Jujutsu Kaisen’s biggest twist was ruined by leaks, highlighting a huge problem

Warning: Contains spoilers for chapter #267 of Jujutsu Kaisen.

With only a handful of chapters left until the manga comes to an end, Jujutsu KaisenHis final battle against Sukuna kicked into high gear with the return of one unexpected character who turned the tides in Yuji’s favor one last time. Unfortunately, the last chapter’s big twist was completely ruined by leaks, highlighting a huge problem.

Chapter #267 of Jujutsu Kaisen reveals that Nobara is alive And finally sees her use her cursed technique, Resonance, against Sukuna’s last finger. Nobara makes her entry at the perfect time, with Resonance preventing Sukuna from opening his field while also allowing Yuji to land a direct hit on Sukuna with Dismantle.

This chapter explains that Yuta copied Shrine not from Sukuna’s last finger but Yuji’s instead, which is why Yuji is missing another finger in addition to the one Sukuna ripped off in chapter #212. As such, the finger seen suspended at the end of chapter #266 is confirmed to be Sukuna’s final finger, which Nobara uses resonance on.

Jujutsu Kaisen always planned to bring Nobara back

Created by Gege Akutami Chapter #267 “Inhuman Makio Shinjuku Showdown, Part 38”

After leaving her fate unhappily for hundreds of chapters, chapter #267 finally confirmed that Nobara is alive and well, although she is missing the eye she lost to Mahita at Shibuya, which is covered with an eye. In this chapter, Utahime and Gakuganji are seen on the winding staircase leading to where Sukuna’s last finger is kept. Utahime then reveals that it It wasn’t even half an hour since Nobara got up.

However, despite Nobara’s recent awakening, this doesn’t seem to be a plan put together at the last minute. As the flashback at the beginning of chapter #267 reveals, the magicians decided to use Yuji’s finger during the month-long preparation for the battle, which is why the wound seems to be healed, as Sukuna notes. in the flash, Gojo also interestingly mentioned taking a gambleWhich may have to do with banking on Nobara waking up in time to use the last finger.

Nobara is back in Jujutsu Kaisen‘s last chapter finally confirms that the person Shoko mentioned in chapter #212 who hasn’t fully recovered yet is in fact Nobara. As such, Gojo knew there was a chance Nobara could return and so deliberately chose to preserve Sukuna’s finger as a last resort. If the whole plan was kept a secret by Yuuji to prevent Tsukuna from finding out, it’s possible that Megumi also lied or was deliberately vague when Yuuji asked about Nobara during the Perfect Preparation Arc. All the same, it seems though Nobara’s return was a long time comingBut the twist was sadly spoiled by leaks.

Nobara’s return to Jujutsu Kaisen was completely ruined by leaks

Early leaks of Chapter #267 completely spoil the massive plot twist

From Yuuji’s unexpected awakening of Tsukuna’s cursed technique, to his missing fingers being hidden by his unexplained gunshots, along with Yuta’s secret lie about Tsukuna’s last finger, and Gege Akutami’s continued silence on Nobara’s fate after the Shibuya Arc, Nobara His return at the eleventh hour was a twist Jujutsu Kaisen Has seemingly been building up for years.

After all, Nobara was thought to be dead until the previous chapter, and it seemed like the series could end without ever addressing her ambiguous death. however, Gege Akutami seems to have saved this twist for the end of the series With all the bits of foreshadowing and countless plot details carefully put together for an epic reveal.

Unfortunately, the Years of planning and foreshadowing that went into this reveal were sadly put to waste By early leaks of the chapter. While hundreds of other manga are similarly leaked before their official release week after week, Jujutsu Kaisen’s Fast-paced writing and cliffhangers that leave readers dying to know what happens next make it arguably one of the biggest, most popular targets.

Jujutsu KaisenThe final chapters have been leaked week after week for almost the entire run, almost to the point of leaks becoming normalized. Despite Shueisha’s continuing legal battle against leakers, the problem is that the community thrives on leaks and consuming the story through the short leaks themselves as early and quickly as possible. Instead of experiencing the story as the author intended. As a result, readers tend to miss nuances, often even miss entirely through leaks.

Nobara is back in Jujutsu Kaisen has finally brought the issue to light, with many fans unwillingly spoiled by early leaks. with Jujutsu Kaisen‘s final chapter right around the corner, it may be too late for the series’ fandom to change at this point, but hopefully, at least some will choose to properly experience the exciting finale as Gege Akutami intended.

Jujutsu Kaisen is available from Manga Plus and Viz Media.