The first two episodes of “Jujutsu Kaisen” season 3 have just dropped on Crunchyroll on January 8. And with the episodes comes a brand new opening song by King Gnu.
Below you’ll see the English translation to the lyrics, as we know it so far. We will update this story when a more official translation is available. But for now, this will give you an idea of what the song is saying.
English Lyrics Translation
Below is the official opening video for season 3, as provided by Toho Animation. In the first two hours it amassed 437,000 views.
At this time, there isn’t an official English translation. However, a variety of sources are providing translations, such as Neobrane, Lyrical Nonsense, and YouTube’s auto-translate feature on the official video. We’ve combed through these unofficial translations to provide a basic sense of what the song is saying. (When a variety of translations different enough, we’re providing alternatives in parentheses on the same line.)
Love me, love me.
Hate me, hate me.
Love me, love me.
Kill me, kill me.
Love and hate, twisting and writhing together.
Singing of the great Tokyo frenzy.
Spin, spin, of this era.
Drenched in the shame of living.
Devouring love and hate, love and hate.
In a grand, bewildered state. (Looking all grand about it.)
Let’s part ways and drift apart/We’ll end up torn apart. Farewell, let’s meet again someday!
(Let’s move forward until we are separated, then let’s meet again.)
Drowning in drama, accepting my unfinished self.
(Drowning in darma, acknowledging my immature self.)
It’s a fleeting, cheap fiction. (A comforting fiction.)
(It’s OK to forgive, even within this fiction.)
The dissonance between lies and truth.
Forgive me, even if this love is broken. (Even if it’s a botched love, forgive me.)
I don’t care, I’ll survive on this stage.
A mutt putting on a bold, hyped-up act. (The trembling of a sacrificial pawn.)
If I’m beaten over and over, I can’t stay quiet!
Love me love me!
Obsessed with what’s ‘right’ (being right.)
Hate me, hate me!
Taking everything away!
Love me, love me!
Drenched in love and hate!
Kill me, kill me!
Drag me out of here!
Embracing love and hate,
Always at our peak, no matter when.
It’s fine if we keep fooling ourselves.
I don’t care about wins or losses. (I don’t care about the price to pay.)
Struggling/Stepping in love and hate.
Putting on a fake smile for appearances.
In the end, nothing else really matters. (Everything ends, no questions asked.)
Farewell, let’s meet again someday!
The Artist Behind ‘Specialz’ Wrote the New Opening
If you liked “Specialz,” the opening for the last part of season 2, then you’ll probalby like the newest opening as well. King Gnu wrote and performed both of them.
Viewers are already raving about the new opening song. In a Reddit thread about it, one viewer wrote: “There’s so much different art directions in this op it’s so amazing.” Another wrote, “Gotta love the art direction. Feels very similar to Gege’s messy artstyle which he eventually developed.”
King Gnu’s song “Specialz” was also a big hit among “Jujutsu Kaisen” fans.
New episodes of “Jujutsu Kaisen” season 3 will premiere on Crunchyroll every Thursday morning at 9 a.m. Pacific/10 a.m. Mountain time/11 a.m. Central time/ and 12 p.m. Eastern.
