Jujutsu Kaisen S3 Episode 5 (“Passion”) introduces Kinji Hakari, sets up Yuji showdown

Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 episode 5, titled “Passion,” spends its runtime establishing backstory and introducing Kinji Hakari in person while setting the stage for a fan‑favorite showdown between Yuji Itadori and Hakari. The episode opens on Masamichi Yaga’s tragic fall: framed by jujutsu higher‑ups and sentenced to death, Yaga’s history with cursed corpses — including Panda and a puppet named Takeru — is revealed.

Yaga explains that cursed corpses are made by replicating soul information into cores, combining three compatible souls until a symbiotic stabilization occurs, and that a created corpse can replenish cursed energy after a three‑month window. Yaga allows Yoshinobu Gakuganji to fatally injure him, passes on the forbidden formula — calling it “a curse from me to you” — and Panda later retrieves his body, saying, “Even pandas cry.” In the present, Yuji and Megumi infiltrate Kinji Hakari’s Gachinko Fight Club after Master Tengen and Gojo name‑drop Hakari as a crucial ally.

Hakari is framed as a master hand‑to‑hand fighter whose power could rival Yuta Okkotsu; Megumi gets them into the club while Yuji stages an exaggerated showdown with Panda to attract attention. The episode also introduces Kirara Hoshi and her Love Rendezvous cursed technique, which prevents Megumi and Panda from reaching the club’s roof.

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