Itadori

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Itadori Yuji (虎杖悠仁)
Alias(es)	Sukuna's vessel; Sukuna's Flesh Receptacle
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tokyo Jujutsu High
Occupation/Role	Jujutsu Sorcerer; student; vessel containing Ryomen Sukuna
First Appearance	Chapter 51
Status	Active

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Exceptional physical ability	51	Displays extraordinary speed and strength during a shot-put contest; Megumi compares his physique to Maki's.
Sukuna's vessel	52–53	Swallows Sukuna's Finger to prevent a Curse from consuming it. He retains control of his body after Sukuna manifests.
Cursed Energy-based close combat	61–71	Develops Cursed Energy control and hand-to-hand combat through sparring, including instruction from Todo Aoi.
Dream Realm power growth	123	Gains Cursed Energy through defeating hostile players and uses his physical strength to protect a growing group of survivors.
Evil Severing Slash awakened	132–133	Awakens an innate Cursed Technique through power supplied by the people he saved; its invisible slashes injure both body and soul.
Domain Expansion: Severance of Delusion	154	Volunteers to deploy his Domain first against Sukuna because of its connection to Sukuna's power.
Soul Swap	190	Awakens an ability separate from his Cursed Technique that swaps his soul with Sukuna's, leaving Sukuna defenseless.
Black Flash	337–338	Lands successive Black Flashes against a Special Grade Cursed Spirit during a mission with Okkotsu.

Appearance

Itadori is a muscular, light-pink-haired high school student whose physique is visibly beyond ordinary human limits. He is described as bare-chested and powerfully built after being healed following Sukuna's manifestation. 51 326

• Light pink hair. 51
• Exceptional athletic build and physical durability. 51 61
• Can endure injuries that would normally require Reverse Cursed Technique. 61

Personality

Itadori is straightforward, friendly, and instinctively protective of others. Before entering the Jujutsu world, he joined the Occult Research Club partly because it allowed him to leave school early, but he still defended its activities when the club faced dissolution. 51

He believes that those with strength should protect the weak. This conviction drives him to intervene against bullying, lure danger away from classmates, and accept the burden of serving as Sukuna's vessel. 337

Despite his willingness to fight, Itadori is not indifferent to killing. After killing a Curse User, he feels sadness and unease—not from doubting the necessity of the act, but from having killed another human. 353

Abilities & Skills

Exceptional Physique

Itadori possessed abnormal physical ability even before learning Jujutsu. His family warned him not to use his full strength when playing with others, and he could overpower adult thugs while still a student. 320

• Possesses extreme strength, speed, stamina, and durability. 51 61
• Fights effectively through close-quarters combat even before awakening a Cursed Technique. 123
• His resilience partially reduces the damage he suffers from Sukuna's attacks. 157
• Recovers rapidly from minor injuries. 61

Sukuna's Vessel

After swallowing a Sukuna Finger, Itadori becomes the vessel of Ryomen Sukuna while maintaining his own consciousness and control of his body. 52 53

• Can suppress Sukuna's will and prevent him from freely taking control. 53 326
• Sukuna's presence grants supplementary resistance to curses. 101
• Sukuna's existence gradually imprints his technique onto Itadori's body. 133
• His body is the intended container for Sukuna's Fingers until Sukuna can be completely exorcised. 53 334

Cursed Energy Reinforcement

Before awakening his innate technique, Itadori relies on Cursed Energy to reinforce his naturally powerful body. 66

• Uses Cursed Energy to enhance physical attacks and defense. 66 123
• Learned combat fundamentals through sparring with Maki and Todo. 68 71
• Can perform Black Flash when his Cursed Energy and physical strike align at the critical moment. 337 338

Evil Severing Slash

Itadori's innate Cursed Technique creates invisible slashes against targets with ill intent toward him. It emerged after he absorbed power from willing Dream Realm survivors. 132 133

• The greater a target's malice, the stronger the slashes inflicted upon them. 133
• The slashes can damage a target's soul and obstruct regeneration. 133
• Can sever attacks, create a defensive blade wall, and attack from multiple positions. 133
• Is ineffective against targets without hostile intent toward him. 133
• Mahito can partially reduce its effect by suppressing his emotions and malice. 133

Domain Expansion: Severance of Delusion

Itadori possesses a Domain Expansion related to Sukuna and his own Cursed Technique. 154

• He volunteers to use it first during the battle against Sukuna, judging it the least costly technique to expose. 154
• Its deployment is part of a coordinated Domain relay alongside Gojo, Megumi, and Okkotsu. 155

Soul Swap

Itadori develops a soul-related ability distinct from Evil Severing Slash. 190

• Swaps souls with Sukuna through the connection created by Sukuna's possession of his body. 190 191
• Temporarily returns Sukuna to Itadori's body and disrupts Sukuna's control over his techniques and shikigami. 190
• Creates an opening for Shen Yuanyi's Domain to target Sukuna. 190 191

Relationships

• Ryomen Sukuna — His unwilling vessel and primary enemy. Itadori resists Sukuna's attempts to control his body and ultimately uses Soul Swap against him. 53 190 191
• Shen Yuanyi / Genichi — Mentor and protector who first confronts Sukuna after Itadori becomes a vessel, oversees his safety, and supports his entry into Jujutsu High. 53 65 326 327
• Megumi Fushiguro — Fellow student and frequent combat partner. Megumi advocates for Itadori's life after seeing him suppress Sukuna, and the two repeatedly fight alongside one another. 52 326 353 354
• Gojo Satoru — Teacher who decides to use Itadori as Sukuna's vessel to collect the Fingers before Sukuna's complete exorcism. 53 54
• Okkotsu Yuta — Senior and mission partner who guides him through real combat and supports him during major battles. 133 333 334
• Nobara Kugisaki — Fellow first-year student who joins Itadori and Megumi at Tokyo Jujutsu High. 54 328
• Todo Aoi — A self-declared friend who trains Itadori through intense hand-to-hand combat. 70 71
• Itadori Wasuke — His grandfather and primary guardian during childhood. Wasuke supports Yuji's decision to enter the Jujutsu world and asks him to save others. 54 327
• Itadori Jin — His father, who is protective of Yuji and distrustful of Shen Yuanyi because of the family's past connection to Kenjaku. 327

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sugisawa Third High School Incident

Itadori is introduced as an exceptionally athletic student and member of the Occult Research Club. After a cursed object’s seal breaks, he swallows Sukuna's Finger to stop a Curse from gaining its power, becoming Sukuna's vessel. 51 53

Enrollment at Tokyo Jujutsu High

After accepting the responsibility attached to his vessel status, Itadori joins Tokyo Jujutsu High. He begins learning Cursed Energy control, combat fundamentals, and the dangers associated with Sukuna. 54 61 66

Dream Realm Rescue

Trapped in the Dream Realm, Itadori protects other players, gathers a group around himself, and gains strength while searching for Jujutsu High students. He later awakens Evil Severing Slash to confront Mahito. 123 132 133

Battle Against Sukuna

Itadori's Cursed Technique is especially effective against Sukuna because Sukuna's malice continuously fulfills its condition. He deploys his Domain against Sukuna and later uses Soul Swap to create the opening needed for Sukuna's defeat. 154 155 190

Training as Sukuna's Vessel

In the later Jujutsu High reform era, Itadori is trained as a future sorcerer and assigned missions alongside Okkotsu. He rejects Sukuna's offers of power, discovers Black Flash, and resolves to become strong enough to protect others. 333 338

Trivia

• Itadori initially joins the Occult Research Club largely because its schedule allows him to leave school at 5 PM. 51
• He is known at school as the “Tiger of Nishi Middle School.” 51
• Before learning Jujutsu, he could throw a shot put farther than a former professional athlete. 51
• His first experience killing a human leaves him saddened despite the target being a dangerous Curse User. 353