JUJUTSU KAISEN MANGA CHAPTER 135
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⚔️ Jujutsu Kaisen · Chapter 135
Shinjuku Showdown — The Calm Before the Storm · Analysis by a JJK specialist
📖 Chapter Overview
Chapter 135, titled "The Evening Ceremony", is a dense narrative pivot. It closes the intense Yuji vs. Higuruma confrontation and sets the stage for the Culling Game’s next phase. Gege Akutami masterfully balances legal allegory with raw sorcery.
The chapter opens with the aftermath of Yuji’s guilty verdict – but Higuruma’s Domain Expansion, Deadly Sentencing, has already changed the rules. We witness Yuji’s emotional core tested not by brute force, but by the weight of his own sins.
🔑 Key Events & Turning Points
- Yuji’s confession: He admits to killing innocents under Sukuna’s control, but refuses to call himself irredeemable. This breaks Higuruma’s absolute judgment.
- Higuruma’s flashback: We see his past as a disillusioned lawyer. The chapter draws a parallel between legal loopholes and cursed technique loopholes.
- Domain Clash resolved: Higuruma’s Executioner’s Sword vanishes because his “guilty” verdict is overturned by Yuji’s honest testimony.
- Alliance formation: Higuruma spares Yuji and agrees to join the fight against the old sorcerer society. A fragile but crucial pact.
🧠 Technique Analysis: Higuruma vs. Itadori
| Sorcerer | Technique / Domain | Role in Chapter 135 |
|---|---|---|
| Hiromi Higuruma | Deadly Sentencing (Domain) + Executioner’s Sword | Prosecutes Yuji for mass murder. His Domain traps Yuji in a courtroom where guilt equals instant death. |
| Yuji Itadori | Divergent Fist / Base cursed energy reinforcement | Uses no advanced technique — only raw will and moral clarity. His admission of guilt without self-deception disarms the Domain. |
| Megumi Fushiguro | Ten Shadows (off-panel support) | Briefly mentioned; his presence reassures Yuji, but he doesn’t intervene directly. |
⚖️ Themes & Symbolism
Chapter 135 is a meditation on justice, guilt, and redemption. Higuruma’s Domain literalizes the idea that sorcerers are both judges and criminals. Yuji’s refusal to lie — even to save his life — becomes his greatest strength.
Gege uses courtroom iconography to question whether jujutsu society’s “execution” of Yuji is any different from a rigged trial. The broken gavel at the chapter’s end symbolizes the collapse of absolute moral certainty.
- ⚡ The Executioner’s Sword — represents the irreversible punishment that society wants to impose on Yuji.
- 🕊️ Yuji’s honesty — the only “technique” that can counter a lawyer’s domain. Truth as a weapon.
- 🌀 Higuruma’s change of heart — a former prosecutor choosing mercy over procedure.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions — Chapter 135
Because Yuji’s testimony — that he accepts responsibility but still wants to live for others — created a “not guilty by reason of humanity” loophole. Higuruma’s own past as a lawyer made him recognize the flaw in absolute judgment.
The Domain’s rules require both prosecutor and defendant to follow a strict legal framework. If the defendant can prove mitigating circumstances or show genuine remorse without deceit, the Executioner’s Sword loses its power.
Absolutely. Yuji gains an unexpected ally in Higuruma — one of the most dangerous players in the game. It also cements Yuji’s resolve: he will no longer run from his past, but fight to protect the future.
He’s a morally gray character. He joins Yuji’s side for now, but his methods remain ruthless. Think of him as a chaotic-neutral lawyer who found a client worth defending.
📌 Why Chapter 135 Matters
This is the chapter where Jujutsu Kaisen fully commits to its philosophical core. It’s not about who has the strongest technique — it’s about who can bear the weight of their choices.
Higuruma’s backstory adds a layer of tragedy: he was a brilliant lawyer who lost faith in the system. Meeting Yuji restores a sliver of that faith.
- First time Yuji openly admits: “I killed people. But I’m not a monster.”
- Higuruma’s Domain is one of the few that cannot be brute-forced — only reasoned with.
- The chapter ends with a new alliance: Itadori, Higuruma, and Fushiguro vs. the ancient sorcerers.
🎨 Art & Pacing
Gege uses sparse, claustrophobic panels inside the courtroom domain — then opens up to double-page spreads when the verdict shatters. The visual contrast between the sterile courtroom and the chaotic outside world mirrors Yuji’s internal shift.
Notice the recurring motif of broken scales and shattered gavels. These are not just props; they represent the collapse of a black-and-white worldview.
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📘 Analysis by a JJK manga specialist · Chapter 135 marks a turning point where morality meets sorcery. All interpretations are based on the official English translation.
