Itadori

Biodata

Power Progression

The first round concludes before Shiratori Gotsu begins a new round; Itadori’s later-round development is listed separately 28 29 44.

First Round

Later Round

History

First Round: Culling Game and Sukuna’s Transfer

After separating from Hiromi Higuruma, Itadori met Takaba and searched for Megumi Fushiguro with him. They encountered Hana Kurusu carrying the unconscious Megumi and helped rescue him. When Megumi awoke, Itadori reported that their group had accumulated 372 points, enough to meet its goal 5.

Their plan to free Tsumiki Fushiguro collapsed when she revealed herself as Yorozu. As Itadori and Hana pursued her, Sukuna invoked “Enchain”, activating a forgotten Binding Vow that granted him control of Itadori’s body for one minute. Sukuna exploited the vow’s failure to protect Itadori himself, severed his little finger, and forced Megumi to swallow it. Itadori regained consciousness to find Sukuna inhabiting his friend’s body 6.

First Round: Shinjuku Showdown

Itadori joined the assembled sorcerers preparing to confront Sukuna. Before Gojo departed for the December 24 battle, Itadori broke the tense atmosphere by asking him to stop letting his technique obstruct their encouragement, then slapped his teacher’s shoulder 9 11.

He proposed using a third trial of his Shibuya case to prosecute Sukuna. Higuruma rejected Itadori’s earlier confession as a product of excessive responsibility and identified Sukuna as the actual killer. Inside Deadly Sentencing, Itadori and Maki attacked while Higuruma prolonged the proceedings 21 23.

During the effort to separate Sukuna from Megumi, Itadori used Yuki Tsukumo’s notes to explain that incarnated souls did not necessarily merge completely with their vessels. He subsequently reached Megumi’s soul alongside Shiratori. Rather than demand that Megumi keep living, he admitted that he would be lonely without him. Megumi began resisting Sukuna’s control 24 25.

After awakening his domain, Itadori led Sukuna through countryside scenes connected to his childhood. He argued that ordinary lives had value and offered to spare Sukuna if he released Megumi and returned to Itadori’s body. Sukuna rejected the offer 25 26.

Their ensuing battle ended with Itadori’s domain barrier disappearing as Hana unleashed maximum-output Jacob’s Ladder. Itadori landed a final Black Flash, and Sukuna separated from Megumi. Even then, Itadori offered to take Sukuna back and live alongside him without cursing others. Sukuna refused and vanished in his hands 27.

Later Round: School Life and Becoming a Vessel

Itadori grew up with his grandfather, Wasuke. He said he had never met his mother and remembered his father only a little. Sukuna identified him as Kenjaku’s child; the later round also showed Kenjaku occupying Kaori Itadori’s body 27 44 64.

At Sugisawa Third High School, Megumi noticed Itadori’s extraordinary athletic strength while searching for a missing Special Grade Cursed Object. That evening, Itadori visited Wasuke in hospital and heard his final advice: use his strength to save others and avoid dying alone 44.

Megumi found Itadori at the hospital and warned him that the object he had found was dangerous. Itadori’s club seniors were preparing to remove its seal at school. During the resulting incident, Itadori consumed Sukuna’s Finger, became his vessel, and regained control of his body 45 46.

Gojo explained that the jujutsu authorities had secretly sentenced him to death. By delaying the execution until Itadori consumed all twenty fingers, they hoped to destroy Sukuna completely. Itadori subsequently moved into Jujutsu High beside Megumi, met Nobara, and passed his entrance test 46 50.

Later Round: Early Missions and Junpei

At the Eishu Juvenile Detention Center, the first-years entered a Special Grade threat area on a rescue mission. Sukuna emerged during the incident, but Shiratori used Megumi’s tamed Mahoraga to overpower him and force him to return the body. Itadori survived with more than twenty broken bones and recovered almost completely within five days 50 51 52.

Gojo later assigned him to work with Kento Nanami. During their investigation of the cinema deaths, Itadori learned to detect Cursed Residue and was sent with Ijichi to investigate witness Junpei Yoshino. Their conversation developed into a friendship over movies 59 61 63.

Unaware of Shiratori’s plan to protect Nagi Yoshino and trap Mahito, Itadori rushed to Satozakura High School believing Junpei was in danger of becoming a killer. After learning the truth, he encouraged Junpei to join Jujutsu High and fight alongside him, then punched Shiratori for keeping the plan secret 64 65.

Later Round: Goodwill Event and Culling Game

At the Goodwill Event, Gakuganji ordered the Kyoto students to kill Itadori. When Kenjaku’s allies attacked, Itadori fought alongside Todo before Uraume immobilized them with ice. After being freed by Maki, Ino, and Nanami, he rallied the group to counterattack 67 71 72.

Following Gojo’s sealing and the start of the Culling Game, Itadori accompanied the group seeking Tengen’s guidance. Tengen sent him back to the surface before explaining Kenjaku’s revised plan, specifically to prevent Sukuna from hearing it through him 75 77 79.

Appearance

• Customized school uniform: Wears a Jujutsu High uniform with a hood added at Gojo’s request 50.
• Spiral-patterned buttons: Junpei recognizes the buttons on his uniform as identifying a Jujutsu High student 63.
• Manifested mouths: While Sukuna inhabits him, Sukuna can open an additional mouth on his face to speak 6 50.
• Coin pendant: Later wears Shiratori’s Cursed Energy training coin around his neck 63.

Personality

Itadori is outgoing and quick to offer friendship. He invites Junpei to recommend movies almost immediately after meeting him and enthusiastically welcomes him as a future companion. His humor also helps ease tense situations, including Gojo’s departure for the final battle 11 63 65.

His desire to save others can become an excessive sense of responsibility. Higuruma explicitly identifies this as the reason Itadori falsely confessed to Sukuna’s Shibuya killings. Itadori also disregards Ijichi’s warning when he believes Junpei needs help 21 65.

His compassion does not erase his anger. He openly tells Sukuna that he hates him, yet rejects the idea that people are tools or are born with fixed purposes. After his own suffering helps him understand why someone might give up, he approaches Megumi without commanding him to endure. He ultimately extends even Sukuna an opportunity to live differently 25 26 27.

Abilities & Skills

Physical Strength, Speed, and Recovery

Itadori possesses exceptional physical ability even before learning to control Cursed Energy 44 52.

• Throws a shot put thirty meters with one hand, deforming a soccer goal frame 44.
• Outruns Megumi during their first encounter; classmates claim a fifty-meter sprint time of three seconds 44.
• Excels in close combat, making Cursed Energy control the priority of Shiratori’s training 52.
• Recovers almost completely from more than twenty broken bones and numerous other injuries in five days 52.

Vessel Compatibility and Suppression

Itadori can withstand Sukuna’s curse and normally suppress his control of their shared body 6 46.

• Regains control after Sukuna first possesses him in the later round 45.
• Is described by Gojo as a vessel so rare that another might never be found 46.
• Remains vulnerable to agreed conditions: Enchain grants Sukuna one minute of complete control, with Itadori made to forget the agreement 6.
• Does not automatically gain access to Sukuna’s technique simply by hosting him 52.

Soul-Targeting Strikes and Black Flash

In the first round, Itadori’s punches damage both the body and soul 23.

• Soul damage contributes to reductions in Sukuna’s Cursed Energy output and physical reactions 23.
• Reaches Megumi’s soul while striking Sukuna and later forces Sukuna to spit out two fingers 24 25.
• Lands eight consecutive Black Flashes before expanding his domain 25.
• Delivers the battle’s ninth Black Flash beneath Jacob’s Ladder, immediately before Sukuna separates from Megumi 27.

Malevolent Shrine

Sukuna’s technique becomes engraved into Itadori through prolonged possession and awakens through Black Flash in the first round 27.

• Dismantle: Creates a cutting-line marker on Sukuna’s arm and severs it 27.
• Can be imbued into Itadori’s domain barrier as a sure-hit attack 27.
• Its domain sure-hit can be neutralized by Hollow Wicker Basket 27.

Blood Manipulation

Itadori acquires Blood Manipulation by absorbing the fourth through ninth Cursed Womb: Death Paintings 27.

• Crimson Binding: Sends blood threads from his fingertips to restrain Sukuna 27.
• Convergence: Compresses blood between his hands 27.
• Piercing Blood: Fires compressed blood at high speed, piercing Sukuna’s shoulder 27.
• Unlike his domain-imbued technique, these attacks lack a sure-hit effect and are not neutralized by Hollow Wicker Basket on that basis 27.

Domain Expansion

Itadori’s unnamed first-round domain initially presents a deserted train platform, followed by countryside locations associated with his childhood 25 26.

• Uses the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Mudra to expand it 25.
• Keeps his allies outside while he confronts Sukuna personally 26.
• Itadori admits that his first successful expansion required everything he had and that he does not yet understand how it works 26.
• Imbues Malevolent Shrine into the barrier during the subsequent fight 27.

Hollow Wicker Basket

Itadori learns and deploys Hollow Wicker Basket during the first-round showdown 23.

• Uses it to bypass Deadly Sentencing’s prohibition on violence and join Maki’s assault on Sukuna 23.

Equipment / Items

• Modified five-yen coin — Shiratori’s training tool requires a steady supply of Cursed Energy and becomes red-hot when Itadori’s output falters. He later wears it as a pendant 52 63.
• Yuki Tsukumo’s notebook — Uses its observations about souls and incarnation to explain how Sukuna and Megumi might be separated 24.

Relationships

• Wasuke Itadori — Grandfather who raised him. His final advice urges Itadori to save others and avoid a lonely death 44 64.
• Megumi Fushiguro — Friend, classmate, and dormitory neighbor in the later round. In the first round, Itadori’s admission that he would be lonely without Megumi helps him resist Sukuna 25 50.
• Ryomen Sukuna — Hostile occupant of his body and later his principal opponent. Despite hating him, Itadori repeatedly offers him a chance to return and live without cursing others 6 26 27.
• Satoru Gojo — Teacher who arranges the postponement of his execution and brings him to Jujutsu High 46 50.
• Shiratori Gotsu — Mentor and protector who teaches him Cursed Energy control. Itadori considers him dependable but objects when Shiratori conceals plans affecting his friends 52 56 65.
• Nobara Kugisaki — Fellow first-year who joins him and Megumi on early missions 50.
• Kento Nanami — Mission partner and mentor who initially asks him to prove his worth as a sorcerer. Itadori calls him “Nanamin” 59 61.
• Junpei Yoshino — Friend first encountered during an investigation. They bond over movies, and Itadori encourages him to join Jujutsu High 63 65.
• Aoi Todo — Combat ally during the Goodwill Event attack; calls Itadori his best friend 71 72.
• Hiromi Higuruma — Ally who rejects Itadori’s false confession and helps redirect the Shibuya trial toward Sukuna 21.
• Kenjaku — Identified by Sukuna as Itadori’s parent. Kenjaku is also shown occupying Kaori Itadori’s body in the later round 27 44.

Notable Quotes

“It’s just... if you’re not here, I’ll be lonely, Fushiguro...” 25

“But people aren’t tools, and they aren’t given a fixed mission the moment they’re born.” 26

“Sukuna, come back inside me and start over... Not to curse others anymore, but to live alongside them...” 27

Trivia

• Initially hopes learning jujutsu will let him use anime abilities such as Spirit Gun, Bankai, and Rasengan 52.
• Finds Shiratori’s mouths on Megumi unsettling despite experiencing similar manifestations from Sukuna himself 46 50.
• Sukuna attempts to impersonate him during the later-round detention-center fight by shouting, “Megumi, it’s me, Itadori!” The deception fails because Shiratori, not Megumi, is controlling the body 50.