Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is the sequel to Gege Akutami's magnum opus, Jujutsu Kaisen. Takes place 68 years after the completion of the Shinjuku Shodown arc of the original JJK Modulo sees the focus being put on a brand new cast instead of the likes of Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kogisaki.
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo focuses on Tsurugi and Yuka Okkotsu, the grandchildren of Yuta and Maki. In addition, the alien race Simurians are introduced into the plot, and among them are the other two main characters of the series, Maru and Cross. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is an incredibly exciting series, and it goes without saying that Gege wrote a phenomenal story in it. But, as is the case with the vast majority of the stories, it certainly had its own flaws. As a sequel, JJK Modulo hammered home the vast majority of the themes it covered and the plot points it presented, but it failed to deliver a solid conclusion to quite a few of them.
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Dabura vs Mahoraga could not be concluded
The biggest battle remains unresolved
One of the biggest ways that JJK Modulo failed towards the end was to deliver a proper sequel to the biggest battle of the entire series, which is Mahoraga vs. Dabura. To decide the fate of humanity itself, a duel would take place between Yuka Okkotsu and Dabura Karaba. Yuka immediately used her 10 Shadows technique to summon the Divine General Mahoraga and unleashed him on Dabura.
Their duel was quite exciting, and throughout it readers were treated to a brilliant display of tenacity and adaptability from Mahoraga, as well as adaptability and a grueling work ethic from Dabura. The latter managed to create new ways to use his cursed technique to beat Mahoraga's adaptation and even learned things like the Reverse Cursed Technique. In addition to that, he also mastered the Cursed Technique Reversal and came up with a domain expansion. All of this eventually went to waste as their duel was never consummated. Dabura was taken out of battle by Maru with his cursed technique and sent back to Simuria along with his sister, never to be seen again. This is one of the most unsatisfying endings any fight has ever had in JJK, and it's a sad ending for the character of Dabura as well.
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Failed to give Yuji Itadori a good role
Yuji only served as a plot device for Maru's technique
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo reintroduced Yuji Itadori towards the end of the story. Immediately upon his arrival, it became clear that he intended to bring peace to the warring races of humans and simuri. Yuji did this by coming into contact with Maru and creating a way to completely end the Cursed Spirits. While this plot received a lot of build up, it ultimately didn't deliver. Yuji's decision-making led to the cursed energy being removed from both future Simurians and humans, leaving them with only traces of those powers. At the same time, the birth of the cursed spirits was prevented to the extent that only a handful would be born a year.
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For Yuji Itadori himself, the whole point was to act as a plot device for Maru to accomplish all of this. Once Yuji gave Maru the information he needed, he was on his way. Worse, Yuji Itadori was revealed to have completely changed as an adult. While changes in characters are normal, Yuji cuts off his friends and almost everyone else in the community completely. He also became somewhat of a cynic and completely misinterpreted Gojo's words to him, refusing to even protect the next generation. Most importantly, fans expected Yuji Itadori to fight Dabura Karaba towards the end of it Module series, but unfortunately this fight never happened either. Yuji only showed his powers briefly, and most readers were disappointed by what little he offered in this story.
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Couldn't realize all the events it set up
Too hasty for a conclusion
The biggest failure JJK Modulo is the fact that it failed to deliver a proper conclusion to the vast majority of the plot points it set up due to its short length. While Module was well written, the ending felt incredibly rushed. Fights were canceled and plot points were skipped entirely. For example, Dabura and Mahoraga's battle could have had a couple more chapters and developed much better, even if it was cut off later. Likewise, Dabura could have had Black Rope be its own standalone chapter with much more emotional impact.
Yuji Itadori's arrival on the battlefield could have been boosted a lot more as well. Maru saving the lives of Usami, Yuka, and Tsurugi, along with his own brother Cross, could have taken a couple of chapters as well. Most importantly, the union between humans and Simurians would have felt much more emphatic if Gege had given more time to this plot and let the fans absorb it. In the end, all of this was rushed due to the broken nature of Maru's cursed technology. It ended up being the biggest plot for the writer to do exactly what he wanted in any way he wanted. That was the biggest flaw JJK Modulowhich was otherwise an absolutely brilliant series.
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Too many death fakes
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo did not deliver on death
Another thing that JJK Modulo struggled with were death fakes. Usually, Gege Akutami is known for not being too afraid to kill off characters. In the original story, he killed Junpei almost immediately, when fans thought he was going to be a main character. Similarly, Nanami, one of the main characters, was killed early on, and Gojo Satoru also met a quick end towards the end of the series. As such, Gege Akutami has never been too afraid to kill off his main characters.
However in JJK Modulofor some reason Gege hesitated to kill characters despite setting up their deaths properly. Cross, Maru's own brother, was shot through the chest, and despite harnessing the power of the Reverse Cursed Technique, it was made clear that he would not be saved. Two months had passed since Cross shot, and somehow Maru was able to save him with the power of Idle Transfiguration. By all means, Cross should not have survived this series.
Similarly, Yuka was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and on top of that, her condition had worsened tremendously due to her binding promise. Nevertheless, Maru was once again able to save her with the power of Idle Transfiguration that he received from Mahito. Tsurugi was dealt a fatal blow, and once again Idle Transfiguration came to the rescue and saved his life. Meanwhile, Usami suffered massive damage during his confrontation with Dabura, and he too was saved by Maru. It seemed like Maru's technology could do just about anything, and all the tension Gege built into the story with the impending doom was instantly gone with the stroke of a pen.
To be clear, Yuka and Tsurugi's survival was important to the plot, and it makes sense for them to survive. But having Cross almost dead for two months, as well as Usami suffering the same fate, but miraculously being brought back at the end, felt too cheap. Had Gege stuck to his old method and killed off a couple of characters, the ending would have been much more emphatic.
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo can be read at Manga Plus.
- Release date
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October 3, 2020
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TBS, MBS, CBC, Tulip Television, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, SBC, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, atv, MBC
- Directors
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Ryohei Takeshita, Masataka Akai, Chie Nishizawa, Daisuke Tsukushi, Tomomi Kamiya, Kakushi Ifuku, Ken Takahashi
- Author
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Hiroshi Seko
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Yuichi Nakamura
Satoru Gojo
