Jujutsu Kaisen: What You Missed in the Culling Game Saga

The Culling Game: Jujutsu Kaisen's Darkest Arc Yet—and Why It Changes Everything

If you thought Shibuya Incident was the peak of chaos in Jujutsu Kaisen, brace yourself. The Culling Game arc isn’t just a continuation—it’s a full-blown descent into hell wrapped in cursed energy, heartbreak, and high-stakes sorcery.

This isn't your typical anime tournament arc. It's a battlefield drenched in blood, betrayal, and body-snatching sorcerers. Let’s unravel what went down, what broke us, and why this arc is a game-changer for the entire Jujutsu Kaisen universe.

The Mastermind Behind It All: Kenjaku, You Maniac

Let’s be clear: Kenjaku (a.k.a. the Body-Snatching Creep) isn’t just some random villain. He’s been playing 4D chess for over a thousand years. His endgame? To merge all of humanity with Master Tengen, turning Japan into a cursed energy engine of evolution.

Why? Because in Kenjaku’s twisted logic, this will create a new golden age of jujutsu sorcery. Think the Heian Era, but with modern buildings and way more emotional trauma.

To do this, he:

• Reincarnated ancient sorcerers into modern bodies via cursed objects
• Awakened new ones like Mahito did with Junpei
• Turned Japan into a network of cursed colony barriers to gather energy through death and chaos

Oh—and he’s doing it all using Suguru Geto’s corpse. Yeah, the same Geto that Gojo once called his best friend. Welcome to pain.

The Rules of the Culling Game (Spoiler: They Suck)

Kenjaku made sure everyone’s involved. You don’t get to sit this one out.

• If you’re in the barrier, congrats—you’re a player now!
• You have 19 days to declare participation or die
• Score points by killing people
• Get 100 points? You can add a new rule

And yes, this includes normal people who just happened to walk into the wrong city. It’s pure madness—exactly how Kenjaku likes it.

The Aftermath of Shibuya: Yuji, Yuta, & Megumi Break Our Hearts

After Sukuna's mass murder rampage in Shibuya (via Yuji’s body), the higher-ups reissue Yuji’s execution. This time, they send none other than Yuta Okkotsu to do the job.

But plot twist: Yuta fakes Yuji’s death through a binding vow and revives him via reverse cursed technique. Why? Because even Yuta knows the higher-ups are a bunch of hypocritical clowns.

Meanwhile, Megumi is named head of the Zen’in clan—because Gojo is gone and he inherited the legendary Ten Shadows Technique. But the Zen’in family is imploding from the inside, and Naoya’s ghost returns as a vengeful cursed spirit to finish what he started. (He gets smoked by Maki later. Justice.)

💔 Megumi's Ultimate Fall: The Sukuna Switcheroo

In a cruel twist of fate, Megumi’s “sister” Sumiki turns out to be a reincarnated ancient sorcerer named Yorozu, who just wants to fight—and marry—Sukuna.

Sukuna seizes this moment of emotional devastation and uses a binding vow to take over Megumi’s body, feeding him one of his fingers and becoming his new vessel.

That’s right. Yuji is no longer Sukuna’s host. Megumi is. And this breaks everyone—including us.

Maki's Awakening: A One-Woman Army

Let’s talk about Maki Zen’in, who went full Toji Fushiguro mode. After losing her sister Mai, Maki awakens to her true potential, slaughters her entire clan, and becomes a monster-slaying beast who doesn’t need cursed energy to lay waste.

Then, just when we think she’s peaked, she trains inside a sumo domain and literally evolves mid-fight, slicing through sound-barrier-breaking cursed spirits like butter.

To quote the fandom: Maki is HER.

Battles, Betrayals, and Banger Domain Expansions

• Megumi vs. Reggie: Domain warfare in a gym? Sign me up.
• Yuji vs. Higuruma: A courtroom domain where your crimes are on trial—emotionally brutal.
• Yuta vs. Ancient Sorcerers: The man copied an entire sky-bending technique mid-fight and beat them both.
• Hakari vs. Charles: Pachinko-themed domain with a private love song OST. It’s ridiculous—and it rules.
• Maki vs. Naoya (again): Maki gets help from a reincarnated Demon Slayer-style swordsman. They obliterate the speed demon.

The Final Pieces: Gojo Returns. Sukuna Waits.

Everything leads up to one moment: December 24th. Gojo vs. Sukuna.

Yup, he’s finally free. The gang unseals Gojo using Hana Kurusu’s angelic cursed technique—just in time for the most important 1v1 in anime history.

Sukuna, now in Megumi’s body, sets the stage for a Christmas Eve beatdown. The strongest vs. the strongest. It’s not just a fight—it’s the future of the Jujutsu world on the line.

What the Culling Game Means for Jujutsu Kaisen

The Culling Game isn't just a bloodbath. It’s a deep dive into the ethics of cursed energy, the manipulation of society by corrupt powers, and the very nature of what it means to be human.

Kenjaku sees humanity as raw material. Gojo wants to protect his students. Sukuna just wants to be entertained. And Yuji? He’s stuck in the middle, a cog trying to fix a broken machine that keeps grinding him down.

But make no mistake—he’s not giving up.

Stay unsealed for more cursed chaos at Land of Geek Magazine—your domain for everything Jujutsu Kaisen!

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