Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen manga is about to become a TV anime this fall, so now’s a great time to look ahead to what the theme songs have in store for us. As revealed via the official website, singer-songwriter Eve is on the opening song, “Kaikai Kitan,” while hip-hop funk group ALI (Alien Liberty International) is on the ending song, “LOST IN PARADISE feat. AKLO.”
MAPPA is handling production for this one, with The God of High School‘s Park Sunghoo directing and Hiroshi Seko (DECA-DENCE) on series composition.
Eve’s tweet and message:
【OPテーマは #Eve 『廻廻奇譚』に決定‼コメントも公開!】
エネルギーのあるこの作品にどのような形で寄り添えるのか、そういうことを考えながら音楽を作りました。テレビでアニメが流れる時を楽しみにしています。コメント全文→https://t.co/jUQm577sW0#呪術廻戦 pic.twitter.com/XqOWrQWLTe
— 『呪術廻戦』アニメ公式 (@animejujutsu) August 11, 2020
Translation via Crunchyroll:
I remember how excited I was when I heard that the series I originally loved to read was going to be made into an anime, and I was deeply moved by the fact that I would be singing the opening theme for it. There were many thought-provoking moments in the life and struggles of Itadori, who was honest with himself. I made this song while thinking about how I could accompany this energetic story. I’m looking forward to seeing the anime on TV.
ALI’s:
【EDテーマは #ALI 『LOST IN PARADISE feat. AKLO』に決定‼コメントも公開!】
ジャンプに育ててもらった、積年の感謝の気持ちを込めながら曲を書きました。どうか楽しんで頂けたら幸いです。
-LOVE.MUSIC AND DANCE-コメント全文→https://t.co/jUQm577sW0#呪術廻戦 pic.twitter.com/9N846YBtf8
— 『呪術廻戦』アニメ公式 (@animejujutsu) August 11, 2020
In the 90s, I picked up Weekly Shonen Jump because I wanted to grow up as much as possible. I skipped school to read it all the time. I realized that more than 20 years have passed since then. My favorite series, Jujutsu Kaisen, which depicts Shibuya, the town where I grew up and the band ALI was born, in the craziest way. A joy to be able to work on the ED song along with the best characters. I wrote this song with my gratitude to Jump for bringing me up through the years. I hope you will enjoy this song.
Source: Official website via Crunchyroll