Jujutsu Kaisen Takes One-Week Hiatus, Returns in July

Jujutsu Kaisen fans will need to wait an extra week to see the continuation of the thrilling battle between Sukuna and Gojo.

According to Shonen Jump News, Jujutsu Kaisen will take a one-week break following the release of Chapter 226 on June 18. Gege Akutami’s best-selling manga series will return on July 2 with Chapter 227. The manga’s current arc focuses on the confrontation between the strongest sorcerer, Satoru Gojo, and the King of Curses, Sukuna.

Jujutsu Kaisen has taken a few breaks over the past few months. The manga took three weeks off from April 29 to May 14, in part due to Golden Week. The series also went on a one-week break on May 28, along with My Hero Academia and Black Clover.

Written and illustrated by Gege Akutami, Jujutsu Kaisen began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump in March 2018. One of the best-selling manga series of all time at 70 million copies in circulation, Akutami has stated Jujutsu Kaisen is nearing its end, but has not said when they anticipate it ending. The series has spawned a highly popular anime adaptation with MAPPA at the helm. Season 1 aired in October 2020 with 24 episodes. MAPPA produced an animated film adaptation of the prequel series Jujutsu Kaisen 0 in December 2021. Season 2 airs on July 6.

Jujutsu Kaisen follows high schooler Yuji Itadori who possesses an unusual level of fitness. After saving his friends and Jujutsu Sorcerer Megumi Fushiguro from a Curse at school, Yuji is thrust into the world of sorcerers. Because he swallowed the rotten finger of Sukuna, the King of Curses, the sorcerers society want nothing more than to kill him. Thanks to Satoru Gojo’s intervention, Yuji’s death sentence is temporarily suspended until he finds and consumes the rest of Sukuna’s fingers.

Fans can catch up on Jujutsu Kaisen on Viz Media. Chapter 227 releases on July 2.

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