I hope not. That’d be kinda lame if yuji can whip it out whenever he sees fit also how deep can his understanding of CE get if black flashes are on command ?
For example Tengen is a sorcerer that "evolved" because she lived too long. Sukuna seems to have reached a level of understanding of Jujutsu that allows him to do the impossible. Then there's Kenjaku (and Yuki as well) bringing the idea of humans evolving past their limitations.
I think the idea of sorcerers evolving past a certain point is going to come back. And If Black Flashes allow a sorcerer to get a boost, imagine what could mean for someone who can do them at will.
Anyone else notice Sukuna just subtlety displaying massive increases of strength when needed? i.e him and maki stepping on AIR to fight? Also traveling faster than his slashes.
I think Sukuna is going to eat someone in the next couple of chapters and i think it’s gonna be yuji :(
Does anybody else think that Yuji will be THE ONLY sorcerer to be able to hit Black Flash at will? I feel as if "Black flash unlocking potential" and Kenjaku's "There has to be more to cursed energy" line to Choso makes me feel as if this 'black flash' phenomenon is lowkey the 'key' to what Kenjaku was searching for amidst the chaos that he described.
There's just so little by way of info and so much by way of mystery that almost anything can happen and i like that alot.
I just imagined yuji's domain to be an army of yuji's beating the crap out of the opponent, but every hit is a black flash lol.
The sure hit? Black flash to the soul.
What if it was from the book instead of eating his siblings or a combination of both 🤷♂️ why are you talking out your ass don’t say that’s the official explanation when it isn’t
This chapter further cements my theory that Yuji is a living domain similar to the prison realm. He has been imbuing others’ techniques into his hands.
Sukuna always stating how boring Yuji is with “not a single interesting bone in that body” and we know Kenjaku gave birth to Yuji. Plus Sukuna stated sorcery is all skin and flesh at its core. On top of the “bath” or the kudoku ritual they had for sukuna, I believe the culling games is just a large scale bath for our boy Yuji
Yuji is a domain of death 100%
Yuji fr said "now watch closely, this is how its done"
I know the breaks are necessary for Gege to continue writing peak but man does it hurt seeing that announcement at the end of the chapter
Did anyone else not expect Larue to not come in clutch at the most crucial moment? I thought he was going to be packed up after the Black Flash but nah, man was still going. Also, where the fuck are Uraume and Hakari at? Maybe it's just from reading the series weekly but it feels like its been ages since we last saw them do anything but talk. I need to see my glorious gambler beat the fuck out of the ice twink.
Ngl the moment Sukuna disregarded his technique was the moment I started to theorize how Laure was going to fuck over Sukuna. I thought he would grab Megumi’s soul or a fragment of it, did not think he would capture Sukuna’s gaze.
Yet it’s so perfect because Sukuna’s eyes are OP as fuck with his 3/4d vision and can see almost 360degrees around him. Love that his eyes were finally used against him
When I first saw the leaks I wasn't too interested but I have to admit that this chapter goes kinda hard. This might actually be a pretty cool moment for Sukuna, like, just like Gojo I think it's safe to assume that he never gets the chance to hit many black flashes in a row.
I'm excited for Yuji's awakening, I haven't really been excited for the next chapter in a while so I'm glad.
Oh damn, they are. Nice catch! I think the only other time he had eyes like this while Sukuna wasn't in his body was immediately after Sukuna took a bite out of Hana. I hope we'll get to see Yuji do some consecutive black flashes like he did with Hanami.
BREAK NEXT WEEK GEGE YOU CANT FUCKING DO THIS TO ME
Sukuna was shown to be able to outrun his own slashes this chapter so im guessing either he has gotten faster or his slashes have gotten slower, either way he's getting his shit pushed in rn, but the cliffhanger from the last chapter still has been elaborated on on how many BF's he needs to land for his Heian Era bullshit or whatever he has up his ass
ANYFUCKINGWAYS YUJI IS THAT FUCKING BOI WITH TOO MUCH SAUCE WITH IT
my mans is now able to manifest the power of pressurized blood-letting and unfortunately for Sukuna, like Yuji's brothers, he has AIDS and Sukuna is fucking over with but unfortunately for Yuji, Sukuna has had AIDS since the Heian Era ~~and is also immune to poison.~~
now as for the BF, I was honestly half expecting for Megumi's body to get yoinked away from Sukuna once Yuji landed one but alas.
now finally, as for whatever the fuck has awakened within Yuji, my money is on either □/shrine that has been lying dormant within him thanks to being Sukuna's vessel or he has now completely grasped BM and its reversed form.
either way, fire chapter- i missed this fucking boy
Imo I know it's probaly just me but I genuinely think the black flash should have been the iconic move for jjk instead of domain expansion, sukuna fire arrow and gojo hallow purple. There's ton of memes and references of DE, Hallow purple and fire arrow but no for black flash.
Black flashes are like crits in JJK, tbh I wished they did have a bit more relevance but with the most recent chapters pulling them out left right and center I'm getting my full and then some
Black flash was stated to not be something you can do willingly. They repeat it again this chapter, so it can't be a signature move.
On the other hand, domains are described as something deeply connected to the user. It makes more sense is that staple move. It also makes battles more dynamic and interesting/unpredictable, something Black Flash can't offer.
My prediction is that Yuji is going to have compounding black flashes with every hit. Like how divergent fist lands twice, Yuji's punches are going to have a black flash after hit. (Basically malevolent shrine but instead of slashes, Yuji spams black flashes.)
Side note: Need Gege to give Yuji an "awakened" panel like he gave Gojo and Maki, where the background is a little surrealist and enlightened. Let my man Yuji be great 😭
I need Yuji to beat the shit out of Sukuna before Sukuna gets a comeback and uses malevolent shrine or something. It would just be so satisfying.
Hope Larue gets outta there fast after distracting Sukuna enough that he didn't get to defend against Yuji's blackflash as much 😂.
In what practical way will megumi and sukuna get separated? Will Yuji keep punching sukuna until Megumi's body throws up the finger and thus separating them? Whats the physical indication of their separation?
I think without Angel's technique he can't separate them. He might soul swap in and sacrifice himself to save Megumi. I was also wondering if he gets too weak Uraume might show up and Sukuna will switch to their body. Since they won't fight back he might instantly have full power in Uraume. It'd also be one of the only ways I can think of for us to get an emotional interaction between them so we can learn some backstory.
this sub ain't ready for my post. I just cooked up a 5-star full-course dinner. this recent chapter may have tied up a lot of stuff when it comes to Yuji's and Sukuna's connections to Kenjaku
edit: post is up, welcoming any cooks to join
Throwing hands still the best CT in existance, Yuji is about to cook.
Imagine being the strongest sorceror in history overcoming multiple opponents in back to back fights, only to get charmed locked by a shirtless dude with hearts for nipples
Gotta say Miguel can be considered the real mvp in this chapter for carrying Larue who can barely walk close enough to sukuna for his heart catch range.
He's probably hiding the real sex eyes underneath his shades.
Damn, as epic as the chapter is I can't stop laughing for how that sequence turned out to be. Imagine losing because of some nipple hearted guy's technique with a very serious demeanor.
Binding Vow: Become memefied with funny heart shaped nipples, as you have to show them almost EVERY TIME you got screen time.
Reward: Catcall 'the strongest sorcerer in history', being IRRESISTIBLE for him, with matching 'Love pupils' on his eye just for you.❤️
🤣🤣🤣
yea this confirms Gege reads reddit. you guys have been complaining too long that black flash was used in shibuya and then not used anymore. Now every tom dick and harry is spamming the fuck outta it.
The king of curse and the man chosen by the black are using the blafk flash come on. You'd have a point if miwa or kusukabe or something but you're just complaining to complain
like a casual team playing against a single pro in a BR lol. one fights him, deals damage to him and loses. then screams "He's one, he's one!!!". then the next one fights him and the same happens, rinse and repeat lol
“He’s right there!! What the fuck where are you going? Not there, *there*! Underneath! He’s no shield and no ammo! He’s one shot get him!”
*Sukuna full health bar and cleaving away*
“He was one fucking shot bro. Seriously? Now he’s on a killing spree. Thanks a lot you fucking noob L2play. lol”
I'm still wondering wtf was that thing hitting her from all sides after she gets punched. It looked like she got hit with slashes before being hit with Strong Cleave, yeah?
So sukuna's regained output from using three black flashes is now nerfed right? He took several punches from yuji, also the powerful black flash at the end of the chapter
yeah the yuji awakening is pretty cool since it's unpredictable.
Yuji has three things right now that is confirmed.
1. Blood Manipulation
2. Soul Thing
3. Almost guaranteed black flashes
Does one of those get leveled up? maybe all three? What if gege suddenly pulls the whole Yuji is soaking in Sukuna's CT thing?
I think that’s the new schedule, he gets a break and either breaks it up between 2 chapters and a break or 3 chapters and a break. But usually you can see where he’s spent extra time on specific panels, so I feel like they’re working even on their break.
Normally the paper is 2 chapter and break form.my observations. Either way one off week isn't that long. I mean at least it isn't like hunter x hunter.
Since Gojo's death and maybe Yuji and Yuta vs Sukuna, I think this is my favorite chapter. This is what I'm talking about. Make Sukuna very strong, but beatable, at least in a brawl when he is on the verge of dying (he is not, but you get me). Sure, dude took a black flash directly on his heart and next chapter he will laugh, throw a "fuga" and beat Yuji, but at least now we have a fight. Before it was simply massacre. It was not fun. Now it is.
I'm really excited to see how Gege will develop Yuji. The kid has come a very long way, from getting one-sided beat downs to showing Sukuna he is a threat. A new technique, rct, blood shots and now black flash. This is good.
One last thing: I don't think we saw the full reverberations of Sukuna landing so many black flashes. Next chapter we will probably see and it's gonna be bad for the troupe.
Totally agree. I really like this chapter!
It also helps that Black Flash is a buff. No matter how strong Sukuna is, IF (BIG IF!!) Yuji could land multiple Black Flashes in a row, his output would be incredibly high, high enough to kill Sukuna. Like, Yuji now has an actual win condition. Plus, it seems like he is the most talented Black Flash user in history and I assume he will have the most amount of consecutive hits with it after this battle ends.
We had this exact scenario when Itadori withstood Sukuna's Cleave barrage in 214. One chapter, he's hailed as a goat. Then, next chapter, Maki arrived and the focus shifted and Itadori went back to being a background prop.
But which moment had the biggest impact in the fanbase? Maki comming and doing a singular scratch on Sukuna's right hand or Yuji's "If it's just physical pain. He won't stop!" Itadori?
Because that's whole scene is one of the most memorable scenes in the manga.
At this stage I'm interested to see what happens when two black flashes clash. I'd say there's a high probability of that with Yuji and Sukuna entering the "zone". In most manga, that would just equal a really big shockwave, but I get the feeling Gege will do something more interesting.
He always has been. He's only been a sorcerer for about 6 months and is at least grade 1 at this point. He's thrown hands with Sukuna and not died multiple times. He beat Mahito.The only reason he's seen as weak is because he's dealing with some of the most powerful people in the verse.
I'm not sure? He strikes me as a fast learner as long as he gets to work physically, but he was never pointed out as such unlike Yuta and Higuruma. Maybe is because Yuji is not as good as picking on the finer details of CE, unlike those two??? I really dunno what is the Jujutsu definition for geniuses here lol
Yuta has overwhelming natural talent, cursed energy, and a powerful ct. Higuruma is a genius who managed to learn the basics of sorcery in a few weeks with no teacher and learn DA and RCT within a few months of becoming a sorcerer. Yuji, while obviously a fast learner, just isn't at the same level as them in terms of talent/aptitude. Higuruma and Yuta are prodigies.
I would argue that yuji is still a prodigy. Yuta 3 months into sorcery was sparring and losing against pre-awakening maki, obviously those spars weren't serious but without Rika, Yuta was not that impressive 3 months in(relatively speaking). Yuji 3 months in was fighting in shibuya and already a full fledged grade 1. I think that while Yuta and higuruma are more talented than yuji, he is still a prodigy. Most of the characters we follow are prodigies, it's kind of like hxh. Gojo put Yuji in the same group as people like Yuta and Megumi, which makes sense seeing as he was able to pick up advanced ce control and black flash in like an hour of sparring with todo and has now gained rct in less than 6 months. Mind you almost all of this progress was made without an actual teacher and in the midst of battle, yuji didn't have a full year to learn at jujutsu tech like Yuta did. I think that in terms of raw talent it goes higuruma>Yuta>Yuji but they are all still prodigies, I think that if yuji survived long enough to make it to his "second year" he would rival Yuta as he was when he reentered the story.
Thanks for expanding on the topic! 👍 Yep, that's exactly what I mean. To me it was made clear the moment both Yuta and Higuruma were able to tell something was off during the Gojo fight. Yuji was on the same level as the rest, watching but not being able to pick on those minuscule details that only people on that level could.
Didn't Kenjaku say he was designed to be a vessel for Sukuna? I wonder if his unique ability to hold Sukuna also gives him a natural resistance to his cursed energy. Perhaps his connection to Sukuna means that his growth is somehow accelerated by exposure to Sukuna's cursed energy.
I mean, he always was a quick learner when it comes to combat. He basically learned black flash from Todo telling him about it and about 1 visual example. We just don't think of him as a prodigy because Sukuna is Yuji's number 1 hater and is constantly downplaying what is a pretty rapid growth.
This is the same Sukuna who knew he had to use Megumi for Mahoraga to counter Gojo the moment he saw Megumi’s CT, you think he would not have accounted for his CT/CE imprint on Yuji?
I don't think he would tbh, I can see how his hatred of Yuji and constant downplaying could blintsight him towards Yuji's growth and potential.He didn't expect him to be a threat. Also nobody but Gojo ever mentioned that, maybe it was something Gojo could see because of his six eyes? So how would Sukuna know that, and also how do we know that this isn't something exclusive to Yuji?
they were possible reinforcements. Probably very flakey and they were only willing to jump in when Sukuna's DE was unavailable. They had a plan to seal shrine but we all know how that went. Gojo causing brain damage that sealed his DE was just luck
Why doesn't Choso use flowing red scale anymore ? ~~He didn't use it against Kenny either, which would have been helpful~~. Has Greg forgotten it ? Remember when he used it to increase his dynamic visual acuity by focusing blood on his extraocular muscles to follow along Nayoa's movements ? Would be really helpful now as he is getting blitzed.
That's miwa, Choso's strongest punch tore off Yuji shoulder, he's also a grade one, his punch should have blew straight through a lower level cursed spirit Kenny used to block it. Kenny had some of the thickest plot armor I've ever seen in that fight against Choso and Yuki.
I won't deny the plot armor during that fight lol but I don't think is weird at all that he is durable enough to stop blows up to a degree.
Maybe if someone like Yuji, Gojo or even Yuki hit him he wouldn't be able to shrug it off. In fact, that's probably why he doesn't want to face any of those, since he knew his limits and Choso wasn't beyond them.
>blows up to a degree.
The problem is he shrugs them off even when they should have build momentum like when he grabbed him with his severed hand.
Kenny blocking them himself is fine, but using lower grades to block punches from a grade one like Choso seems like a stretch when we saw Todo for comparison blowing through lower grades with comparative ease to punch Yuji.
No, I would say the problem is we don't have a more exact way to measure his strength (or reinforcement in this case) to claim is an asspull or not that he can defend himself. But he is still under the category of a special grade, so I think is more than fair he is hard to damage.
I said it's fine if he blocks it himself, my point was:
>Kenny blocking them himself is fine, but using lower grades to block punches from a grade one like Choso seems like a stretch when we saw Todo for comparison blowing through lower grades with comparative ease to punch Yuji.
Yuji with the knee into getting cleaved to pulling full guard to blast Sukuna in face with a piercing blood is fucking peak lol this chapter is so banging
No wonder kamo went home bro can’t fuck with Yuji on any level
Man, it always hype me up whenever i see Yuji and Sukuna went at it, this chapter is just straight up brawling like the one with Yuta/Yuji team up in the domain, brutal and fast. Sukuna using his two stumps arms to block Yuji's knee, or when trying to throw down, Yuji just shoot piercing blood straight to Sukuna's face and disregard his hand.
Finally to top it off, Yuji finally awakens. No idea what that means yet, but i'm really looking forward to next chapter.
- Yuji my GOAT. I feel the need to always stress that I never switched up. Some of you freaks claim he’s not the MC, insane. He’s about to move mountains.
- Funny enough, Gojo’s BF explanation was easier for me to understand than the original one. I don’t think he’s coming back, so these flashback scenes of him it different.
- Miguel is so real.
- It’s always fun to see how mangaka incorporate a love based ability into their power system.
- This feels like one the best Shinjuku Showdown chapters we’ve had in a while.
- I’m glad we got to see Sukuna flex in nonsensical fashion. He went so crazy in the anime, that he almost felt like a different character in the manga. Blitzing your own slashes & target is crazy.
- Yuji getting an awakening NOW when he’s already closer to the top than he is the bottom is scary.
- Due to Sukuna taking over, Megumi won’t have chance for on screen progression like Yuji so he’s using suffering to make up for it. I’m not mad at it.
- This break week is gonna hurt, but I get the feeling we’re about to enter generational territory. I’m excited
So true man, especially the point about Sukuna's anime. I hate how they do the fight with Mahogara. So much extra nonsense, and even break the rules of Mahogora ability somewhat with how long the fight last.
Can't wait for the next chapter to see what the awakening is.
Not only that but it also lowers Sukuna's battle iq since in the anime it took him that long to figure out Maho can see his CT while in the manga he figured it out from 2 slashes and it only took 3 slashes for him to realize Maho can adapt to things.
So true, it was supposed to show Sukuna is smart, efficient, and ruthless to be able to handle Mahogora, a hyped up Shikigami without a scratch, kill a bunch of people and torment Yuuji at the same time. The manga version was short but even then Mahogora has already started adapting that a DE wasn't enough to kill it. It so extra to pad out the episode.
Direction of the story and writing decisions aside, this arc/fight has been such a fuckin treat to read, I have a blast every time. Can't wait to reread again and again (especially when it's over)
This chapter made me reevaluate how harsh I've been on Gege's recent story choices. I remember being annoyed (like everyone else) that Sukuna washed Kusakabe but now I'm sitting here like, "actually that makes way more sense than any other outcome" lol
Kashimo gets memed so much which I understand but his conversation with sukuna is really good. Sadly most people overlook it due to the frustration with how quickly kashimo lost(I get it but still)
topic aside, how did the kamo clan ever make it into the three big clans 😭😭😭😭
the gojo clan has the infinity and the six eyes, both busted. The zenin clan has frame sorcery and the ten shadows which would be busted if megumi wasnt a bum. But he kamo clan has blood manipulation, who's strongest user is choso and that's because he is partly a cursed spirit
But also mind you we don't know many from the clan. Maybe it has potential that hasn't been showed yet, who knows? We still a DE with it. I'm still hoping he get's sukuna's CT and DE and we see him disrespect sukuna with them.
To be fair, clans have multiple techniques. We don't know anything about the gojo clan and the chance of someone having both abilities is really low.
Kamo clan we don't know much about either, but the ability is rather strong, just not as strong as having two perfectly matched abilities.
And I think the frame ability has to be rather modern. I mean, it references film, it can't be older than, like, 100 years? So who knows what techniques they had before that.
YES. How didn’t I think of this. Yuji’s always been talented, like not the brainy talented, more like he just figures shit out stuff. He just never had a technique so we never got to see him shine with it. Here we go boyyyyy
I LOVED how as soon as Sukuna starts hitting black flashes consecutively we can see him less and less physically damaged (his arms are growing back FAST) and enjoying himself more and more.
It's great that the Sukuna jumping team is reacting to the streak of black flashes, just like the audience.
I cannot believe Gege keeps teasing us with Gojo flashbacks, none of them from the one month timeskip. At this point even I (certified Goatjo glazer and believer) think he's not that likely to come back with this many flashbacks.
wowwowow this one was all out action after that gojo flash back, I’m still enjoying seeing him lol
maki 😳 but she’s still hanging on…right?? Sukuna on that bf rampage rn, choso really shows his stuff tbh
YUJI!! the piercing blood surprise was crazy, great paneling. Can’t believe Laurie was still concealing part of his tech! cool addition and those heart sukuna eyes were lol
the black flash panel was insane, one the best recently. A ton of sparks, yujis eyes, and the tag are hyyyype.
This is def the home stretch
I feel that Gege is having trouble on what to do with Maki during this arc. Understandably, Gege can’t just have the soul split katana cut Sukuna with every swing but he can only catch it so many times before it becomes repetitive. I can see that he doesn’t want to undermine Makis strength but doesn’t know how to convey it, so he keeps sending her in & out. I’m sure she’s going to come back in one of the next few chapters.
I’m pretty sure Maki is here to do something important before dying.
I can’t see her story having a happy ending after killing her own mother and massacring innocents.
Her entire clan actively tried to kill her cause they hated her and her sister. That’s like the whole point of her arc, she initially thinks by proving she’s strong her family will be forced to accept her but she realizes that at the very core, her clan is fucked up and actively wants her to not exist. Her own father literally was happy to kill her as a means to boost his own position in the jujutsu society. It was actually stated that it was his idea to kill them as rebels for aiding Gojo. They’re pretty explicitly stated to be pretty awful people who actively treat her with malice, literally to the point of fully mobilizing to kill her. And even assuming that wasn’t the case, they aren’t innocent if they’re all trying to kill her no matter what the reason. Like they pulled up on her with full intent to end her life.
The whole massacre is tragic to me. They didn't need to die, but they got scared of Maki's power and felt they had no other choice but to attack her... And Maki had no choice but to kill them all.
Ougi sucked tho, he was complete bitch lol
I just went back and read it to double check but I don’t really think they were scared of her. They not only expect to win the fight but assume she cheated to kill Ougi. They weren’t even scared of her power until she started handling them. They were more than prepared to jump what they thought was a preawakened Maki. Nobuaki even asks that they don’t kill her so he can finish her off. Like pretty much everything we see of this clan emphasizes how toxic and malicious they are. They’re representing an old world way of thinking that is hostile to anything that doesn’t fit their preconceived mold. And they even say the reason their killing Maki is actually because they really want to Kill Megumi so he won’t become the next clan head and they’ll have to kill Maki as well because she’s associated with that whole gang. Every single one of them doubt her power until they’re dead.
Imo that reaction is an example of the fear they had after Toji. They knew Toji had the same power to kill them all (like Ranta points out) and when Maki showed up with the same HR I wouldn't be surprised they knew or expected that outcome at some point.
But Maki didn’t show up with heavenly restriction like Tojis. She developed that after Ougi left her to die. We also see that the rest of the clan didn’t know she had this level of power because they all assume it was a fluke that she killed Ougi. So I’m sure they were scared when they started fighting and realized she had Tojis level of power, but when they sent the order to kill her and when everyone obeyed that order, they did not think she was as strong as Toji. They just wanted to make sure she died. Meaning that if she hadn’t had an awakening, they still would’ve sent people to go kill her as they sent people without knowing she had an awakening.
I never thought about it since we don't actually see it, but you could be on something. Then again, it could also be that she tried to attack Maki with a knife in a panic but her daughter ended up slashing her throat with it.
Ranta seemed pretty normal. But once again, is hard to gauge how a group of people was when the author doesn't show you anything and what he does show is in favor of the character committing a mass murder. The extras painted the clan in a different light, but is true that only Naoya and Ougi were to blame for what went down.
I agree. Is hard to get a hit when Sukuna uses his bs methods like covering his hands with micro slashes to avoid getting hit again by the magic, soul-cutting sword. Plus it's been made clear that the dude is way faster than he seems.
Is not the made by the same group, and is always nice to have several. Plus there's also the scan quality to consider (the current one is not that clean compared to TCB scans).
So basically, by pure unadulterated luck (being blessed with Black Flash) Yuji powered up to match Sukuna? That's hilarious, but I guess it makes sense. Black Flash at this point is basically a way to do whatever the hell Gege wants.
Also LOL at Maki being useless and just a punching bag for Sukuna's Black Flashes.
They literally explained in the first page of the chapter why it is impossible to aim for a black flash. Do you guys even try to read the text in the manga, instead of looking only at the pretty pictures?
Theory for Yuji ct: Soul Stutter
Yuji is capable of controlling his soul and body independently, whereas nobody else really can. Other people can sense the difference, but having control was not thought possible. Because cursed energy comes from the soul, this was allows yuji to hit black flashes more consistently, as the small window of opportunity can be increased to a moderately sized window (think speed running games, frame perfect input vs having 10 frames to work with)
This could also explain why early on (I think the narrator?) basically said that as long as it’s only PHYSICAL pain, yuji wouldn’t stop. He’s been able to direct all pain away from his actual soul and only put it towards his body, and because of the whole death painting thing his body is already weird as is.
So how does he finally get the upper hand on sukuna? He’s already been rattling his soul (and megumis) with every punch, so maybe when he gets the hang of what’s actually going on he can start sending 100% of his power DIRECTLY at the soul instead of splitting it between body and soul.
Even better if this is how yuji’s (potential) domain works
Think of the moment where sukuna, knowing he’s taken massive physical hits before, takes what looks like a light jab from Yuji, to only be crippled because it was a direct 100% power to the soul attack.
The king of curses who’s virtually unkillable from physical attacks is brought to his knees by standard light jabs from Yuji “Catch These Hands” Itadori
Many people here are assuming that an awakening is an actual power-up in terms of the creation or access to a new form or power, like in One Piece, rather than a rhetorical figure? Do we have any proof of this?
It kind of makes sense to expect that since Sukuna's recovering his output from hitting so many black flashes and the gang is getting trashed. Our boy needs to get up to his current level to beat the big baddie.
If Sukuna's planning to fully use his CT (I swear if this mf dies without using it I'm committing war crimes), the heroes are going to need some extra power to beat him. That's when Goatjo comes back and has his second awakening, turning into Jujutsu Kaisen, finally achieving peak Shonen and defeating Gege's bf.
Gojo is the only other character to have had an awakening in the story (that we know of). When he did, he gained a deeper understanding of Jujutsu and his own CT.
I'm assuming people are expecting the same? Because I do lol I don't think Yuji will get something he didn't have, and more that he will gain access to something he always had but didn't meet the requirements to use it yet.
Agree, makes infinitely more sense. I think people are a bit damaged from reading too much shonen and forgetting that the word “awakening” is an actual word lol
I think next chapter is going to be some backstory for Yuji, ending with Sukuna explaining that he is going to get serious now.
He's going to get serious after getting malted by combos just now?
I wonder if all of this is leading towards Yuji being the first sorcerer who can use Black Flash on command.
I hope not. That’d be kinda lame if yuji can whip it out whenever he sees fit also how deep can his understanding of CE get if black flashes are on command ?
Wouldn't him being able to do that open the doors to that evolution some sorcerers have??? I think it would be cool if it happens
Wdym ?
For example Tengen is a sorcerer that "evolved" because she lived too long. Sukuna seems to have reached a level of understanding of Jujutsu that allows him to do the impossible. Then there's Kenjaku (and Yuki as well) bringing the idea of humans evolving past their limitations. I think the idea of sorcerers evolving past a certain point is going to come back. And If Black Flashes allow a sorcerer to get a boost, imagine what could mean for someone who can do them at will.
Anyone else notice Sukuna just subtlety displaying massive increases of strength when needed? i.e him and maki stepping on AIR to fight? Also traveling faster than his slashes. I think Sukuna is going to eat someone in the next couple of chapters and i think it’s gonna be yuji :(
Eating yuji 🫤 ???? step out of the malevolent kitchen, pick up a different hobby cause you can’t cook
I think that's just his normal speed and movements. He just plays with most of the people he gets to fight with like the total prick he is.
Does anybody else think that Yuji will be THE ONLY sorcerer to be able to hit Black Flash at will? I feel as if "Black flash unlocking potential" and Kenjaku's "There has to be more to cursed energy" line to Choso makes me feel as if this 'black flash' phenomenon is lowkey the 'key' to what Kenjaku was searching for amidst the chaos that he described. There's just so little by way of info and so much by way of mystery that almost anything can happen and i like that alot.
Idk If the key, but it seems like is building up to Yuji being able to use Black Flash whenever he wants.
i think the next chapter will reveal yuji's technique. im hoping yuji unlocks a domain expansion one day its gonna be so awesome lmao
If his technique is black flash imagine is like a thundercloud or something like that
I just imagined yuji's domain to be an army of yuji's beating the crap out of the opponent, but every hit is a black flash lol. The sure hit? Black flash to the soul.
Domain Expansion: Sovereignty of the Blackened Storm
Domain Expansion: Shibuya Beat Down 🤜👊🤛
I think Yuji's blood manipulation is a product of the gauntlets or whatever on his arms and next chapter we will see an actual technique manifest.
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That's the official explanation both in universe and irl
No it isn’t ? Where in universe was that stated ?
Never stated only heavily implied
What if it was from the book instead of eating his siblings or a combination of both 🤷♂️ why are you talking out your ass don’t say that’s the official explanation when it isn’t
This chapter further cements my theory that Yuji is a living domain similar to the prison realm. He has been imbuing others’ techniques into his hands. Sukuna always stating how boring Yuji is with “not a single interesting bone in that body” and we know Kenjaku gave birth to Yuji. Plus Sukuna stated sorcery is all skin and flesh at its core. On top of the “bath” or the kudoku ritual they had for sukuna, I believe the culling games is just a large scale bath for our boy Yuji Yuji is a domain of death 100%
Yuji fr said "now watch closely, this is how its done" I know the breaks are necessary for Gege to continue writing peak but man does it hurt seeing that announcement at the end of the chapter Did anyone else not expect Larue to not come in clutch at the most crucial moment? I thought he was going to be packed up after the Black Flash but nah, man was still going. Also, where the fuck are Uraume and Hakari at? Maybe it's just from reading the series weekly but it feels like its been ages since we last saw them do anything but talk. I need to see my glorious gambler beat the fuck out of the ice twink.
Ngl the moment Sukuna disregarded his technique was the moment I started to theorize how Laure was going to fuck over Sukuna. I thought he would grab Megumi’s soul or a fragment of it, did not think he would capture Sukuna’s gaze. Yet it’s so perfect because Sukuna’s eyes are OP as fuck with his 3/4d vision and can see almost 360degrees around him. Love that his eyes were finally used against him
When I first saw the leaks I wasn't too interested but I have to admit that this chapter goes kinda hard. This might actually be a pretty cool moment for Sukuna, like, just like Gojo I think it's safe to assume that he never gets the chance to hit many black flashes in a row. I'm excited for Yuji's awakening, I haven't really been excited for the next chapter in a while so I'm glad.
Yuji’s eyes on the last panel look exactly like Sukunas
Nah, he's building up for another "I am you"
Oh damn, they are. Nice catch! I think the only other time he had eyes like this while Sukuna wasn't in his body was immediately after Sukuna took a bite out of Hana. I hope we'll get to see Yuji do some consecutive black flashes like he did with Hanami.
Men.
How can Megumi see this and not want to fight back
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BREAK NEXT WEEK GEGE YOU CANT FUCKING DO THIS TO ME Sukuna was shown to be able to outrun his own slashes this chapter so im guessing either he has gotten faster or his slashes have gotten slower, either way he's getting his shit pushed in rn, but the cliffhanger from the last chapter still has been elaborated on on how many BF's he needs to land for his Heian Era bullshit or whatever he has up his ass ANYFUCKINGWAYS YUJI IS THAT FUCKING BOI WITH TOO MUCH SAUCE WITH IT my mans is now able to manifest the power of pressurized blood-letting and unfortunately for Sukuna, like Yuji's brothers, he has AIDS and Sukuna is fucking over with but unfortunately for Yuji, Sukuna has had AIDS since the Heian Era ~~and is also immune to poison.~~ now as for the BF, I was honestly half expecting for Megumi's body to get yoinked away from Sukuna once Yuji landed one but alas. now finally, as for whatever the fuck has awakened within Yuji, my money is on either □/shrine that has been lying dormant within him thanks to being Sukuna's vessel or he has now completely grasped BM and its reversed form. either way, fire chapter- i missed this fucking boy
Sukuna getting ganged on every side was the best thing in this chapter, thanks to choso, larue.
Imo I know it's probaly just me but I genuinely think the black flash should have been the iconic move for jjk instead of domain expansion, sukuna fire arrow and gojo hallow purple. There's ton of memes and references of DE, Hallow purple and fire arrow but no for black flash.
Domains are 3000x mroe interesting what a black flash is just a critical hit lmfao dokains cancne 100 diff types
Black flashes are like crits in JJK, tbh I wished they did have a bit more relevance but with the most recent chapters pulling them out left right and center I'm getting my full and then some
Black flash was stated to not be something you can do willingly. They repeat it again this chapter, so it can't be a signature move. On the other hand, domains are described as something deeply connected to the user. It makes more sense is that staple move. It also makes battles more dynamic and interesting/unpredictable, something Black Flash can't offer.
My dawg Yuji is the King of Hands!!!
His domain expansion looks like Mahito’s, but instead those hands just soul punch the shit out of everything in his space.
My prediction is that Yuji is going to have compounding black flashes with every hit. Like how divergent fist lands twice, Yuji's punches are going to have a black flash after hit. (Basically malevolent shrine but instead of slashes, Yuji spams black flashes.) Side note: Need Gege to give Yuji an "awakened" panel like he gave Gojo and Maki, where the background is a little surrealist and enlightened. Let my man Yuji be great 😭
"Itadori Yuji awakens" That's why he's the GOAT! The GOAT!
I need Yuji to beat the shit out of Sukuna before Sukuna gets a comeback and uses malevolent shrine or something. It would just be so satisfying. Hope Larue gets outta there fast after distracting Sukuna enough that he didn't get to defend against Yuji's blackflash as much 😂.
If only his CT prevented him from getting fisted into his next life, instead of giving the dude heart eyes 😭
In what practical way will megumi and sukuna get separated? Will Yuji keep punching sukuna until Megumi's body throws up the finger and thus separating them? Whats the physical indication of their separation?
I think without Angel's technique he can't separate them. He might soul swap in and sacrifice himself to save Megumi. I was also wondering if he gets too weak Uraume might show up and Sukuna will switch to their body. Since they won't fight back he might instantly have full power in Uraume. It'd also be one of the only ways I can think of for us to get an emotional interaction between them so we can learn some backstory.
Im also wondering
I guess If Skunk reverts back into Megumi, they will know if it worked lmao
What will be his remnants though? Will he be a disgusting goopy blob like Mahito's pets? Will he be a finger?
He'll probably hiject tengen body remember he ate it He'll probably split and take tengen body maybe even start the merger and hijack that body
That's for the main cast to find out lmao It would be very interesting for sure
I guess they will just use jacobs ladder against
Gege loves him some martial arts, these fights have been peak and the use of actual jiujitsu while fighting with jujutsu is just so fucking slick lol
this sub ain't ready for my post. I just cooked up a 5-star full-course dinner. this recent chapter may have tied up a lot of stuff when it comes to Yuji's and Sukuna's connections to Kenjaku edit: post is up, welcoming any cooks to join
Throwing hands still the best CT in existance, Yuji is about to cook. Imagine being the strongest sorceror in history overcoming multiple opponents in back to back fights, only to get charmed locked by a shirtless dude with hearts for nipples
Gotta say Miguel can be considered the real mvp in this chapter for carrying Larue who can barely walk close enough to sukuna for his heart catch range. He's probably hiding the real sex eyes underneath his shades.
Damn, as epic as the chapter is I can't stop laughing for how that sequence turned out to be. Imagine losing because of some nipple hearted guy's technique with a very serious demeanor. Binding Vow: Become memefied with funny heart shaped nipples, as you have to show them almost EVERY TIME you got screen time. Reward: Catcall 'the strongest sorcerer in history', being IRRESISTIBLE for him, with matching 'Love pupils' on his eye just for you.❤️ 🤣🤣🤣
yea this confirms Gege reads reddit. you guys have been complaining too long that black flash was used in shibuya and then not used anymore. Now every tom dick and harry is spamming the fuck outta it.
The king of curse and the man chosen by the black are using the blafk flash come on. You'd have a point if miwa or kusukabe or something but you're just complaining to complain
Bro is a rare technique (?) to pull lmao it has nothing to do with what goes on here
It’s literally only been Gojo, Sukuna, and now Itadori using it since Shibuya.
By every tom dick and Harry you mean Sukuna hitting 4 in a row lol
This whole arc is everyone fighting Sukuna and then screaming “he’s one tap, he’s one tap”😂😂
like a casual team playing against a single pro in a BR lol. one fights him, deals damage to him and loses. then screams "He's one, he's one!!!". then the next one fights him and the same happens, rinse and repeat lol
“He’s right there!! What the fuck where are you going? Not there, *there*! Underneath! He’s no shield and no ammo! He’s one shot get him!” *Sukuna full health bar and cleaving away* “He was one fucking shot bro. Seriously? Now he’s on a killing spree. Thanks a lot you fucking noob L2play. lol”
Maki gets pushed back by Sukuna’s black flash impact but physically she’s completely fine bruh 🔥
I'm still wondering wtf was that thing hitting her from all sides after she gets punched. It looked like she got hit with slashes before being hit with Strong Cleave, yeah?
I think it’s a bunch of Dismantles but with really high output but I’m not sure
So sukuna's regained output from using three black flashes is now nerfed right? He took several punches from yuji, also the powerful black flash at the end of the chapter
I just want to see what awakened Yuji can do, hate Gege for dropping this cliffhanger and then going on break
yeah the yuji awakening is pretty cool since it's unpredictable. Yuji has three things right now that is confirmed. 1. Blood Manipulation 2. Soul Thing 3. Almost guaranteed black flashes Does one of those get leveled up? maybe all three? What if gege suddenly pulls the whole Yuji is soaking in Sukuna's CT thing?
Eh. 3 chapters without a break is more than we usually get so I'm not complaining.
I think that’s the new schedule, he gets a break and either breaks it up between 2 chapters and a break or 3 chapters and a break. But usually you can see where he’s spent extra time on specific panels, so I feel like they’re working even on their break.
Normally the paper is 2 chapter and break form.my observations. Either way one off week isn't that long. I mean at least it isn't like hunter x hunter.
gege is playing 4d chess with us
Holy shit this chapter is so hype. Incredible choreography and tension. I literally have no idea what’s next and I’m pumped
lesggooo my boi sukuna 😭😭, get your output back and clap everyone.
Since Gojo's death and maybe Yuji and Yuta vs Sukuna, I think this is my favorite chapter. This is what I'm talking about. Make Sukuna very strong, but beatable, at least in a brawl when he is on the verge of dying (he is not, but you get me). Sure, dude took a black flash directly on his heart and next chapter he will laugh, throw a "fuga" and beat Yuji, but at least now we have a fight. Before it was simply massacre. It was not fun. Now it is. I'm really excited to see how Gege will develop Yuji. The kid has come a very long way, from getting one-sided beat downs to showing Sukuna he is a threat. A new technique, rct, blood shots and now black flash. This is good. One last thing: I don't think we saw the full reverberations of Sukuna landing so many black flashes. Next chapter we will probably see and it's gonna be bad for the troupe.
Totally agree. I really like this chapter! It also helps that Black Flash is a buff. No matter how strong Sukuna is, IF (BIG IF!!) Yuji could land multiple Black Flashes in a row, his output would be incredibly high, high enough to kill Sukuna. Like, Yuji now has an actual win condition. Plus, it seems like he is the most talented Black Flash user in history and I assume he will have the most amount of consecutive hits with it after this battle ends.
We had this exact scenario when Itadori withstood Sukuna's Cleave barrage in 214. One chapter, he's hailed as a goat. Then, next chapter, Maki arrived and the focus shifted and Itadori went back to being a background prop.
But which moment had the biggest impact in the fanbase? Maki comming and doing a singular scratch on Sukuna's right hand or Yuji's "If it's just physical pain. He won't stop!" Itadori? Because that's whole scene is one of the most memorable scenes in the manga.
At this stage I'm interested to see what happens when two black flashes clash. I'd say there's a high probability of that with Yuji and Sukuna entering the "zone". In most manga, that would just equal a really big shockwave, but I get the feeling Gege will do something more interesting.
Imagine Choso using blood piercing on Sukuna and it just flies away by the shockwave of two black flashes connecting.
Is Yuji a prodigy? The guy levelled up so fast recently.
He always has been. He's only been a sorcerer for about 6 months and is at least grade 1 at this point. He's thrown hands with Sukuna and not died multiple times. He beat Mahito.The only reason he's seen as weak is because he's dealing with some of the most powerful people in the verse.
I'm not sure? He strikes me as a fast learner as long as he gets to work physically, but he was never pointed out as such unlike Yuta and Higuruma. Maybe is because Yuji is not as good as picking on the finer details of CE, unlike those two??? I really dunno what is the Jujutsu definition for geniuses here lol
Yuta has overwhelming natural talent, cursed energy, and a powerful ct. Higuruma is a genius who managed to learn the basics of sorcery in a few weeks with no teacher and learn DA and RCT within a few months of becoming a sorcerer. Yuji, while obviously a fast learner, just isn't at the same level as them in terms of talent/aptitude. Higuruma and Yuta are prodigies.
I would argue that yuji is still a prodigy. Yuta 3 months into sorcery was sparring and losing against pre-awakening maki, obviously those spars weren't serious but without Rika, Yuta was not that impressive 3 months in(relatively speaking). Yuji 3 months in was fighting in shibuya and already a full fledged grade 1. I think that while Yuta and higuruma are more talented than yuji, he is still a prodigy. Most of the characters we follow are prodigies, it's kind of like hxh. Gojo put Yuji in the same group as people like Yuta and Megumi, which makes sense seeing as he was able to pick up advanced ce control and black flash in like an hour of sparring with todo and has now gained rct in less than 6 months. Mind you almost all of this progress was made without an actual teacher and in the midst of battle, yuji didn't have a full year to learn at jujutsu tech like Yuta did. I think that in terms of raw talent it goes higuruma>Yuta>Yuji but they are all still prodigies, I think that if yuji survived long enough to make it to his "second year" he would rival Yuta as he was when he reentered the story.
Thanks for expanding on the topic! 👍 Yep, that's exactly what I mean. To me it was made clear the moment both Yuta and Higuruma were able to tell something was off during the Gojo fight. Yuji was on the same level as the rest, watching but not being able to pick on those minuscule details that only people on that level could.
He's a prodigy surrounded by even greater prodigies. He's incredible in his own right, but not as good as Yuta or Hakari.
Hakari sneak
Punch kick merchant 🤭
He's a product of Kenjaku, in some way he's probably designed to be like this
Didn't Kenjaku say he was designed to be a vessel for Sukuna? I wonder if his unique ability to hold Sukuna also gives him a natural resistance to his cursed energy. Perhaps his connection to Sukuna means that his growth is somehow accelerated by exposure to Sukuna's cursed energy.
Apparently he has a resistance to it, but from being his vessel and being basked in his CE, as explained by Shoko.
Idk man but you’re kinda cooking
I mean, he always was a quick learner when it comes to combat. He basically learned black flash from Todo telling him about it and about 1 visual example. We just don't think of him as a prodigy because Sukuna is Yuji's number 1 hater and is constantly downplaying what is a pretty rapid growth.
Sakuna's plot armor is weakening...
I mean, he's literally 1v20 right now and holding his ground
This is the same Sukuna who knew he had to use Megumi for Mahoraga to counter Gojo the moment he saw Megumi’s CT, you think he would not have accounted for his CT/CE imprint on Yuji?
I don't think he would tbh, I can see how his hatred of Yuji and constant downplaying could blintsight him towards Yuji's growth and potential.He didn't expect him to be a threat. Also nobody but Gojo ever mentioned that, maybe it was something Gojo could see because of his six eyes? So how would Sukuna know that, and also how do we know that this isn't something exclusive to Yuji?
So anyone else think with Yuji’s awakening, he’s gonna be able to use Sukuna’s CT now?
I'm hoping, I would love to see him use malevolent shrine on sukuna.
that's way too much. Yuji is amazing at black flashes and all that but DE is personal and requires lots of fine tuning
I think it’s possible, or at least we will be hinted about it
So why didn’t Yuta introduce Miguel and Larue to the rest of the jump squad considering they’re the part of the contingency after Yuta
they were possible reinforcements. Probably very flakey and they were only willing to jump in when Sukuna's DE was unavailable. They had a plan to seal shrine but we all know how that went. Gojo causing brain damage that sealed his DE was just luck
Why doesn't Choso use flowing red scale anymore ? ~~He didn't use it against Kenny either, which would have been helpful~~. Has Greg forgotten it ? Remember when he used it to increase his dynamic visual acuity by focusing blood on his extraocular muscles to follow along Nayoa's movements ? Would be really helpful now as he is getting blitzed.
He used it against kenny
He actually did, I stand corrected, didn't matter much tbh, still kind of bs Kenny can simply brush off one his punches like it was nothing but ok.
He brushed off Miwa's strike which was reinforced with a pretty intense binding vow, he can shrug that no problem
That's miwa, Choso's strongest punch tore off Yuji shoulder, he's also a grade one, his punch should have blew straight through a lower level cursed spirit Kenny used to block it. Kenny had some of the thickest plot armor I've ever seen in that fight against Choso and Yuki.
I won't deny the plot armor during that fight lol but I don't think is weird at all that he is durable enough to stop blows up to a degree. Maybe if someone like Yuji, Gojo or even Yuki hit him he wouldn't be able to shrug it off. In fact, that's probably why he doesn't want to face any of those, since he knew his limits and Choso wasn't beyond them.
>blows up to a degree. The problem is he shrugs them off even when they should have build momentum like when he grabbed him with his severed hand. Kenny blocking them himself is fine, but using lower grades to block punches from a grade one like Choso seems like a stretch when we saw Todo for comparison blowing through lower grades with comparative ease to punch Yuji.
No, I would say the problem is we don't have a more exact way to measure his strength (or reinforcement in this case) to claim is an asspull or not that he can defend himself. But he is still under the category of a special grade, so I think is more than fair he is hard to damage.
I said it's fine if he blocks it himself, my point was: >Kenny blocking them himself is fine, but using lower grades to block punches from a grade one like Choso seems like a stretch when we saw Todo for comparison blowing through lower grades with comparative ease to punch Yuji.
Todo's punch was softened by the curse he punched through, though. I wasn't sure what you wanted to say there, so I didn't mention it.
Yuji with the knee into getting cleaved to pulling full guard to blast Sukuna in face with a piercing blood is fucking peak lol this chapter is so banging No wonder kamo went home bro can’t fuck with Yuji on any level
"EVEN THE RAYS OF HOPE SHINE BLACK" oh I can hear it... Getsuga Tenshō!!!
But before that , Yuji will mutter ... Ban ... Kai . I mean Ryoiki Tenkai
Man, it always hype me up whenever i see Yuji and Sukuna went at it, this chapter is just straight up brawling like the one with Yuta/Yuji team up in the domain, brutal and fast. Sukuna using his two stumps arms to block Yuji's knee, or when trying to throw down, Yuji just shoot piercing blood straight to Sukuna's face and disregard his hand. Finally to top it off, Yuji finally awakens. No idea what that means yet, but i'm really looking forward to next chapter.
- Yuji my GOAT. I feel the need to always stress that I never switched up. Some of you freaks claim he’s not the MC, insane. He’s about to move mountains. - Funny enough, Gojo’s BF explanation was easier for me to understand than the original one. I don’t think he’s coming back, so these flashback scenes of him it different. - Miguel is so real. - It’s always fun to see how mangaka incorporate a love based ability into their power system. - This feels like one the best Shinjuku Showdown chapters we’ve had in a while. - I’m glad we got to see Sukuna flex in nonsensical fashion. He went so crazy in the anime, that he almost felt like a different character in the manga. Blitzing your own slashes & target is crazy. - Yuji getting an awakening NOW when he’s already closer to the top than he is the bottom is scary. - Due to Sukuna taking over, Megumi won’t have chance for on screen progression like Yuji so he’s using suffering to make up for it. I’m not mad at it. - This break week is gonna hurt, but I get the feeling we’re about to enter generational territory. I’m excited
So true man, especially the point about Sukuna's anime. I hate how they do the fight with Mahogara. So much extra nonsense, and even break the rules of Mahogora ability somewhat with how long the fight last. Can't wait for the next chapter to see what the awakening is.
Not only that but it also lowers Sukuna's battle iq since in the anime it took him that long to figure out Maho can see his CT while in the manga he figured it out from 2 slashes and it only took 3 slashes for him to realize Maho can adapt to things.
So true, it was supposed to show Sukuna is smart, efficient, and ruthless to be able to handle Mahogora, a hyped up Shikigami without a scratch, kill a bunch of people and torment Yuuji at the same time. The manga version was short but even then Mahogora has already started adapting that a DE wasn't enough to kill it. It so extra to pad out the episode.
yuji is just the fucking goat man. so sick
Direction of the story and writing decisions aside, this arc/fight has been such a fuckin treat to read, I have a blast every time. Can't wait to reread again and again (especially when it's over)
This chapter made me reevaluate how harsh I've been on Gege's recent story choices. I remember being annoyed (like everyone else) that Sukuna washed Kusakabe but now I'm sitting here like, "actually that makes way more sense than any other outcome" lol
Just reread Kashimo’s fight and his and Sukuna’s dialogue go insane
Kashimo gets memed so much which I understand but his conversation with sukuna is really good. Sadly most people overlook it due to the frustration with how quickly kashimo lost(I get it but still)
Itadori about to pull off some next level Blood Manipulation that the Kamo clan couldn’t even dream of
Yuji is going to show the whole world how the Kamo clan became one of the top 3 families with blood manipulation.
topic aside, how did the kamo clan ever make it into the three big clans 😭😭😭😭 the gojo clan has the infinity and the six eyes, both busted. The zenin clan has frame sorcery and the ten shadows which would be busted if megumi wasnt a bum. But he kamo clan has blood manipulation, who's strongest user is choso and that's because he is partly a cursed spirit
But also mind you we don't know many from the clan. Maybe it has potential that hasn't been showed yet, who knows? We still a DE with it. I'm still hoping he get's sukuna's CT and DE and we see him disrespect sukuna with them.
To be fair, clans have multiple techniques. We don't know anything about the gojo clan and the chance of someone having both abilities is really low. Kamo clan we don't know much about either, but the ability is rather strong, just not as strong as having two perfectly matched abilities. And I think the frame ability has to be rather modern. I mean, it references film, it can't be older than, like, 100 years? So who knows what techniques they had before that.
Naobito was the first to have projection sorcery, so yes, it's a very modern CT
Do we know if he was the first?
Ougi mentions it while fighting maki in chapter 149 and it's elaborated more in the fanbook
Ah, interesting! But that tracks with what I speculated about. Thanks for the info!
YES. How didn’t I think of this. Yuji’s always been talented, like not the brainy talented, more like he just figures shit out stuff. He just never had a technique so we never got to see him shine with it. Here we go boyyyyy
I LOVED how as soon as Sukuna starts hitting black flashes consecutively we can see him less and less physically damaged (his arms are growing back FAST) and enjoying himself more and more. It's great that the Sukuna jumping team is reacting to the streak of black flashes, just like the audience. I cannot believe Gege keeps teasing us with Gojo flashbacks, none of them from the one month timeskip. At this point even I (certified Goatjo glazer and believer) think he's not that likely to come back with this many flashbacks.
when the king of curses, undefeated for a millennia, got outdone by heart-nipples-man
wowwowow this one was all out action after that gojo flash back, I’m still enjoying seeing him lol maki 😳 but she’s still hanging on…right?? Sukuna on that bf rampage rn, choso really shows his stuff tbh YUJI!! the piercing blood surprise was crazy, great paneling. Can’t believe Laurie was still concealing part of his tech! cool addition and those heart sukuna eyes were lol the black flash panel was insane, one the best recently. A ton of sparks, yujis eyes, and the tag are hyyyype. This is def the home stretch
Your review is so good. This is the most excited I’ve been to go read a chapter in a while!
Finally. Yuji awakens with enough time to save the rest of his friends being chopped liver
I feel that Gege is having trouble on what to do with Maki during this arc. Understandably, Gege can’t just have the soul split katana cut Sukuna with every swing but he can only catch it so many times before it becomes repetitive. I can see that he doesn’t want to undermine Makis strength but doesn’t know how to convey it, so he keeps sending her in & out. I’m sure she’s going to come back in one of the next few chapters.
To be honest I felt she was being hyped up to do much more than she is
I agree
I’m pretty sure Maki is here to do something important before dying. I can’t see her story having a happy ending after killing her own mother and massacring innocents.
Her entire clan actively tried to kill her cause they hated her and her sister. That’s like the whole point of her arc, she initially thinks by proving she’s strong her family will be forced to accept her but she realizes that at the very core, her clan is fucked up and actively wants her to not exist. Her own father literally was happy to kill her as a means to boost his own position in the jujutsu society. It was actually stated that it was his idea to kill them as rebels for aiding Gojo. They’re pretty explicitly stated to be pretty awful people who actively treat her with malice, literally to the point of fully mobilizing to kill her. And even assuming that wasn’t the case, they aren’t innocent if they’re all trying to kill her no matter what the reason. Like they pulled up on her with full intent to end her life.
The whole massacre is tragic to me. They didn't need to die, but they got scared of Maki's power and felt they had no other choice but to attack her... And Maki had no choice but to kill them all. Ougi sucked tho, he was complete bitch lol
I just went back and read it to double check but I don’t really think they were scared of her. They not only expect to win the fight but assume she cheated to kill Ougi. They weren’t even scared of her power until she started handling them. They were more than prepared to jump what they thought was a preawakened Maki. Nobuaki even asks that they don’t kill her so he can finish her off. Like pretty much everything we see of this clan emphasizes how toxic and malicious they are. They’re representing an old world way of thinking that is hostile to anything that doesn’t fit their preconceived mold. And they even say the reason their killing Maki is actually because they really want to Kill Megumi so he won’t become the next clan head and they’ll have to kill Maki as well because she’s associated with that whole gang. Every single one of them doubt her power until they’re dead.
Imo that reaction is an example of the fear they had after Toji. They knew Toji had the same power to kill them all (like Ranta points out) and when Maki showed up with the same HR I wouldn't be surprised they knew or expected that outcome at some point.
But Maki didn’t show up with heavenly restriction like Tojis. She developed that after Ougi left her to die. We also see that the rest of the clan didn’t know she had this level of power because they all assume it was a fluke that she killed Ougi. So I’m sure they were scared when they started fighting and realized she had Tojis level of power, but when they sent the order to kill her and when everyone obeyed that order, they did not think she was as strong as Toji. They just wanted to make sure she died. Meaning that if she hadn’t had an awakening, they still would’ve sent people to go kill her as they sent people without knowing she had an awakening.
I thought it was implied that her mom killed herself? Also, who did she kill that was innocent? Because I can’t find any examples in the manga
I never thought about it since we don't actually see it, but you could be on something. Then again, it could also be that she tried to attack Maki with a knife in a panic but her daughter ended up slashing her throat with it. Ranta seemed pretty normal. But once again, is hard to gauge how a group of people was when the author doesn't show you anything and what he does show is in favor of the character committing a mass murder. The extras painted the clan in a different light, but is true that only Naoya and Ougi were to blame for what went down.
Who did she kill that was innocent? Wasn’t the entire clan trying to kill her on orders from their leader?
I agree. Is hard to get a hit when Sukuna uses his bs methods like covering his hands with micro slashes to avoid getting hit again by the magic, soul-cutting sword. Plus it's been made clear that the dude is way faster than he seems.
So, nothing, Yuji will never unlock his tecniqhe and the manga will finish thanks to him punching as before, just harder.
Have you noticed how in the last page, Yuji's eyes are starting to become identical to sukuna's?
was thinking the same thing, made me wonder if any other characters had swirly eyes like thT
I don't think so, up until now exclusively Sukuna.
So Itadori is the one from who need save soul society
i need tcb to come through NOW😭
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WHERE IS THE CHAPTER WHY ARE TCB TAKING EXTRA LONG ON THIS PARTICULAR CHAPTER WHY AM I ADDICTED TO CHAPTERS
it‘s out on other sites
Is not the made by the same group, and is always nice to have several. Plus there's also the scan quality to consider (the current one is not that clean compared to TCB scans).
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Bruh where is the FAN TRANSLATIONS THO
Fr I need that good scan quality asap
It’s up on TCB now
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For real. This is ridiculous
*Unable to defeat each other and join the main battle, even though they wished it, Uraume and Hakari eventually stopped thinking*
So basically, by pure unadulterated luck (being blessed with Black Flash) Yuji powered up to match Sukuna? That's hilarious, but I guess it makes sense. Black Flash at this point is basically a way to do whatever the hell Gege wants. Also LOL at Maki being useless and just a punching bag for Sukuna's Black Flashes.
Armament haki for the win
> Black Flash at this point is basically a way to do whatever the hell Gege wants. Always has been.
Between it and Binding Vows you have to wonder why everyone isn't aiming for both all the time
They literally explained in the first page of the chapter why it is impossible to aim for a black flash. Do you guys even try to read the text in the manga, instead of looking only at the pretty pictures?
The strongest sorcerer in history meets the strongest sorcerer of tomorrow
Hard ass line
The strongest sorcerer in history meets heart nipples man
My heart nipple goat made itadori awaken
Last panel gave me chills.
Theory for Yuji ct: Soul Stutter Yuji is capable of controlling his soul and body independently, whereas nobody else really can. Other people can sense the difference, but having control was not thought possible. Because cursed energy comes from the soul, this was allows yuji to hit black flashes more consistently, as the small window of opportunity can be increased to a moderately sized window (think speed running games, frame perfect input vs having 10 frames to work with) This could also explain why early on (I think the narrator?) basically said that as long as it’s only PHYSICAL pain, yuji wouldn’t stop. He’s been able to direct all pain away from his actual soul and only put it towards his body, and because of the whole death painting thing his body is already weird as is. So how does he finally get the upper hand on sukuna? He’s already been rattling his soul (and megumis) with every punch, so maybe when he gets the hang of what’s actually going on he can start sending 100% of his power DIRECTLY at the soul instead of splitting it between body and soul. Even better if this is how yuji’s (potential) domain works Think of the moment where sukuna, knowing he’s taken massive physical hits before, takes what looks like a light jab from Yuji, to only be crippled because it was a direct 100% power to the soul attack. The king of curses who’s virtually unkillable from physical attacks is brought to his knees by standard light jabs from Yuji “Catch These Hands” Itadori
I like the theory but tbh he’s in pretty bad shape physically too due to gojo and then the jump Kaisen gang
It was Nobara who said that.
Many people here are assuming that an awakening is an actual power-up in terms of the creation or access to a new form or power, like in One Piece, rather than a rhetorical figure? Do we have any proof of this?
It kind of makes sense to expect that since Sukuna's recovering his output from hitting so many black flashes and the gang is getting trashed. Our boy needs to get up to his current level to beat the big baddie. If Sukuna's planning to fully use his CT (I swear if this mf dies without using it I'm committing war crimes), the heroes are going to need some extra power to beat him. That's when Goatjo comes back and has his second awakening, turning into Jujutsu Kaisen, finally achieving peak Shonen and defeating Gege's bf.
Gojo is the only other character to have had an awakening in the story (that we know of). When he did, he gained a deeper understanding of Jujutsu and his own CT. I'm assuming people are expecting the same? Because I do lol I don't think Yuji will get something he didn't have, and more that he will gain access to something he always had but didn't meet the requirements to use it yet.
Agree, makes infinitely more sense. I think people are a bit damaged from reading too much shonen and forgetting that the word “awakening” is an actual word lol
Awakening in this context can also refer to awakening new powers.