Summary:
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 17
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 17 begins with Megumi planning to summon a powerful Shikigami. We cut to Satoru discussing the bad blood between the Zenin family and Gojo with Megumi. He reveals that the two leaders ended up killing each other. Meanwhile, Sukuna senses what Megumi is planning to do and tells Uraume that she has to leave. However, he believes that he will soon regain his freedom. Megumi summons Mahoraga and is attacked by him.
Mahoraga fights Shigem, who begs Megumi to send him away. Sukuna arrives and saves Shigemo from perishing. He knows that Megumi planned to die after performing this ritual involving Mahoraga. Sukuna plans to defeat Mahoraga to save Megumi from death as she needs him for undisclosed reasons. Two dukes it in town. Sukuna uses his domain expansion technique “Malevolent Shrine” to end the fight. He tells Shigemo to get lost, but unfortunately his luck runs out and he perishes.
Sukuna sends Megumi away and returns to the place where he fought Mahoraga. Yuji regains control of his body and charges at the horrific sight in front of him. Yuji hopes his life ends soon because he doesn’t want more innocent people to die because of him.
The episode ends with Nanami walking through a subway corridor in a disheveled state.
Episode review
Once again, Studio Mappa offers fans another beautifully animated spectacle to watch in this week’s episode of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2. Many fans will be on the edge of their seats watching Sukuna use his exceptional martial arts and techniques against Mahoraga. The aftermath of the battle will leave fans in a similar state of shock as Yuji.
Unfortunately, Yuji won’t share a similar reaction to all of this. From the collapsed cityscapes to the many lives Sukuna took, fans can’t blame Yuji for wanting to rid himself of this world. The opening part of the episode involving his relative was also a nice addition to the episode. It reminds people of Yuji’s determination to protect lives, not take them away.
That said, it will be interesting to see how this chaos affects Yuji’s character development. Yuji aside, it’s great to see Nanami alive and well. However, it is likely that he is running out of breath. Let’s hope we see him perform one last noble deed if the story plans to write him off next week.
All in all, it was a wonderful feast for the eyes and Studio Mappa deserves a lot of credit for the effort put into creating this visual gem.
