Jujutsu Kaisen's Perfect Ending Would Finally Kill Itadori
Death has always loomed over Yuji Itadori even before he joined Jujutsu High, and — though he is the main character of the story — killing him could create the perfect ending for Jujutsu Kaisen. The possibility of Yuji's demise has been a point of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime ever since its beginning, but after overcoming so many defeats and serious threats, it could seem unlikely that the show would end with Itadori finally dying for good. However, the creator Gege Akumtami has never shied away from taking risks and subverting expectations so killing the main character is never out of the question.
Jujutsu Kaisen ends its first episode with a premise that defines the rest of the story. Within the real world, there lies a world of cursed spirits, and after eating one of the fingers of a cursed spirit Sukuna, Itadori wakes up in an execution cell. Here, the strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer, Gojo Saturo — who is also a teacher at Jujustu High — tells him that he's been sentenced to death. There's no avoiding this, but he is offered the opportunity to postpone his execution by finding and consuming all the fingers of Sukuna, after which he will be exorcized to destroy the curse. Itadori decides to continue with this impending execution to try and help other people, although it's this exact motivation that suggests Jujutsu Kaisen's ending may see him killed off permanently.
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A running struggle Itadori has throughout the show is his want and drive to not only save people but also to choose when and how he dies. This is first brought up when his only parental figure, his grandfather, dies of cancer. Unable to do anything about it and with almost no one around him in his
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