Sukuna was never a fraud in Jujutsu Kaisen and Akutami's latest comment just proved it

Modified Jul 18, 2024 12:01 GMT

Sukuna was never a fraud in Jujutsu Kaisen and Akutami's latest comment just proved it (Image via Gege Akutami/Shueisha)

Jujutsu Kaisen Exhibition has been creating new waves amongst the fandom with some exclusive words that the author, Gege Akutami, is sharing. Yet again, another comment from the author has proved that the final antagonist of the series is one of the strongest, if not the strongest.

These comments were regarding one of the biggest fights in the series, the battle of the strongest between Gojo Satoru and Ryomen Sukuna. The question the author was asked was regarding the starting move of Gojo during this fight, the Hollow Purple.

The author stated this move was the foundation of the fight, as the fight had no rules and both fighters were just striving to win. This indicated that where Gojo preferred to just expand one of his techniques, Sukuna utilized each and every one of his techniques and also Megumi's. This could also be the reason why Sukuna emerged as the winner of the battle.

Disclaimer: This article contains potential spoilers from the Jujutsu Kaisen manga series and has the author's opinion.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Gege Akutami confirms that Sukuna is one of the strongest sorcerers

Sukuna as seen in the anime (Image via MAPPA)

Ryomen Sukuna is the final antagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen and one of the strongest sorcerers. He was introduced in the first chapter/first episode of the series where he took the body of Itadori Yuji, the main protagonist.

Some chapters later, during the Culling Game arc, he changed hosts to Megumi Fushigoro. Sukuna gained full control over Megumi after taking the cursed bath and right around this time, Gojo Satoru was also released from Prism Realm. The Honored One challenged the King of Curses right after he was released and these two fought in Shinjuku, Japan.

Although it's been a while since this chapter was released, there were still some things that fans wanted to get answers for, so they asked the writer himself. Jujutsu Kaisen Exhibition was held recently and Gege Akutami faced the spicy questions from the fans.

Gojo using Hollow Purple at 200% (Image via Shueisha)

One such question was regarding the starting move of Gojo Satoru during the battle of the strongest, Hollow Purple amplified to 200%. The author replied in a very intriguing manner, stating:

"Initially, it would seem odd to me to have the opponents face off at the time when the battle starts, as the basic idea of this battle is that there are no rules here and it itself inherently lays down the point about dishonesty."

In simple terms, Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple defines the standard of the battle, which was that no rule exists and the fighters can fight with whatever they want. Gojo made a flashy start to the fight by destroying one of Sukuna's hands in hopes of intimidating him.

Sukuna summoning Agito and Mahoraga in the battle against Gojo (Image via Shueisha)

But Gege's comments could also be considered an appreciation for Ryomen Sukuna who fought the battle against the Honored One, toe-to-toe, with a body he had just taken over.

Not only this, the King of Curses also utilized almost every power of his cursed technique, unlike Gojo Satoru who just amplified Hollow Purple throughout the battle as his main weapon. Sukuna also utilized the Ten Shadow Technique and even created a new shikigami, Agito, by combining some shikigami.

Moreover, he also took his time to break Megumi's soul by first torturing his friend using the sorcerer's body and later by killing his sister using the Ten Shadow Technique, Megumi's cursed technique. Maybe this was the reason why he was able to kill Gojo Satoru and win the battle of the strongest, drowning everyone's hope of victory as the true fighter.

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Edited by Prem Deshpande