Warning: Contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 219.Jujutsu Kaisen unfortunately doubles the problem of the series with the killing of many of its prominent female characters. The most recent season of Jujutsu Kaisen saw Sukuna transfer from Yuji’s body to Megumi’s body, and in order to cement his authority over Megumi, Sukuna broke his spirit by killing him. his younger sister, Tsumiki. The only complication with that is that Tsumiki has been possessed by Yorozu, an ancient sorceress considered an extremely powerful warrior thanks to her being one of Sukuna’s colleagues, and her obsessive love. her for Sukuna means a war will break out between them.
Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 219 saw the end of their fight, and naturally, Sukuna killed Yorozu and, by extension, Tsumiki. This is the most logical direction for the story, but not only does the fight continue to be a major problem the series has had with female characters for years, it also adds problems for Tsumiki’s character. , especially. It’s unlikely that any of this was intentional by author Gege Akutami, but it’s an issue that needs to be addressed, despite that.
Tsumiki’s Jujutsu Kaisen Death continues the trend of killing women
The biggest problem with Yorozu dying right after her intro is that it continues the problem of Jujutsu Kaisen wasting its female characters. While Maki received a lot of development in Jujutsu Kaisen, other female characters such as Mei Mei, Uro, and Hana barely participated in the story before being quickly removed after a battle. Worse still, Yuki spent years building up as a powerful sorceress, but when she finally had to fight, she died in a fight that was largely in favor of Kenjaku. With that in mind, Yorozu’s quick death just continues the problem of Jujutsu Kaisen squandering its female characters.
Even worse is the way Jujutsu Kaisen treats the heroine, Nobara Kugisaki. Although Nobara has a clear personality and great chemistry with the rest of the cast, she has never really won on her own. All of her victories have been attributed to someone helping her, and although by this point the Shibuya incident had taken place over two years ago, Jujutsu Kaisen has yet to reveal whether Nobara is alive or dead. . It’s an unfortunate way to treat a character introduced with a lot of promise, and unfortunately it shows that Jujutsu Kaisen’s problem with female characters has been around since the very beginning.
Yorozu’s Jujutsu Kaisen Death makes Tsumiki’s character worse
Yorozu’s death continues to cause problems that Jujutsu Kaisen has with its female characters, but even worse, her death causes Tsumiki’s character. While Tsumiki is primarily responsible for shaping Megumi’s personality, Tsumiki is less involved in the story, and while protecting her is Yuji and Megumi’s motivation to participate in the Culling Game, it’s strange strange, the arc doesn’t take her up that much. Now, with Tsumiki dying without ever getting a chance to do anything, it gives the impression that she mainly exists to continue Megumi’s character arc without any agency, all of it. is a waste of her potential.
Tsumiki’s final lack of self-control also has the effect of hurting Megumi’s character. Not only does her death nullify many of Megumi’s actions in the series, but Tsumiki’s poor handling of her makes her just like a plot device, which inadvertently reduces the impact that should have been. she must have for him since she has no real character of her own. Again, it’s unlikely that the author’s treatment of female characters in Jujutsu Kaisen was intentional, but this and other examples still cannot be ignored, and Jujutsu Kaisen the manga needs to do something to fix it before it ends.