Key takeaways
- Unresolved plot points like the Calling Games are abandoned, leaving fans unsatisfied and worried about a rushed finale.
- The situation mirrors Bleach's rushed ending, with Akutami possibly setting up a sequel rather than truly resolving the story.
- Fans fear that Akutami may not be able to give Jujutsu Kaisen a satisfying ending amid new plot developments, risking disappointment.
Warning: The following contains spoilers for the Jujutsu Kaisen manga.
There is only one chapter left of Jujutsu Kaisen. And many fans have expressed their concern and displeasure with the current state of the story. Sukuna's defeat felt sudden and anticlimactic, and the stakes clearly meant nothing. What does writer Gege Akutami have in mind for the end of the series? Is it possible to finish the story satisfactorily in such a short time? This is, unfortunately, a very familiar situation with other shonen jump manga. Back in 2016, Bleach Faced with basically the same situations. It was suddenly announced that the manga had five chapters left, and the final battle wasn't even finished.
There are still more plot points to resolve, and more worryingly, Akutami seems to be setting up new plot points. Has Akutami just lost control of the story or are they actually setting up a sequel to the manga? Darkness appears for the horizon Jujutsu Kaisen.
Unresolved plot points
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Kenzaku's main goal was to use calling games to merge with Tenzen. They planned to merge every single human and wizard in Japan with Tenzen, creating an Elder God. After being unceremoniously defeated by Kenzaku Yuta, Tsukuna, now taking over as the main villain, wanted to continue this goal and go into the merger. Now even Sukuna has been defeated, the merger never happened. Not only that, it was never mentioned again. It seems that this great cataclysmic event was just forgotten.
Survivors of the Cooling Game are scattered and some are captured by US forces. And while this important mention was made in the last chapter, it would be impossible to resolve it in the last chapter. Gozo did not receive a funeral service or a proper send-off. Akutami is known to dislike Gozo very much, and Gozo's treatment after the Shibuya incident arc is proof of this. Since then, Gozo has been continuously humiliated. It feels like Akutami let his personal feelings for his character dictate his fate, completely ignoring the fans' love for him.
Hasty ending, impossible resolution
It sounds familiar, and not in a good way
How do you know this whole situation? Bleach Finished back in 2016. And as fans know now, the Bleach finale was rushed and often anticlimactic. Yes, this was largely due to Tite Kubo's incredibly poor health. But even so, the final battle was suddenly resolved in a very controversial way and the sendoff, while it made sense for the characters, was extremely rushed and tacked on. Now, with Jujutsu Kaisen, it feels like Bleach Finale, but worse in some ways. While Bleach resolves everything in a single chapter, Jujutsu Kaisen actually introduces more elements near the end.
A lot of recent developments make it seem like Akutami is headed for a sequel, as it happened Naruto, the Chainsaw Man and others. Akutami aren't solving things, they're just adding to the stack. It seems like an impossible task to resolve so much and wrap up the story in a way that fans will be satisfied with. My Hero Academia It recently received a lot of feedback for its finale. Jujutsu Kaisen following suit would be disastrous for the new generation of shonen jump.
Akutami has to make a miracle for the finals. In that case they are not really ready for part 2. But considering their recent author notes about drawing the finale, it seems unlikely. Jujutsu Kaisen has become a worldwide sensation thanks to an anime, movie and exciting manga first season. But with the final arc and final confrontation with Tsukune, fans felt more tired and disengaged with each chapter. Manga endings are incredibly difficult to get right, and right now, Jujutsu Kaisen It is heading in that unfortunate direction.
