⚠️ Spoiler warning: this piece discusses the Jujutsu Kaisen manga, including Chapter 217 and the fate of Yorozu. I still remember the first time I read Chapter 217 and realized I was not simply watching two ancient sorcerers try to kill each other. I was watching a romantic comedy disguised as a battle manga. In 2026, with the Jujutsu Kaisen manga complete and its legacy firmly established, that chapter still stands out to me as one of Gege Akutami’s strangest and most effective tonal experiments. The setup is pure Jujutsu Kaisen: Sukuna, the King of the Curses, is in control of Megumi Fushiguro’s body, while Yorozu occupies the body of Megumi’s older sister, Tsumiki. On paper, this is a clash of ancient sorcerers with enormous stakes. In execution, it becomes something closer to a rom-com chase scene powered by cursed energy.

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What struck me most was the dialogue. Jujutsu Kaisen battles usually include taunts, challenges, and tactical explanations, but Sukuna and Yorozu’s exchange feels different. Their comments land less like traditional shonen threats and more like the bickering of love interests in a romantic comedy manga. Yorozu is the pursuer, desperate for affection and willing to wait a thousand years for her chance. Sukuna is the pursued, aloof and dismissive, using every tool at his disposal to deny her advances. The fact that those tools happen to be lethal cursed techniques only makes the scene more deliciously absurd. I found myself laughing at the tonal whiplash while also appreciating how carefully the chapter builds its emotional irony.

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Rom-com beat Jujutsu Kaisen expression
The pursuer’s desperate affection Yorozu’s thousand-year devotion and relentless advances
The aloof love interest Sukuna’s dismissive taunts and combat dodges
A reunion charged with history Ancient sorcerers meeting inside Megumi and Tsumiki’s bodies
A tragic third act Sukuna defeats and kills Yorozu

I think the romance angle works because it does not pretend to be sweet. Yorozu’s love is sincere, but it is also dangerous and possessive. Sukuna’s contempt is chilling, yet it makes Yorozu’s devotion more revealing. She proves that even the most hated figure in the series can be the object of love, though that love is neither healthy nor reciprocal. Compared with the possible romance between Nobara and Yuji, or the impossible partnership between Yuta and Rika, this is a uniquely direct expression of a love interest inside Jujutsu Kaisen. It is brief, strange, and ultimately tragic, but it leaves a mark.

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Gege Akutami has always been innovative in his storytelling. He mixes humor with horror, adds references to art, poetry, and literature, and is not afraid to poke fun at manga conventions or the industry itself. That makes the rom-com element in the Sukuna and Yorozu battle feel less like a random gag and more like another example of his boundary-pushing instincts. Every major fight in Jujutsu Kaisen tries to bring something new to the table, and Chapter 217 brings romance, comedy, and tragedy into the same arena. 🥊🖤

By the time the battle ends, the romance is over and the tragedy remains. Sukuna wins, Yorozu dies, and the brief rom-com spark is extinguished. Yet that is exactly why I find the chapter so memorable. It shows how flexible Jujutsu Kaisen can be, and it gives Yorozu a strange dignity beyond being merely an obstacle. In 2026, after the manga’s finale, I still look back on this fight as a perfect example of Gege Akutami pushing classic shonen battle manga into unexpected territory. 💔📖",

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