Jujutsu Kaisen is coming to Fortnite! In a recent trailer, Fortinte revealed that everyone’s favorite jujutsu sorcerers are coming to the game in its v25.30 update.
JUJUTSU KAISEN Fortnite Update
The Fortnite official X/Twitter account released a teaser trailer showing the hit anime and manga series, Jujutsu Kaisen, coming in the next update. Jujutsu Kaisen sorcerers Satoru Gojo, Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki will be available for players to choose from in the library of character skins.
Fortnite is a battle-royale, player versus player (PvP) style game across multiple platforms, such as XBox, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Playstation 5. Jujutsu Kaisen is not the first anime series to collaborate with Fortnite. Dragon Ball Super and Attack on Titan are also available.
Kaiji Tang, the English voice actor for Gojo, posted this in anticipation of this new update:
bro they're giving gojo a gun https://t.co/QYdW1Fn5Ag
— Kaiji Von Tang (@KaijiTang) August 1, 2023
No other details have been released as far as what attacks, emotes, or abilities the Jujutsu Kaisen Fortnite characters will have. However, they do look really cool. And the next time fans see Gojo on screen, meet Kaiji Tang in person, or come across cosplayers, they can shout, “Hey, you’re that guy from Fortnite!”
About the Series
Jujutsu Kaisen is a hit 2018 Shonen Jump series by Gege Akutami. The first season of the anime was released in 2020. The second season began airing on July 6th and is currently updating each Thursday on Crunchyroll. Jujutsu Kaisen follows a group of people who have a special, supernatural power known as “cursed energy.” These sorcerers protect the people of Japan from “cursed spirits” that are manifestations of human fear and negative emotions.
The plot of Jujutsu Kaisen centers around high school student Yuji Itadori, who ends up swallowing the finger of an ancient curse. Itadori becomes the vessel of a powerful curse named Sukuna. He meets Gojo, a special grade jujutsu sorcerer and high school teacher, who promises to teach him how to become a proper jujutsu sorcerer and channel his physical strength and cursed energy to help protect others. Along the way, Itadori befriends his classmates Fushiguro and Kugisaki. Together, they work to defeat cursed spirits and keep Sukuna from rising to power.
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