BRB, we’re still in denial. Huge spoilers ahead if you’re not into reading leaks.
The JJK fandom is currently experiencing collective depression as things begin to turn out for the worst in the Jujutsu Kaisen manga. A.K.A., the death of one of the series’ popular and beloved characters, Gojo Satoru.
This tragic revelation comes after leaks of the manga’s 236th chapter see Gojo Satoru defeated by Ryomen Sukuna on the chapter’s penultimate page. It also comes too soon since the character’s return into the manga’s pages, following over a thousand days of not being seen due to his character being trapped in the Prison Realm set up by antagonist Kenjaku.
Fans were in a state of absolute disarray and disbelief, as “The Strongest” Jujutsu sorcerer couldn’t have just been sliced in half and left to d-word. Others also found this development to be a turning point in the manga.
#jjk236 #jjkspoilers oh its not a geto flashback……… gojo is seeing geto in the fucking afterlife…….. pic.twitter.com/WkAbXOm4Dl
— abbie ★ (@biyuuji) September 20, 2023
soon #JJK236 pic.twitter.com/0Xl6rL33eI
— Mons can’t wait for Sukuna to die (@shithlord) September 18, 2023
I really liked his conclusion tbh, that dream sequence was done really well. His conversion with Geto and the gang was so impactful and heartbreaking, he was being himself, showing his weak side, his doubts. He died as Gojo Satoru, not as the strongest. RIP GOJO SATORU #JJK236 pic.twitter.com/5hX6RKVT2C
— Nate (@Itadori52) September 21, 2023
https://twitter.com/goatoruclitjo/status/1704369198879654119?s=20
#jjk236 i cannot stop thinking about how in gojo's deepest imaginations he's a boy again and nothing bad has happened to him and he just wants to be with his friends pic.twitter.com/rHn7QzVefx
— abbie ★ (@biyuuji) September 24, 2023
yuuji and yuta watched gojo passing away, and if megumi ever finds out it was his technique that ended gojo,,,,, i cannot do this #jjk236 pic.twitter.com/trzRRnHPYj
— kriszta⁷ semi ia (@jjkoohyck) September 20, 2023
“chapter starts with a gojo flashback” #JJK236 pic.twitter.com/FFw8ZgMTnN
— ava (@_blvespring) September 19, 2023
Geto reviving Gojo with the power of friendship and duct tape #jjk236 pic.twitter.com/0qPYJMVRef
— Alice 🥶👄🥶🤞🏻@acen (@YuliceChan) September 24, 2023
#JJK236 BE SO FUCKING FORREAL RIGHT NAAAAAAAOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW pic.twitter.com/fMYwNqv9pN
— kiweewee 🍉 (@kiweewiener) September 20, 2023
WHEN WE SAID WE WANTED GOJO'S TOP TO COME OFF, WE MEANT HIS SHIRT. NOT THE LITERAL TOP PART OF HIS BODY WHAT THE HELL. #JJK236
— #1 gojo stan (@gojosatoruism) September 20, 2023
#JJK236
"Gojo says he would've been satisfied if Geto was also there to give a slap on his back to motivate him" Stop this madness pic.twitter.com/ZsOoSMj9CE— Curse (@gothgeto) September 20, 2023
#jjk236 wanted to do a quick clean up of this panel cause i really, really liked it pic.twitter.com/kcUImgrxiH
— sprite ★.ᐟ (@spr6te) September 20, 2023
my heart is broken#JujutsuKaisen236 #JujutsuKaisen #GojoVSSukuna #GojoSatoru pic.twitter.com/wUmsxBStYP
— reynis var emrace (@reynisxxsimart) September 20, 2023
this can’t be true 🙂#JujutsuKaisen #jjk236 #GojoSatoru pic.twitter.com/vG7IqqxWrw
— BlockMage (@blockmage01) September 20, 2023
Gojo fans right now going through the stages of grief…#GojoSatoru pic.twitter.com/GPns6kFpJQ
— Kryptonian Saiyan (@NarutoExplained) September 20, 2023
Just a week after leaks of the 236th chapter were…well leaked, the 237th chapter also brought the whole fandom to their knees. No, Gojo wasn’t miraculously resurrected by his reversed curse technique. Just something worse.
While it may be the debut of Sukuna’s true form, something’s definitely not right for Fushiguro Megumi, who had just hosted Sukuna’s soul after Itadori Yuji during the fight with Gojo Satoru.
#jjk237 spoilers
ppl excited for OG sukuna meanwhile im realizing it might be fucking over for megumi……….pic.twitter.com/IpOqZXQ1iq
— nay (@trigetou) September 27, 2023
#jjk237 me pretending like i don't care about gojo so he can come back faster pic.twitter.com/7nqoKWGeXL
— heba (@myhebaca) September 27, 2023
gojo and geto comes back, gojo proposes to geto, nobara comes back in her new fancy outfit as a girlboss, shoko will be mother as always, kashimo will beat sukuna's ass, yuuji will save megumi with the power of friendship and love, yuta will dance #jjk237 pic.twitter.com/VFW4kBXAVn
— kriszta⁷ semi ia (@jjkoohyck) September 26, 2023
#jjk237 #jjkspoilers we can't lose gojo and megumi in two consecutive weeks what the fawk pic.twitter.com/WkAbXOm4Dl
— abbie ★ (@biyuuji) September 27, 2023
cannot wait for gojo to show up like this #jjk237 pic.twitter.com/9oI1HWl8NC
— kriszta⁷ semi ia (@jjkoohyck) September 26, 2023
did we just lose megumi too as if gojo wasn't enough #jjk237 pic.twitter.com/yQ41pDjwzl
— ً (@vantaeprod) September 27, 2023
At this rate JJK might genuinely end with the villains winning💀#jjk237 #Jujutsukaisen pic.twitter.com/o4HsP5dZ2K
— kuffy (@Lufferhere) September 27, 2023
Gojo’s body was completely crushed
We see sukuna turn to face Kashimo so that would mean Gojo’s body is to the left of him, which would mean it’s under all that rubble💔#jjk237 #JujutsuKaisen pic.twitter.com/SV7XZmsNjn
— kuffy (@Lufferhere) September 28, 2023
MEGUMI LITERALLY GAVE UP WHEN GOJO DIED IM GONNA BE SICK #JJK237 pic.twitter.com/4DqJx8B2KX
— AL (@qauckal) September 27, 2023
Itadori hanging out with jjk characters at the end of the manga #jjk237 https://t.co/qHtyoG7VWQ
— mon (@tetesbuttcheek) September 27, 2023
Written by Gege Akutami (a pen name, not their actual name), Jujutsu Kaisen is an adventure, dark fantasy, and supernatural manga following the story of Itadori Yuji as he and other Jujutsu sorcerers venture to eliminate the “King of Curses,” Ryomen Sukuna, of whom he becomes the host of as he swallows one of the curse’s fingers.
It is a known fact in the fandom that Gege Akutami has expressed their dislike for Gojo Satoru in the past, and with the current events in the JJK manga happening, well, the hate has finally been translated well enough.
Also, it doesn’t help how this week’s anime sees Gojo Satoru being sealed in the Prison Realm. Nor does the past episode where the beloved character was seen to be distraught after seeing and hearing his best friend Geto Suguru being controlled by ancient curse user Kenjaku.
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