Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo Hints at Megumi Fushiguro’s Death 68 Years After the Sukuna Raid, Leaving His Fate a Mystery

Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo has left fans with an unsettling question about one of the original manga’s most important characters. The sequel’s final chapter, Chapter 25, hints that Megumi Fushiguro is no longer alive in its future timeline, although it provides no explanation for his apparent absence.

The manga, written by Gege Akutami and illustrated by Yuji Iwasaki, takes place in 2086, 68 years after the Culling Game. Its story follows the Okkotsu siblings, Yuka and Tsurugi, as humanity encounters an extraterrestrial race known as the Simurians. 

Nobara’s Comment Raises Questions About Megumi’s Fate

The key moment comes during a conversation between Yuji and Nobara in Chapter 25, released on March 8, 2026. As the two discuss how to protect future generations from cursed spirits, Nobara reflects on their former teammate’s absence.

She says,

“It is at times like these that I wish Fushiguro was still around.”

The remark suggests that Megumi is no longer present in their lives, despite Yuji and Nobara continuing their work decades after the original story. However, the chapter does not directly state that he has died, nor does it reveal when or how he might have passed away.

This distinction is important because the manga leaves room for uncertainty. Megumi could have died sometime during the decades separating the two stories, but his circumstances remain unexplained.

Megumi’s absence carries additional weight because he was originally intended to lead the story before Akutami settled on Yuji as the protagonist.

In an interview shared during the franchise’s exhibition in Japan, Akutami explained that his initial concept, Jujutsu Sousen, placed a character who eventually became Megumi at the center of the story. Yuji was originally planned as a supporting character before the creator changed the character arrangement for the serialized manga. 

Meanwhile, Modulo gives Yuji a very different future. Chapter 22 reveals that he expects to live for approximately another 300 years, while Chapter 25 shows him preparing to become a cursed object after his eventual death. He intends to leave behind a way for future generations to access cursed energy if humanity ever needs it again.

Megumi’s fate, however, receives no comparable explanation. Unless Akutami revisits the character’s history through additional material, fans are left to wonder what happened to one of the original trio’s most important members.