Jujutsu Kaisen’s Upcoming “Happy announcement” All But Confirms Every Fan’s Suspicion that Itadori’s Journey is Far From Over

Only 2 chapters left for Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen to finally conclude in Weekly Shonen Jump. The final chapter, that is chapter 271, is officially set to release on September 30, 2024, in issue 44 of the magazine. As far as the story goes, fans are not happy with the ending, as there are a lot of things Gege has yet to address.

Nanami Bids Farewell | Credits: Studio MAPPA

For instance, the author is yet to reveal how Nobara was able to come back to life and who revived her. And there’s Kenjaku’s final plan and Tengen’s merger. What will happen to Yuji, Megumi, Nobara, Jujutsu High and the entire society now that Gojo is dead? Is he really dead or will the others try to bring him back? There are so many unanswered questions and that’s why fans will be thrilled to hear this news!

Shonen Jump gives an update on Jujutsu Kaisen‘s ending

Yuji and Nobara | Credits: Studio MAPPA

According to MangaMoguraRE on X, Weekly Shonen Jump has revealed that Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami will end in Shonen Jump issue 44/2024, with Gege drawing a special color page for the mangazine’s cover. Also, the manga’s editor stated that the story will not truly end in September and that there’s still more to come.

The magazine teases a “Happy Announcement” that will be made once the final chapter drops on the aforementioned date.

This gives fans hope that Yuji Itadori’s story isn’t just over yet and that Gege plans to continue his thrilling escapades in the Jujutsu society. Fans have criticized the author for not focusing on the story’s main character quite a bit. Yuji was basically missing from action for the most part of the Culling Games arc and even during the final arc, Yuji wasn’t given as much attention that the character needs.

Throughout the series, readers have witnessed Yuji’s growth from a normal high school student to a powerful Jujutsu sorcerer. The final arc that needed to be more focused on him seems to have shifted away from Yuji and more toward spotlighting Ui Ui, who seemed to be the arc’s 2nd MVP following Gojo.

With Gojo hyping Yuji to be one of his successors, Jujutsu Kaisen hoped that Yuji will actually reach that level once the series concludes. Now that he isn’t executed, Jujutsu Kaisen can actually lead to him becoming the strongest Sorcerer there is.

Once Gege announced that only 5 chapters were remaining, fans began losing that hope. But now that the editor has teased of more content coming up, hopes started to resurface.

Fans’ expectations for Jujutsu Kaisen Part 2

Yuji and Sukuna | Credits: Studio MAPPA

As of writing this piece, there hasn’t been an official statement whether Jujutsu Kaisen will continue for a Part 2 like Chainsaw Man or not. But anime and manga fans love to speculate and over-analyze statements from officials so thoughts about a new part or sequel like Naruto: Shippuden are up in the air.

If Part 2 turns out to be real, some fans are still hanging on to the Gojo is coming back copium theory and that he’ll lead the next generation of sorcerers in person. But that still isn’t likely, given how Gege hates the guy and has already made a funeral portrait of him. Nevertheless, these fans have a positive outlook on the announcement and are looking forward to September 30.

On the other hand, there are fans who have low expectations and are realists. They think that the announcement will be some character popularity poll or an art exhibition celebrating Jujutsu Kaisen‘s ending. And to be honest, this might be even possible as fans remember previous teasers for announcements for other series like Tokyo Ghoul and the announcement turned out to be a re-release of existing content.

One fan is actually hoping for a popularity poll announcement, given how trash the ending for Jujutsu Kaisen has turned out to be.

Irrespective of the actual announcement, Jujutsu Kaisen fans will be glued to their screens on September 30 and find out whether Gege is actually going to cook a fine gourmet meal or a burnt chicken wing bucket.

Jujutsu Kaisen is available to watch on Crunchyroll and Netflix.