Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami is known to be one of the most merciless mangaka when it comes to handling his own characters. Often in shonen manga stories, most main characters receive a happy-ever-after ending, but Gege Akutami is famed all over the world for killing off his characters, often indiscriminately.
In his new sequel manga for Jujutsu Kaisen, that is, Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo, set 68 years after the conclusion of the Sukuna Raid, Gege Akutami has essentially confirmed the death of two of his three main characters, which also includes the protagonist Yuji Itadori. These two characters are now set to perish with the clock ticking, but before that, they are going to usher in a new age of sorcery in Japan.
Jujutsu Kaisen Is Permanently Killing Off Nobara Kugisaki Soon
When Jujutsu Kaisen began, Gege Akutami made it abundantly clear that he was working with four main characters. These four main characters included:
- Yuji Itadori, the primary protagonist of the series
- Nobara Kugisaki, the main heroine of the series
- Megumi Fushiguro, the deuteragonist of the series
- Gojo Satoru, the leader of the team
The first of the four to fall was Gojo Satoru. Satoru, who officially met his end in Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 236, released officially on September 25, 2023, in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 43. At the end of the original JJK manga, all three of the students of Gojo Satoru had survived.
“You were magnificent, Satoru Gojo! I shall never forget you for as long as I live!” — Sukuna kills Gojo, Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter #236
Unfortunately, in the Modulo era, it was confirmed that Megumi Fushiguro had already passed away at an unknown time, under unknown circumstances. Now, the last two remaining main characters of Jujutsu Kaisen, Yuji and Nobara, are both set to die. In the Modulo era, Nobara Kugisaki is quite old and, just like all the other humans, is going to perish very soon. Nobara is in her 80s right now, and her appearance in Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo Chapter 25 on March 9, 2026, officially confirms that she doesn’t have long left.
Yuji: I should’ve done this with my own power. But I won’t disregard my purpose any longer. There’s something I need to do. And to do that, I need your help, Kugisaki!
Nobara: Heh, alright then!
— Yuji and Nobara link up, JJK Modulo Chapter #25
With Jujutsu Kaisen likely to get another timeskip following the release of Modulo Chapter 25, Nobara will most likely be dead next time we see the world of JJK once again. This is quite sad because, out of all the main characters, she had the least developed plotline. From here onwards, she will most certainly not get any further character development from the author unless a JJK prequel or a series that exists between the original and Modulo is announced by Gege Akutami. Regardless, with Nobara quite old, her death is just around the corner.
Gege Akutami Confirms Yuji’s Upcoming Death In 300 Years In The JJK World
Kugisaki Nobara isn’t the only character in Jujutsu Kaisen who’s set to die. The primary main character of the entire franchise, Yuji Itadori, is also confirmed to be dying. Unlike Nobara and Megumi, Yuji’s case is quite different. In the Modulo Volume 3 author notes, Gege Akutami officially confirmed that Yuji Itadori’s body ages very slowly due to him being half human and half cursed spirit.
“Upon absorbing the Cursed Wombs, he became a hybrid between a curse and a human, which caused his aging to slow down to an extreme degree” — Gege Akutami explains Yuji’s age, Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo Volume #3 Notes
Yuji Itadori also confirmed directly in Modulo Chapter 22, released officially on February 16, 2026, that he is going to be alive for at least 300 more years. In Modulo Chapter 25, which was officially released on March 9, 2026, in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 15, Yuji also confirmed that his death date in 3 centuries is already set. When he dies, he will be turned into a Cursed Object, just like Ryomen Sukuna.
“I’m going to live for another 300 or so years. I will handle whatever follows. And if necessary, I’ll bear the consequences of this great sin.” — Yuji confirms his age, Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo Chapter #22
In other words, Yuji Itadori’s fate is sealed as well, just as Nobara Kugisaki’s, and with that, all four original main characters of Jujutsu Kaisen will have died. While it is undeniable at this point that both Nobara and Yuji are set to die, they still have important things to do before their eventual passing. In Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo Chapter 25, Yuji reached out to Nobara, apologized for his disappearance, and asked for her help once again after decades.
Yuji and Nobara aim to usher in a completely new age of sorcery, and for that, they need to work together one last time. It is unfortunate that Gojo Satoru and Megumi Fushiguro are not around to aid them, but the last mission of this team is essentially being carried out by just Yuji and Nobara together before both of them eventually end up perishing. Yuji Itadori wants to ensure the safety of Japan and the sorcery world in the future before he ends up dying himself, which makes his last act a very selfless one and in line with the teachings of Gojo Satoru.
Why A New Era Of Sorcery Is Coming In Jujutsu Kaisen
In Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo, Chapter 22, Yuji Itadori decided to permanently remove cursed energy from the future generation of sorcerers born in Japan. In other words, all those who currently have cursed energy and cursed techniques are going to keep it until they die, but once they die, no other sorcerers with cursed energy or cursed techniques are going to be born.
Consequently, there will be far fewer births of cursed spirits in Japan, which means that the conflict with the Rumelians will drop dramatically as well. That said, cursed energy cannot be fully erased. Trace amounts of this energy will still be leaked, which will lead to the creation of up to 10 cursed spirits in Tokyo every single year, which means that a new generation who wields powerful abilities needs to rise.
“As for the people with a Heavenly Restriction from here on out, we’ll have to track them down, and we’ll thoroughly keep tabs on their family line. We’ll also need to preserve the cursed tools we have and mass-produce them.” — Yuji explains the future with Heavenly Restriction users, Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Chapter #25
Yuji Itadori confirmed in Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo, Chapter 25, that the plan for him and Nobara is to seek out all Heavenly Restriction users and to mass-produce the Cursed Tools to equip them to these powerful users. In other words, the next generation of Jujutsu Kaisen will be taught to fight using these powerful mass-produced cursed tools and utilizing heavenly restriction to the absolute maximum.
When Yuji dies, he wants to leave Japan in the capable hands of someone strong who wields a powerful Heavenly Restriction, thus securing the future of not only Japan but the entire world. At this point, it is unclear if Gege Akutami will ever show us a glimpse of this new era, but all things considered, the future for Jujutsu Kaisen is wide open. The author can easily return to the story and set up a brand-new sequel to Modulo in an era where sorcery no longer exists. Fans all over the world would love to witness such a story, but for now, all they can do is simply sit back and wait patiently for Gege’s return.
Jujutsu Kaisen and Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo by Gege Akutami are available for fans to read via Manga Plus and Viz Media.