Kinji Hakari via The film Jujutsu Kaisen Culling Game ©Gege Akutami / Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee
This article provides an in-depth explanation of Kinji Hakari a character from Jujutsu kaisen. It includes details about his abilities, past episodes, and images of his appearances in the anime.
What is the Anime Jujutsu Kaisen Where Kinji Hakari Appears?
Jujutsu kaisen Culling Game arc Teaser Visual ©Gege Akutami / Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee
Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦) is a dark fantasy series that began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in March 2018. The story follows Yuji Itadori, a high schooler who enters a world of curses and sorcery after unsealing a powerful “Cursed Object.” The series concluded in September 2024.The Jujutsu Kaisen manga has surpassed 100 million copies in circulation.
The first TV season aired from October 2020 to March 2021, followed by the hit film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 in December 2021, which grossed 26.5 billion yen worldwide. The second season aired from July to December 2023, and the third season, Jujutsu Kaisen: Culling Game Part 1, will premiere in January 2026.
Kinji Hakari’s Plofile
Kinji Hakari
Name: Kinji Hakari
Affiliation: Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College (Tokyo Jujutsu High), 3rd Year
Date of Birth: Unknown
Method of Enrollment: Unknown
Cursed Technique: Gambling / Pachinko-based technique
Domain Expansion: Idle Death Gamble (坐殺博徒 / Zasatsu Bakuto)
Colony: Tokyo No. 2 Colony
Voice Actor: Kazuya Nakai
Overview of Kinji Hakari
Kinji Hakari is a third-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High. Due to being suspended alongside the other third-year students, he did not participate in the Goodwill Event held in 2018.
During Suguru Geto’s Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, Hakari was dispatched to Kyoto. However, after clashing violently with members of the conservative faction within the jujutsu world and severely beating them, he was handed a suspension lasting nearly a year.
Personality and Character
Kinji Hakari
Hakari has a rugged, intimidating appearance, with an older-looking face and perpetually unshaven stubble. Despite his rough demeanor, he is not openly hostile toward authority figures he respects.
At present, Hakari operates an underground gambling arena in Tochigi Prefecture known as the “Gachinko Fight Club Tournament.” In this illegal venue, non-sorcerers place bets while jujutsu sorcerers and curse users engage in brutal hand-to-hand combat. Hakari acts as the organizer and bookmaker, using the profits to sustain himself.
Notably, Hakari harbors no resentment toward Satoru Gojo or Masamichi Yaga, referring to them as people he is indebted to. As a result, he was deeply shaken upon learning of Gojo’s sealing and Yaga’s execution.
According to Gojo himself, Hakari has the potential to become a sorcerer on par with Gojo one day. Gojo even ranked him at a level comparable to Yuta Okkotsu, highlighting Hakari’s exceptional latent ability.
Kinji Hakari’s Abilities
■Cursed Technique and Domain Expansion
While the full mechanics of Hakari’s cursed technique have not been completely disclosed, it is fundamentally a materialization of a gambling system, specifically modeled after pachinko.
According to Atsuya Kusakabe, Hakari’s technique is similar to Hiromi Higuruma’s Deadly Sentencing in that it comes with a Domain Expansion built into the technique by default.
Hakari’s Domain Expansion, Idle Death Gamble, recreates the presentation and mechanics of a real pachinko machine:
“CR Private Railway Pure Love Train 1/239 ver.”
・Pachinko-style visual sequences begin automatically.
・Hakari can attack while the sequences play.
・If he hits a “jackpot,” he receives massive buffs that allow him to dominate the fight.
・Opponents are forcibly taught the rules of pachinko and are made to witness Hakari enthusiastically enjoying the game, making the domain psychologically disorienting as well as combat-oriented.
When Hakari lands a jackpot inside Idle Death Gamble, a special sequence triggers. During this state:
・The theme song of Private Railway Pure Love Train plays for approximately four minutes.
・Hakari gains effectively unlimited cursed energy.
・His attacks become overwhelmingly destructive.
・His body is continuously healed through an automatic Reverse Cursed Technique, rendering him nearly impossible to kill.
Even after this invincibility period ends, Hakari’s cursed technique immediately resets, allowing him to activate Idle Death Gamble again without delay.
What makes this ability especially terrifying is Hakari’s extraordinary luck. Although the first jackpot is statistically difficult to obtain, Hakari consistently forces a win through sheer good fortune. Once he hits the first jackpot, consecutive wins often follow, turning battles into one-sided endurance matches that heavily favor him.
Key Relationships
Kirara Hoshi ©Gege Akutami / Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee
■Kirara Hoshi
Kirara Hoshi is a third-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High. Currently suspended alongside their classmate Kinji Hakari, Kirara is known for their unique personality and strong bond with Hakari.
Role in the Story
Hakari’s existence was hinted at earlier through Gojo’s recollections, but he officially debuted at the beginning of the Culling Game arc.
He was operating the underground fight arena at an abandoned multi-story parking facility in Tochigi alongside fellow third-year student Kirara Hoshi. After encountering Yuji Itadori, Hakari took interest in Yuji’s passion and resolve, eventually recruiting him—and later himself and Kirara—into the Culling Game strategy team.
Jujutsu Kaisen Characters List
■Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School
Yuji Itadori (虎杖悠仁, いたどり ゆうじ)
Megumi Fushiguro (伏黒恵, ふしぐろ めぐみ)
Nobara Kugisaki (釘崎野薔薇, くぎさき のばら)
Satoru Gojo (五条悟, ごじょう さとる)
Maki Zenin (禪院真希, ぜんいん まき)
Toge Inumaki (狗巻棘, いぬまき とげ)
Panda (パンダ, ぱんだ)
Yuta Okkotsu (乙骨憂太, おっこつ ゆうた)
Kinji Hakari (秤金次, はかり きんじ)
Kirara Hoshi (星綺羅羅, ほし きらら)
Shoko Ieiri (家入硝子, いえいり しょうこ)
Masamichi Yaga (夜蛾正道, やが まさみち)
Atsuya Kusakabe (日下部篤也, くさかべ あつや)
Kiyotaka Ijichi (伊地知潔高, いじち きよたか)
Akari Nitta (新田明, にった あかり)
■Special Grade Cursed Object / Incarnated Body
Sukuna Ryomen (両面宿儺, りょうめん すくな)
Choso (脹相, ちょうそう)
Eso (壊相, えそう)
Kechizu (血塗, けちず)
■Kyoto Prefectural Jujutsu High School
Aoi Todo (東堂葵, とうどう あおい)
Noritoshi Kamo (加茂憲紀, かも のりとし)
Momo Nishimiya (西宮桃, にしみや もも)
Mai Zenin (禪院真依, ぜんいん まい)
Ultimate Mekamaru (究極メカ丸, あるてぃめっと めかまる)
Kasumi Miwa (三輪霞, みわ かすみ)
Arata Nitta (新田新, にった あらた)
Yoshinobu Gakuganji (楽巌寺嘉伸, がくがんじ よしのぶ)
Utahime Iori (庵歌姫, いおり うたひめ)
■Jujutsu Sorcerers
Kento Nanami (七海建人, ななみ けんと)
Takuma Ino (猪野琢真, いの たくま)
Mei Mei (冥冥, めいめい)
Ui Ui (憂憂, ういうい)
Yuki Tsukumo (九十九由基, つくも ゆき)
Tengen (天元, てんげん)
Naobito Zenin (禪院直毘人, ぜんいん なおびと)
Naoya Zenin (禪院直哉, ぜんいん なおや)
Ogi Zenin (禪院扇, ぜんいん おうぎ)
Jinichi Zenin (禪院甚壱, ぜんいん じんいち)
■Curse Users
Suguru Geto (夏油傑, げとう すぐる)
Uraume (裏梅, うらうめ)
Ogami (オガミ婆, おがみばば)
Mago (オガミ婆の孫, おがみばばのまご)
Jiro Awasaka (粟坂二良, あわさか じろう)
Haruta Shigemo (重面春太, しげも はるた)
■Cursed Spirits
Mahito (真人, まひと)
Jogo (漏瑚, じょうご)
Hanami (花御, はなみ)
Dagon (陀艮, だごん)
Locust Guy (蝗GUY, こうがい)
Rika Orimoto (折本里香, おりもと りか)
■Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
Riko Amanai (天内理子, あまない りこ)
Misato Kuroi (黒井美里, くろいみさと)
Shiu Kong (孔時雨, こん しう)
Yu Haibara (灰原雄, はいばら ゆう)
■Suguru Geto’s Group
Larue (ラルゥ, らるぅ)
Manami Suda (菅田真奈美, すだ まなみ)
Toshihisa Negi (祢木利久, ねぎ としひさ)
Mimiko Hasaba (枷場美々子, はさば みみこ)
Nanako Hasaba (枷場菜々子, はさば ななこ)
Miguel Oduor (ミゲル・オドゥオール, みげる おどぅおーる)
■Culling Game Players
Tsumiki Fushiguro (伏黒津美紀, ふしぐろ つみき)
Hiromi Higuruma (日車寛見, ひぐるま ひろみ)
Fumihiko Takaba (髙羽史彦, たかば ふみひこ)
Reggie Star (レジィ・スター, れじぃ すたー)
Hana Kurusu (来栖華, くるす はな)
Ryu Ishigoori (石流龍, いしごおり りゅう)
Takako Uro (烏鷺亨子, うろ たかこ)
Hagane Daido (大道鋼, だいどう はがね)
■Other characters
Toji Fushiguro (伏黒甚爾, ふしぐろ とうじ)
Wasuke Itadori (虎杖倭助, いたどり わすけ)
Junpei Yoshino (吉野順平, よしの じゅんぺい)
Yuko Ozawa (小沢優子, おざわ ゆうこ)
Source : Jujutsu kaisen Official