Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 Teaser: Why Sukuna's Missing Tattoos Aren't an Error
「この世にはついた方が良い嘘がある」— 呪術廻戦4期ティザーへの日本のファンの反応
“I'm absolutely dead at Sukuna's droopy shoulders lol”
宿儺なで肩すぎるは笑った
When the Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4 (Death Culling Game arc) teaser dropped in June 2026, an overseas fan immediately called out what looked like an error — Sukuna appeared without his signature tattoos — and accused MAPPA of using AI. Japanese manga readers instantly knew better, and the comment section became a gleeful gathering of people who couldn't say why the design was intentional without spoiling everything. 'There are lies in this world better left untold,' wrote the second-most-liked comment (374 likes), perfectly capturing the manga-reader stance. The recurring thread: 'I want to tell him — but telling him IS the spoiler.' Those in the know settled for cryptic inside jokes ('Today I have just one word: Kaikotsu'), while one comment bittersweet-ly mourned: 'Soon we won't see Megumi for a while.' The kicker is that the original overseas poster later claimed it was rage-bait all along — and then got roasted even harder for that.
Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 210)
There are lies in this world that are better left untold.
この世にはついた方が良い嘘がある
— @black-9k1n374 likesSukuna: 'BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA'
宿儺「ゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラ」
— @sleep-f3p8w553 likesMAPPA: 'BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA'
MAPPA「ゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラ」
— @影山美千代47 likesMahoraga: 'BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA'
単眼猫「ゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラゲラ」
— @pensan011818 likesNice catch, honestly. I've read the manga and I still didn't notice it in the PV.
よく見つけたな。漫画読んでたけどPVで気づけなかったぞ
— @さんアリアゲ240 likesMAPPA: 'Let's set a trap for whoever doubts our work lol'
MAPPA「俺らの仕事を疑ったやつに罠仕掛けてやろうぜｗｗ」
— @hikkym3107158 likesI want to tell him... but telling him IS the spoiler.
教えてあげたいけど…教えたらネタバレになっちゃう
— @ムスカ大佐-e5z79 likesPeople were absolutely rushing to his posts to spoil him — I was genuinely laughing.
この人に嬉々としてネタバレをしに行ってる人がいてマジで笑った
— @カエル-v6n33 likesThe original poster later tweeted 'my notification sound woke me up, I'm done rage-baiting' — and then got wrecked even harder for that. I'm deceased.
これの元ツイ主後に「通知音がうるさくて起きた、もうレイジベイトしないよ」って呟いたらさらにボコボコに叩かれてて笑った
— @てん-d1q172 likesIf they'd just stayed quiet, they could've stayed blissfully ignorant until it actually aired...
余計な事を言わなければ何も知らずにいられたのに……(放送されるまで)
— @pH-kc6mg20 likes'When approval-seeking goes too far, nothing good comes of it.' Never thought I'd learn a life lesson from Jujutsu Kaisen...
「承認欲求が極まるとロクな事が無い」 まさか呪術廻戦で生活の学びを得るとは…
— @れおなるど博士56 likesRight now, I have just one word: 'Kaikotsu.'
今はただ一言「契闊」
— @GAMIGAMI191455 likesSukuna: 'I told you, didn't I? That you'd get to see something interesting.'
宿儺「言っただろう、面白いものが見れると」
— @ケイ-w9s3 likesI'm genuinely happy someone is watching this closely.
ちゃんと見てくれてて嬉しいよ
— @gon_gitsune6 likesSoon we won't be seeing Megumi for a while 😢
もうすぐ、しばらく恵ちゃんに会えなくなるよ🥲
— @1128k43 likesWell, his shape does appear a few times...
まあ姿は何度か見れるから…
— @Suica0183 likesYeah, it'll wreck you. But trust me — what you see will be incredible.
まあ鬱にはなる。面白いものが見れると思うよ。
— @kuRi-i8f3 likesAll I'll say is: Sukuna moves.
宿儺が動くだけ言っておこう
— @樋口裕基31 likesI'm so jealous of anime-only fans... I'd love to experience this part fresh again.
アニメ勢が羨ましい….俺ももう一回初見でここ見たい
— @ヒョンス-q4j2 likesNoticing 'no tattoos' was actually a fair observation. Jumping to 'is this AI?' was where it went wrong.
「模様が無い」までは良かった。「AIか？」が駄目だった
— @user-yl5wj2xd4g1 likesThe overseas bro got completely reversed. I'm done lol.
海外ニキ返り討ちにあってて草
— @どんな女がタイプだ-l7k6 likesSo glad I read the manga before watching this video.
この動画見る前に漫画読んでてマジでよかった
— @はんばーぐ-n8e3 likesCurses circulate.
呪いは廻る
— @アニアオセ8 likes
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