Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Reveals Megumi Fushiguro’s Death Through Ten Shadows Inheritance
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo has seemingly confirmed Megumi Fushiguro’s death after 68 years. Learn how the Ten Shadows technique inheritance reveals his fate and what it means for the sequel series.
Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo
The Jujutsu Kaisen sequel just dropped a bombshell that’s breaking fans’ hearts. Megumi Fushiguro, one of the original series’ beloved main characters, appears to be dead—and the latest chapter of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo basically confirms it.
Set 68 years after the Shinjuku Showdown arc, Modulo follows the grandchildren of Yuta Okkotsu and Maki Zenin navigating a drastically changed world. While most fans expected the original cast to have passed away by now (it’s been nearly seven decades, after all), learning Megumi’s fate still hits different.
How Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Confirmed Megumi’s Death
Gege Akutami hasn’t explicitly stated Megumi is dead, but the clues are pretty clear. Here’s what we know:
The Ten Shadows technique has been inherited by Yuka Okkotsu, one of the new main characters. This is huge because Ten Shadows isn’t just any cursed technique—it’s powerful enough to rival the legendary Limitless and Six Eyes combo.
Why This Means Megumi Is Gone
While some cursed techniques can have multiple users at once (like how Naobito and Naoya both had Projection Sorcery), Ten Shadows appears to work differently:
- It’s incredibly rare and coveted within the Zenin Clan
- It matches the Six Eyes + Limitless combo in power, which only appears in one person at a time
- Multiple people having Mahoraga simultaneously doesn’t make sense from a story perspective
- Yuka actually summoned Mahoraga in the recent battle against Dabura, confirming she has full access to the technique
The evidence suggests Megumi either died or became severely incapacitated before Yuka was born. Since Yuka is at least 16 years old, that means Megumi likely passed away in his mid-60s—making him the first of the main trio to die.
What Happened to the Rest of Jujutsu Kaisen’s Original Cast?
If you’re hoping for a happy reunion, brace yourself. Modulo hasn’t been kind to our favorites:
- Yuji Itadori: Still alive and young thanks to his immortality, but his death is being heavily foreshadowed
- Nobara Kugisaki: Appears as an elderly woman in the sequel
- Maki Zenin and Yuta Okkotsu: Both confirmed dead at the start of Modulo. The couple had married, but after Maki’s death, Yuta died of heartbreak
- Hana Kurusu: Also deceased—Nobara mentions attending her funeral. Hana was originally set up as Megumi’s potential love interest
The original cast is being systematically written out, and more deaths are likely coming before Modulo concludes.
The New Generation Takes Over
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo centers on Yuka and Tsurugi Okkotsu, the grandchildren of Yuta and Maki. The series explores how they navigate a world transformed by decades of change in the jujutsu society.
Yuka’s character arc is particularly interesting. As Tsurugi explains: “Yuka has been searching for something worth staking her life on all this time. She thought since she was gonna die anyway, she might as well for someone else’s sake.” Her use of Binding Vows and the inherited Ten Shadows technique positions her as a formidable new protagonist.
When to Read the Next Chapter
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Chapter 16 releases December 21, 2025 at:
- Midnight JST
- 11:00 AM ET
- 8:00 AM PT
You can read it for free on Manga Plus and the Shonen Jump app.
Why Megumi’s Death Hits Different
For fans who followed Megumi’s journey from the beginning, this revelation stings. He was part of the core trio alongside Yuji and Nobara, and his complex character development made him a fan favorite. Learning he didn’t even make it to 70—while Yuji remains immortal and Nobara lived to old age—feels particularly tragic.
The passing of the Ten Shadows technique to the next generation symbolizes more than just Megumi’s death. It represents the complete transition from the original Jujutsu Kaisen era to something entirely new. Gege Akutami isn’t just continuing the story—he’s definitively closing one chapter to open another.
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What do you think about Megumi’s fate in Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo? Are you ready for more heartbreak as the original cast’s story concludes?
