Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 22 Ending Explained: In Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 22, a lot of things happen which will surely leave one confused. However, a new character emerges, which could be the saviour of all. The new episode, titled “Metamorphosis Part 2”, of the anime series premiered on December 21, 2023. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 (呪術廻戦 or Sorcery Fight) is directed by Sunghoo Park; the show is animated under MAPPA Studio. With Sayaka Koiso and Tadashi Hiramatsu designing the characters, Yoshimasa Terui is the sole composer of the series. Tatsuya Kitani performed the opening theme, Where Our Blue Is (青のすみか), while Soushi Sakiyama performed the ending theme, Light (燈).
The anime is scheduled for two cours, the first five episodes adapted the manga’s Hidden Inventory arc, and the upcoming eighteen other episodes will showcase the Shibuya arc. Licensed under Crunchyroll, the episodes will be available with English subtitles, and the dubbed version will be released later on.
Based on the manga series of the same name by Gege Akutami, the story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers in order to kill a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, of whom Yuji becomes the host. However, the new season will consist of various aspects of the story which the audience has been wondering about. Each episode has a runtime of 20-25 minutes.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 22 Ending Explained
Who is Naritoshi Komo?
We are already familiar with Naritoshi Komo, a third-year at Kyoto Jujutsu High and former heir to the Kamo clan. However, in the latest episode, Choso refers to Kenjaku with the same name, and everyone is visibly confused by the ordeal. It is revealed that the one Choso mentions is an ancestor of the Komo clan, who over a hundred and fifty years ago. He appears to have undertaken extensive research, culminating in the creation of the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings. Noritoshi Kamo is acknowledged as the most malevolent Jujutsu sorcerer in history, casting a dark shadow over the esteemed Kamo Family.
Who is Kenjaku?
Kenjaku, an ancient practitioner of curses, has endured for more than a millennium through his inherent technique. This unique skill enables him to transplant his brain into other individuals, thereby gaining control over them. Across the centuries, he has inhabited various hosts, seamlessly adopting and assimilating their identities into his own.
Kenjaku also seized control of Noritoshi. It was under the guise of Kenjaku as Noritoshi Kamo that the invention of the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings occurred. Remarkably, he stands as the sole individual possessing the knowledge of transforming a sorcerer into a cursed object after death, a skill not even known to Sukuna during the Heian Era. Noritoshi earned notoriety as a ruthless individual, and his experiments during the Meiji Era were deemed so abhorrent that all records of them were obliterated, including the curses that emerged as a consequence.
What are Death Paintings?
In the Meiji Era, Noritoshi managed a temple to which the woman, endowed with the ability to birth human-spirit hybrids, had fled. Her stay at the temple is documented in history, revealing that Noritoshi Kamo, driven by intellectual curiosity, had ostensibly taken her captive. During this period, he conducted a series of experiments, subjecting her to nine pregnancies and subsequent abortions. These experiments ultimately gave rise to the creation of the nine Cursed Womb: Death Paintings.
Choso is one of the nine Death Paintings, and it was revealed that Noritoshi had purportedly infused his own blood with certain cursed wombs, leading to him acquiring the Kamo family’s ancestral innate technique: Blood Manipulation.
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Are Choso and Yuji related?
Despite their inherent differences, Choso and Yuji share the unique bond of being technically half-brothers. Kenjaku took possession of Noritoshi Kamo’s body and used Choso’s mother to bring him and his siblings into existence, Yuji was also conceived in a similar manner. Kenjaku possessed Kaori Itadori and, for reasons unknown, gave birth to Yuji. Consequently, while Choso and Yuji lack a biological connection, labelling them as brothers wouldn’t be inaccurate, given the intricate ties forged by these mysterious and unconventional circumstances.
Jujutsu Kaisen Episode 46 is now streaming on Crunchyroll. Did you watch the series? Let us know in the comments below!
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