{"id":1967585,"date":"2026-01-09T12:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/1967585\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:16:26","slug":"kinji-hakari-in-jujutsu-kaisen-jjk-complete-profile-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/1967585\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinji Hakari in Jujutsu kaisen (JJK): Complete Profile Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kinji-hakari.jpg\" alt=\"Kinji Hkari\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Kinji Hakari via The film Jujutsu Kaisen Culling Game \u00a9Gege Akutami \/ Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                        What is the Anime Jujutsu Kaisen Where Kinji Hakari Appears?<\/p>\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jjk-season3-key-visual.jpg\" alt=\"Jujutsu kaisen Culling Game arc Teaser Visual\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Jujutsu kaisen Culling Game arc Teaser Visual \u00a9Gege Akutami \/ Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">Jujutsu Kaisen (\u546a\u8853\u5efb\u6226) 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 \u201cCursed Object.\u201d The series concluded in September 2024.The Jujutsu Kaisen manga has surpassed 100 million copies in circulation.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                        Kinji Hakari&#8217;s Plofile<\/p>\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kinji-hakari-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kinji Hakari\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Kinji Hakari<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">Name: Kinji Hakari<\/p>\n<p>Affiliation: Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College (Tokyo Jujutsu High), 3rd Year<br \/>Date of Birth: Unknown<br \/>Method of Enrollment: Unknown<br \/>Cursed Technique: Gambling \/ Pachinko-based technique<br \/>Domain Expansion: Idle Death Gamble (\u5750\u6bba\u535a\u5f92 \/ Zasatsu Bakuto)<br \/>Colony: Tokyo No. 2 Colony<br \/>Voice Actor: Kazuya Nakai<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                        Overview of Kinji Hakari<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p>During Suguru Geto\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                        Personality and Character<\/p>\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jujutsu-Kaisen-Comic-Vol18-Cover-Kinji-Hakari.jpg\" alt=\"Kinji Hakari\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Kinji Hakari<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p>At present, Hakari operates an underground gambling arena in Tochigi Prefecture known as the \u201cGachinko Fight Club Tournament.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s sealing and Yaga\u2019s execution.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s exceptional latent ability.<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                        Kinji Hakari&#8217;s Abilities<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">\u25a0Cursed Technique and Domain Expansion<br \/>While the full mechanics of Hakari\u2019s cursed technique have not been completely disclosed, it is fundamentally a materialization of a gambling system, specifically modeled after pachinko.<\/p>\n<p>According to Atsuya Kusakabe, Hakari\u2019s technique is similar to Hiromi Higuruma\u2019s Deadly Sentencing in that it comes with a Domain Expansion built into the technique by default.<\/p>\n<p>Hakari\u2019s Domain Expansion, Idle Death Gamble, recreates the presentation and mechanics of a real pachinko machine:<br \/>\u201cCR Private Railway Pure Love Train 1\/239 ver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbPachinko-style visual sequences begin automatically.<br \/>\u30fbHakari can attack while the sequences play.<br \/>\u30fbIf he hits a \u201cjackpot,\u201d he receives massive buffs that allow him to dominate the fight.<br \/>\u30fbOpponents 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.<\/p>\n<p>When Hakari lands a jackpot inside Idle Death Gamble, a special sequence triggers. During this state:<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbThe theme song of Private Railway Pure Love Train plays for approximately four minutes.<br \/>\u30fbHakari gains effectively unlimited cursed energy.<br \/>\u30fbHis attacks become overwhelmingly destructive.<br \/>\u30fbHis body is continuously healed through an automatic Reverse Cursed Technique, rendering him nearly impossible to kill.<\/p>\n<p>Even after this invincibility period ends, Hakari\u2019s cursed technique immediately resets, allowing him to activate Idle Death Gamble again without delay.<\/p>\n<p>What makes this ability especially terrifying is Hakari\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                        Key Relationships<\/p>\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kirara-hoshi.jpg\" alt=\"Kirara Hoshi\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Kirara Hoshi \u00a9Gege Akutami \/ Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">\u25a0Kirara Hoshi<br \/>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.<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                        Role in the Story<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">Hakari\u2019s existence was hinted at earlier through Gojo\u2019s recollections, but he officially debuted at the beginning of the Culling Game arc.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s passion and resolve, eventually recruiting him\u2014and later himself and Kirara\u2014into the Culling Game strategy team.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Jujutsu Kaisen Characters List<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">\u25a0Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School<br \/>Yuji Itadori (\u864e\u6756\u60a0\u4ec1, \u3044\u305f\u3069\u308a \u3086\u3046\u3058)<br \/>Megumi Fushiguro (\u4f0f\u9ed2\u6075, \u3075\u3057\u3050\u308d \u3081\u3050\u307f)<br \/>Nobara Kugisaki (\u91d8\u5d0e\u91ce\u8594\u8587, \u304f\u304e\u3055\u304d \u306e\u3070\u3089)<br \/>Satoru Gojo (\u4e94\u6761\u609f, \u3054\u3058\u3087\u3046 \u3055\u3068\u308b)<\/p>\n<p>Maki Zenin (\u79aa\u9662\u771f\u5e0c, \u305c\u3093\u3044\u3093 \u307e\u304d)<br \/>Toge Inumaki (\u72d7\u5dfb\u68d8, \u3044\u306c\u307e\u304d \u3068\u3052)<br \/>Panda (\u30d1\u30f3\u30c0, \u3071\u3093\u3060)<br \/>Yuta Okkotsu (\u4e59\u9aa8\u6182\u592a, \u304a\u3063\u3053\u3064 \u3086\u3046\u305f)<\/p>\n<p>Kinji Hakari (\u79e4\u91d1\u6b21, \u306f\u304b\u308a \u304d\u3093\u3058)<br \/>Kirara Hoshi (\u661f\u7dba\u7f85\u7f85, \u307b\u3057 \u304d\u3089\u3089)<\/p>\n<p>Shoko Ieiri (\u5bb6\u5165\u785d\u5b50, \u3044\u3048\u3044\u308a \u3057\u3087\u3046\u3053)<br \/>Masamichi Yaga (\u591c\u86fe\u6b63\u9053, \u3084\u304c \u307e\u3055\u307f\u3061)<br \/>Atsuya Kusakabe (\u65e5\u4e0b\u90e8\u7be4\u4e5f, \u304f\u3055\u304b\u3079 \u3042\u3064\u3084)<br \/>Kiyotaka Ijichi (\u4f0a\u5730\u77e5\u6f54\u9ad8, \u3044\u3058\u3061 \u304d\u3088\u305f\u304b)<br \/>Akari Nitta (\u65b0\u7530\u660e, \u306b\u3063\u305f \u3042\u304b\u308a)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Special Grade Cursed Object \/ Incarnated Body<br \/>Sukuna Ryomen (\u4e21\u9762\u5bbf\u513a, \u308a\u3087\u3046\u3081\u3093 \u3059\u304f\u306a)<\/p>\n<p>Choso (\u8139\u76f8, \u3061\u3087\u3046\u305d\u3046)<br \/>Eso (\u58ca\u76f8, \u3048\u305d\u3046)<br \/>Kechizu (\u8840\u5857, \u3051\u3061\u305a)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Kyoto Prefectural Jujutsu High School<br \/>Aoi Todo (\u6771\u5802\u8475, \u3068\u3046\u3069\u3046 \u3042\u304a\u3044)<br \/>Noritoshi Kamo (\u52a0\u8302\u61b2\u7d00, \u304b\u3082 \u306e\u308a\u3068\u3057)<br \/>Momo Nishimiya (\u897f\u5bae\u6843, \u306b\u3057\u307f\u3084 \u3082\u3082)<br \/>Mai Zenin (\u79aa\u9662\u771f\u4f9d, \u305c\u3093\u3044\u3093 \u307e\u3044)<br \/>Ultimate Mekamaru (\u7a76\u6975\u30e1\u30ab\u4e38, \u3042\u308b\u3066\u3043\u3081\u3063\u3068 \u3081\u304b\u307e\u308b)<br \/>Kasumi Miwa (\u4e09\u8f2a\u971e, \u307f\u308f \u304b\u3059\u307f)<br \/>Arata Nitta (\u65b0\u7530\u65b0, \u306b\u3063\u305f \u3042\u3089\u305f)<\/p>\n<p>Yoshinobu Gakuganji (\u697d\u5dcc\u5bfa\u5609\u4f38, \u304c\u304f\u304c\u3093\u3058 \u3088\u3057\u306e\u3076)<br \/>Utahime Iori (\u5eb5\u6b4c\u59eb, \u3044\u304a\u308a \u3046\u305f\u3072\u3081)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Jujutsu Sorcerers<br \/>Kento Nanami (\u4e03\u6d77\u5efa\u4eba, \u306a\u306a\u307f \u3051\u3093\u3068)<br \/>Takuma Ino (\u732a\u91ce\u7422\u771f, \u3044\u306e \u305f\u304f\u307e)<\/p>\n<p>Mei Mei (\u51a5\u51a5, \u3081\u3044\u3081\u3044)<br \/>Ui Ui (\u6182\u6182, \u3046\u3044\u3046\u3044)<\/p>\n<p>Yuki Tsukumo (\u4e5d\u5341\u4e5d\u7531\u57fa, \u3064\u304f\u3082 \u3086\u304d)<br \/>Tengen (\u5929\u5143, \u3066\u3093\u3052\u3093)<\/p>\n<p>Naobito Zenin (\u79aa\u9662\u76f4\u6bd8\u4eba, \u305c\u3093\u3044\u3093 \u306a\u304a\u3073\u3068)<br \/>Naoya Zenin (\u79aa\u9662\u76f4\u54c9, \u305c\u3093\u3044\u3093 \u306a\u304a\u3084)<br \/>Ogi Zenin (\u79aa\u9662\u6247, \u305c\u3093\u3044\u3093 \u304a\u3046\u304e)<br \/>Jinichi Zenin (\u79aa\u9662\u751a\u58f1, \u305c\u3093\u3044\u3093 \u3058\u3093\u3044\u3061)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Curse Users<br \/>Suguru Geto (\u590f\u6cb9\u5091, \u3052\u3068\u3046 \u3059\u3050\u308b)<br \/>Uraume (\u88cf\u6885, \u3046\u3089\u3046\u3081)<br \/>Ogami (\u30aa\u30ac\u30df\u5a46, \u304a\u304c\u307f\u3070\u3070)<br \/>Mago (\u30aa\u30ac\u30df\u5a46\u306e\u5b6b, \u304a\u304c\u307f\u3070\u3070\u306e\u307e\u3054)<br \/>Jiro Awasaka (\u7c9f\u5742\u4e8c\u826f, \u3042\u308f\u3055\u304b \u3058\u308d\u3046)<br \/>Haruta Shigemo (\u91cd\u9762\u6625\u592a, \u3057\u3052\u3082 \u306f\u308b\u305f)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Cursed Spirits<br \/>Mahito (\u771f\u4eba, \u307e\u3072\u3068)<br \/>Jogo (\u6f0f\u745a, \u3058\u3087\u3046\u3054)<br \/>Hanami (\u82b1\u5fa1, \u306f\u306a\u307f)<br \/>Dagon (\u9640\u826e, \u3060\u3054\u3093)<br \/>Locust Guy (\u8757GUY, \u3053\u3046\u304c\u3044)<\/p>\n<p>Rika Orimoto (\u6298\u672c\u91cc\u9999, \u304a\u308a\u3082\u3068 \u308a\u304b)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Hidden Inventory \/ Premature Death<br \/>Riko Amanai (\u5929\u5185\u7406\u5b50, \u3042\u307e\u306a\u3044 \u308a\u3053)<br \/>Misato Kuroi (\u9ed2\u4e95\u7f8e\u91cc, \u304f\u308d\u3044\u307f\u3055\u3068)<br \/>Shiu Kong (\u5b54\u6642\u96e8, \u3053\u3093 \u3057\u3046)<br \/>Yu Haibara (\u7070\u539f\u96c4, \u306f\u3044\u3070\u3089 \u3086\u3046)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Suguru Geto&#8217;s Group<br \/>Larue (\u30e9\u30eb\u30a5, \u3089\u308b\u3045)<br \/>Manami Suda (\u83c5\u7530\u771f\u5948\u7f8e, \u3059\u3060 \u307e\u306a\u307f)<br \/>Toshihisa Negi (\u7962\u6728\u5229\u4e45, \u306d\u304e \u3068\u3057\u3072\u3055)<br \/>Mimiko Hasaba (\u67b7\u5834\u7f8e\u3005\u5b50, \u306f\u3055\u3070 \u307f\u307f\u3053)<br \/>Nanako Hasaba (\u67b7\u5834\u83dc\u3005\u5b50, \u306f\u3055\u3070 \u306a\u306a\u3053)<br \/>Miguel Oduor (\u30df\u30b2\u30eb\u30fb\u30aa\u30c9\u30a5\u30aa\u30fc\u30eb, \u307f\u3052\u308b \u304a\u3069\u3045\u304a\u30fc\u308b)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Culling Game Players<br \/>Tsumiki Fushiguro (\u4f0f\u9ed2\u6d25\u7f8e\u7d00, \u3075\u3057\u3050\u308d \u3064\u307f\u304d)<br \/>Hiromi Higuruma (\u65e5\u8eca\u5bdb\u898b, \u3072\u3050\u308b\u307e \u3072\u308d\u307f)<br \/>Fumihiko Takaba (\u9ad9\u7fbd\u53f2\u5f66, \u305f\u304b\u3070 \u3075\u307f\u3072\u3053)<br \/>Reggie Star (\u30ec\u30b8\u30a3\u30fb\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc, \u308c\u3058\u3043 \u3059\u305f\u30fc)<br \/>Hana Kurusu (\u6765\u6816\u83ef, \u304f\u308b\u3059 \u306f\u306a)<br \/>Ryu Ishigoori (\u77f3\u6d41\u9f8d, \u3044\u3057\u3054\u304a\u308a \u308a\u3085\u3046)<br \/>Takako Uro (\u70cf\u9dfa\u4ea8\u5b50, \u3046\u308d \u305f\u304b\u3053)<br \/>Hagane Daido (\u5927\u9053\u92fc, \u3060\u3044\u3069\u3046 \u306f\u304c\u306d)<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0Other characters<br \/>Toji Fushiguro (\u4f0f\u9ed2\u751a\u723e, \u3075\u3057\u3050\u308d \u3068\u3046\u3058)<br \/>Wasuke Itadori (\u864e\u6756\u502d\u52a9, \u3044\u305f\u3069\u308a \u308f\u3059\u3051)<br \/>Junpei Yoshino (\u5409\u91ce\u9806\u5e73, \u3088\u3057\u306e \u3058\u3085\u3093\u307a\u3044)<br \/>Yuko Ozawa (\u5c0f\u6ca2\u512a\u5b50, \u304a\u3056\u308f \u3086\u3046\u3053)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">Source : Jujutsu kaisen Official<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kinji Hakari via The film Jujutsu Kaisen Culling Game \u00a9Gege Akutami \/ Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production 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