Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 262: Rika is Back, Manga Ends on a Cliffhanger as Gege Akutami Takes 2 Week Sick Leave
Spoiler Alert: Jujutsu Kaisen has been one of the best-selling mangas over the past year and all credit goes to Gege Akutami’s extraordinary mind and style of writing. Jujutsu Kaisen also seems to be coming to an end soon, and Chapter 261 left fans with the most incredible cliffhanger, given Yuta Okutsu has used the body of none other than the honored one, Gojo Satoru. However, chapter 262 looks to continue the thread.
Despite the high anticipation for the release of the chapter, Jujutsu Kaisen fans will have to wait for some time as Gege has fallen ill and has taken a two-week break from writing. However, we have managed to get some spoilers for chapter 262 and fans are in for an absolute treat.
Gege Akutami hints at a return for the Queen of Curses in Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 262
Chapter 261 of Jujutsu Kaisen ended with Yuta Okkutsu switching bodies with Gojo Satoru and finally going up against a shocked king of curses. As per some leaked panels from chapter 262, fans will finally get to see Sujuna acknowledge just how wild Yuta is for having the stomach of switching bodies with his dead sensei. Yuta after switching bodies with Gojo can now use all of his cursed techniques.
Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 262 showed Yuta in Gojo’s body and Sukuna using their domain expansions, battling it out to see who would come out on top. Unfortunately for Yuta, Sukuna manages to start getting the upper hand in the fight, with the King of Curses landing the more significant blows.
However, Gege Akutami isn’t done with leaving fans on a massive cliffhanger. The end of chapter 262, which is suspected to be just 7 pages long, ends with the Queen of Curses, Rika fully awakened crying over Yuta Okkutsu’s lifeless body.
High quality page of Rika crying & grieving while calling Yuta’s name as she dearly holds his lifeless body #JJK262 #JJKSpoilerspic.twitter.com/CJwCraROLv
— Myamura (@Go_Jover) June 6, 2024
Yuta Okkutsu has shown fans that he is that guy who can be counted on despite how wretched the situation gets. As Yuta has just proven time and time again he is willing to go to all extents in order to win. But now with Yuta Okkutsu in Gojo Satoru’s body, and a fully manifested Rika ready to cause havoc, let us look at some of his best moments in the manga.
Moments where Yuta Okkutsu stunned Jujutsu Kaisen fans
Yuta uses his Domain Expansion: Imagine facing the literal King of Curses, Sukuna. During the Culling Games, that’s exactly what Yuta and Yuji Itadori find themselves up against. While the fight is brutal, showcasing Yuta’s impressive swordsmanship and Rika’s monstrous strength, the true highlight is their teamwork. Yuta even uses his highly anticipated and overpowered Domain Expansion, All-Encompassing Equivocal Love, pushing Sukuna to his limits.
Yuta Okkutsu schools Suguru Geto: Remember Geto, the villain who rolled up to the school looking for Rika’s power? Yeah, things didn’t go his way. Yuta, after months of training and wrestling with Rika’s curse, unleashes some serious sorcerer skills. He combines his newfound control over cursed energy with Rika’s immense strength, leaving Geto on the defensive. This fight wasn’t just a beatdown but a turning point, which showed Yuta’s growth from a scared kid to a powerful Jujutsu sorcerer.
One sword slash for Kenjaku: This is a complex moment. Yuta, determined to stop Kenjaku’s reign of terror, surprises everyone by severing his head. What made the moment even colder was how Yuta waited for the perfect time to land the killing blow after Kenjaku’s interesting fight against Fumihiko Takaba.
You can read the Jujutsu Kaisen Manga on Viz Media and Mangaplus. The anime is available for streaming on Netflix, Hulu and Crunchyroll.
