Warning: Spoilers for the ending of the Shibuya Incident Arc
The Shibuya Incident Arc has lastly come to an finish, and with it, a bridge is constructed that leads straight into Jujutsu Kaisen’s subsequent arc.
However earlier than we proceed on this journey, it’s value understanding the importance of season 2’s ending for the rest of the story. Quite a bit occurred within the final episode, not when it comes to motion – the motion was tame compared to the earlier handful of episodes – however when it comes to narrative significance and plot factors.
Pseudo-Geto’s plan, his entire purpose for opening the way in which – or gate, somewhat – to the Shibuya Incident, has lastly manifested earlier than everybody’s eyes.
We’re right here to know what that plan is, how he’s put it into movement, its foreseeable affect on the world of Jujutsu, the implications of the Incident for the remainder of the characters, together with the massive special-grade curse within the room not possible to disregard: Yuta Okkotsu is now assigned to be Yuji Itadori’s executioner. One thing that’s certainly to present most followers conflicting emotions.
Large Mind Geto’s masterplan
Within the second to final episode, we’re instructed that the Mind controlling Suguru Geto’s physique is identical that took over Noritoshi Kamo the ancestor, and performed the twisted experiments that resulted within the beginning of the Loss of life Work. The Mind, who’s older than Noritoshi Kamo and has been leaping from physique to physique for fairly a bit, appears to be an avid experimenter with curse power and cursed objects.
His latest experiment required the absorption of an developed Mahito – the curse metamorphosed into its perfected type throughout his combat with Yuji – combining it with the utilization of the Curse Manipulation’s Supreme Artwork Uzumaki. Throughout episode 23, not-Geto casts Idle Transfiguration long-range, lastly tipping off the primary domino in a protracted row of dominoes he’d meticulously put in place. As he summarizes to Yuki Tsukumo, his purpose is to optimize cursed power in Japan.
His plan required two sorts of non-sorcerers – Tsumiki, Megumi Fushiguro’s step-sister was a kind of chosen – which he’d already marked: one sort, much like Yuji, consumed a cursed object, the second, like late Junpei Yoshino, may see curses however their our bodies have been meant to be non-sorcerers. One sort is now going to be able to jujutsu, which they weren’t beforehand, and the opposite is to be possessed and overtaken by historical sorcerers. As well as, he additionally frees a ton of cursed spirits onto the streets of Tokyo to wreak havoc. The evil sorcerer goals to carry again the golden age of sorcery and kickstart a battle royale of kinds that can deepen everybody’s understanding of jujutsu.
A fan on Reddit, after the respective manga chapter got here out, defined it as such:
This lays the inspiration for the subsequent arcs’ conflicts.
Right here comes our sleep-deprived boy
Particular-grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu is again from his Africa keep and he’s on a mission.
Whereas we’re all completely happy to see him again, and, within the nick of time save somewhat lady alone in a metropolis that has turn out to be overrun with curses, it’s a bit conflicting to be taught of the ostensible purpose why he has returned: To kill Yuji Itadori.
Is Yuta actually on board with killing Yuji? He alleges to the higher-ups he’s, in spite of everything, his good buddy Toge Inumaki obtained caught in Sukuna’s Malevolent Shrine and misplaced his arm in consequence. On prime of that, he doesn’t know Yuji personally, even when they share a Sensei – who’s now locked contained in the Jail Realm and may’t do something about any of this.
However, until you plan to dive into Gege Akutami’s manga and discover out forward, it stays to be seen how Yuta intends to strategy being Yuji’s appointed executioner.
One other factor that additionally requires a proof: Why is Rika nonetheless round? Wasn’t she freed on the finish of Jujutsu Kaisen 0? Don’t fear, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is totally canon. The explanation for the enduring existence of the special-grade apparition is however a solution for later.
Dangerous Finish(?): chaos, loss of life sentences, Yuji alone
Whereas, there’s some reliable, defensible excuse to execute Yuji – his physique was utilized in a method that slaughtered numerous harmless lives and primarily erased an enormous portion of town from the map – as a lot as we don’t wish to admit it, a lot of the different choices the higher-ups got here to all stand in opposition to purpose. Why assume Gojo had something to do with it? Why sentence Masamichi Yaga to loss of life too?
Properly, we’ve recognized for some time that Gojo loathes the higher-ups and, in flip, they return the hate a hundredfold. Nevertheless, they may by no means do something about Gojo themselves – for apparent causes. So, this looks as if the proper probability to get some pebbles out of their footwear with out transferring a muscle. We will begin to fathom the remainder of their intentions from right here.
On the very finish of the episode, we see Yuji all by himself. Even in his solitude, he seems to be resolute.
One other fan posted an insightful studying of that closing second:
With some questions answered many others have now emerged. However these, until you’re too tempted to dive straight into the manga, are questions for when season 3 rolls round.
