Jujutsu Kaisen Ending Explained: What Happens To Yuji In The Series' Finale?

Updated Nov 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EST Merlyn De Souza is a freelance writer and anime enthusiast based in Goa, India, with a Bachelor's in English Literature. When she isn't writing, she can be found exploring various realms of entertainment, including, but not limited to, K-dramas, novels, and even the occasional manhwa. She also enjoys all things creative, like sewing and makeup. Warning: Contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen's final arc and Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo.It's been well over two years since Jujutsu Kaisen concluded its epic six-year-long saga, with an ending that infamously stirred up quite a bit of controversy and mixed opinions at the time. That said, now that the dust has settled and fans have had the time to properly digest Jujutsu Kaisen's ending, the common consensus is that it was quite satisfactory, albeit a bit rushed. With 50 chapters in all, Jujutsu Kaisen's final arc, the Shinjuku Showdown Arc, is the third-longest story arc in the series, and naturally a lot takes place within the arc. It all begins with the iconic showdown between Gojo and Sukuna, which eventually gives way to an unforgettable battle royale against the King of Curses until he is eventually worn down by Yuji. Numerous characters enter the fray and are defeated, and just as many lose their lives trying to take down the Heian-era legend, making the entire final arc a whirlwind of action. And at the center of it all is Yuji Itadori, Jujutsu Kaisen's protagonist who finally proves himself as such in this final hour. How The Final Battle Against Sukuna Ended In Jujutsu Kaisen Sukuna's Ultimate Defeat In Jujutsu Kaisen Explained Custom Image by Merlyn De Souza As the final battle raged on, Yuji was soon the only one still able to fight and damage Sukuna, as he had the ability to target the "boundary" between Sukuna and Fushiguro's soul with his version of Cleave, trying to force the King of Curses out of his host body. Yuji activated his Domain Expansion and took Sukuna and himself into a facsimile of Yuji’s hometown. And as Yuji showed Sukuna everything from his old life and talked about how he’s learned the value of life, Yuji told Sukuna to release Megumi and go back inside him if he didn’t want to die. Sukuna, naturally, balked at the idea, and the final battle between Yuji and Sukuna began inside Yuji’s Domain. Yuji once again connected to Megumi’s soul, but at that time, Yuji told Megumi it was okay if he wanted to die. However, Yuji said that he would be lonely without him, and Yuji’s sadness was enough for Megumi to fight back against Sukuna again, with Megumi using Ten Shadows to trip Sukuna up so Yuji could land more hits on him. That wasn’t enough to stop Sukuna from recovering his Cursed Technique, however, but before Sukuna could use Malevolent Shrine again, he was shocked to discover that Yuji’s mysterious gauntlets were covering up him missing a second finger. Sukuna quickly realized that Yuta tricked him earlier; Yuta gained a Copy of Shrine not from eating Sukuna’s last finger, but from eating one of Yuji’s. As for Sukuna’s last finger, that was part of Gojo’s final gambit against Sukuna. Nobara, who had been in a coma since the Shibuya Incident, would use Resonance on Sukuna’s last finger to attack his soul and disrupt his Domain. With Nobara’s help, Yuji got the opening he needed to continue beating on Sukuna and deliver him one final Black Flash so powerful it made the light leave his eyes. With Sukuna finally pushed to his limit, he was expelled from Megumi’s body and forced into a weak, blob-like form. Sukuna was moments away from death, but Yuji tried one last time to appeal to his humanity and gave him a chance to start over and live inside his body again. Sukuna rejected Yuji’s pleas and died, declaring himself a curse, and with that, the battle against Sukuna was finally over. What Happened To Everyone After Jujutsu Kaisen’s Final Battle? Jujutsu Kaisen's Denouement Custom Image by Vanessa Piña With Sukuna and Kenjaku defeated and Uraume killing themself in the aftermath, Yuji and his friends retired to Jujutsu High to recover from the battle. Yuji gave Nobara and Megumi letters Gojo wrote to them before the final battle; Nobara’s had information on her mother’s whereabouts, something she didn’t care about, and Megumi finally learned that Gojo killed his father, which only made Megumi laugh. From there, Yuta was revealed to have successfully returned to his original body, and Jujutsu Kaisen chapter #269 ended with everyone discussing whether they could have done anything differently in the final battle. Jujutsu Kaisen chapter #270 was then devoted to tying up various loose ends. Since Sukuna ate Tengen before the final battle, his remains were used to maintain Tengen’s barrier. After that, Maki told Daido and Rokujushi to hide in Tokyo, declared a dangerous, off-limits zone where curses ran rampant, as reincarnated sorcerers were hunted down. Amai tried to apologize to the boy he bullied, and Megumi had a small romantic moment with Hana. Charles, Higuruma, and Takaba all went back to their jobs, and in a surprising twist, Kenjaku was implied to be alive and formed a comedy duo with Takaba. As for Yuji, Megumi, and Nobara as a trio, they were assigned a mission to deal with a curse user making a woman see her boyfriend as having a disgusting face. The curse user was dealt with fairly easily, and after he was apprehended, Yuji remembered one of his last conversations with Gojo, where he said that he wanted people to find new ways of dealing with problems. Yuji put that into practice by telling the curse user to reform and join them one day. With that optimistic note, Yuji’s time in Jujutsu Kaisen finally came to a close. Sukuna Got The Best Ending Out Of Anyone In Jujutsu Kaisen Sukuna Was One Of Jujutsu Kaisen's Best Characters Until The Very End In another surprise twist, Jujutsu Kaisen’s final chapter brought back both Sukuna and Mahito, the two conversing in some form of afterlife. Mahito revealed that Sukuna became who he was to get revenge for the persecution he once suffered; Sukuna said it didn’t matter, but he did admit that he could have walked a different path. Sukuna decided he would try to change himself if he were ever reincarnated, even as Mahito called him soft, and the last panel of Jujutsu Kaisen was of Sukuna’s final finger inside a shrine, calling back to the first chapter of the series. As nice as it was to see Sukuna commit to his beliefs until his last breath, Sukuna having the self-awareness to know that losing to Yuji meant his way had merit did a lot to flesh out his character in a way consistent with his personality, especially since Sukuna deciding to change in his next life directly parallels Gojo deciding to stay the same after death. Jujutsu Kaisen’s ending didn’t have time to give everyone their due, and that makes it so surprising that Sukuna got as good an ending as he did. What Happens To Yuji In Jujutsu Kaisen's Sequel? Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Wraps Loose Threads Nearly a year after Jujutsu Kaisen's grand conclusion, Gege Akutami teamed up with Yuji Iwasaki to surprise fans with a sequel series dubbed Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, which ran for six months between September 2025 and March 2026. Set 68 years after the events of Jujutsu Kaisen's final arc, the sequel came with a plot that was all the more unexpected as it introduced aliens known as the Simurians seeking refuge on Earth. As many suspected early on, Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo would go on to reveal that Yuji was still alive, and the fan-favorite hero would step into the spotlight at last as tensions between the Simurians and humans reached a tipping point. That said, Modulo not only revealed that Yuji was alive but also that he was aging more slowly now that his physiology was more similar to that of a cursed object rather than a human. Yuji himself confirms that he has at least around 300 more years to live in Modulo's finale, and thus agrees to serve as a witness to the grand plan to eradicate cursed spirits completely. Custom Image by Vanessa Piña In Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo's ending, Maru, one of the Simurians, uses Yuta's cursed energy stored in Rika's ring, his own Cursed Technique, Chaos and Harmony, and Mahito's Cursed Technique, amplified by the mul that makes up the Simurians' spaceship, to transform the souls of the Japanese and strip them of Cursed Energy so that the energy leaking from them will no longer birth Cursed Spirits. This Ritual of Harmony, as it is called, wipes out Cursed Spirits completely and also makes it so future generations of humans and Simurians will henceforth be stripped of as much cursed energy as possible, meaning no more jujutsu sorcerers will be born as well. However, since cursed energy cannot be eradicated completely, a few cursed spirits will still pop up from time to time. Thus, Yuji teams up with Panda and Nobara to hunt down Heavenly Restriction users and arm them with Cursed Weapons to cull these Cursed Spirits. In the end, Yuji also reveals that he will turn into a cursed object upon his death that can be consumed should humanity need cursed energy in the future, turning himself into yet another safety net. Jujutsu Kaisen’s Ending Is Great, Despite Its Many Flaws Jujutsu Kaisen Ends On A Mostly Great Note Jujutsu Kaisen’s ending is hardly perfect, even by the typical standards for manga. Jujutsu Kaisen’s already quick pacing resulted in a finale that left a lot of the story feeling underdeveloped, whether that’s with the stories of some characters, a lack of meaningful interactions, or a lot of the world-building and plot threads being left unaddressed in the end. In that regard, Jujutsu Kaisen’s ending is rather disappointing, especially with how big a series it has become over the past few years. However, it’s not as if nothing about it works. The conclusion to Yuji’s arc was great to watch, as clumsy as it might have been, and even with so much left up in the air, Jujutsu Kaisen’s finale does show Yuji finding his own way of breaking the cycle of curses, which serves to bring the overarching narrative full circle in a somewhat satisfying way. It might not have been the best ending Jujutsu Kaisen needed, but it still works very well, and hopefully, the anime and any other additions to the franchise will help make it even better. Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese anime and manga series created by Gege Akutami. The story is set in a world where Cursed Spirits, born from negative human emotions, prey on humanity. It follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he becomes entangled in the world of Jujutsu Sorcery after swallowing a cursed talisman—Ryomen Sukuna's finger—and becomes the host for one of the most powerful curses. Yuji joins the Tokyo Metropolitan Magic Technical College to learn how to combat curses while searching for the remaining fingers of Sukuna to exorcise him permanently. First Episode Air Date October 3, 2020 Cast Junya Enoki, Yuma Uchida, Asami Seto, Yuichi Nakamura Current Series Jujutsu Kaisen TV Show(s) Jujutsu Kaisen