Jujutsu Kaisen may be done telling its manga story for now, but the franchise clearly still has some cursed energy left in the tank.
Yuji Iwasaki, the artist behind Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, returned to social media this week with a new sketch of Dabura, one of the sequel manga’s standout characters. The artwork was posted to mark Space Day in Japan, which is very on-brand considering Modulo pushed Jujutsu Kaisen into some unexpectedly sci-fi territory.
For anyone who has not been keeping up: Jujutsu Kaisen ended its original Weekly Shonen Jump run in 2024. Creator Gege Akutami later came back with Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, an official sequel set decades after the main story. Akutami wrote the sequel, while Iwasaki — known for Cipher Academy — handled the artwork.
Modulo was always planned as a short serialization and ran for around six months. Even in that limited space, it made one very wild move: aliens. Not just aliens as a random gimmick either, but a species connected to Cursed Energy and Cursed Techniques. That is a pretty big expansion for a series that was already dense with rules, bloodlines, domains, and power-scaling debates.
Dabura became the big icon of that sequel. He was introduced as the strongest fighter of the current generation, long after the events of Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, and the original cast. He also had a major fight involving Mahoraga, the kind of matchup Jujutsu Kaisen fans immediately latch onto because Mahoraga has always been tied to measuring absurd strength.
Was Dabura fully explored? Not really, based on what the source describes. But that may be exactly why fans are still curious. He arrived with huge presence, got a major battle, and carried that classic JJK energy of “this guy looks too cool to ignore.” Sometimes, bro, that is enough to make a character stick.
Analysis for Malaysia and SEA readers: This matters because Jujutsu Kaisen remains one of those anime/manga titles that cuts through the usual fandom bubbles here. Even when the main story is over, characters like Dabura give fans more to argue about, cosplay, draw, and power-scale in group chats. Modulo also shows that the franchise can still experiment without needing to simply repeat Gojo-era hype.
The bigger question is whether Modulo could ever become anime material. The source notes that the manga already received a special trailer to promote its release, which suggests there is at least visible interest around the sequel concept. That does not confirm an adaptation, so jangan overclaim — but it does make Modulo feel like more than just a throwaway side project.
For now, the confirmed anime focus is still the mainline adaptation. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4: The Culling Game Part 2 is currently in development at Studio MAPPA. No release window or date has been announced at the time of the source article.
That means Dabura’s new sketch is not a massive announcement, but it is a neat reminder that Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo still has fans paying attention after its finale. If Akutami really has closed the book on the story, then these post-finale crumbs are probably what fans will be living on while waiting for the anime to catch up.