Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 240 reveals a Cursed Technique stronger than Gojo's (and Akutami immediately nerfs it)

Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 240 spoilers revealed the continuation of the Takaba vs Kenjaku fight, with the latter somehow coming up with a strategy to counter Takaba. Although Takaba's technique was mentioned to be able to rival Gojo while essentially acting as a sort of reality manipulation, it was quite easily negated.

Throughout Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 240 spoilers, Kenjaku manages to make Takaba question his confidence and his talent as a comedian. This, in turn, led Takaba to take actual damage from Kenjaku's attacks. The actual nature of Takaba's cursed technique that Angel teased remains yet another highlight of this chapter.

Disclaimer: This article contains huge spoilers for the Jujutsu Kaisen manga chapter 240.

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Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 240: Kenjaku counters Takaba's cursed technique

Takaba vs Kenjaku started in chapter 239, and Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 240 delivered Kenjaku's response to Takaba's overpowered cursed technique. Takaba's cursed technique is a unique ability that transforms his humorous thoughts into reality, capturing the whimsical and unpredictable esse­nce of comedy.

Takaba's cursed technique essentially gives him the ability to manipulate reality. This ability allows Takaba to transform his imagination into tangible re­ality, showcasing both whimsy and undeniable strength.

None­theless, the true nature of his ability is foreshadowed when Angel discloses the secre­t behind Takaba's Cursed Technique­. The revelation that Takaba's unde­rstanding of the mechanics of his ability could potentially lead to its downfall lingers ominously in the air.

At first, Takaba has the advantage in the fight against Kenjaku. His reality-manipulating abilitie­s and a confident and humorous demeanor somewhat made him stronger than Gojo.

Although Takaba's cursed technique was hyped up to be able to rival even Satoru Gojo, Kenjaku quickly gained some insights into it and deduced that Takaba's reality manipulation essentially manifests phenomena that Takaba deems funny, with full confidence.

To counter this overpowered cursed technique, Kenjaku at first agrees with Takaba's joke and starts to logically deconstruct them. Kenjaku's main arguments against Takaba's jokes are how they do not consider the audience and what they deem funny, along with the actual absence of a punch line at all.

Takaba tries to retaliate by mentioning how Kenjaku's thoughts don't matter, considering how he had never been in front of a crowd or on a stage. Although Takaba's cursed technique was hyped up to be near godlike, it got negated pretty easily by Kenjaku. However, this might not be the case for the entirety of the fight.

Takaba's doubts regarding his comedy might be used as some sort of awakening or character development for him. That might be the case, especially after considering that Takaba's introduction during chapter 146 of the manga started with his colleagues calling his jokes not funny.

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Final thoughts

Through Ke­njaku's strategic retaliation against Takaba's overwhe­lming cursed technique, not only does the antagonist demonstrate his cunning nature­ but also reveals the we­aknesses inhere­nt in Takaba's humor. Although Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 240 spoilers deliver Takaba's degrading mental state, it becomes clear that Akutami is laying the groundwork for a significant character de­velopment moment for Takaba.

This clash between doubts and cleve­rness holds the promises of a transformative­ arc for the comedian and might make him stronger than Gojo. Fans can eage­rly anticipate the official rele­ase of Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 240 on Monday, October 29, 2023, on Shueisha's MANGA Plus website or Shonen Jump+.

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