Move Over, Gojo: Jujutsu Kaisen Unveils a Sorcerer With a Stronger Domain Expansion

Jujutsu Kaisen just did the thing I figured it would never do: it put someone on the board who actually outclasses Satoru Gojo. In Gege Akutami's new series Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo, the 'strongest' title gets yanked out of human hands entirely. And yeah, it is exactly as wild as that sounds.

So... aliens in Jujutsu Kaisen now

Meet Marulu Val Vol Yelvori, better known as Maru. He is not a sorcerer in the way this series usually defines it — he is a Simurian refugee, an alien who treats cursed energy like a language he has fully mastered. Modulo drops us into a world where cursed energy has evolved past human muscle memory; sorcerers now train alongside entities from other worlds that have been refining this stuff for ages.

Gojo vs. Maru, in plain terms

'Gojo isolates, Maru dominates.'

• Satoru Gojo — Domain: Unlimited Void. Effect: overwhelms your brain with endless information until your body and mind lock up. Signature edge: it attacks your senses and consciousness directly. Tradeoff: it burns a mountain of cursed energy to keep running.
• Maru (Simurian) — Domain: Garden of the Dying Star. Effect: reshapes the battlefield into his dying world and siphons your cursed energy. Signature edge: he can temporarily steal your technique and use it himself. Tradeoff: he only controls stolen powers for a limited window.

Inside Maru's domain

When Maru opens Garden of the Dying Star, the setting does not just get a cool backdrop — the entire space becomes a living memory of his collapsing planet. Skies are ripped open by fleeing motherships. Forests glow with otherworldly light. At the center is a massive tree that functions both as a weapon and a tomb. Its roots coil around the target and drain their cursed energy into a crystal sphere. If Maru gets his hands on that crystal, he borrows your technique for a bit. He does not just beat you; he turns your own power back on you.

Why this actually changes the pecking order

Gojo was not just strong; he was a flex in human form. Between Limitless and Six Eyes, he could bend cursed energy like it was nothing, and Unlimited Void turned fights into a one-man brain fryer. But Maru's whole deal reframes the match-up. Instead of freezing you in place, he dismantles your energy, steals your best move, and adapts on the fly. The dynamic shifts from 'humans vs curses' to 'humans vs something cosmic,' and the ceiling on power suddenly looks a lot higher than any infinity Gojo used to throw around.

The bigger swing Modulo is taking

Modulo is not just keeping the franchise torch lit; it is trying to outshine it. The series essentially asks: what happens if even infinity gets edged out? If that makes your eyebrows hit orbit, same. But on the page, it tracks — the world has gotten bigger, the rules more elastic, and the top of the food chain has a new species on it.

Where to watch and read

Jujutsu Kaisen is streaming on Crunchyroll. The Jujutsu Kaisen manga and Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo are available to read on Viz Media.