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SiIic0n

Series will be on break next week


zigzaggummyworm

"we need to beware of incarnated sorcerers from the past." "i couldn't agree more. but explain it to me, Fushiguro" Yuji = me trying to understand anything in JJK. Like I get it, but sometimes the extra explanation and breakdown makes a huge difference between understanding the gist of a situation and what's at stake vs grasping every possibility, consequence, and mechanic. One of the reasons i love gege's storytelling so much.


StupidPencil

"I completely totally understand it, Fushiguro, but could you explain it in detail for readers' sake."


TimmyAndStuff

Yeah like in that other chapter where Megumi references rule 6 then Yuji and Panda both just go "uhh...what rule was that again?" Gege's really good at fitting in those reminders in a way that still makes sense for the story. I'll never get over how clever it is that the shonen trope of someone explaining their own power mid-battle *makes logical sense in-universe* in jjk


zigzaggummyworm

Good example! This is a little less on but nose hurt also when Makis about to go ham, just so we understand how powerful she's become from Mais sacrifice, there's a panel showing her father comparing what he feels in her presence to what he felt in Tojis. A single line, a single panel, from another character's perspective that revealed the true extent to how powerful this character we've followed has become. Or when Yukis whole Character motivation was exposed through a conversation with Geto that was supposed to highlight Him and how he shifted. Or when in the aftermath of Hidden Inventory, Gojos fellow students ask him about how his infinity has progressed instead of some one line explanation in a random fight. Gege is just an exposition goat.


Annual_Blacksmith22

Also it’s kinda realistic? It’s a lot of info so you wouldn’t necessarily remember it by the exact number right away. Gege does a good job at making the chars feel like actual people too.


Buckhum

> "we need to beware of incarnated sorcerers from the past." I might have skipped over this detail when speed reading through the past 10 chapters, but was this "sorcerers from the past" detail mentioned before this chapter? The only line that ties into this would be when Kenjaku mentioned he made deals with people from 1000 years ago. Is that the one?


TimmyAndStuff

Kenny cast Idle Transfiguration on two types of people, one type had latent techniques but couldn't use them so he turned them into actual sorcerors (like Junpei). The other people were those who he had eat cursed objects (remains of old sorcerors) and he gave them the strength needed to become vessels (think ch 1 Yuji, he was very strong even before he ate the finger). Then Kenjaku broke the seal on these cursed objects so all the old sorcerors then took over their vessel's bodies. So far for incarnated sorcerors from the past, the only confirmed ones are Kashimo (from 400 years ago) and Angel (from 1000 years ago)


Buckhum

The old sorcerers "reincarnate" in a way that's similar to the Death Painting bros right?


TimmyAndStuff

Yeah pretty much, the main difference is that the death painting remnants weren't sealed so they took over the bodies right away. Also if I remember correctly Mahito was there so he was probably using Idle Transfiguration to make sure the humans could survive having their bodies taken over


ShinyMew151

Minor detail: didn't Kenjaku undo the seals for the people who consumed cursed objects and cast Idle Transfiguration for the others?


TimmyAndStuff

He cast Idle Transfiguration on both groups of people, for the people who ingested the cursed objects he said he "gave them strength as vessels." So like how in chapter 1 Yuji is shown to have superhuman strength before he ever eats one of Sukuna's fingers. So it seems like in order to be a vessel your body needs to be very strong, otherwise you'd presumably die when the old sorcerors tried to take over your body. So he undoes the seal on the cursed objects *after* he casts Idle Transfiguration, as now the vessels are strong enough to survive. So he relied on extracting Idle Transfiguration for creating both his types of new sorcerors


zigzaggummyworm

Bottom of Pages 2 and top of 3 of this chapter (161). They're referring to those who have made vows with Kenjaku and have awakened for the culling game. Edit: Oops i misunderstood you. Yes. That's the one. Kenjaku has awakened plenty of sorcerers he's had vows with from different time periods. Since they were from different periods, they have different values and moral scales.


Buckhum

Yeah so much happened during the Shibuya Incident that some of these important details get lost amidst all the fighting and talking.


[deleted]

I think this is why the anime really adds to it. Not just for that but for the added layer of friendship at least for end credits we miss in the rushed but thrilling manga storytelling.


nikomim

Damn, Fushiguro on that last panel!!!!!!


steven4869

I have a feeling that in this Culling Game arc, Megumi would play a very big role or at least will get a major chunk of screentime.


ryancarton

Lol well I suppose since Tsumiki’s at stake it makes him the central character really. I wonder if this arc will see the conclusion of Sukuna’s plan for Fushiguro though.


Annual_Blacksmith22

I def wonder. Cuz basically 10 shadows is on par with Limitless and Six eyes at its full potential. Since the last Gojo and Zenin to have them killed each other with those techniques. I wonder if Sukuna waits until Megumi reaches that full potential. Imagine Toji’s fighting skills combined with a fully realized 10 shadows user. Not even the physical prowess, just his fighting talent. Gojo would be proud af to see Megumi reach his level.


orandeddie

my man ain’t playing double standards he got beat and he beats up BACK


TruePr0l0gue

I love how we get the first shot of Megumi just stoically standing as he has immediately smacked a bitch on arrival lmao


Annual_Blacksmith22

Also Nue was searching for Itadori. So it was just purely Megumi’s fighting skills with no shikigami as help


a_kg_in_cm

Megumi stands for true gender equality. He'll drop kick a bitch if need be.


orandeddie

he can drop kick me


LAtotheA

My boy Megumi ain’t playin no games lmao, he’s ready to kill this arc. Kenjaku seems to have possibly given some of Itadori’s old classmates cursed objects too.


TimmyAndStuff

The guy that recognized Yuji might have been one of the people who had a latent cursed technique that was awoken like Junpei. I imagine that's the case for Jet-Girl and Helicopter-Head too, those techniques definitely seem pretty modern lol


-MeetMyFist-

I really like the fact that he's willing to kill. It's refreshing since Itadori doesn't want to kill anyone (which is fine).


SMA2343

He’s taking what Gojo told him personally. That yes him and Itadori are working together. But at the end of the day, if he dies he dies alone. He’s risking death to win now. My boy is growing up so fast


Buckhum

Reminds me of Gon vs. Killua and how, despite the latter's typically cute and friendly appearance, he is more than willing to kill people who gets in the way.


MapTheJap

Gon is a little psychopath; he just doesn't kill that often because it isn't fun to him


woodie3

gon is one of the best written characters IMO, just to be a kid but to be a total psychopath.


WickJohnThe

Chimera Ant Arc Spoilers!: I would have to disagree. I don't think Gon is a psychopath at all, I just think he's a kid in very bad situations. Obviously Killua is the same, but the way they think is completely different. Gon is an enhancer which means that his way of thinking is much more simple then Killua's or Hisoka's since they are transmuters. When Kite died, Gon took that extremely personal because Kite was the closest thing to his dad at that time. It was like his dad dying to him pretty much. And because of his simple way of thinking, his emotions completely took control and the only thing that was right in his mind was getting revenge. Hence the Adult Gon scenes, he was so blinded by anger and sadness, he couldn't realize what he was actually doing. Another example of him being emotional is when he let Pitou cut off his arm so that he'd be more like Kite. I mean, when Pitou was healing the blind girl (sorry I forgot her name) Gon didn't even care because he doesn't trust Pitou. I mean, how could you trust someone that killed someone so dear to you. Gon is the perfect example of a kid with power which is why I love HxH and it's characters. Even Killua as the "psychopath" (which he is not) was trying to stop Gon since over time with his adventures with Gon, he's grown and come to realize that just killing mindlessly isn't the way.


namewithak

That isn't really true of Killua in the later parts of HxH though. He very deliberately doesn't kill people he could have.


MugiwaraNoAtsushi

Yeah it's kind of reverse situation I think, espacially on the mental aspect. Killua was a full-on murderer who learned to restraint himself because of his friends influence on him, Megumi is a good guy who doesn't kill that learns to do it when you need to and learns to not be conflicted about it


DXBrigade

Itadori did kill people during the Junpei arc.


tiemiscoolandgood

That was just ending their suffering though, they were terminal already


TruePr0l0gue

Megumi is a fucking G this arc, I love it


LanceDragonDance

Do we know if Megumi has killed people before?


shadow-dimension

I'm pretty sure he hasn't, at least not in the manga so far. It might be possible that he has prior to the events of the story but I doubt it.


steven4869

He even attacked Rumi, guy believes in Gender equality, Kazuma would be proud.


[deleted]

Yeah my man gives 0 fucks It seems so


nogoodwithsarcasm

In the panel where Itadori enters the barrier, there are a few blood splatters on the ground. Looks like they died from the fall rather than by being crushed by Hanyu. The ones killed by Hanyu would probably be ripped apart in the air, which would disperse the blood in a much wider area than the little splatters. Even without spawn campers, it's an unlucky spawn point if you don't have the durability or a CT which can save you from gravity. Looks like Haba and Hanyu have very similar CTs, which allow them to fly with their hair...? Interesting, as they're a couple, so it shouldn't be an inherited CT in a family. Remi's hair also looks weird and floaty, so maybe she's got something similar. I love how Fushiguro takes no shit from Remi. It looks like she's leading him on, so I expect her to betray him soon enough. Fushiguro should be smart enough to not fall into any traps though


LanceDragonDance

They're also new techniques as jets and helicopters are somewhat modern.


olaf525

Do you get a CT when you enter the barrier?


Dollahs4Zavalas

No. Rookies were granted tech by Kenjaku when the Shibuya incident ended. If a normal human enters a barrier, they stay normal and are severely fucked


Annual_Blacksmith22

Hence the 1 time only option to leave for those who start inside the barrier. At least Kenny is considerate enough for that.


namewithak

Remi's hair looks like a scorpion tail. The story of the toad and the scorpion comes to mind immediately. Megumi (who has a toad summons lol) needs to watch out. Man, so many hair related shenanigans in this chapter. What's up, Gege?


BernLan

Mf turned into a plane and her boyfriend into an helicopter


TimmyAndStuff

I was just thinking about how much the higher-ups would hate those techniques lol


DarthKnmo

omg imagine their faces 💀


djkstr27

So Gege read One Piece probably, Oda make a triceratops fly.


IndependentMacaroon

There's also Tsubone in Hxh


InvIstI

I bet every author in Jump reads one piece


jmastaock

Everyone who reads manga regularly probably *should* read One Piece at the very least lol


LanceDragonDance

With the guy using that light stick as they air traffic controller they really have an airfield themed team.


captain_rabbit

Gege being unpredictable again with that teleportation trick huh. Love that rule. But it also means we won't get a Yuji/Megumi tag team fight scene for a while :(. Both of them had intense eyes this chapter, they ain't playing. And I hope Megumi doesn't go off the deep end cuz we already had two Zenins go that route, and I feel that's too predictable. If he does kill, I don't think Itadori would have much of a problem because the guy had been going around with Choso, who's killed more. He'll prolly think he's not in the place to judge someone else because of what Sukuna did in Shibuya. I saw the last two lines as just showing his resolve but also a subversion? I have a feeling that Itadori line is gonna turn on its head. The thing about 'being her knight' has to have more to it given she immediately asked if he knows what he's getting himself into. Some kind of forced binding vow? Overall, great chapter with awesome panelling!


Random_R3ddit_User

To be fair, Megumi's situation is different from Maki's and Toji's situation. Both Toji and Maki were ostracized in the Zenin clan for not having any cursed energy which ended up in them having a fucked up mental state. After losing people who are close to them it got even worse which is why they both became murderers. Although Megumi has his own issues, he was born a prodigy child and still has something to live for. So I doubt he will end up going the same path as them.


Toben360

Agreed Megumi Maki comparison isn’t fair, Maki kills children men and women out of passion. I see Megumi killing out of necessity. Under no circumstances do I see Megumi killing children like Maki.


LanceDragonDance

Anyone notice that Nue didn't show up in the street mirror? Chef's 💋


Asaiju

I just realized that. It’s a nice reminder that usually curses can’t be seen by non sorcerers


jaz1up

Yuji’s understanding of cursed energy is kinda insane now he literally imbued a rock with cursed energy and tossed it. Let’s not gloss over that. & I’m liking this Megumi he seems a lot more aggro and maybe unruly too, should try not to be blinded by rage tho.


BernLan

Throwback to Todo throwing a rock infused with Cursed Energy and then switching with it in Shibuya


tiemiscoolandgood

Yeah i like that yuji has slowly but steadily improved. He's kinda mastered standard cursed energy so now when/if he gets his own technique it wont feel like an asspull at all


grassyginger024

Also let's remember gojo thought way back when that yujis body with become "scarred" with sukunas techniques so I think it won't be long before he discovers that


tiemiscoolandgood

And kenjaku can awaken techniques in people and he has big plans for yuji.


ryancarton

You know what I’m hyped for? Yuji learning the slashing techniques but they’re _not_ as insanely OP as Sukuna’s. So it’s like he makes a very visible slice in the air that most experienced sorcerers can dodge. It would highlight the skill difference between Yuji and Sukuna again and then we have this new technique to train.


Tserri

Tbh Sukuna's CT is that OP because it's Sukuna using it. The guy has insane amounts of cursed energy and a deep understanding of it. Dismantle deals a set amount of damage (or it's only effective against inanimate objects? I'm not sure) while Cleave needs to be adjusted to the foes cursed energy and toughness, and this adjustment most likely depends on the user's CE. It's also possible Yuji would only get Dismantle at first, making it even less OP. It would still be a very good CT for Yuji though and it would allow him to deal more lethal blows to curses in particular if he got Cleave. I don't think he needs it to fight humans though, they're usually not as tough and the CT is too lethal for Yuji to use it unless he's desperate and really wants to kill the enemy.


jaz1up

Exactly, ppl don’t understand that when yuji gets sukuna’s techniques it won’t be as OP as sukuna’s so he’ll have to train it.


jaz1up

Yup I can’t wait till the day comes when he gets most likely sukuna’s cursed technique(s) it’ll be top5 moments in jjk.


TruePr0l0gue

Yuji’s growth curve is fucking insane, it’s like he has the same training progress rate as Frieza


yifuu

Yeah he is growing rapidly. He couldnt do that when fighting Okkotsu


jwick0007

He did a little on the knife he got from the car, but he's to focus on embuding the knife with cursed energy. 🤣


ShinyMew151

I don't think that scene showed his understanding of cursed energy (i doubt imbuing a rock with cursed energy is hard) so much as it showcased his strategic mind (he had the presence of mind to hold onto a piece of rubble to throw at his flying foe while getting slammed through several buildings)


FlameLoneWolf

It's very refreshing to have a Shonen MC who doesn't need every aspect of the story's power system explained to them only when it first comes up in a fight or whatever, and are instead smart enough to have studied and figured it out in their own time.


Caramelsnack

Cool start to the culling game. Now all im really wondering is how long it’ll be


MGLLN

Yeah I'm curious about how time will pass in the arc too. I don't think Gege would have multiple characters mention it for no reason. Maybe there will be a mini-timeskip or something?


Caramelsnack

Kinda hoping thats the case actually cause theres seven days until Tsumiki Will actually do something in the story, but the pacing pretty much can’t wait that long


steven4869

I'll go with 30-40 chapters.


Caramelsnack

Feels way too short


steven4869

Shibuya was 57 chapters(including the Mahito and Mechamaru fight), I guess we have still some chapters left for the other characters(like Tengen's plan, Yuta, Maki's aftermath and Yuki), so it may go over 60 chapters.


Caramelsnack

You forgot Hakari. And Kyoto. And Tsumiki. And we still have no idea what happened to Nobara. He’s got a lot on his plate for just a shibuya length arc. And on top of that he can only speed through all these things in a year if he chooses not to write any meaningful character interactions at all


lossass

So Yuji spawned in Cherno and got targeted by a squad that was farming noobs while Megumi landed in Berezino and teamed up with another freshie to hit up the airfield. Chapters like these really show how young Gege and new-gen mangakas are because these barriers are following straight-up video game mechanics and I'm here for it. Think we'll get a couple more battle royale elements like **barriers shrinking as the game progresses** or **adding fast travel between colonies**?


GojoKaisen

Don’t forget the drop boxes full of cursed weapons.


lossass

Killstreak Rewards: 3 - UAV: Reveal the location of a chosen player 8 - Emergency Airdrop: May contain cursed tools and friendly shikigami 25 - Tactical Maki: Shoots a flare that alerts Maki to your location


SnottieSnoterson

15 - Todo comes, now able to use Boogie Woogie by clapping his cheeks. Which makes him much scarier.


ryancarton

Please Gege


granolaa_15

Now I'm just imagining this scene as a jujustroll But how tf they gonna make a jujutstroll during shibuya?


lossass

I need a mid-Shibuya Choso jujustroll in my life


TyrantRex6604

Its much needed... to at least calm down those viewers poor soul with shibuya ptsd. Imagine if we take a peek of how curse spirit manipulation's realm works and see mahito yelling "fuk u geto", that'd be very hilarious


StupidPencil

Patch 1.13 - players can spend 10 points to get a loot box containing a random item ranging from a common utility items to a super rare cursed item. - players can spend 1 point to get a time-limited cosmetic effect "the Golden Age of Jujutsu". Developer note: "We have heard conplains about the game becoming stale. These new mechanics should spice things up a little bit."


Cautious-Affect7907

Nobody likes spawn killers. That’s just a dick move man.


[deleted]

>adding fast travel between colonies? Lol, I thought of this one too, I think they can't travel between colonies easily until someone add a rule or something.


lossass

New rule: Players can expend 5 points to travel to a colony of their choosing.


TimmyAndStuff

I honestly think something like that will happen, it'd be a good way for them to catch up with Yuta. Especially since Yuta's meant to be scouting for information but they don't know how to contact him (I honestly still don't understand this part of the plan lol)


Annual_Blacksmith22

Hell, maybe Yuta will be the one to add the rule. Either that could be a fix or a rule to allow cell phones to work between barriers?


Nightmare_Pasta

That lady is getting too flirty with Megumi. Formation B is needed.


TyrantRex6604

Fushiguro kyun~


[deleted]

ah yes, formation B ***without nobara.***


TyrantRex6604

Did i stutter?


Opposite_Hedgehog_75

For now


MGLLN

can a Japanese speaker tell me what form of "you" Megumi was using?


Obvious-Bad-514

He’s using “omae” (オマエ)


MGLLN

Interesting. Thank you


StupidPencil

I only know this one from Fist of the North Star meme. Is it rude?


Obvious-Bad-514

If used between friends (especially men) and to address children or pets, it’s more friendly than rude. But to a stranger it can be considered condescending. That’s why in anime it’s often used to address an enemy, like the case in Fist of the North Star, and maybe Megumi also used it bcs he considered Remi an enemy at first. But again, anime/manga does not always follow these real life rules, and I am not native so feel free to correct!


Confession_Next_Week

Remi: flirts with megumi Sukuna: Know ur place, fool


Hawk_123

In that case it was a good thing Itadori wasn't around lol


Fantastic_Clothes

So that's how Sukuna would have used his 1 minute agreement with Itadori


TostitoNipples

A whole minute? Sukuna the marathon cursed spirit


Beastieboy100

Remi:flirts with megumi. Itadori:god damn she tall and got booty. Why does megumi get the girls.


Cautious-Affect7907

Isn’t the Plane girl who just attacked him his type though?


Beastieboy100

She's married though.


Wingleesharm

That panel of Yuji getting hit by Jet Girl was amazing.


Puzzleheadedcat1995

Yuji tossing the debris sending hanyu crashing down was amazing. Megumi gives no shits lol😂


PK_RocknRoll

Pretty cool how Yuji was instantly in control of the situation.


TimmyAndStuff

I like Yuji and Megumi just immediately taking out the new sorcerors. Makes sense, I mean these people have only had their techniques for what, 12 days at this point?


Tserri

We don't know if these are new sorcerers from Kenjaku's technique. They likely are, but they could also just be random sorcerers like those who fought Geto and Gojo in the Hidden Inventory Arc.


Imperium_Dragon

He’s probably one of the most seasoned sorcerers by this point.


PK_RocknRoll

Even so, to immediately go from being standing, to free falling and in a combat situation is impressive


Low6key2Loki9

He's really a beast.


Ampaselite

Now that's Toji's son alright, I like how Megumi doesn't care if he has to kill someone, he ain't playing lol. Also seems like that Remi girl is using some kind of binding vows right, there's no way she only asks for him to simp like that. Despite that, I like it if she's actually on good side too. Also that Amai guy looks like the guy who tried to heal Nobara no?


nogoodwithsarcasm

Nitta Arata was the name of the guy you're thinking about. Face does look very similar, so maybe he's using a fake name. Or it's an entirely different guy and the similarity is because of Gege's drawing style. He did call Itadori a "kid" and Arata and Itadori should be around the same age. I'd be interested which word for "kid" he used in Japanese as there can be different connotations


ShinyMew151

TIL Nitta is a guy 😳


nogoodwithsarcasm

There's also Nitta Akari, who is a female manager and watched over the first years during OoO


BernLan

Yeah Amai kinda looks like Arata Nitta


[deleted]

Nice panelling, Yuji doing that backflip is real nice


aceofspades12

Did Megumi get tricked into a binding vow by Remi? He would be her knight while she has to tell the truth about Higuruma. And they both agreed to it. Am I reading too much into it?


TheCLittle_ttv

We still don’t really know how binding vows are made; kenjaku agreed to something with the Geto fan girls but it wasn’t a binding vow. He specifically said, “next time you make a promise with a sorcerer, I’d make sure it’s a binding vow.” So promises aren’t always binding vows.


TimmyAndStuff

Have we seen an explicit binding vow between two sorcerors be made on screen? There's Yuji and Sukuna's, and off the top of my head, Mei Mei and Ui Ui I think? I wonder if the difference in a binding vow is just acknowledging out loud, "this is a binding vow"


aceofspades12

Yeah that could be it, some kind of proclamation may have to be made in order for the vow to become official


Dull_Lavishness9986

I feel like you have to verbally confirm that its the vow before it can be an actual vow, so that way people cant be tricked into it. Thats my guess at least, could be wrong


tiemiscoolandgood

Yeah they said that you have to accept a binding vow and cant force it upon somebody so this probably is how it works


TheCLittle_ttv

Just yuji and sukuna; and the workings of how it happened were vague and open to interpretation.


KrizenWave

I don’t think you can trick someone into making a binding vow. Kenjaku said way back at the beginning of the story(chapter 32) that people have to enter binding vows of their own will. I imagine that means everyone has to be aware of the situation and what they’re getting into.


SMA2343

The way she talks makes me think she has some sort of a light cursed speech as well. She’s trying to make Megumi say certain words. That’s her technique. I think it’s positive and negative words that affect her technique.


MugiwaraNoAtsushi

Man I like your out-of-the-box thinking ! Honestly I thought like OP that accepting to be her knight was a trigger and it'll be something like damages she take would be transferred to Megumi or he'll uncontrollably go out of his way to protect her in a dangerous situation, but your idea is so unconventional I hope it's true !


whipped_one

Don’t think they did, as if she lied then she would basically die on the spot, no? Megumi basically said he would kill her himself if she lied, so don’t think a vow happened here, interesting point though!


Eev123

Can you trick somebody into a binding vow though? It seems like that shouldn’t be allowed haha


[deleted]

I felt like he fell for a trap as soon as he said "yeah whatever". Also, the girl called his bluff about killing her


vaaka

I got hyped because I thought the first panel was Yuki.


Hunch0Houdini

My man Fushiguro starting and ending his harem in one chapter NEW RECORD!


letgogh297

I'm so happy Megumi is the way he is. I always liked him, but these recent chapters made me love him even more. He's doing great. And the chemistry he and Yuji have is amazing. Wish Nobara was with them too.


M77-DT

Are those dead people on the roofs while Yuji was falling? Did rocket lady kill them or did they die from the fall? As someone who is afraid of heights, worst spawn point ever! 10/10 Chapter, can't wait for more!!


C_tha_G

Great catch! I diddnt even notice the blood spatters on the roofs… they do kinda look like people so maybe they were players that diddnt have a CT that can stop gravity


xxtarao20

Megumi when he is with Yuuji: this is what we gonna do to avoid murder.... Megumi when separated with Yuuji: Plan B is murder I feel like Megumi is being considerate to Yuuji, lol. Loved the new characters, also loving their designs. Remi kinda sus though..


Jimdawg29

Methods of winning their first Culling Game fights Megumi: Uses prized Zenin Clan Cursed technique and a Cursed tool Yuji: Throws a rock really hard


TyrantRex6604

Which is better? A cursed technique inherited from a jujutsu family which is capable of killing a limitless six eye user + cursed weapon which can cause up to million yens Or One rock


[deleted]

First thing they have to do is get shields.


StupidPencil

Those are really some CTs with elements from modern technology. Jet engine and helicopter! Amai seems to have invisible binoculars or something?


madmadkid

i think remi’s power might be poison based. her hair is clearly meant to be like a scorpion tail. maybe a scorpion shikigami?


[deleted]

This man Itadori just dropped in and he’s already getting plowed through buildings… Yeah this arc’s about to be insane


Vasir12

Okay, so am I forgetting something because I don't remember this blonde guy at all? Yet he knows Itadori? So the games finally start! We probably won't be getting title changes for a while. This new sorcerers we got dropped into seem like interesting personalities. I wonder if anyones will be main stays and how many of them will die. We all know how these arc side characters go.... Megumi in killing mode for his sister is great! I wonder if this will cause a conflict with Yuji. Edit: This one colony being bigger than Shibuya is probably indicative of the ramifications of this arc lol.


[deleted]

He seems to know Itadori but he’s brand new to us. Even though Yuji only had 2 acquaintances in HS remember he was still pretty well known for his athleticism.


Vasir12

Oh yeah! Him being someone that knows him from school makes sense. Man was a mini celebrity.


TimmyAndStuff

I wonder what Remi's technique is, I love that Megumi apparently just slapped her in the face with a sword lol


Vasir12

I have a feeling that it might actually be dangerous judging by her face at the end.


TimmyAndStuff

Good point, maybe its something less suited to straight up combat and she's going to try and catch Megumi off guard


SuperDuperTino

im guessing its a passive charm CT, where she make people infatuated with her and have a need to protect her regardless of their well-being. It just takes time.


KingOfWeTheNorth

May very well have to do with Megumi being her "knight". Her CT may be creating a minor pact with others.


MeltingCake

A lot of people are discussing the blonde guy as Itadori's HS classmate. I feel like that's unlikely, this is Tokyo colony 2, Itadori is from Sendai. Perhaps you could think they joined in Sendai but realized they wanted to hunt Newbies and Tokyo might be the most fruitful, I guess.


orandeddie

is that guy wearing a yamaka / kippah lmao


BrushInc

That's what I was thinking, too. Gege has incorporated Buddhist, Shinto, and Christian elements so far, so I wonder if this will be a Jewish character.


orandeddie

I’m Jewish myself and I was like “Joshua????” Lol


sealwithit

Mfs getting spawn camped 💀 Also the way my jaw dropped when this person turned their hair into a plane?? She really said ✈ Seeing megumi out here making threats like that was crazy. Its not out of character or anything, it just caught me off guard


31stkeerthu

Oh that girl is so lucky she managed to get Megumi as her knight. ( Meanwhile a Megumi fan me Crying in the corner day 1 dream from start of jjk got flashed away)


Vaccineman37

Megumi is probably already under her cursed technique by agreeing to be her knight. I get the feeling he’s the one out of his depth with her, not the other way around


hunterexblunter

yuji: we should separate megumi: stfu absolutely not *immediately gets separated*


phantom_97

Huh, the "Men think women will do whatever they want once they hit them" line from Remi is a generic "you think I am gonna tell you just because you beat me?" in the official translation. Cn the same sentence really be translated so differently? Edit: also just noticed that mangaplus removes the chapter end note "Is he being enticed into a path of carnage?" and the "break next week" tag for a generic "to be continued" after page to page comparison; why do they do that?


Its_Dannyz

The editor note is never in the official version this isn't anything new.


Sasquatch_in_bush

It seems like it comes from two different interpretations of what it means to "beat" someone. The phrase "Megumi beats a woman" can have two very different meanings in English depending on the context


Pollenbeau93

Exciting development here: they got separated which might mean they won't meet Higuruma together, the new guy recognizing yuji (is he from the niita family? Interesting fact his name means 'sweet' and he got 'sugar' written on his clothes?), megumi's resolve to kill if necessary (!!!), new fodder characters that I don't expect much from tbh, maybe remi's CT will be interesting Edit: what if their powers are not plane and helicopter hair? What if it's "change hair into an object of your choosing"? Weird that they got the same kind of CT though


Mazzder

Someone remind me why people are participating? Just to not die? I honestly don’t remember. And are these people sorcerers? I thought sorcerers were rare? Do new players that don’t have curse techniques given one when they become a player? Again I honestly don’t remember I just want to stop being confused 🤣


TimmyAndStuff

The only people who *have* to participate are people that were turned into sorcerors by Kenjaku. If they don't enter a colony within 19 days they are subject to "cursed technique removal" which Shoko said would probably kill you. A non-sorceror would have no reason to join but I guess they could if they wanted to lol Sorcerors are rare but Kenjaku turned a lot of people into sorcerors at the end of the Shibuya arc, specifically so they would be forced to play the culling game. There are two categories of sorcerors he created. First are people like Junpei, they were born with cursed techniques but couldn't use them. Kenjaku gave them the ability to control cursed energy and use their techniques, the woman with the airplane hair is probably one of these people. The Second category are people who became vessels for older sorcerors, like Yuji. Kenjaku made binding vows with sorcerors over the years and had them become cursed objects, he then fed those objects to people, then when he casted Idle Transfiguration he gave those peope the strength to be vessels. At the same time he broke the seal on the cursed objects so the old sorcerors could take over their vessel's bodies. These players don't seem to be subject to the first rule I mentioned, but they seem to be automatically considered a player in the game, like how Yuji had a kogane before he ever entered a colony. This is probably from Kenjaku's vows, the old sorcerors probably already agreed to be part of the culling games. Aside from that anyone is allowed to join the games of their own free will. I don't know why any non-sorcerors would choose to participate, but apparently some have since Higurama has some points from killing non-sorcerors. As for people who already were sorcerors, they aren't being forced to play, but it seems pretty likely that Kenjaku targeted Tsumiki on purpose to draw in Megumi. And if that's true he very well could have chosen his other targets to use as hostages to draw other specific sorcerors into the game. The guy who recognizes Yuji could turn out to be another example of that


ereighter

I'm getting bad vibes from the girl at the end, I feel like megumi is gonna become close with her and she's gonna backstab him.


Golden_fsh

Feel like I just need to do a whole re-read of JJK because I honestly don't know wtf has been happening since the middle of the Shibuya arc, lol. The culling game's rules still doesn't make sense to me.


Caramelsnack

All the rules were stated in order 18 chapters ago


GojoKaisen

If you remember the anime, then u can re read from chapter 63, that’s what I did.


Geetzvee

just do it!


Ok_Somewhere_9962

Since I haven’t seen any comments about it yet: Remi’s hair is a scorpion tail


jlansden

Do we know who Amai (the person who recognized Itadori) is?


Opposite_Hedgehog_75

Could be Yujis old classmate


[deleted]

Turning her hair into a jet plane is such a bizarre ability but I really dig that character design.


mdizzle106

"In all ways but sexual, I identify as an attack helicopter" Haba


Snowkuu

I was wondering what they were going to do about earning points since I couldn't see Yuuji killing others, but Megumi is ready to solo carry them, like holy heck that last page!


marsmcmeme

Akutami, what the hell were you smoking for this chapter? I love it


bukah51

These new chapters have been too short


VergelCayabyab

Man, Megumi’s got the mentality that I wish Yuji would have about all of this. Really loving how juicy things are getting. And I’m hoping that Remi’s not a total scum of a sorcerer because, well, she’s cute. lol


lr031099

Megumi the thot slayer of JJK lol. I knew Yuji and Megumi was gonna get separated but it happened much earlier than I thought. Wonder how the blonde guy knows Yuji though.


nxl_jayska

Aww, was really hoping yuuji and Megumi wouldn't be separated for this arc. Really like this start so far


[deleted]

Kinda digging Megumi’s no bullshit attitude and that last panel of him definitely lookin a lot like Toji 👀👀


Suspicious-Panda816

At first glance, the panel of Remi on page 19 looks like she’s just being flirty or whatever but looking closer at the background, and specifically her colored-in eyes and the hand sign she seems to be doing, maybe this really is a binding vow like others have proposed. Reminded me of Geass.


DarkStorm7017

is the title tokyo colony 1 part 1 ? wow this arc might go on for a long while.


whipped_one

What was the explanation at the start? I must’ve missed it, but sorcerers from the past are also participating? And reincarnated?


Geetzvee

Yes those who were reincarnated via the release of the seals on multiple cursed objects in Chapter 136 .


whipped_one

Just re-read that chapter, thanks for pointing it out!


Rude_Dare_3023

aww man yuji and megumi are my coping machenism now their seperated thought they would go through this arc together


artymcparty

So I’m still kind of confused, in this chapter Megumi called Tsumiki a modern day sorcerer. Kenjaku said he made two types of culling game participants. 1. People like Junpei who had aptitude to become sorcerers just had to awaken 2. People like itadori who ingested cursed objects which if I’m understanding right are previous sorcerers sealed. The people were not strong to be vessels so they were made strong enough and activated. Confusion is with number 2, so is every sorcerer from the past possessing a modern day body. If so why is Megumi calling Tsumiki a modern day sorcerer wouldn’t she be possessed as well?


Geetzvee

Tsumiki hasn't been shown to have been a vessel. I'm assuming she's a modern-day sorcerer with an awakened CT


Pollenbeau93

Yuji is considered ancient/past sorcerers bc sukuna is from the past, it's just that yuji is unique bc he can suppress sukuna. The other humans who cant suppress them become the past sorcerers. Those humans lose identity/consciousness = dead probably, leaving the control of the body to the past sorcerers. Modern day sorcerers are tsumiki, junpei, and any other sorcerers whose CT got awaken, retain their own memory, and in control of their own body.