Like any fandom, shipping their favorite characters is a huge part of the JJK community. Yuta x Maki has been among the most popular ships, a pairing that JJK fans have been rooting for years in the Jujutsu Kaisen community. Gege Akutami dropped a major hint supporting this famous ship in Panda’s epilogue in JJK’s final volume, where we were introduced to the grandchildren of Yuta. Now, with the release of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, an official spin-off series set in the JJK universe, the author has essentially established Yuta and Maki as a canon couple in the Jujutsu Kaisen series.
Did Yuta and Maki End Up Married in Jujutsu Kaisen?
In an unexpected turn of events, Gege Akutami confirmed his next manga titled “Jujutsu Kaisen Mojuro” is a spin-off taking place in the Jujutsu Kaisen universe. The spin-off’s story resumes from where JJK left off last year. In case you aren’t aware, Gege released an epilogue featuring Yuji, Nobara, and Panda. In Panda’s story, there is a major time skip of 62 years to the year 2080. Then Gege introduced Yuta’s grandchildren, confirming that Yuta was happily married to someone, whom we expected to be Maki back then.
Now, Gege is resuming the JJK story from here as Yuta’s grandson and granddaughter are leading as the protagonists of the JJK Modulo series set in the year 2086. Fans who were waiting with bated breath to learn about who the pair of Yuta is finally have their answer in Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo. It’s confirmed that Maki Zenin officially ended up together with Okkotsu Yuta at the end of Jujutsu Kaisen, as confirmed in JJK Modulo spin-off.
This ship has sailed successfully, and we learned that Maki is Yuta’s wife at the most unexpected time in the Jujutsu Kaisen Mojuro series. So, yes, Yuta x Maki is real and probably the most powerful couple we have seen in the history of Jujutsu Kaisen. While we didn’t meet Yuta and Maki’s kids, we got to see an old Yuta and Maki spend time with their grandkids, Okkotsu Tsurugi and Okkotsu Yuuka. Yuuka’s favorite was grandpa Yuta, and on the other hand, her elder brother, Tsurugi, was grandma Maki’s favorite
Unfortunately, Gege didn’t show the close-ups of Yuta and Maki in their old age, but you can view a fan art of the couple here:
Furthermore, the new spinoff series confirms that Yuta and Maki eventually lived long lives and passed away in old age. It is mentioned that Maki was the first to pass away, a loss that deeply affected Yuta and their grandkids, with her husband following her some time later.
In the end, one of the fan-favorite couples became canon in the JJK universe. Having said that, let us know your thoughts about this new couple becoming canon in Jujutsu Kaisen in the comments below.
