Recaps

Megumi Fushiguro used Chimera Shadow Garden to make his shikigami attack Reggie, then turned the domain’s weight-transferring shadows into a contest of endurance. When Reggie summoned a house to crush him, Megumi dispelled the domain, leaving Naoya watching and mocking their fight.

• Reggie realized Megumi’s domain had no sure-hit effect and mocked him, while Naoya watched from the rooftop and dismissed it as useless.
• Megumi explained that the domain let his shikigami emerge from shadows in every direction, and Reggie deduced that its weight was being transferred to Megumi.
• Reggie dropped three cars onto the domain, forcing Megumi to endure their combined weight, but Megumi summoned Max Elephant to press Reggie down in return.
• Reggie summoned another car as Megumi’s Great Serpent wrapped around him, and both sorcerers struggled under the weight of their shikigami and the cars.
• Reggie summoned a two-story house to crush Megumi, so Megumi dispelled Chimera Shadow Garden before the house could land on its shadows.
• Naoya watched from the swimming hall’s broken window and scoffed at Megumi and Reggie’s weightlifting contest.

Megumi Fushiguro defeated Reggie in the pool after the falling house soaked Reggie's receipts and disabled his Cursed Technique. As Megumi struggled to recover at the pool’s edge, Naoya Zenin spotted a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit sneaking toward him.

• Megumi Fushiguro and Reggie fell into the pool as the upside-down house crashed down after them.
• Reggie discovered that his soaked receipts had become unusable, then grabbed Megumi and forced him underwater.
• A Divine Dog bit Reggie's leg, allowing Megumi to break free and attack him from the front.
• Megumi and the Divine Dog overwhelmed Reggie, and Megumi broke Reggie's throat with an elbow strike.
• Naoya Zenin watched Megumi win, then noticed a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit approaching him.

Wounded and nearly out of cursed energy, Megumi Fushiguro was ambushed by a grade 2 cursed spirit after leaving the swimming complex. With the Divine Dog badly injured and no strength left to fight, Megumi summoned untamed Mahoraga, risking both their lives.

• Megumi Fushiguro hurried toward Tsumiki and Itadori despite his injuries, while the wounded Divine Dog sensed someone hiding nearby.
• A grade 2 cursed spirit appeared behind Megumi and knocked the Divine Dog into a broken wall, reopening its wounds.
• The cursed spirit mocked Megumi and revealed it had waited until he was exhausted after fighting Reggie.
• Megumi realized he had no shikigami left to use except Mahoraga, whose summoning could kill both him and the cursed spirit.
• Megumi chose not to give in and chanted the ritual to summon Mahoraga.

Megumi Fushiguro summoned Mahoraga, which struck him down and pursued Naoya Zenin. With Mahoraga gone, the Grade 2 Cursed Spirit regained its composure and approached the badly injured Megumi.

• Naoya Zenin realized Mahoraga's summoning put him in danger and fled the swimming facility with Projection Sorcery.
• Mahoraga manifested on Desolate Street, terrifying the Grade 2 Cursed Spirit.
• Megumi Fushiguro told the Grade 2 Cursed Spirit to keep fighting, then Mahoraga slapped him into a wall.
• Mahoraga ignored the fleeing Grade 2 Cursed Spirit and pursued Naoya Zenin, who ran for his life.
• The Grade 2 Cursed Spirit recovered its composure and walked toward the half-dead Megumi Fushiguro.

Itadori arrived in time to drive off the Grade 2 Cursed Spirit and carry the badly injured Megumi Fushiguro toward Jujutsu High with Tsumiki. As Megumi lost consciousness, Sukuna appeared through a mouth on Itadori’s face and said, “Enchain.”

• The Grade 2 Cursed Spirit judged that it could not defeat Itadori, then dispersed into smoke and fled.
• Itadori found Megumi Fushiguro injured in the wall, learned that Reggie was dead, and carried Megumi on his back.
• Tsumiki followed them and wiped blood from the corner of Megumi’s mouth.
• Itadori urged Megumi to stay awake and told him that he had dealt with Haruta and stopped the killings of ordinary people.
• Megumi lost consciousness while still breathing, and Itadori hurried toward Jujutsu High.
• A mouth appeared on Itadori’s face, and Sukuna said, “Enchain.”

Qingxiao confronted Hiromi Higuruma in an abandoned theater and offered him the choice of surrendering his Culling Game points or fighting. Higuruma refused, and the chapter ended as he activated his Domain Expansion.

• Qingxiao found Higuruma bathing in a tub on the theater stage and sat down to speak with him.
• Qingxiao offered Higuruma two choices: hand over his points or fight.
• Higuruma refused to give up his points, believing the Culling Game could allow justice where the law could not.
• Qingxiao stood up and prepared to fight, while Higuruma questioned whether Qingxiao had come only for a battle.
• Higuruma rose from the tub and activated Deadly Sentencing.

Higuruma opened his domain and put Qingxiao on trial, first for stealing sweets from Satoru Gojo and then for murdering a university president. Judgeman confiscated Qingxiao’s cursed technique and cursed tool, leaving the two ready to fight with close combat.

• Higuruma opened his courtroom domain and Judgeman charged Qingxiao with stealing sweets worth 478,200 yen from Satoru Gojo.
• Qingxiao objected that the theft charge was too minor and demanded a retrial, which Judgeman granted.
• Judgeman charged Qingxiao with murdering a university president in 2006, and Qingxiao explained that the president’s brutal workload had driven students to suicide and created a special grade cursed spirit.
• Higuruma asked Judgeman to deliver a verdict, and Judgeman sentenced Qingxiao to confiscation, taking his cursed technique and cursed tool.
• Qingxiao remained eager to fight using cursed energy and close combat, while Higuruma transformed his gavel into a giant mallet.

Qingxiao defeated Higuruma in close combat, but Higuruma sacrificed the use of his domain for a year to hold another trial. As Judgeman began presenting records of Qingxiao’s killings, Qingxiao realized Higuruma was seeking a death sentence.

• Higuruma used his transforming gavel to attack Qingxiao, who blocked one strike and dodged another.
• Qingxiao closed in, disarmed Higuruma with a punch, and incapacitated him with a second punch to the abdomen.
• Higuruma acknowledged that he could not defeat Qingxiao in hand-to-hand combat and vowed not to expand his domain for a year in exchange for a trial.
• Higuruma expanded his domain again, and Judgeman began reading records of Qingxiao’s killings.
• Qingxiao realized Higuruma intended to sentence him to death.

During Higuruma’s domain trial, Qingxiao’s attempt to defend his past killings instead convinced the judge that they were premeditated, and Higuruma sentenced him to death. Back in the abandoned theater, Higuruma’s Executioner’s Sword remained active, but he deactivated his Cursed Technique just as Qingxiao was about to strike him from behind.

• Higuruma’s Shikigami recited the details of Qingxiao’s past killings, and Qingxiao admitted that his victims deserved to die.
• Qingxiao claimed he had investigated each victim before killing them, and Higuruma pointed out that this amounted to premeditated murder.
• Qingxiao gave up trying to defend himself, and Higuruma found him guilty and sentenced him to death.
• The domain dissolved, but Higuruma retained the Executioner’s Sword, which Qingxiao recognized as fatal if it touched him.
• Qingxiao rushed behind Higuruma and raised a knife-hand to strike, but Higuruma deactivated his Cursed Technique before the blow landed.

Qingxiao defeated Higuruma after Higuruma could not bring himself to carry out a death sentence, and Higuruma then offered to defend him in court. As Qingxiao left the theater, he sensed Mahoraga nearby and raced toward it.

• Higuruma dispelled his Cursed Technique and hesitated to kill Qingxiao, so Qingxiao struck him down.
• Higuruma admitted he could not sentence a good person to death, and Qingxiao challenged the law behind his judgment.
• Higuruma abruptly offered to defend Qingxiao, outlining possible defenses for his killings and joking that stealing desserts would be harder to excuse.
• Qingxiao accepted Higuruma as his monthly client and left the theater.
• Qingxiao checked the Culling Game scoreboard, saw that Megumi Fushiguro had gained five points, and then sensed a powerful Cursed Energy nearby.
• Qingxiao recognized the approaching Shikigami as Mahoraga and sprinted toward it.

Qingxiao fought Mahoraga while Naoya escaped, using repeated Black Flashes to damage Mahoraga and strengthen himself. The battle continued as Qingxiao carefully kept his attacks just ahead of Mahoraga’s adaptation.

• Qingxiao arrived in time to knock Mahoraga away from Naoya and ordered Naoya to leave the battlefield.
• Qingxiao struck Mahoraga with a Black Flash that destroyed half its chest, but Mahoraga regenerated within seconds.
• Qingxiao hit the same spot again, then blocked Mahoraga’s Sword of Extermination with his fist as the Dharma Wheel slowly turned.
• Qingxiao traded repeated Black Flash blows with Mahoraga, controlling their power to stay ahead of its adaptation.
• As Mahoraga’s Dharma Wheel accelerated, Qingxiao felt his Heavenly Motion grow stronger with every punch.

Qingxiao fought Mahoraga with Black Flash and physical blows, pushing the shikigami to adapt to his attacks. He was still locked in the battle when Sukuna’s cursed energy and Angel’s Jacob’s Ladder erupted in the distance, alerting him that something had happened to Itadori, Megumi, and Hana Kurusu.

• Mahoraga struck Qingxiao with a blast of compressed air, but Qingxiao braced himself and charged back in.
• Qingxiao clashed with Mahoraga’s Sword of Extermination, landing repeated Black Flashes as their battle destroyed the surrounding block.
• Qingxiao used Earth Is Receptive to boost his power and tore open Mahoraga’s shoulder and neck before its Dharma Wheel adapted to Black Flash.
• Mahoraga developed gray armor that nullified Black Flash, so Qingxiao continued battering it with physical force until its regeneration began to fail.
• A golden pillar of light and a surge of Sukuna’s cursed energy interrupted the fight, and Qingxiao realized something had happened to Itadori, Megumi, and Hana Kurusu.

Qingxiao used his domain and overwhelming power to dissolve Mahoraga, then raced toward the golden light where Itadori was fighting. Meanwhile, Sukuna activated their binding vow and took control of Itadori’s body.

• Qingxiao used Raise Blue and his domain, Seeking Truth by Abandoning Cleverness, to dissolve Mahoraga and the Sword of Extermination.
• Qingxiao infused the Xiqu Knuckle Dusters with all his cursed energy and struck Mahoraga, reducing him to dust.
• Qingxiao headed toward the golden light, hoping Itadori would survive the crisis ahead.
• Sukuna said “Enchain,” causing Itadori to lose consciousness as Sukuna took over his body.

Sukuna transferred his consciousness into Megumi Fushiguro by forcing his severed finger down Megumi’s throat, then faced Hana Kurusu’s Jacob’s Ladder. He survived by pretending to be Megumi and manipulating Hana and Uraume, leaving Hana rushing toward him as the attack vanished.

• Sukuna broke off his left little finger and fed it to Megumi Fushiguro, taking over his body while Itadori collapsed nearby.
• Uraume revealed herself to Sukuna and pledged her loyalty, while Sukuna listened to Guyue Qingxiao fighting Mahoraga in the east.
• Hana Kurusu arrived, recognized Sukuna’s possession, and struck him with Jacob’s Ladder, which began burning him and threatening to expel him from Megumi’s body.
• Sukuna suppressed his curse markings and called to Hana as Megumi, convincing her that he was hurt and asking for help.
• Uraume pulled Sukuna behind her and prepared to attack Hana, prompting Hana to cancel Jacob’s Ladder and rush toward Megumi.

Sukuna brutally incapacitated Hana Kurusu after she dispelled Jacob’s Ladder, then decided to flee with Megumi Fushiguro rather than face Qingxiao. He asked Uraume to hold Qingxiao off and promised to marry her once he had settled into his vessel.

• Sukuna struck Hana Kurusu in the chest, shattered her breastbone, and severed her left arm.
• Angel lost consciousness and cursed Hana Kurusu for being lovesick, while Sukuna dismissed her as no longer a threat.
• Uraume approached Sukuna and asked whether she had ruined his plans, and he silently accepted her flattery.
• Sukuna judged that his injuries and depleted Cursed Energy left him unable to fight Qingxiao, so he planned to escape with Megumi Fushiguro.
• Sukuna asked Uraume to hold Qingxiao off for five minutes and promised to marry her once he had settled in.

Sukuna tricked Uraume into believing he would marry her, then fled as Qingxiao approached. Uraume blocked Qingxiao from pursuing him by threatening Tsumiki's body and unleashed her domain, leaving Qingxiao facing her sure-hit Perfect Sphere.

• Sukuna promised to make Uraume his principal wife and let her plan a wedding involving the slaughter of three villages.
• When Mahoraga's presence vanished and Qingxiao's Cursed Energy drew near, Sukuna fled through the ruins, leaving Uraume behind.
• Qingxiao found Itadori unconscious and injured, Hana Kurusu badly hurt, and Sukuna retreating in Megumi Fushiguro's body.
• Uraume, possessing Tsumiki Fushiguro's body, threatened to kill herself and Tsumiki if Qingxiao pursued Sukuna, then boasted about the promised marriage.
• Qingxiao refused to be delayed and threatened to beat Uraume out of Tsumiki, so Uraume activated Domain Expansion: Threefold Affliction.
• Uraume formed a Perfect Sphere and sent it toward Qingxiao with the domain's sure-hit effect; Qingxiao dodged, saw it adjust its course, and braced for impact.

Qingxiao destroyed Uraume’s Threefold Affliction with his Domain Expansion, disabling her cursed techniques and leaving her vulnerable. He charged through the dust and struck her armored chest with a Black Flash.

• Uraume’s Perfect Sphere tore through Qingxiao’s cursed energy and severely wounded his arm, but Reverse Cursed Technique healed him almost instantly.
• Qingxiao retreated beyond the Perfect Sphere’s range and used Earth Is Receptive to convert his tempered physical strength into cursed energy.
• Qingxiao expanded Seeking Truth by Abandoning Cleverness, which dissolved Threefold Affliction and disabled Uraume’s sure-hit rule and cursed techniques.
• Uraume suffered cursed technique burnout as her Perfect Sphere collapsed and her insect armor solidified.
• Qingxiao rushed Uraume and struck her chest armor with a Black Flash, saying, “Coming through.”

Qingxiao defeated Uraume and returned to Jujutsu High with her and the injured Itadori and Hana Kurusu. After the wounded were taken for treatment, he found Itadori waiting alone in the corridor.

• Qingxiao knocked Uraume unconscious, but Sukuna escaped before he could catch him.
• Qingxiao treated Itadori's severed little finger and Hana Kurusu's badly injured arm, then took them and Uraume back to Jujutsu High.
• Qingxiao reported the injuries to Shoko Ieiri, and the medical staff took Hana Kurusu, Itadori, and Uraume inside.
• Shoko Ieiri noticed blood on Qingxiao's cuff and insisted he clean and disinfect it.
• Qingxiao left the treatment room around three in the morning and saw Yuji Itadori sitting alone on a corridor bench.

Qingxiao comforted Itadori over Sukuna’s possession of Megumi Fushiguro, then joined Satoru Gojo on the roof to discuss their failed efforts against Sukuna and Kenjaku. The discussion ended when Kenjaku called from Megumi Fushiguro’s phone, and Qingxiao pretended not to care that Megumi had been taken.

• Qingxiao sat with Itadori, reassured him that no one blamed him, and told him not to think about dying.
• Qingxiao met Satoru Gojo on the roof, where they discussed Uraume’s interrogation and the security of her restraints.
• Satoru Gojo said he had destroyed Kenjaku’s Clone at the Tombs of the Star Corridor, then blamed Qingxiao for Sukuna’s chance to take over Megumi Fushiguro.
• Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo argued over their failures and decided to wait for Geto to help plan their next move.
• Kenjaku called from Megumi Fushiguro’s phone and said they had him, but Qingxiao refused to offer a ransom and dismissed Megumi as unimportant.

Kenjaku and Sukuna challenged Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo to a decisive battle in Shinjuku one month later. Sukuna admitted they could not win as they were, but Kenjaku revealed a plan to give him a body with nearly a thousand cursed techniques, including Limitless.

• Kenjaku used the phone to project himself and Sukuna before Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo, who mocked them and insisted they would win.
• Sukuna and Kenjaku set a decisive battle for one month later in Shinjuku, then ended the call.
• At an abandoned shrine, Sukuna admitted that he and Kenjaku could not defeat Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo as they were and ordered Uraume to prepare the Bath.
• Kenjaku told Sukuna that his Copy technique held nearly a thousand cursed techniques, including Limitless, as well as Sukuna's four missing fingers and collected cursed tools.
• Kenjaku proposed transferring Sukuna into his body and then moving his brain to another host, leaving Sukuna a repaired vessel; Sukuna accepted the plan and vowed to kill Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo.

Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo recalled the Culling Game participants to Shinjuku for Sukuna’s challenge, while Qingxiao chose Ryu Ishigori to accompany him. Shoko warned Qingxiao about a possible trap, gave him her experimental technique for sharpening his senses, and asked him to come back safe.

• Qingxiao spent six hundred points to add cross-barrier Cursed Energy communication and free passage for designated people, then he and Satoru Gojo recalled the participants to Shinjuku.
• Qingxiao told Ryu Ishigori and Hajime Kashimo that Sukuna had challenged them to fight in Shinjuku in a month, but only agreed to bring the still-injured Ryu.
• Shoko warned Qingxiao that Sukuna’s challenge might be a trap, and Qingxiao said he would go with Satoru Gojo while Yuta and Geto dealt with Kenjaku.
• Shoko gave Qingxiao her research on a technique that briefly improved reaction speed and dynamic vision, warning him about its aftereffects and asking him to come back safe.
• Qingxiao promised Shoko he would return and left with her research papers tucked into his pocket.

Sukuna summoned Mahoraga in Kenjaku’s sealed stadium and tested it against the Ten Shadows shikigami and several cursed techniques. After adapting to the fight, Sukuna destroyed Mahoraga with a barrage of slashes.

• Kenjaku sealed the abandoned stadium with a Curtain while Sukuna summoned Mahoraga.
• Sukuna tested Rabbit Escape, Divine Dogs, and Piercing Ox against Mahoraga, then dismissed them when they failed to hurt it.
• Sukuna used Cursed Speech and Blood Manipulation, but Mahoraga adapted to both techniques.
• Sukuna caught Mahoraga’s sword with his palm and realized he had to control his repulsive force manually, unlike Gojo’s automatic Limitless.
• Mahoraga charged through Sukuna’s cursed energy, but Sukuna struck its Dharma Wheel and attacked its joints at close range.
• Sukuna used Dragon Scales, Rebound, and Paired Meteors to sever the Dharma Wheel and slash Mahoraga until its body vanished.

Sukuna absorbed Uraume’s Ice Formation and revealed that he could use it alongside Mahoraga by creating an independent cursed technique circuit. He and Kenjaku agreed to fight Jujutsu High, with Sukuna targeting Guyue Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo while Kenjaku handled the other special-grade sorcerers.

• Sukuna had Uraume offer him Ice Formation, then healed her severed arm before eating it and acquiring the technique.
• Sukuna discovered that Mahoraga’s Dharma Wheel prevented him from using other cursed techniques through his normal circuit.
• Sukuna used Cursed Technique Extension to run Ice Formation, Dhruv Lakdawalla’s domain, and Mahoraga’s adaptation simultaneously.
• Sukuna declared that he would kill Guyue Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo, then eliminate the Culling Game players.
• Kenjaku offered to fight alongside Sukuna and take on the other special-grade sorcerers while Sukuna faced Guyue Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo.

Nanami and Yu Haibara found Tadokoro Jiewen’s restaurant, where his cooking healed their injuries and restored their stamina. Their meal ended when Qingxiao summoned them to Shinjuku in one month for a battle arranged by Sukuna.

• Nanami and Yu Haibara escorted civilians through the Culling Game while Nanami dreamed of taking a vacation in the Maldives.
• A girl Yu Haibara had rescued led them to Tadokoro Jiewen’s restaurant, where they ate teriyaki beef bowls.
• Yu Haibara’s wound seemed to worsen, and Nanami grabbed Jiewen, accusing him of using his Cursed Technique against them.
• Yu Haibara’s injuries disappeared, and Jiewen explained that his cooking healed wounds and restored stamina.
• Qingxiao contacted Nanami and Yu Haibara, ordering them to gather in Shinjuku in one month for a battle arranged by Sukuna.
• Jiewen gave them packed meals, and Nanami and Yu Haibara left the restaurant to return immediately.

Yagami Kisei rescued Maki Zenin, Panda, and Toge Inumaki from cursed spirits, then confronted them when Maki questioned his ties to Suguru Geto. As Yagami held back from fighting Jujutsu High, memories returned to the day Geto found him after he killed the bullies who had tormented him.

• Yagami Kisei sent ink-black Fish Shadows among the cursed spirits attacking Maki Zenin, Panda, and Toge Inumaki, disrupting the assault and helping them clear the remaining enemies.
• Maki questioned Yagami's identity and suggested he was Suguru Geto's subordinate, prompting Yagami to defend Geto and threaten the Jujutsu High students.
• Yagami restrained the Fish Shadows because the Cult Leader had ordered him not to fight anyone from Jujutsu High.
• Ten years earlier, fifteen-year-old Yagami's cursed energy erupted when bullies cornered and beat him, and the Fish Shadows killed them in uncanny accidents.
• Suguru Geto arrived at the alley, saw the bodies and the wounded Yagami, and recognized him as a boy driven into a corner.