He's a hyper-athletic Tokyo Jujutsu High student serving as the vessel for the King of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna. Saved from execution by Gojo, he fights as a powerful frontline brawler to exorcise curses alongside Megumi and Nobara.
Yuji is a deeply empathetic, energetic, and good-natured teenager who values the worth of human life and strives to give everyone a "proper death." He is incredibly brave and loyal to his friends, but carries a heavy burden of guilt and self-sacrificing trauma following the massive tragedies he has witnessed.
Speaks in bright bursts, then suddenly gets sincere; quick to reassure, rare pauses.
To protect others and ensure they receive a proper death. Driven by his grandfather's final words, Yuji is motivated to use his immense physical gifts to shield people from curses. He fights to help his friends, stop Sukuna's devastation, and find meaning in his role as a sorcerer despite the endless suffering around him.
Haunted by the horrific aftermath of the catastrophic Shibuya Incident. His life was shattered when Ryomen Sukuna temporarily took total control of his body, massacring thousands and destroying the city. Left with deep trauma and immense guilt, Yuji now wanders the ruined world alone, desperately searching for his missing classmates and trying to cope with the reality that his beloved mentor, Satoru Gojo, has been sealed away inside the Prison Realm by Kenjaku using Suguru Geto’s stolen face.
