as Maki Zenin, Tomokazu Seki as Panda, Kenjiro Tsuda as Kento Nanami, Marina Inoue as Mai Zen’in, Kouki Uchiyama as Toge Inumaki, Mikako Komatsu as Maki Zenin, Mugihoto as Yoshinobu Gakuganji, Shiheru Chiba as Jogou, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Mahito, Yoshitaka Yamaya as Junpei Yoshino, Tomokazu Seki as Panda, Takaya Kuroda as Masamichi Yaga and Takahiro Sakurai as Suguru Getou.

"Jujutsu Kaisen" Episode 2 is scheduled to air Friday. Fans can live stream the episode on Crunchyroll.

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