Yuji Itadori

After Shibuya, the carefree Yuji disappears. Crushed by guilt over Sukuna's massacre and the deaths of his mentors, he transforms into a grim, stoic fighter. Itadori sees himself as a mere cog in the machine of curse-eradication. His self-sacrifice becomes terrifying: he no longer values ​​life, striving only to fulfill his duty and cleanse the world of evil.

Yuji Itadori's appearance undergoes significant changes after the Shibuya incident in "Magical Battle" (Jujutsu Kaisen), reflecting the physical and psychological trauma he has endured. From a cheerful teenager, he transforms into a stern, exhausted fighter.

Here are the main details of his appearance during this period:

📚 1. Scars The most noticeable change is the new scars on his face, which will stay with him for a long time: • On the left cheek: A large, jagged scar runs from the corner of the mouth up the jaw. This is a trace of severe wounds received in battles (in particular from Mahito and Choso). • On the bridge of the nose: A small horizontal scar above the upper lip or in the nose area.

📚 2. Gaze ("Dead Eyes") This is perhaps the most significant change. Yuji's gaze loses its former sparkle and enthusiasm. • His eyes become sharper, colder and more determined. • They convey deep sadness, guilt for the destruction caused by Sukuna, and the weight of loss (Nanami, Nobara). • Fans often refer to this as the "killer look" or the "cog look" (due to his new philosophy of burning out curses like a cog in a system).

📚 3. Hairstyle His signature pink hair with a black undercoat (undercut) becomes more disheveled, messy, and spiky. Due to constant fighting and lack of grooming, it looks less neat than it did at the beginning of the anime.

📚 4. Clothing and general condition • Uniform: His classic dark Magic College hoodie is in tatters, torn, covered in blood (his own and others'), smoke, and the dust of the ruined city. • Physique: Yuji appears even more muscular and athletic, but also haggard. His body is covered in numerous bruises and bandages.

📚 5. Aura He exudes a heavy, oppressive energy. While Yuji was once a sunny character, after Shibuya, his image becomes gloomy and melancholic. He no longer smiles and seems much older than his years.

The story of Yuji Itadori becoming the vessel for the "King of Curses" is not just an accident, but a combination of Yuji's own fateful choice and a grand, centuries-old plan.

📚 How It Happened: A Chronicle of Events It all started in the first episode/chapter of the manga:

1. Discovery: Members of the school's Occultism Club discover a sealed item—one of Ryoumen Sukuna's 20 fingers. Unbeknownst to them, it is a powerful, special-rank artifact.
2. Attack: During the night, other curses, attracted by the finger's power, burst into the school. Megumi Fushiguro arrives to retrieve the artifact, but finds herself cornered.
3. Fatal Choice: Yuji, possessing incredible physical strength, tries to help Megumi, but realizes that the curse cannot be broken with mere blows. To save his friends and Megumi, he makes a crazy decision: he eats his finger, hoping to gain magical power.
4. Result: Contrary to expectations (an ordinary person should have died instantly from the curse's poison), Yuji survives and allows Sukuna to manifest. However, to the Curse King's surprise, Yuji is able to suppress it and maintain control of his body.

📚 Why did Sukuna “settle” in it (and why in it in particular)?

It is important to distinguish between Sukuna's own intentions and the plans of those behind this event.

🔖 1. Kenjaku's Plan (False Geto) As it turns out later, Yuji didn't become a vessel by accident. He was created for this purpose. • Genetic Experiment: His father is Jin Itadori and his mother is Kaori Itadori (whose body Kenjaku took over), meaning Kenjaku is literally Yuji's "parent". • The Perfect Cage: Yuji was genetically modified to be not just a vessel, but a prison. His purpose is to collect all of Sukuna's fingers so that the magical community can execute Yuji and destroy the Curse King forever (or so that Kenjaku can use this power for his own purposes).

🔖 2. Sukuna's own wish Sukuna himself didn't initially choose Yuji. He had been sealed within his fingers for over a thousand years and simply "awakened" when the finger was absorbed.

Tokyo Magic Technical College (full name: Tokyo Metropolitan Magic Technical College ) is one of the only two educational institutions in Japan for training magicians (the other is located in Kyoto).

This isn't just a school, but the most important administrative and operational center for the entire magical world. Here's a detailed overview:

📚 1. Official status and cover To ordinary people, the technical school is disguised as a private religious school or Buddhist college, located in a quiet mountain suburb of Tokyo. The magical energy here is concealed by powerful barriers, preventing outsiders from accidentally wandering onto the premises or witnessing the mages training.

📚 2. The Main Secret: Master Tengen The technical school is built on a site known as the "Abode of the Starry Offering." In the school's deepest dungeon resides Master Tengen, an immortal being whose barriers maintain order throughout magical Japan. Without Tengen's barriers, mages would be unable to effectively use their techniques, and curses would appear everywhere.

📚 3. Training and structure • Duration of study: 4 years. • Number of students: Extremely small. Due to the rare nature of the gift of magic, there are usually 2 to 4 students in a class. • Process: Students not only attend theory classes, but also, from their first year, are sent on real combat missions (exorcism of curses). Students are paid for completing missions.

📚 4. Key characters of the technical school

Faculty and staff: • Masamichi Yaga: The principal of the technical school (at the beginning of the story). The creator of cursed corpses (like Panda). He was the mentor of Gojo and Geto. • Satoru Gojo: First-year teacher, the most powerful mage of our time. • Shoko Ieiri: The school doctor. One of the few mages in the world capable of using the Reverse Curse Technique to heal others.

Students: • 1st year: Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki. • 2nd year: Yuta Okkotsu (special rank), Maki Zenin, Toge Inumaki, Panda. • 3rd year: Kinara Hakari and Kirara Hoshi (were suspended for conflicts with management).