Spoiler warning: this article discusses major details from the Jujutsu Kaisen manga and its sequel, Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo.
Yuji Itadori fans, this one is bittersweet gila.
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, the sequel to Gege Akutami’s original manga, has reportedly confirmed that Yuji is the only special-grade sorcerer of the new era. After years of fans debating whether Yuji was being underrated by the jujutsu system, the sequel has finally given him the rank many readers felt he earned long ago.
But of course, because this is Jujutsu Kaisen, the power-up comes wrapped in pain.
The original Jujutsu Kaisen manga ended in September 2024. One year later, the franchise returned with Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, written by Gege Akutami and illustrated by Yuji Iwasaki. Instead of continuing immediately after the old ending, the sequel jumps 68 years into the future and introduces a new generation of characters.
The big difference? The jujutsu world is no longer stacked the way it used to be.
Back in the main series, special-grade monsters like Satoru Gojo and Yuta Okkotsu shaped the balance of power. In Modulo, sorcerers are generally much weaker. That makes Yuji’s status even more significant, because he isn’t just strong — he appears to be the one truly elite-level sorcerer left from that old standard.
The sequel’s main conflict involves the Simurians, an alien race with powerful abilities who arrive in Japan as refugees. When tensions explode between them and the sorcerers, jujutsu society struggles to find anyone capable of standing up to Dabura. That desperation says a lot about how far the system has fallen.
Instead of having a reliable special-grade lineup ready to go, they end up depending on Yuka Okkotsu, a terminally ill teenager, to handle a mess the adults can’t solve. It’s a pretty brutal sign that the new generation doesn’t have many top-tier options.
That’s where Yuji comes in.
According to extra information included in Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Volume 3, released in Japan on May 1, 2026, Yuji is officially ranked special grade. The volume also includes character details and illustrations not available through Manga Plus or the Shonen Jump app. Since the English release is not out yet, the information was shared by JJK update source @Go_Jover on X.
Yuji’s path to special grade is unusual. Most special-grade sorcerers are recognised as freaks from the start because their abilities are on a completely different scale. Yuji, meanwhile, started as Sukuna’s vessel and developed his powers through the nightmare of the original series.
By the time he faced Sukuna, Yuji had picked up a scary kit: Blood Manipulation, Sukuna’s innate technique, Domain Expansion, and Reverse Cursed Technique. After consuming the Death Paintings, his aging slowed dramatically, turning him into a half-human, half-curse hybrid.
That means Yuji survived far beyond the people he loved. Over decades, he kept sharpening those abilities while carrying the loneliness of outliving his friends. It’s powerful, but also sad in the most JJK way possible.
His strength in the sequel is apparently no joke either. In Chapter 22, Yuji’s clash with Mahito shows how far above the field he has become, with Yuji using a technique strong enough to handle Mahito in a single blow without much effort.
For Malaysian and SEA fans who followed Jujutsu Kaisen through manga apps, anime screenings, cosplay events, and TikTok theory wars, this reveal is a big one. Yuji was always the heart of the series — not the flashiest, not the most broken at first, but the guy who kept moving even when everything went to hell.
Now the sequel has made it official: Yuji Itadori didn’t just survive the old era. He became its last true monster.
Source: ComicBook Anime