Gege Akutami’s Haphazard Ending for Jujutsu Kaisen Makes Perfect Sense with Sukuna Only Being a Teaser Towards What is to Come

Jujutsu Kaisen is one of those series that has reached international fans beyond its medium. The infamous Gojo “Nah, I’d win” meme had spread far and wide that even non-anime fans, who have zero clue about the medium, knew about Gojo and Jujutsu Kaisen through the meme.

Sure, Jujutsu Kaisen‘s rise to fame began with the anime by Studio MAPPA, but there’s no mistake that the series has a huge impact on the minds of media fans in general. But now, things have changed, as not only Jujutsu Kaisen is ending on September 30 but also the conclusion isn’t what fans were expecting.

The problem with Jujutsu Kaisen‘s ending, according to fans

The Shinjuku arc was deemed to be Jujutsu Kaisen‘s final Saga and fans have been quite excited for Gojo vs Sukuna. Author Gege Akutami delivered week after week with extremely intense action and insanely detailed art panels.

The unfortunate death of Gojo sparked a raid on the King of Curses, which continued thereafter. More than 2/3rds of the cast is either incapacitated or straight up dead, and Sukuna has yet to take the fight seriously, whatever that means.

Fans know that Kenjaku was the main mastermind in the entire story, who had been forging a plan for over 1000 years. Instead of a conventional fight, Gege shows a creative “comedy performance” before Takaba dies, which allows Yuta to land the finishing blow on Kenjaku.

Although Kenjaku falls for the trick, the series doesn’t elaborate on his past as well as the merger he wanted to do. What is the merger? What form can it take? The questions may never be answered at this point. Just before he passes away, he makes his final decree: his will be carried out.

The merger is now Sukuna’s duty, according to him. In addition, Kenjaku possessed an unknown quantity of cursed skills, and his flashback would have enhanced the storyline by highlighting his character. What the manga doesn’t say about his relationship with Master Tengen is left to the imagination of readers.

Apart from these, fans will never see the full fight between Hakari and Urauma, will not know how Nobara Kugisaki even came back to help Yuji kill Sukuna or how Higuruma turned out to be alive.

It seemed like Gege rushed the ending quite a bit either because he was done with the manga or because the higher-ups at Shuiesha told him to wrap it up fast. If the latter was the case, they aren’t alone, as Bleach author Tite Kubo also faced a similar kind of pressure.

However, fans can now have a glimmer of hope as Jujutsu Kaisen‘s editor teases a big announcement on the day when the last chapter releases.

Jujutsu Kaisen “Shippuden” incoming or setting up for another disappointment?

According to MangaMoguraRE on X, Weekly Shonen Jump staff members will have a “Happy Announcement” to make on September 30. The editor further states that there will be still more to come, hinting at the notion that Jujutsu Kaisen isn’t really over.

This gave fans a lot to speculate on, including the possibility that Jujutsu Kaisen will have a Part 2 like Chainsaw Man or a sequel manga like Naruto: Shippuden. Perhaps the hate comments Gege received over recent times made the author change their mind and continue the story to address all the unanswered questions.

The speculation for Part 2 comes from fans reading the spoilers for chapter 270. According to them, Yuji, Megumi and Nobara are heading towards their next mission.

If that happens, fans can actually expect more dangerous and stronger villains than Sukuna. That means that the King of Curses was a mere set-up for what’s about to come. This and explaining unrevealed backstories and stuff will be a dream come true for fans and Jujutsu Kaisen will have beaten the “Worse than Attack on Titan‘s ending” allegations.

Or, the other possibility is that the announcement is just for another character popularity poll, an art exhibition, or something unimportant.

Everyone excited for a pt 2 just for it to be an art exhibition and popularity poll 💀

— Elijah (@ElijahT999) September 19, 2024

they boutta announce a 2-month long exhibition with a 100-page character book

— shaji (@shajikhannn) September 19, 2024

Nevertheless, Jujutsu Kaisen fans will be eagerly waiting for September 30 to find out whether Gege is really going to continue the series or not. Everyone is praying that the author doesn’t ruin the series even further like how Boruto did with Naruto.

Jujutsu Kaisen is now available to watch on Crunchyroll and Netflix.