Does Itadori Die Because Of Sukuna Or Another Curse?

Sukuna hasn’t outright killed Yuji up to the present point in 'Jujutsu Kaisen', but the situation is complicated and feels like a slow-burn tragedy waiting to happen.

If you break down how death works in the series, there are different mechanics: physical death of the body (brute trauma), death via soul manipulation (distortion, fragmentation), and metaphysical scenarios where a curse or spirit fully overrides a host to the point the host ceases to exist as an individual. Sukuna’s strength is terrifying because he can take over Yuji’s frame and act with impunity; however, most of what Sukuna has done is wield the body, not annihilate the soul. On the other hand, we’ve seen curses that can twist or erase a person’s soul — that type of technique would be the clearest path to a permanent end for Yuji.

There’s also narrative motive: Sukuna benefits from keeping a vessel he can use, at least until he’s able to freely manifest or reach some other objective. Conversely, some curses or antagonists might have a more direct interest in eliminating Yuji for ideological or strategic reasons. So while fans speculate about dramatic betrayals or a climactic death-by-Sukuna, the more plausible immediate threats are soul-based techniques from other enemies. I keep thinking about how the author balances tragedy and hope; I wouldn’t be surprised if Yuji’s fate is used to confront the series’ bigger themes about life, death, and what it means to be human.

Shorter take with a fan’s nervous excitement: Yuji isn’t dead because Sukuna or some random curse simply killed him outright. What’s happened repeatedly is Sukuna taking command of Yuji’s body and committing atrocities while Yuji’s consciousness is suppressed. That’s terrifying, but not the same as permanent death.

The even scarier danger in the world of 'Jujutsu Kaisen' is soul tampering — techniques that literally alter or erase someone’s soul. Those can produce irreversible death, and they’re the kind of threat that could remove Yuji from the board for good. So the picture I get is: Sukuna is a constant existential threat because of possession and potential betrayal, while other curse techniques pose a different, sometimes more final, kind of danger.

I’m tense every time Yuji steps into a fight; the story puts him on a knife edge between being a vessel and being a person, and that ambiguity keeps me hooked and worried in equal measure.

If you want the short, clear take: as of the latest chapters of 'Jujutsu Kaisen' Yuji Itadori hasn't been permanently killed by Sukuna or by some other curse. That said, the line between ‘alive’ and ‘dead’ gets really messy in this series, so let me unpack it a bit.

Sukuna regularly takes over Yuji’s body and has, on multiple occasions, used that possession to kill people. Those moments are horrifying because Sukuna treats Yuji's body as a tool and could very well end Yuji if it served his goal. But the story has shown that possession and temporary control aren’t the same as permanently ending the vessel. Other curse-related threats — especially techniques that manipulate or destroy souls — are arguably more dangerous to Yuji’s continued existence than simple possession. Mahito-style soul distortion, for example, is the kind of thing that can erase a person at their core rather than just hijack their body.

So, no single clean-cut moment where Sukuna outright kills Yuji has been canonically confirmed. The stakes keep rising, and the possibility that a curse (or Sukuna himself) could eventually cause Yuji’s death is always looming, but for now he’s still in play. Personally, I’m on edge every chapter — the setup makes either outcome believable, and that tension is what keeps me glued to 'Jujutsu Kaisen'.