"I understand why she could be Megumi's daughter": New Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo character raises comparison to Fushiguro

"Megumi
"Megumi's Daughter?" (Image Credits: Shueisha)

The release of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo has generated instant buzz in fandom channels with the addition of new characters reminiscent of the franchise's old ones. The little serialization of the spin-off, as well as the time jump, has introduced new performers and images that can be compared to the already known heroes. Of these, there is a new youth that has caused a different fan response: multiple readers are mentioning that she might be a relative of Megumi Fushiguro - or at least comparable to the Fushiguro line. The conversation is evident in the social posts and translations as the readers are hacking through panels and personality beats.

The new Modulo character has not been canonically confirmed as Megumi Fushiguro's daughter, but the design and mannerisms are similar, leading fans to compare and speculate strongly. The released manga pages echo behaviours and visuals that let us understand the interpretation, but the text has not yet shown a clear connection to the family. The resemblance is to be viewed by the reader as associative evidence and not as a definite one.

This has seen fans jumping at insignificant yet revealing details in the art and dialogue that make the comparison to Fushiguro. The stoic look of the character, the sparse rhythm of his rhetoric, and some of his posture were noted by many observers as reminiscent of Megumi's established manner. Designers can occasionally refer to the character of the past to generate instant familiarity, a technique which drives such responses in a small series such as Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, where character shorthand is important.

It is also noteworthy how the community contextualizes the similarity on the emotional note: individuals are not simply pointing at appearances but also presupposed temperaments and instincts. The reason behind such fans rushing to the suggestion of a literal lineage is such, that, in a universe where bloodlines and inherited methods are plot-relevant, similarity frequently implies a plot connection. Nevertheless, the existing chapters do not go so far as to uphold genetics or official family ties.


Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo — fan quotes and community reactions

Various social posts used in this paper present the array of audience interpretations. One fan response stated it plainly:

“Could be his and Hana’s daughter.” (X User @L44ckie)

They also warned:

“Dang, she could be a fraud y’all — Oh nah I hope she ain’t his daughter.” (X User @L44ckie)

These lines represent the optimistic and the pessimistic interpretations of readers who interpreted the same panels.

Other posts were more imperative. One user simply replied,

“Hana and Megumi’s daughter” (X User @JaegeristC)

while another user commented,

“That instinct to su*cide at the first inconvenience ; she's definitely from Megumi,” (X User @Azawariah0)

a comment reflecting how some fans infer temperament as hereditary. One more wrote,

“Megumi’s granddaughter,” (X User @DDrey23)

which highlights the proliferation of the lineage theories among the audience. These responses demonstrate how visual shorthand in Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo may facilitate the genealogical theories on social media.

Megumi (Image Credits: MAPPA)
Megumi (Image Credits: MAPPA)

Examining these reactions shows some patterns. To start with, the fans are quite dependent on artistic shorthand, including hair styles, face angles, and micro-expressions, to track new characters in Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo onto old ones from Jujutsu Kaisen. Second, the logic of the series takes temperament as a hereditary element, and thus, the perceived personality echoes are characterized as court testimony in the fandom. Third, the readers want to keep reading: the time jump of Modulo begs making retrospective connections, prompting the fans to look up legacy threads.

It is yet to be seen how the author of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo will address the comparison. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is intentionally small and narrow, and Gege Akutami's method in a short series can be oriented towards the symbolic reverberations rather than the lineages. Meanwhile, the most secure interpretation is that the similarity is some deliberate encouragement to discourse rather than a documentary declaration of propinquity. The subsequent chapters should give the fans the anticipation that it will either reaffirm the ties, disapprove it, or involve the same as a thematic tool.


To sum up, Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo has given the world its own character whose appearance and behaviour have made many readers draw parallels between her and Megumi Fushiguro - and cause them to imagine a potential family connection. Although the manga pages already released do not confirm that she is Megumi's daughter, the numerous similarities justify the fans' above responses. Those who require a clear account need only track the official releases of the Modulo closely; the chapterized material will provide canonical answers as the compressed run progresses.

Edited by Zainab Shaikh