This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 finally released the fourth episode on January 22, 2025, and it polarized the audience. It scored 9.8 on IMDb, which clearly indicated that fans enjoyed the episode. However, most Japanese viewers did not enjoy the JJK episode for one reason or another.
Jujutsu Kaisen: Toji vs Maki - Who Is Stronger?
Maki Zenin and Toji Fushiguro, the black sheep of the Zenin clan, sure know how to make a mess, but which of them is stronger?
They cited the episode as being too action-centric. Whether the episode was good or not is a subject for another time, but it made one thing extremely clear: Toji Fushiguro has been surpassed by another member of the Zenin clan. This person is none other than Maki.
Maki Zenin Is As Strong As Toji Fushiguro
Maki Is Equal To Toji Fushiguro In Terms Of Strength
In JJK Season 3 Episode 4, Maki returned to the Zenin clan to look for weapons inside the treasury. She had taken the keys from Megumi Fushiguro, whom Naobito had declared the new head of the Zenin clan. So, she had the permission to go inside and look for a weapon or another tool that would help her in the Culling Game.
Upon arriving at the location, she went inside the vault where her father, Ogi, was waiting. He had cleared the tools and lured both of his daughters into the vault to murder them. Like most men of the Zenin clan, Ogi was a misogynist, and he didn't value his daughters at all. He despised them and considered them failures who brought him nothing but shame. When Maki stepped inside, she found Mai gravely wounded. Maki tried to fight back, but her father got the better of her.
As both sisters lay bleeding in a pool of their own blood, Mai approached Maki and told her how being twins is a major problem in the world of Jujutsu. Ultimately, Mai sacrificed herself and took all of Maki's cursed energy. This allowed Maki's body to grow even stronger, and it reached the same level of durability as Toji Fushiguro.
Is Maki Really Stronger Than Toji Fushiguro?
- Currently, Maki is as strong as Toji
- She is physically stronger than most JJK characters
Given Toji's display in the Hidden Inventory Arc, many fans may not even entertain these conversations. However, the truth is that Maki is just as strong as Toji Fushiguro, if not stronger. After gaining power, Maki slaughtered hundreds of elite fighters of the Zenin. She even obliterated Ogi and then Naoya Zenin. The latter held the advantage for a minute before Maki figured out his technique and pummeled him.
Maki's new power-up has elevated her physical strength to a different level altogether. She was born with the Heavenly Restriction: Physically Gifted. For the majority of her life, Maki was unable to realize the full potential of the Heavenly Restriction. But once Mai took all the cursed energy from Maki's body, the latter could finally reap the benefits of the power. Fans will get to see Maki's new strength when she takes on new enemies in the Culling Game.
Maki Will Be A Major Asset In The Culling Game
Maki Will Be Invaluable In The Culling Game
It has already been confirmed that the Culling Game is going to involve many dangerous individuals, who will try their best to score points using any method possible, meaning there will be a bloodbath in which countless people will die. So, Itadori Yuji and his friends have to stop the competition from happening at all costs. But they cannot hope to put an end to the Culling Game if they don't have the required strength. This is why Maki's power-up is all the more important.
With her strength, Maki will be able to fend off more enemies and help Yuji get closer to his goal of freeing Gojo Satoru from the Prison Realm and stopping the Culling Game. Yuji is not a weakling, but there is a limit to how many people he can fight. So, he needs help from his friends, including Maki Zenin. Aside from Maki, Yuji will also be heavily dependent on Yuta Okkotsu and Kinji Hakari, who are also his seniors. Both of them possess powerful techniques, and they will be eager to put them to the test in the Culling Game against strong enemies.
Jujutsu Kaisen
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- October 3, 2020
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- TBS, MBS, CBC, Tulip Television, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, SBC, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, atv, MBC
Cast
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Junya EnokiYuji Itadori -
Yuichi NakamuraSatoru Gojo
