[Trending] Spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 Storyline, Summaries & What to Expect
With the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen coming out later this year and the manga being in its penultimate arc, it would appear that all eyes are on creator and artist Gege Akutami’s series. The continuation of both the anime and manga series is eagerly anticipated by the fanbase. Nonetheless, the presence of voice actor Takahiro Sakurai at the debut of Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 is an unwelcome elephant in the room. Fans are wondering if they will hear Sakurai return to his role as Geto in the forthcoming second season, given that he has been recast in multiple other anime productions in the wake of a previously known marriage scandal.
During Anime Japan 2023, the release date for Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 was announced, and since then, anticipation for the new season has reached a feverish pitch. Sakurai will reprise his role as Geto, although this will most likely be his final performance in the role. Because of this, Takahiro Sakurai, who voices Suguru Geto, has received unwanted attention for his adulterous affairs. In October 2022, it was reported that Sakurai’s P.S. broadcast writer had been his mistress for the previous decade. The Takahiro radio programme, Genki Desu. On October 24, 2022, the show’s production was abruptly suspended, and two days later, the news magazine Shukan Bunshun broke their article on the situation.
According to Japanese reports, Sakurai led the programme writer to believe that the two were engaged to be married. Similarly, it wasn’t until September of 2022 that the author learned Sakurai was married. That is to say, Sakurai’s extramarital affair occurred without one of his partners being aware of the other. In the months that followed, Sakurai was replaced in some anime roles, including the lead character of Haruaki Kurama in the original TV adaptation of AYAKA. Also, from Fall 2022 through Winter 2023, he skipped conventions. This includes the manga’s publisher, Shueisha, which was conspicuously absent from the Jujutsu Kaisen Super Stage at Jump Festa ’23.
It appears that by the time the news surfaced, the team adapting Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 had already exhausted their options. It was too late to cast a different actor to voice Suguru Geto in the impending second season, as he was intended to play a pivotal role in the show. But, beyond this season, Sakurai has a very little guarantee of continued employment.
Conclusion
There has been no confirmation either way, but it appears like Sakurai will reprise his role as Suguru Geto for the upcoming second season of Jujutsu Kaisen. This is probably because it would have been impossible to recast Sakurai at this point in the season’s production. Nevertheless, when the second season airs, it is commonly suspected, though not yet verified, that Sakurai will be replaced in the position.