Episode 32

The Shibuya Incident (渋谷事変) is the thirty-second episode of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime adaptation and the eighth episode of the second season.

Summary
The Shibuya Incident begins! The enemy has lowered several curtains over Shibuya and Team Mei Mei is assigned to destroy the one at Meiji-Jingumae Station. After learning Mahito is involved, Yuji descends into the station only to find a "clever" enemy guarding the curtain.

Plot Details
Satoru Gojo arrives on BF3 of the Hakari building where hundreds of civilians are trapped inside by the curtain. There's another curtain below that floor that also traps non-sorcerers below. Walking on air, Satoru steps over the people inside until he reaches an opening to the next floor. He gets an idea of what the enemy is planning and welcomes the challenge. Gojo descends to BF5 of the Hikarie building and is confronted by Jogo, Hanami, and Choso on the Fukutoshin line train tracks. Gojo tells Jogo not to come up with any excuses this time when he loses and the cursed spirit replies by telling Satoru to have his first-ever excuse ready.

Meanwhile, Yuji is on a team with Mei Mei and her little brother Ui Ui. He wants to help his sensei and Mei Mei says they're going to until Ui Ui starts fawning over her. Mei Mei receives a call that takes her team off standby and she informs Yuji another curtain has appeared over Meiji-Jingumae station. They reach the station and an assistant manager explains the general situation, including transfigured humans swarming the floors below. This forces Yuji to realize that his mortal enemy must be involved. Mei Mei shares her perception with her crows and uses them to scout out the station. She asks Yuji if he wants to fight several weak enemies or one strong one. She assumes he wants the latter and gives him the gist of the situation inside. She tells Yuji that his target is somewhere between BF1 and BF2 of the station. While he's dealing with that, Mei Mei states that she'll defeat the transfigured humans and rescue the civilians.

Yuji goes off on his own after promising not to lose anymore. Before long he happens upon a Grasshopper curse devouring someone. The curse recognizes Yuji as a jujutsu sorcerer and claims that it's smart. Yuji asks about the patch face curse and the Grasshopper claims that Mahito is down below, inadvertently teaching Yuji his name for the first time. Yuji knows that a simpleton curse wouldn't be able to ast a barrier and notices a talisman that the curse is protecting. The grasshopper begins talking about the difference between transfigured humans and regular humans until Yuuji attacks him. Fed up with curses looking down on humans, Yuji hits the grasshopper through a wall. It gets back up and assumes Yuji doesn't know what kind of curse it is. Yuji states the obvious and the grasshopper is surprised to learn his enemy is smart too.

The grasshopper curse was born from humanity's ill will against the locust plague. It has the physical capabilities of a human-sized grasshopper but Yuji is able to keep up with its speed and power. Its incredibly powerful jaw and legs tear apart the area but Yuji avoids all of its attacks. The grasshopper continues to state that it's smart until Yuji reveals that clever people usually don't need to state so. The curse is shocked and covers its mouth, allowing Yuji to step up directly to it with a deeply angered expression. They engage in an exchange of trading rapid-fire blows. The grasshopper has four arms but Yuji effortlessly overwhelms the curse with his superior strength and speed, despite only having two arms. Ordinarily, this curse would be superior to a human in every way, but it's highly inferior to Yuji.

Yuji doesn't believe his enemy will use any tricks, but the grasshopper spits at him and forces him to duck. Then it expands its abdomen to stab him in the face, only for Yuji to deflect and remove it from his enemy's body. The curse ended up using a trick, but no amount of clever tactics can close the massive gap in skill between the two. Yuji exorcises the curse and breaks the talisman to lower the curtain shortly after. Mei Mei notices the curtain is gone and tells Ui Ui they'll meet up with Yuji before heading down to B5F. On that very floor, Mahito notices the grasshopper has been exorcised and states a decently strong sorcerer must be around. He wants to fight them and regrets being unable to, but Mahito knows he has an assignment to complete that's more important. Team Mei Mei regroups and the grade 1 sorcerer commends Yuji for his performance. He reveals it wasn't Mahito he was fighting but Ui Ui demands he just accept the compliment. They reach B5F but it's completely devoid of people except for one person.

Back at the Fukutoshin line, Hanami blocks the atrium above the tracks with wood. Assuming he's trying to block off any exits, Gojo states he wouldn't run anyway. He says that the curses would kill everyone if he did so but Jogo replies they plan on killing everyone anyway. All the civilians standing on the platforms are forced onto the tracks. Geto and Mahito's group plan to use inferior non-sorcerers to stifle Gojo's movements and make him unable to use the full strength of his abilities. Jogo, Hanami, and Choso begin attacking the crowd, causing widespread panic and confusion. When they see an opening, Jogo, and Hanami both attack Gojo at once. Their fists are stopped by the Infinity until they suddenly ativate domain amplification. By enveloping their bodies in a small-scale domain, they can neutralize any technique they come into contact with, even the Limitless.

Gojo retreats to the top of the platform away from the curses and Jogo taunts him for running away. Gojo admits he's surprised and Jogo tells him not to make excuses. However, Gojo clarifies and states that he's surprised the curses thought they could win if this is all they've got. Geto's plan requires Jogo, Hanami, and Choso to hold out for twenty minutes until he's ready to make his move with Prison Realm.

Locations

 * Shibuya

Battles & Events

 * The Shibuya Incident
 * Yuji Itadori vs. Ko-Guy
 * Satoru Gojo vs. Mahito's Group (Started)