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Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦; rgh. 'Sorcery Battle'[a]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers to eliminate a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, of whom Yuji becomes the host. Jujutsu Kaisen is a sequel to Akutami's previous work, Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School, which was retroactively titled Jujutsu Kaisen 0 following the release of Jujutsu Kaisen.

Jujutsu Kaisen is licensed for an English-language release in North America by Viz Media, which has published the manga in print since December 2019. Shueisha has published the series digitally in English on its Manga Plus platform. Two novels, written by Ballad Kitaguni [ja], were published in May 2019 and January 2020, respectively. An anime television series adaptation, produced by MAPPA, aired its first season on MBS from October 2020 to March 2021. A second season aired from July to December 2023. A third season aired from January to March 2026. A fourth season has been announced. A short-term spin-off sequel manga series written by Akutami and illustrated by manga artist Yūji Iwasaki [ja], titled Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 2025 to March 2026.

By December 2025, the Jujutsu Kaisen manga had over 150 million copies in circulation, including related novels, digital versions, and Jujutsu Kaisen 0, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.