This article contains spoilers for the manga “Jujutsu Kaisen.” Reader discretion is advised.
The “Sukuna Cycle” has become a meme in the “Jujutsu Kaisen” in light of the “Shinjuku Dark Battle Arc” in the manga. Everything revolves around the fight between Sukuna and the Jujutsu Sorcerers and how the creator of the series, Gege Akutami, has handled it. While the fight against Sukuna has been filled with intense action and shocking moments, it had also fallen into a somewhat predictable cycle that fans had been vocal against.
The “Sukuna Cycle” goes like this: Sukuna defeats a powerful enemy. Then a new, sometimes obscure sorcerer is introduced and hyped up in the narrative. Then that new sorcerer seems to overpower Sukuna, only for Sukuna to re-emerge and defeat him, forcing the cycle to repeat. However, with the leaks of the next chapter, this back and forth that had lasted for a year with the death of Ryomen Sukuna has finally ended.
In Chapter 268, the confrontation between Sukuna and Yuji culminates in Sukuna’s defeat. As Yuji’s dominance crumbles, Sukuna gets rid of Megumi and his reincarnation in Megumi’s body comes to an end. Yuji, with a comforting message, tells Sukuna that, despite everything, he is willing to continue living with him and offer him a new opportunity.
Sukuna, enraged, rejects Yuji’s offer and claims his identity as a curse. Following Sukuna’s defeat, a broken-down Uraume expresses that the only logical reason for Sukuna’s defeat is that he was in an incarnated body, and that the group was lucky to be born a thousand years too late.
The scene changes to Megumi waking up to find Yuji and Nobara trying to surprise him. Nobara reveals that her letter from Gojo contained information about her mother, which she preferred not to know. Megumi laughs as she reads Gojo’s letter, which informs her that her father was killed by Gojo himself.
Finally, Nobara suggests meeting up with Maki and the others, and Yuji mentions the need to apologize and thank everyone, especially Yuta. Upon arriving at the location, the group is met with a scene of someone shouting in frustration at Yuta’s fate, leaving Megumi confused and worried about the nature of the situation.
This development in which the main trio managed to survive has begun to reap a division among fans, with some pointing out that “it’s a Disney-type ending where everything turns out well,” and others defending it. What do you have to say about this?
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