Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 88: Rise Again – Yuji Strikes Back as Megumi’s Soul Fights for Freedom
Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 88 delivers an exhilarating mix of hope, horror, and raw resolve as the battle for Megumi’s soul inches toward its breaking point. After an emotionally loaded soul clash in Chapter 87, the action shifts back to the physical world—and Yuji Itadori awakens.
The chapter opens with Yuji crawling through rubble, coughing blood, his vision blurred but his mind locked in. He’s felt it—Megumi is still inside, and that’s all the motivation he needs. With one final surge of cursed energy, he leaps back into the battlefield, just as Sukuna tries to reassert control.
Sukuna, shaken from Megumi’s inner resistance, appears less composed than usual. His cursed energy pulses erratically, and the summoned Ten Shadows shikigami begin glitching—torn between two masters. It’s the perfect opening, and Yuji knows it.
With gritted teeth and bloodied fists, Yuji charges in, not to fight Sukuna as a curse—but to wake Megumi up from the inside. Each punch is paired with desperate pleas:
“You’re still in there!”
“Don’t let him win!”
“This isn’t over!”
Sukuna snarls but retreats slightly, sensing Megumi’s interference growing. Just as Yuji lands a direct hit, Sukuna’s arm falters mid-summon, and for the first time, Megumi’s voice speaks through his mouth:
“Yuji… help me.”
Goosebumps.
In a final-page twist, just as it seems the tide is turning, a new cursed presence enters the battlefield—an elite player in the Culling Game, sent by Kenjaku to eliminate both Yuji and Megumi if Sukuna falls.
Chapter 88 is a turning point—where pain meets hope, and the past and present collide in battle. Gege Akutami blends emotional stakes with raw combat like only he can.
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