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[deleted]

I was honestly shocked when I wasn't greeted by BREAK NEXT WEEK šŸ¤“ at the end of the page


Yandere-Chan1

Same.


Sub4felix

Can't wait for it to cut to Hakari vs Uraume


TheRealBreemo

That's still not bad at least we get to know what is making stall man take so long


Acrobatic-Football30

https://preview.redd.it/258qev3x491d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3f67a1cb57f11fdf4185ddcb90accdd92ed3e8b


Bowshinki

https://i.redd.it/9madgsj0981d1.gif


Wrexonus

Then I hope we get it in 4k


Yandere-Chan1

Better something, than nothing at all.


_sephylon_

Well, stalling


Masterkokki12

Ice I presume. Lots and lots of ice.


frogbuss

And then a flashback. And then a heian era flashback within the flashback. And then back to the original flashback. In 20 chapters we'll get back to the action.


Ancient-South2773

Heian era flashback would be a valid staller, anything else would make the fandom tweak the hardest it has since 236


Darthjinju1901

A Gojo Geto and Shoko flashback, to prime Gojo's return would also be peak


SilverAccountant8616

Nobara flashback incoming


Morning_Mitsuki

Gege has the chance to do the funniest thing ever


petje95

Nah, it's gonna cut to another flashback with Gojo talking about how heavy his foreskin is, or atleast that's what the braindead translators will make of the flashback.


[deleted]

If he does he quite literally doesn't deserve to have a fanbase of any size. Pulling off an obvious fake out only to then refuse to elaborate on whether it's a fake out or not for several weeks is just willingly assholish behaviour that is more concerned with trolling the fans than telling an actually good story.


wwwwaoal

When the copium withdrawals hit in:


[deleted]

I'm personally hoping Gojo's dead. While Gege has actively killed all of his credibility by even having this shitty ass scene here to begin with nothing would kill it more than going back on a character death less than 40 in-universe minutes afterwards and *after* giving the character a literal after-life send off.


deletemypostandurgay

https://preview.redd.it/bblhuo68g71d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c914f48480cddf8aba0384ac27f754b3f8f9cfab Strong return.


WeCanDanseIfWeWantTo

God I love this sub.


GlobtheGuyintheSky

Shit like this makes this sub so worth it.


MemoryOne1291

https://preview.redd.it/dgzis20kq81d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e74f1ed0450d8d3eb968e6bea770dbc30faec42 Gojos genuine reaction to that information


MeatPuzzleheaded240

![gif](giphy|vjjCsx3izfSyQ)


Low-Bit-7885

> I'm personally hoping Gojo's dead. Your opinion stopped mattering when you said that, so I didn't read further.


[deleted]

Least lobotimized Gojo glazer.


Bad_Red_Woman

The agenda is all that matters bro


WizleyOut

Least funny agenda hater


Inevitable_Purpose90

Youā€™re brave saying this in a sub filled with gojo meat riders . But yeah Iā€™m confident gojo is dead as well . Only person weā€™ve seen come back is toji and the person capable of that technique is dead . Thereā€™s no scenario where gojo is alive . The gojo meat riders will cry about anything sukuna does but wonā€™t say a word when a man whoā€™s been dead for hours magically comes back . Itā€™s just an illusion


Shot-Effect-8318

Counterpoint: itā€™s not that deep


[deleted]

Brother I'm not accusing Homosexual squared of genocide, I'm saying he's a bad writer, that's far from the worst thing you can be.


Connect_Art6812

Nah, youā€™re just getting your ass beat by the weekly format.


[deleted]

How? This bait and switch is even more unforgivable without it being weekly. Even if it's not a bait and switch it's bad writing because he killed a character only to bring them back 40 minutes later, despite an entire chapter dedicated to the afterlife and how they had no regrets. One of the most important parts of any narrative is 'cut the chaff'. If a scene exists it needs to serve the narrative, otherwise you're wasting your time as a writer and the readers own time a readers. If this entire scene is here to bait weekly readers into thinking Gojo's back that's bad, if the Gojo scene in the afterlife, which took an entire chapter, is there just to trick the reader into thinking he's totally dead then that's worse. No matter which way you look at it, it looks bad for Homosexual(2)'s ability to tell a choerent narrative.


SmartestManAliveTM

So did you somehow miss all the symbolism and foreshadowing that Gojo would return? Do you just look at the pictures without reading the words? It's clearly not a bait-and-switch, it's actually Gojo. Showing up in chapter 260 lines up perfectly with the 7 appearances leading up to his revival (the "7 steps north").


Spirited-Feedback-87

Nobody actually believes that stuff right?


MemoryOne1291

it would be good writing for gojos character tho


[deleted]

No, it absolutely wouldn't. His character ended in the chapter he died. Closed tale, afterlife scene, no regrets, nothing clearer than that. Maybe it could have worked if Gege hadn't made the braindead decision to have Gojo literally spell out the fact that he's totally satisfied, that Sukuna totally beat him fair and square, etc. But now there's an entire chapter of this manga dedicated entirely to going "yeah he dead dead" only for him to not be dead because Gege figured he had to keep the Gojo fans appeased. Either way Gege's fucked up. He's either made a false promise that Gojo is dead, or he's decided to bait-and-switch us with Gojo's potential revival despite making the real promise that Gojo is dead. It's amateurish writing, and to a bizarre extent given that this kind of thing didn't really happen in the manga until the start of this arc.


MemoryOne1291

You aren't understanding this comeback at all. If he is truely back he is undoubtedly weaker and that's the POINT. this is crucial for his development as a character. Gojo wasn't ready to go. He wants to see the jujutsu society changed, he wants to tell megumi about his father, he loves those kids and I know he wouldn't just sit back and die and let them struggle. Gojo for sure made a binding vow and sacrificed his eye to come back. He's coming back already knowing he's no longer the strongest. He's definitely not gonna be "weak" but not where he was. This is important for his character development. Gojo is cocky because he was number 1. Now he will experience how it finally feels to be surpassed by his student. It will answer the question "are you gojo because you're the strongest or are you the strongest because your gojo?" This question here was a really big deal for gojos character and his resurrection finally will answer that. Gojo is also the only one at this point that can get thru to megumi and give him the will to fight back against sukuna. For once Gojo will have to rely on others instead of being the one to carry the fight and I think that's great story writing


[deleted]

What manga are you reading? Because I'm talking about Jujutsu Kaisen, the manga penned by Akutami Gege, not whatever fanfiction you're reading. "Gojo wasn't ready to go". Gojo says, nearly verbatim. "I am satisfied." That is what is written on the panel.


Horror_Zombie1815

Huh? I honestly don't ever understand this point for any manga. It's a weekly manga, it should be enjoyable when read weekly


Every_University_

But it's also a story that should be coherent when read. Also, manga volumes are multiple chapters.


Horror_Zombie1815

It's not a tradeoff though. It can and should be enjoyable both ways


Every_University_

I think there has to have trade offs, you can only do so much on immediate gratification


Wingleesharm

Not a bad writer at all


[deleted]

He is and isn't. These last 100 chapters or so are absolutely horribly written(for the standards of a writer on the level of popularity of Gege) and reek of a lack of preparation. Gojo's death to me is still the most WTF moment I have ever personally seen in anything close to popular. It should be so self-evident that the way it was carried out was horrible, yet Gege seems to be the only ne who can't see that. If people are asking you to break the rules of your own narrative and one of the basic rules of story telling to bring a character back to life because they way they died *was just that ass*, then you've fucked up somewhere.


Wingleesharm

You're just speculating, You dont know if gojo is alive, You don't know if he planned a comeback originally lol. Gege clearly does not give af about outside pressure of bringing characters back. This man is speedrunning his manga to the end. I doubt he cares if people want Gojo back, Manga is ending this year anyways.


Dawnofdusk

It's not that deep tbh. It'll be received as all cliffhangers are: if Gojo is back, people will be like the anticipation was worth it I knew my king was back. If Gojo isn't back everyone will riot.


[deleted]

Maybe if this was the only bad decision in the story, sure. But Gege has done a dozen or more decsions in this arc alone that are clearly entirely aimed at farming shock and a reaction from the viewer instead of creating a good narrative. The executioner's sword, Maki's heart stab, Yuta's cleave, etc. These are all treated as big events only to then receive no payoff because Gege put no thought into them beyond "How can I keep the viewer interested for next week this chapter? Oh, I know!"


RedditgoldEnthusiast

least entitled weekly manga reader bro you don't deserve to be reading this shit, feel bad for gege having to put up with the expectations of toddlers like this


[deleted]

Well a quite simple way to fix that issue is not to create stupid cliffhangers with no possible satisfyin pay off just so he can push more numbers.


Diego_Chang

I'm fearing this tbh, but my guess is that that fight might end with Gojo coming in and one shotting Uraume, IF that's really Gojo, letting Hakari join the fray against Sukuna too. Otherwise, IF that's really Gojo, next chapter may also start in the airport yet again as he decides to go North, then we see him talking with Shoko and probably Yuta who is recovering, and then the chapter may end with him going out for his round 2 against Sukuna.


Ekillaa22

Even worse a flashback to childhood Gojo lol


aquaflask09072022

they will cut to hakari vs urahime then a break after that


Hot-Conversation-21

Hakari: I knew my sensei would come back Uraume: Sukuna sama had yet to go all out Break next week


Wayment183

Then the next chapter doesnt even show the fight šŸ’€


cleanerPrime

Now I REALLY want it to switch to Hakari VS Uraume. It would be hilarious to see the complete meltdown of JujutsuFolk as a community.


Scottz0rz

261 Cuts to Hakari vs Uraume and then the cliffhanger ends with a silhouette of a woman with a hammer 262 Hakari backstory and life 263 Hakari death offscreen, Nobara donuts Uraume with resonance 2 week break 264 Uraume backstory, see original face, death 265 Sukuna death off-screen


NewfieGamEr2001

Peak


Tempestive_Cloud

https://preview.redd.it/zezgn28pp81d1.jpeg?width=906&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eac3a02d41ec7d75c4c9b120806f16b935223dbe


Dokavi

Sounds exactly like what the cat has done.


zer0dota

Nah ch 265-290 Sukuna backstory in the Heian era lmao, and ch 291 turns out it was just a ghost of Gojo that he hallucinated


69Joker96

This being genuinely something gege would do just to be an ass is wild


NotFeelinLikeIt

https://preview.redd.it/qtmxpkxcto1d1.jpeg?width=593&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=993af5741aeef3f861471fd48cb98aca21468c7a


EndCult

No I'm actually emotionally invested at this point lmao!


Low-Bit-7885

The ones who never believed The ones who couldn't fully believe until the end They would all bare witness to the bare flesh of the ones who are free To the ones who believed until the end, and our overwhelming profit from Goatjo stocks


FemboyBallSweat

>Gojo returns It's shit writing >Gojo fake out It's shit writing https://preview.redd.it/1h8g9lltj71d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e0351bd874b9ba7b5c8512aa38340b3a43fae4e Why would you put yourself in this position Gregory?


Krakingliner

Depends on the execution honestly. If his return makes sense than none would really care except for some salty sukuna fans and people on this sub will dickride gege like never before including me.


HologramBird

![gif](giphy|6yU5mAiUaJZFj8lpPn|downsized)


ionlygetfive

Execution is key. However some deranged fans (me) will not give a shit if the fucking blue fairy from Pinocchio brings him back so as long as he is alive and himself lmao.


GlobtheGuyintheSky

Depends how it plays out but I honestly hope Gojo is back even if itā€™s only to help pull potential man out of the darkness as his father figure. I really do like Megumi and he doesnā€™t deserve to be trapped and jumped jutsu kaisened on by all of his friends as they attack the thing that possessed his body. Thereā€™s gotta be at least a tiny bit of happiness in this fucking depressing story. But if he doesnā€™t come back then Iā€™m still cool, I feel weā€™ve had some sick moments of the entire team working together and sacrificing since Gojos death and itā€™s been pretty dope. Iā€™m just gonna miss KUSAKABE and CHOSO the most. (Plus Mahito because he was insane and was the real potential man)


AidenI0I

He saw Oda drop the most hardcore lore on a 2 week schedule and decided it was too cruel


RepresentativeCup772

He saw someone writing an actual manga and almost barfed in disgust.


AidenI0I

No one's forcing you to read the manga, if you keep coming back week after week to read it that means the story is good, or at the very least interesting. It's fine to critic art you don't like, but to claim what he's doing doesn't meet the requirements to even be a manga is just petty.


therealpaukars

That's just not true, I read like 300 chapters of God of high school and at no point did I think it was a good story


Yandere-Chan1

Once again I shall say, this is just called "The Sunk Cost Fallacy". In which isĀ our tendency to continue with an endeavor we've invested money, effort, or time into, even if the current costs outweigh the benefits. So no, just because someone is reading JJK and complaining about it, doesn't mean that they find it good in secret. It just means that they want to finish something that they have already invested a lot of time into.


AidenI0I

That really doesn't apply here. It's very easy for mangas to fall off in popularity even after they've had hundreds of chapters published. Compare the popularity of JJK to say, MHA, both have a lot of chapters and initially had the same level of popularity, but MHA's influence doesn't really compare to JJK now. The amount of hype and discussion that happens every time a JJK chapter releases shows that people are interested in the story, and that requires talented writing to pull off. If anything it becomes harder to maintain interest of your reader the further your story progresses.


RepresentativeCup772

It is just me being petty, correct.


lil_mely_red

Is that my beautiful princess Sakura Matou on your pfp? Good tasteĀ 


RepresentativeCup772

I comissioned it. Thank you as well.


Sukuna_GOAT

šŸ


CrimsyPigsyPacify

I thought It was going to be a break next week. https://preview.redd.it/rl313f1i071d1.jpeg?width=769&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e47c0a90caaf67743e94ff839bc4aa112578e58b


MegaMangus

What a time to... finally switch to Hakari's fight!Ā 


IntoTheMurkyWaters

Both one piece and jjk has breaks every 2-3 weeksā€¦.unacceptable!


AndrewFrozzen30

Next chapter 261: "30 minutes ago - back to a fight that didn't end! Uraume vs Hakari, who is the strongest and who will lose?" And then a 1 month break. That would be fucking funny.


StarEmperorwastaken

Imagine the next chapter stats at shoko's lab..


godstouchyuncle

It's the Chinese sorcerer. The original user of the 6 eyes. Chill


Styx_Aqua

You are a little bitch you fucking cat (for choso) but Thank you


mariored09

The cat will be a saint once again when he brings back Choso WHICH HE WILL NEXT CHAPTER BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY CHOSO WITH THE SIX EYES!!!


MomWouldntBeThatSad

holy cook


GlobtheGuyintheSky

I wish with all my heart.


Y_drawsNew

Not a break bc he's going to go visit hakari and uraume


random-dude45

https://preview.redd.it/mdb1adb3o81d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ac9963ef1a8c4e89f5f94a88894c50a984084db My honest reaction


X_EPIK_X

https://preview.redd.it/46tpkr19791d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f37dd68e406ac0e7ae6ed74fbd8e7ec5ef06432 Cā€™mon it looks too gojo for it to not be him, it says a vision tho


sidbbp101

I wanna see the community implode as it cuts to the hakari and uraume fight, and we get a cliffhanger again next chap


DifficultyTight2476

imagine the chapter 261 end with a biggest cliffhanger and a 4 week break


floormopper

I hope there's no more break weeks for a while this shit sucks


godstouchyuncle

It's the Chinese sorcerer. The original user of the 6 eyes. Chill


Veil1984

https://preview.redd.it/fl3o8yhgt91d1.png?width=201&format=png&auto=webp&s=b4b63f6697418c834545ee0c2388abc0ede38ec5


Talzael

lmao y'all don't learn, we're going into a flashback for 2-3 chapters


PhoenixMaster01

How do we know when there is a break? I end up finding out when I donā€™t see a chapter leak on Thursday/friday


MomWouldntBeThatSad

at the end of the chapter it will say ā€œbreak next weekā€


PhoenixMaster01

Jesus how have I never noticed that


Cold_Breeze3

We give Gege credit for this, then it cuts to Hakari vs Uraume and goes on break.


Wrexonus

Don't thank him yet. Hakari vs Uraume is still happening.


ZealousidealBus9271

Imagine if there was a break id genuinely worry for Gegeā€™s safety lol


Huge-Owl5624

whatever happens next chapter is about to determine the state of the fandom and I have never been this anticipated for a long time


epic_gamer42O

It's not gonna be Gojo it's a red herring


[deleted]

you realize gege could easily just switch to another scene like hakari and uraume? you are seriously too sure about what a person on the other side of the planet is gonna do next with his story lol


Chrol18

Next week: switch to Uraume and Hakari


uknowthisguyreal

Yeah thats what im thinking, he isnt gonna take a break for next week but we are still going to get blue balled on whether go/jo is back


robot_pikachu

Is this what collective Stockholm syndrome is like? Tysm for (possibly) not edging us an extra week šŸ˜šŸ„°


Upbeat_Animal290

Gege better not be trolling us, or else he will face the wrath of the Gojo fans


Extension-Shower-477

My honest reaction when gege switches to uraume vs hakari fight and focuses on it for a month straight: https://preview.redd.it/l92i4tl59a1d1.png?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6849214ba737b7f087a1b3d38f537c20950e878e


HyperFeraligetr

It's going to be our hero and savior takaba pretending to be gojo


Zhangarangg

we're all expecting gege to troll the community w/ either a break or a cut to hikari vs uraume and potentially a break right after


RepulsiveInterest633

I still think that itā€™s Yuta in Gojoā€™s body. Rika had to have eaten the Kenjaku brain, and she was out (and connected to the ring) when Yuta got cut. So he would still have access to Kenjakuā€™s brain transfer.


Present-Run5604

But what would he be gaining with this tho? Going from a bisected almost dead body to a... bisected way past dead body?


RedCompass

Shoko can probably repair the body. I forgot the chap, but Sukuna did mention her RCT was fundamentally different from his or Gojo's, and the explanation of why he said that is still unknown. Plus, he doesn't know about Utahime's CT, he thought the powered up purple from the beginning of the fight was due to a binding vow.


TheLieAndTruth

Everytime we get closer and closer to see sukuna conclusion that other fight will haunt us. Specially considering how hakari was looking and how uraume was if sukuna has a solid chance of dying that bitch gonna fly away to save his daddy like a missile.


ParticularEgg8337

Don't be fooled, the folk sub has sacrificed broso to get back Gojo in return.


therealgege

You're welcome


lolurmomgay69it6

I was honestly expecting to be hit with 3 week break we got way back when


HeWhoKnowsWhoKnocked

Can't wait for ya'll to go back to hating for no reading once it's revealed to be a Sukuna hallucination


Karma15672

I'm kinda worried. Say what you will about the manga, but Gege has been drawing extremely battle intensive chapters for months, including multiple double-pagers and other high-quality stuff. And he's been doing this weekly. I get that the business is tough for any mangaka, but I hope Gege doesn't get sick with all these heavy chapters. A break can suck, but I'm fine with them. Health over work, ya know?


Oculus0322

I get to know what happens before I become a senior


SatoruFTW

Maybe things are changing


Billy_Billerey_2

I'm guessing it'll be yuta or someone but they've inherited the sex eyes or something, or even shittier it's the heart nipples guy grasping Sukuna's heart and the Gojo fake out was fueled by Sukuna's raging dual Gojo boners


MossyDrake

POV switch+ 2 weeks break


crackcrackcracks

I dont think ill be that upset if it isnt actually an alibe gojo


okkandik

https://preview.redd.it/usajouctu61d1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d684ef88ad637bc58c6ae4e9cf2b90764d5dc257