Jujutsu Kaisen episode 52 review: a cinematic masterpiece

Jujutsu Kaisen episode 52, “Passion,” has the unenviable task of following one of the series’ most acclaimed installments and somehow still finds room to flex. Packed with sharp character parallels that hint at Yuji and Megumi’s diverging paths, the episode delivers laughs via a slickly animated Yuji vs. Panda bout before dropping its real highlight moment. The final scene unfolds in a single, unbroken take. No cuts, no angle shifts, just two characters in a room — pushing the anime’s already cinematic direction into territory that feels less like TV and more like a full-blown film.