Warning: Spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter #270
WhileJujutsu Kaisen’s story is reaching its impending ending, its penultimate release, rather than only closing on the series narratives, might have raised even more the fan’s expectations for the manga’s finale. On the surface, it seems likeJujutsu Kaisen’s latest chapter continued the surprising trend that started in chapter #268 of showing the aftermath of the Shinjuku Showdown in a sort of happy epilogue, but instead opened the possibility for an ending that could satisfy the skeptic fans and be one of the best in manga history.
After Sukuna’s defeat,JJK’s following chapters have been unexpectedly optimistic and overall idyllic, with a satisfactory outcome occurring to almost all the characters, even thoughJujutsu Kaisenhas been considered one of the most revolutionary animesfor its ruthless developments and high stakes in every situation. However, the title ofJujutsu Kaisenlatest chapter #270, “The End of the Dream,” suggests that when things seem too good to be true, they may be, as it hints that the latest events in the story could be just a dream.
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Jujutsu Kaisen’s Recent Continuity Errors Might Be Intentional
Although a happy ending is common in shōnen mangas, it’s unexpected forJujutsu Kaisen,characterized for killing characters indiscriminately. So the recent chapters have felt anticlimactic and disappointing to fans because of the lack of long-lasting consequences. However, as the title of the latest chapter, The End of the Dream, might be a hint that everything that happens after chapter #268 is a dream,it could be an incredible plot twist in line with the rest of the series, meant to show the desired future of the characters, most likely Yuji, as this could be an ability from his domain to create fake memories.
The first hint to this twist is how these events start after Megumi wakes up, in addition to the continuity errors in the latest chapters.In chapter #268, it is revealed that Yuji’s left hand is missing two fingers. However, these keep changing throughout the chapter, appearing as if he is just missing one finger when he is holding the giant box with Nobara and none when he gets up the table to reunite with everybody.
Also, in chapter #269, during the reunion where the sorcerers were discussing the battle, characters that weren’t in the frame before kept appearing during the conversation, like Higuruma, Hakari, Kirara, and Ino.Another error is Megumi’s scar, which is missing from one panel to another in chapter #270, a blatant error that wouldn’t have been overlooked by either an experienced author or an editor and is so notable that rather than displaying the author’s burnout, it shows that it’s probably intentional to convey the feeling of something being off, like when someone is dreaming.
Jujutsu Kaisen’s Ending Has Been Foreshadowed in the Story and Confirmed by Its Author
Yuji Could Die at the End of the Story
Even if fans believe that the ending has been rushed and attributed toJJK’s author, Gege Akutami, being tired from the weekly serialization, he had the ending planned a long time ago. In an interview during the Jump Festa 2020, Akutami teased the two possible endings he had envisioned for the story for the main trio and Satoru Gojo, revealing thathe was torn between an ending where “either one person will die or everyone will die except for one person.”This development has already been foreshadowed in the story, paralleling a quote by Nobara in chapter #5.
If I had died or if I had been theonly oneto live, the future wouldn’t be as bright. - Nobara Kugisaki
It also aligns with Yuji’s finale, teased from the very first chapter of the series: him dying surrounded by people, the last request of his grandfather. Moreover, Yuji had been prepared to die from the beginning, as he said in chapter 2 that he already knew the way we would go, and he was willing to sacrifice himself in chapter #200. Also, “the end of the dream” in Japanese is Yume no Owari, with Yumeno being the name used by the fans to refer to the main trioYuji,Megumi, andNobara, which means it could be translated as the end of them.
When it’s your time to go, make sure you’re surrounded by others. - Wasuke Itadori
Even though Yuji dying could be the most likely scenario in the finale, for this to be true based on Akutami’s words,Satoru Gojo should returnso that Yuji will be the one to die, and the other ones live. So Gojo could be the curse user named in the latest chapter. In the case of the opposite being true,the dream could be Yuji’s delusion after being the only one surviving the Shinjuku Showdown, and he’s trying to cope with the desperation.
Jujutsu Kaisen’s Real Ending Could Be The Most Shocking And Original Ever Seen In Shōnen Jump
If the manga truly goes with the route ofYuji dying, it will be the most bittersweet ending possible for the story. If, instead, it shows Yuji’s friends dying and him ending alone, it will strip completely from him the possibility of fulfilling his dream and the promise to his grandfather, becoming one of the most tragic and hopeless endings in shōnen manga ever. Another possibility is that this development is set to connect toa sequel ofJujutsu Kaisen, which has been implied from the editor’s last statement, similar to the ending ofChainsaw Man Part 1.
The final chaptercouldeven introduce a different twist, revealing that Sukuna is still alive, and he stands as the winner in the end, or that the dream is a realm created by Kenjaku. What is certain is thatJujutsu Kaisen’s manga has the possibility to go down in history as having one of the most original endings of all time of shōnen jump or continue the trend of popular series with controversial endings likeNarutoorBleach.
Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisenis a Japanese anime and manga series created by Gege Akutami. The story is set in a world where Cursed Spirits, born from negative human emotions, prey on humanity. It follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he becomes entangled in the world of Jujutsu Sorcery after swallowing a cursed talisman—Ryomen Sukuna’s finger—and becomes the host for one of the most powerful curses. Yuji joins the Tokyo Metropolitan Magic Technical College to learn how to combat curses while searching for the remaining fingers of Sukuna to exorcise him permanently.
