The characters in Jujutsu Kaisen are of different ages depending on their positions in the Jujutsu Technical School. The main set of characters are first-year students who work alongside their second-year peers to fight cursed spirits. The Jujutsu Tech faculty are older — ranging from people in their twenties to people far older.
The cursed spirits also vary in age and many have unknown ages, such as Mahito, whose age is unknown. This shonen anime, like most, features a set of main characters in their youthful teen years — perfect for a possible time skip in the future of the series.
Updated on April 6th, 2023 by Casey Coates: This list has been updated to match CBR’s current style and to add more information concerning characters who have important roles in Jujutsu Kaisen.
15 Aoi Todo
Age: 18
Aoi Todo is a third-year student at Kyoto Jujutsu High. Even though he didn’t come from a family of sorcerers, Aoi beat all the odds and became a powerful grade-one. He’s one of the series’ more controversial characters, but his strength as a sorcerer is undeniable.
Even though Aoi Todo comes off as a typical battle-crazed brute looking for chaos, he’s more intelligent than he seems. He even taught Yuji how to better hone his cursed energy, helping the latter to land a Black Flash. After meeting Yuji, Aoi declared him not only his best friend, but his brother.
14 Yuta Okkotsu
Age: 17
Yuta Okkotsu is a second-year student at Kyoto Jujutsu High. He was the protagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen 0, but he’s a supporting character in the main series. He entered Jujutsu High as a special grade sorcerer because of Rika, the vengeful spirit that haunted him. However, he found a way to let her pass on to the afterlife.
Currently, Yuta is studying abroad in Africa with Miguel in the anime. Yuta continually proves himself a strong sorcerer. Since he has immeasurable cursed energy, Yuta has the potential of becoming stronger than Satoru Gojo.
13 Suguru Geto
Age: 27
The man calling himself “Suguru Geto'”in the anime isn’t actually him. The real Suguru Geto died at age 27 following the events of Jujutsu Kaisen 0. He used to be a student at Jujutsu High alongside Satoru Gojo, but was suspended after his twisted beliefs lead him down the path of madness.
Suguru Geto began to hate non-sorcerers, and even believed that they should be exterminated. During his time at Jujutsu High, he was close with Satoru Gojo — who still acknowledges him as his one and only best friend.
12 Mahito
Age: Unkown
Cursed spirits don’t actually have ages. However, experienced sorcerers assume Mahito only manifested recently. This patchwork curse prides himself on having spawned from humanity’s vitriol and hatred for each other.
Mahito has a childlike attitude about his evil deeds. He toys with humans and talks about human experimentation nonchalantly, almost as though it’s the same as running errands. However, his cursed technique is scarily strong and equally grotesque. With Idle Transfiguration, Mahito can touch someone’s soul and horribly disfigure their physical appearance.
11 Principal Gakuganji
Age: 76
Gakuganji is the principal of Kyoto Jujutsu High. He’s also one of the upper echelons of jujutsu society. He’s a 76-year-old diehard traditionalist who strictly adheres to all of jujutsu’s most archaic laws. This often puts him at odds with Satoru Gojo, who has no qualms about blatantly disrespecting him and putting him on blast for his outdated beliefs.
It’s unknown what grade of sorcerer Gakuganji is, but the audience can assume he’s strong. Gakuganji’s inherited technique pretty much uses his body like a guitar amplifier. When he plays the electric guitar, the soundwaves manifest in cursed energy, instantly stunning all of his opponents.
10 Kiyotaka Ijichi
Age: 26
Kiyotaka Ijichi is one of the faculty members of the Tokyo school and often looks out for the main group. Kiyotaka is 26 years old but definitely appears much older. He’s significantly younger than the majority of the other staff, but his gaunt appearance makes him look more like a man in his 40s. This is probably because Kiyotaka is vastly overworked and consistently stressed out.
Kiyotaka’s sunken cheeks and tired eyes imply that he probably is in deep need of a vacation. Throughout his time on Jujutsu Kaisen, Kiyotaka has become like a parental figure for Yuji. He always tries to take care of the novice sorcerer and keep him safe — yet, he always faces every situation with apprehension.
9 Kento Nanami
Age 27
Kento Nanami is another character who looks older than he actually is. Nanami is only a year older than Kiyotaka, at 27 years old. However, compared to Satoru, it’s easy to see why everyone assumes Nanami is the eldest of the two.
Nanami appears older because of his character archetype — an overworked sorcerer who can’t wait to get off work and absolutely resents overtime. He’s serious, stoic, and comes off as a typical businessman. Nanami has a no-nonsense personality, but he also has a softer side and looks out for the younger sorcerers.
8 Panda
Age: Approximately 17
Even though Panda’s age isn’t officially confirmed, he’s probably around the same age as his fellow second-years — meaning he is 17 years old. It’s unknown if cursed corpses — even those in the shape of pandas — age differently than humans, but with the reveal of his backstory, it seems he’s around the same age as his peers.
Panda was created by the principal of Tokyo Jujutsu High, Masamichi Yaga. Even if Panda isn’t a 17-year-old like his peers, he certainly acts like the average teenager.
7 Toge Inumaki
Age: 17
Toge Inumaki is a second-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High, and he’s 17 years old. Sometimes, the school is referred to as Metropolitan Curse Technical College, rather than as a high school. This confuses some fans, and the word “college” leads some to believe the characters are older than they actually are. In reality, it’s just a technical school structured like a typical high school.
Regardless of his age, Inumaki quickly became a fan favorite despite being a man of few words. He only speaks in rice-ball ingredients because of his inherited Cursed Speech technique. He comes from the Inumaki clan, recognizable by their “Snake Eyes and Fangs” sigil. Inumaki has this marking on the edges of his lips and his tongue.
6 Maki Zenin
Age: 17
Maki is 17 years old and is a second-year student at Jujutsu High. Her classmates are Panda, Inumaki, and Yuta Okkotsu — who is currently studying abroad in the anime. Maki has a younger twin named Mai, and she studies at Kyoto Jujutsu High.
Maki can’t see cursed energy without her glasses, but she’s proven herself a strong sorcerer and an excellent combatant. Since she can’t see cursed energy, the Zenin clan deemed her a failure. By continuing to hone her abilities and never giving up, Maki rebelled against her clan. Among the second-year students, Maki is a natural leader and definitely the brains of the group.
5 Nobara Kugisaki
Age: 15
Nobara Kugisaki is one of the three main characters who joined Yuji and Megumi as a new first year at Tokyo Jujutsu High. Nobara always felt called to leave her small hometown in the countryside for better opportunities.
Nobara is 15 years old, and her birthday is August 7th. She’s older than Yuji by five months, and Megumi by four. Using a hammer and nails to annihilate cursed spirits, Nobara has proven herself the ultimate badass. She prides herself on her looks and on being a strong fighter.
4 Megumi Fushiguro
Age: 15
Megumi Fushiguro is another first-year student along with Nobara and Yuji. He was the first Jujutsu High student introduced in the series. Megumi quickly won the hearts of fans with his stoic attitude and interesting philosophy on life. Even though he’s a sorcerer for noble reasons, Megumi doesn’t consider himself a hero because he thinks his desire to save others is inherently selfish.
Megumi is also a grade two sorcerer. Some of the most powerful characters in the series are enthralled by his potential — including Satoru Gojo and Sukuna. Megumi inherited the Ten Shadows Technique, which allows him to create various shikigami.
3 Sukuna
Age: 1,000+
Sukuna is the King of Curses and is an ancient, powerful being who has been plaguing the world for generations. It is said in legend that Sukuna was a human sorcerer during the golden age of jujutsu, which was over a thousand years ago.
This makes him at least 1,000 years old. Sorcerers were unable to destroy his body, even after he died. As a result, they were left with no choice but to use grave wax to seal his fingers and scatter them across Japan.
2 Yuji Itadori
Age: 15
Yuji Itadori is the protagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen. He’s 15 years old and is another first-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High. His birthday is March 20th. Before swallowing one of Sukuna’s fingers, Yuji was just an average high schooler.
Yuji was a gifted athlete but chose to join his school’s occult club instead of its sports teams. Yuji is truly a shonen protagonist unlike any other, and quickly won the hearts of fans with his unwavering optimism and great sense of humor.
1 Satoru Gojo
Age: 28
Satoru Gojo quickly became a fan-favorite character, easily stealing the spotlight from the rest of the cast. He’s 28 years old, but easily mistaken for someone much younger because of his youthful appearance and carefree attitude towards life. Nanami is a year younger than him, but everyone assumes he’s the eldest of the two because he acts more like a stereotypical adult.
Satoru was once a student at Jujutsu High, but he became a teacher because he seeks to foster a new generation of sorcerers who are just as strong as he is. Satoru is the strongest sorcerer on the planet, and he’s using his family’s political leverage and his jujutsu know-how for a good cause.
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