Recaps

Lu You entered the Shibuya Incident in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen with Shirou Emiya’s template and Projection Magecraft, then rushed toward the subway station to save those trapped inside. He reached Ijichi just as Uraume and Haruta Shigemo attacked, and kicked Haruta away.

• Lu You identified the black curtain over Shibuya as a Jujutsu Kaisen barrier and checked his status, finding himself weak but carrying the Shirou Emiya template.
• At 1% Synchronization Value, Lu You received Projection Magecraft and considered how saving people might further align him with Shirou Emiya.
• Lu You refined Cursed Energy and raced toward the subway station, hoping to rescue the people trapped inside by breaking the barrier.
• Lu You sensed trouble on a pedestrian bridge and saw Ijichi directing communications for the Jujutsu Sorcerers.
• As Haruta Shigemo tried to stab Ijichi, Lu You kicked him across the ground and faced him alongside Uraume.

Lu You killed Haruta Shigemo with a Black Flash and then faced Uraume, who attacked him with Ice Formation. As the ice pursued him, Lu You began a Domain Expansion.

• Lu You told Ijichi to escape, then confronted Haruta Shigemo and Uraume on the pedestrian bridge.
• Lu You struck Haruta Shigemo with a Black Flash, exhausting his stored miracles and killing him.
• Uraume froze the collapsing bridge and sent ice after Lu You as he fled across nearby buildings.
• Lu You formed a hand seal and shouted, "Domain Expansion!"

Lu You lured Uraume into withdrawing Ice Formation, then fled through Shibuya as Uraume pursued him. After Kusakabe and Panda were caught in the fight, Lu You turned back and prepared to unleash Projection-Enuma Elish.

• Lu You used the threat of a nonexistent Domain Expansion to make Uraume withdraw Ice Formation, then escaped while gaining 2% synchronization for killing Haruta Shigemo.
• Uraume realized Lu You had bluffed and chased him through Shibuya, freezing buildings as they fought.
• Panda and Kusakabe encountered Lu You, who admitted he could not defeat Uraume alone and asked them for help.
• Uraume unleashed Ice Formation: Frost Calm, freezing Kusakabe while Lu You and Panda fled.
• Lu You stopped running, gathered a compressed ball of Cursed Energy, and activated Projection-Enuma Elish.

Lu You revealed that his Projection technique could reproduce mythical weapons and charged Excalibur as Uraume prepared to fight him. Uraume expanded his domain, and Lu You unleashed Excalibur against it, lighting up Shibuya’s night sky.

• Lu You summoned Excalibur and told Uraume that his Projection technique could recreate mythical weapons with supernatural powers.
• As Lu You gathered power into Excalibur, Kenjaku watched from Shibuya Station and wondered whether Lu You was the ally Satoru Gojo was counting on.
• Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro paused their fight with a Curse User to observe the golden aura spreading through Shibuya.
• Uraume chose to face Lu You rather than flee and activated Domain Expansion-Bingjieluotian, trapping Lu You, Kusakabe, and Panda inside its darkness.
• Lu You invoked Excalibur’s true name and slashed at Uraume’s domain, sending golden light crashing into the black curtain.

Lu You defeated Uraume with Excalibur, though Uraume escaped and Lu You exhausted his Cursed Energy. After unlocking Battle Continuation and Independent Action, he headed into Shibuya Station while Panda and Kusakabe stayed outside to support the rescue effort.

• Lu You's Excalibur slash carved a vast trench through the street, but Uraume escaped after losing nearly half their body.
• Lu You met Panda and Atsuya Kusakabe, and the three rested while slowly making their way toward Shibuya Station.
• The barrier allowing Jujutsu Sorcerers to enter and leave Shibuya lifted, and Lu You considered the remaining barriers and Satoru Gojo's sealing.
• Lu You gained Synchronization Value and unlocked the Battle Continuation and Independent Action traits.
• Lu You told Panda and Kusakabe to handle threats outside the station and help assistant supervisors restore communications, then entered the station alone.

Lu You helped clear Transfigured Humans in the subway and joined forces with Naobito Zenin, Kento Nanami, and Maki Zenin. Their reunion was interrupted by Dagon, whose arrival left them preparing to fight as Lu You began invoking Projection-Zanpakuto.

• Lu You blasted through the Transfigured Humans pouring into the subway and met Naobito Zenin, Kento Nanami, and Maki Zenin as they helped clear a level.
• Lu You introduced himself and explained that he had come to help rescue Satoru Gojo, fought Curse Users, and encountered Ijichi, Panda, and Kusakabe.
• Naobito Zenin, Kento Nanami, and Maki Zenin accepted Lu You as a powerful reinforcement after hearing that he had defeated a Curse User with a golden light.
• Dagon emerged from beneath the subway tracks, and the group recognized the Special Grade Cursed Spirit as Lu You began summoning Projection-Zanpakuto.

Lu You killed Dagon with a lightning-fast Zanpakuto strike just as Dagon began to expand his domain, saving the others from a dangerous fight. After the Zenin father and son arrived but Jogo did not, Lu You recognized that events had diverged sharply from the plot he knew.

• Dagon flooded the subway level, sweeping Maki Zenin aside while Naobito Zenin, Lu You, and Kento Nanami evaded the torrent.
• Kento Nanami struck Dagon with his Ratio Technique, and Naobito Zenin repeatedly battered him with Projection Sorcery, preventing him from using his cursed technique.
• Dagon concealed the changes to the markings on his abdomen and began a Domain Expansion, but Lu You called out, "Shoot to kill, Shinsō," and pierced Dagon's head before he could complete it.
• Naobito Zenin and Kento Nanami thanked Lu You, who dissipated his Zanpakuto and received a five-percent Synchronization Value increase for killing Dagon.
• The Zenin father and son arrived at the subway entrance, but Jogo did not appear, leaving Lu You to realize that the plot had changed.

Lu You and Naobito Zenin defeated the resurrected Toji Fushiguro, but Sukuna appeared in Shibuya after Satoru Gojo was sealed. The group rushed toward the fifth basement level to recover Gojo, where the Prison Realm lay unattended and Kenjaku had vanished.

• Toji Zenin seized Maki Zenin’s weapon and fought Naobito Zenin while Lu You watched for an opening.
• Lu You used Haineko to trap Toji in a gray tornado, shredded his body with windblown sand, and left him conscious beside Megumi Fushiguro.
• Sukuna’s aura filled Shibuya Station, and Kento Nanami, Naobito Zenin, Maki Zenin, and Lu You realized the crisis had worsened.
• Lu You judged that Satoru Gojo must still be in the subway station and led the others toward the fifth basement level.
• On the fifth basement level, the Prison Realm sat in a crater as the crowd stood motionless, while Kenjaku was nowhere to be found.

Lu You and the others found Satoru Gojo sealed inside the Prison Realm beneath Shibuya, while Sukuna’s rampage threatened to destroy the city. Lu You proposed copying the Inverted Spear of Heaven to break the seal and left to consult Megumi Fushiguro’s still-living father.

• Lu You, Megumi Fushiguro, Maki Zenin, Kento Nanami, and Naobito Zenin reached the fifth basement level and found Satoru Gojo’s Prison Realm embedded in a crater.
• Lu You determined that the Prison Realm could not yet be moved, and Nanami suggested leaving someone to guard it while the others addressed the battle above.
• Lu You warned Naobito and Megumi that they could not handle Sukuna, then suggested freeing Gojo with the Inverted Spear of Heaven.
• Lu You revealed that his Projection technique could copy Maki’s horse-slaying saber and said he could make weakened copies of the Inverted Spear of Heaven.
• Lu You asked Megumi whether his father was still alive, then vanished to reach him as Shibuya continued to burn.

Sukuna overwhelmed Jogo in Shibuya as Jogo unleashed his Maximum Technique, Meteor. Meanwhile, Mahito confronted Kenjaku and Kurourushi underground, and the chapter ended with Kenjaku opening his domain against Mahito’s.

• Sukuna dodged Jogo’s attacks and repeatedly battered him across Shibuya.
• Jogo unleashed Maximum Technique: Meteor, causing widespread destruction as Kusakabe and Panda focused on evacuating people.
• Kenjaku told Mahito that Satoru Gojo was no longer the key and that he wanted to borrow Mahito’s cursed technique.
• Mahito fought Kenjaku and Kurourushi, struggling to transfigure the special grade cursed spirit while Kurourushi’s sword tore through his body.
• Mahito opened Self-Embodiment of Perfection, and Kenjaku answered with Womb Profusion, making their domains collide.

Kenjaku defeated Mahito and escaped Shibuya, while Lu You and the others broke the Prison Realm and freed Satoru Gojo. Gojo greeted Lu You, then hurried upstairs to deal with the troublemaker.

• Mahito tried to attack Kenjaku after the domain clash, but Kenjaku struck him and absorbed him into a glass marble.
• Kenjaku swallowed Mahito and left Shibuya to avoid Satoru Gojo.
• Lu You, Maki Zenin, Megumi Fushiguro, and the others broke the Prison Realm with repeated blows from the Inverted Spears of Heaven.
• Satoru Gojo emerged from the shattered Prison Realm and thanked everyone for their hard work.
• Gojo met Lu You, accepted his request to handle the troublemaker upstairs, and vanished.

Lu You and the others emerged into Shibuya as Satoru Gojo confronted Sukuna, while Jogo fled. Lu You interrupted Sukuna’s attempt to expand his domain with a powerful Bankai strike, giving Satoru Gojo time to activate Unlimited Void.

• Lu You reasoned that Kenjaku had likely taken Mahito and led the others toward the surface to help save people.
• Satoru Gojo found Sukuna and Jogo fighting in Shibuya, and Jogo fled when he saw Gojo had been freed.
• Lu You tried to strike Sukuna with Shinsō, but Sukuna dodged and slashed Lu You across the chest.
• Lu You healed with Reverse Cursed Technique while Satoru Gojo attacked Sukuna at close quarters.
• Sukuna began forming a domain, but Lu You used a simplified Bankai to sever both of Sukuna’s arms.
• Satoru Gojo activated Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void before Sukuna could answer Lu You’s question.

After the Shibuya battle, Yuji, Satoru Gojo, and Lu You faced punishment from the Jujutsu Higher-Ups while Sukuna remained inside Yuji. Lu You then pressured his Shirou Emiya template into unlocking new traits, leaving him with greater power for the conflicts ahead.

• Satoru Gojo used Unlimited Void for 0.2 seconds to stun Sukuna, and Yuji regained control of his body.
• Lu You helped Yuji to his feet and offered him and Satoru Gojo dessert as the Shibuya crisis came to an end.
• The Jujutsu Higher-Ups exposed the existence of jujutsu sorcerers and sentenced Yuji to immediate execution, Satoru Gojo to a fine and loss of authority, and Lu You to ten years in prison.
• Three weeks later, Lu You and Satoru Gojo relaxed at a dessert shop while Yuji worried about the verdicts and Sukuna threatened to kill him.
• Lu You urged his Shirou Emiya template to grant him more power, unlocking the traits Root Echo-Purple and Sword Bones-Blue.

Lu You gained the Root Echo and Sword Bones traits, then agreed with Satoru Gojo to split up and target the Jujutsu Higher-Ups. The chapter ended with Lu You telling Itadori to kill the General Directorate’s members.

• Lu You checked his panel and gained Root Echo, which strengthened his energy and raised his Spirit, and Sword Bones, which boosted his swordsmanship and physical abilities.
• Lu You told Gojo he intended to act against the higher-ups, and Gojo agreed to target them while Lu You searched for Geto's brain.
• Gojo assigned Itadori to accompany him, and Itadori hesitated when told he might have to kill people.
• Lu You identified twenty-three General Directorate members as his targets and ordered Itadori to kill them all.

Lu You and Itadori entered the Tombs of the Star Corridor to purge the Jujutsu Society higher-ups, but Yuta Okkotsu confronted Lu You while Itadori went to face the elders. The chapter ended as Yuta attacked Lu You with a powerful sword strike.

• Lu You explained that he wanted to purge the family factions in Jujutsu Society and raise sorcerers from ordinary backgrounds.
• Lu You led Itadori through the barrier into the Tombs of the Star Corridor and descended to the higher-ups’ meeting rooms.
• Lu You spotted Yuta Okkotsu and told Itadori to deal with the higher-ups while he handled the Special Grade Sorcerer.
• Yuta revealed that the Grade 1 sorcerers from the families had gathered to eliminate Lu You, while he kept his own intentions concealed.
• Yuta drew his sword and attacked Lu You with a forceful slash that shattered the surrounding roof tiles.

Lu You and Yuta Okkotsu sparred in the Tombs of the Star Corridor, and Lu You advanced his swordsmanship to a new level before they unleashed their strongest powers against each other. After Lu You and Yuji Itadori killed twenty General Directorate members, Lu You was promoted to Special Grade and Yuji’s charges were revoked.

• Lu You and Yuta Okkotsu clashed swords as Okkotsu praised Lu You and helped him refine his swordsmanship.
• Lu You’s Heaven-Piercing slash blasted Okkotsu into a wall, and Lu You’s Swordsmanship Master trait advanced to Sword Venerable.
• Lu You and Okkotsu prepared to continue their spar with Rika and their transformed weapons, while Tengen watched from the sacred tree chamber.
• On November 21, 2018, Lu You and Yuji Itadori broke into the Tombs of the Star Corridor and killed twenty General Directorate members.
• On December 1, the General Directorate promoted Lu You to Special Grade and Yuji to Grade 1, revoking their previous verdicts and charges.

Lu You and the others discussed Kenjaku’s elusive movements while relaxing over milk tea, and Lu You continued training Itadori. Back at his apartment, Lu You checked his panel and discovered that his Synchronization Value had unlocked Eye of the Mind (True)-Blue and Unlimited Blade Works-Purple.

• Lu You told Itadori that strength decided who was right, while Satoru Gojo said Kenjaku had appeared across Japan but kept evading him.
• Megumi Fushiguro asked about organizing a nationwide search, but Satoru Gojo said Jujutsu Sorcerers were already overworked.
• Lu You left after dodging Satoru Gojo’s reminder that he had promised to pay for the milk tea.
• Itadori said Lu You had been teaching him Black Flash, Reverse Cursed Technique, and other techniques, and resolved to grow strong enough to stop Sukuna.
• Lu You returned to his apartment, concluded that he needed to keep improving while Kenjaku remained difficult to catch, and saw that his panel had unlocked Eye of the Mind (True)-Blue and Unlimited Blade Works-Purple.

After the Culling Game began across ten Japanese colonies, Lu You and Satoru Gojo coordinated a response to protect civilians and keep Kenjaku from targeting Tengen. Lu You chose to head to Sendai while the others prepared to cover the remaining colonies.

• Public knowledge of jujutsu spread, and Tokyo Jujutsu High and Kyoto Jujutsu High opened their entrance examinations to applicants across Japan.
• Lu You noticed enormous barriers rising over Tokyo, and the rules of Kenjaku's Culling Game appeared in the minds of people nearby.
• Satoru Gojo called Lu You and explained that ten colonies had formed across Japan and that the sorcerers needed to protect civilians and add a rule allowing them to leave.
• Lu You proposed sending Okkotsu to protect Tengen, assigning himself to Sendai and Yuki Tsukumo to Kyoto, and mobilizing students and teachers to other colonies.
• Lu You ended the call and vanished toward Sendai.

Lu You rushed to the Sendai Colony to defeat its strongest players and protect the civilians, then confronted Ryu Ishigori. The chapter ended with Lu You casually deflecting Ryu’s powerful attack and saying he was in a hurry.

• Lu You drove toward Sendai, while Satoru Gojo and the other sorcerers entered the colonies to fight in the Culling Game.
• After two days, the players’ scores became public, with Hajime Kashimo leading the leaderboard and Satoru Gojo close behind.
• Lu You reached Sendai with 60 points and set out to defeat Dhruv Lakdawalla, Ryu Ishigori, Takako Uro, and Kurourushi so civilians could leave safely.
• Ryu Ishigori confronted Lu You on a stone bridge and fired a powerful laser at him.
• Lu You swatted the laser aside, leaving Ryu stunned, and said he was in a hurry.

Lu You overwhelmed Ryu Ishigori with his swordsmanship, but Takako Uro intervened and attacked with her sky-manipulating Cursed Technique. Lu You evaded her strike, found a weakness in her defense, and launched Shinsō at her forehead.

• Ishigori blasted Lu You with a powerful white laser, but Lu You emerged from the rubble unharmed and challenged him.
• Lu You countered Ishigori with successive sword forms, carving wounds across his body and blocking his lasers.
• Uro struck from above with Thin Ice Breaker, flattening the park as Lu You dodged and Ishigori spat blood.
• Lu You appeared behind Uro and tested how her ability to bend space could deflect his sword.
• Lu You identified that Uro needed her hands to manipulate space, then fired Shinsō at her forehead.

Lu You battled Sendai’s four strongest fighters as they joined forces against him, then released Ryūjin Jakka and unleashed Scorching Hell. He warned everyone that he could sustain the flames for only two minutes, leaving the fight at its most destructive point.

• Takako Uro was wounded by Lu You’s Shikai and flew away to keep her distance.
• Dhruv Lakdawalla’s Shikigami and Kurourushi arrived, bringing all four of Sendai’s strongest fighters into the battle against Lu You.
• The four opponents focused their attacks on Lu You, who fought them off but was injured by Kurourushi’s Festering Life Sword.
• Lu You transformed his blade into Ryūjin Jakka and warned the others that he had only two minutes of Cursed Energy to spare.
• Lu You activated Scorching Hell, sending five towering pillars of fire skyward and evaporating the clouds and nearby moisture.

Lu You defeated the remaining major players in Sendai and spent his points to add a rule allowing free passage between the ten colonies. The chapter ended with Kenjaku, holding 200 points in Sakurajima, preparing to add a rule of his own.

• Lu You killed Ryu Ishigori and Takako Uro with Ryūjin Jakka, then began recovering his cursed energy before hunting the surviving players.
• Lu You found Dhruv Lakdawalla in Sendai's Sports Stadium and killed him after the old man warned him to watch out for Kenjaku.
• Lu You learned that rules allowing ordinary people to leave colonies and players to transfer points had been added, then helped Sendai's residents evacuate.
• Lu You searched Sendai, killed three reincarnated ancient sorcerers, and found almost no players left in the colony.
• Lu You tracked down Kurourushi beneath a bridge, killed it, reached 100 points, and added a rule allowing free passage between the ten colonies.
• Kenjaku watched the new rule appear in Sakurajima and announced that he would add a rule, revealing that he had 200 points and had not gone to find Tengen.

Kenjaku’s new Culling Game rules forced Sukuna’s fingers out of Yuji Itadori and brought Sukuna back in his full form. Itadori and Hiromi Higuruma pursued him, while Satoru Gojo rushed back to Tokyo No. 1 Colony as Sukuna attacked the pair.

• Kenjaku added rules that made disembodied consciousnesses players and caused bodiless players to incarnate, prompting the Culling Game to target Sukuna.
• Hiromi Higuruma used Death Sentence to try to protect Itadori, but the Culling Game’s rules overwhelmed his domain and shattered his Executioner’s Sword.
• Chains forced fifteen Sukuna’s Fingers out of Itadori and seized Gojo’s hidden finger, while Itadori took the injured Higuruma and pursued them.
• Gojo returned to Tokyo No. 1 Colony after the rules carried off his finger, then searched for Itadori and Sukuna.
• Sukuna emerged in Tokyo No. 1 Colony with twenty fingers and attacked the approaching Itadori and Higuruma with slashes.
• Itadori countered with Sukuna’s Cursed Technique and dodged the attack, then wondered whether he could win in his current state.

Itadori, Higuruma, and Choso fought Sukuna, but Sukuna overwhelmed them and charged at Itadori. A familiar man appeared to protect Itadori just as Sukuna attacked.

• Sukuna unleashed a storm of slashes, and Itadori shielded Higuruma before healing his wounds with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Higuruma restrained Sukuna with his gavel while Itadori struck him with Black Flash, but Sukuna grabbed for Itadori and prepared to use Cleave.
• Choso pierced Sukuna's hand with poisoned Piercing Blood and helped Itadori land a second Black Flash.
• Choso used Supernova to slow Sukuna, allowing Itadori to hit him with a third Black Flash.
• Sukuna attacked Itadori and Higuruma in rage, but a familiar man appeared in front of Itadori.

Lu You reflected on Yuji Itadori’s wish to see Satoru Gojo again and the influence Gojo had on his students. In Tokyo, Gojo confronted Sukuna and began a battle between the strongest of today and the strongest in history.

• Lu You told a young government Jujutsu Sorcerer that sixty-eight-year-old Yuji Itadori would have sought out Satoru Gojo if he could return to the past.
• Satoru Gojo shielded Itadori and Higuruma from Sukuna’s attack and fought Sukuna head-on.
• Itadori and Higuruma found the injured Choso, who called Itadori his little brother, and the three withdrew from the battlefield.
• Sukuna used Domain Amplification to bypass Limitless and slam Gojo into a crater, but Gojo quickly healed and countered with Blue.
• Gojo and Sukuna, in his complete twenty-finger form, faced off as their ultimate battle began.