The "Shibuya Incident" is the "Empire Strikes Back" of modern shonen. Covering the bulk of , this arc is a 58-chapter gauntlet of death and chaos. Here, the relationship between the anime and manga becomes more adversarial.
The manga officially concluded its serialization with Chapter 271 on September 30, 2024, meaning there is a significant amount of completed story available beyond the anime. You can find official digital chapters on Manga Plus Where to Start Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Season 2 - Yahoo jujutsu kaisen season 2 manga volume
Season 2 officially begins with Chapter 65 and concludes with the beginning of Chapter 137. The "Shibuya Incident" is the "Empire Strikes Back"
Here is the chapter-to-volume breakdown of Season 2: but on the page
The transition from "Hidden Inventory" to "Shibuya" is a gut-punch. contains the "Premature Death" epilogue, showing Geto’s radicalization. In the manga, this is a rapid descent. One chapter shows Geto absorbing curses; the next, he is murdering his parents and declaring war on non-sorcerers. The pacing feels rushed on the page, leaving the reader scrambling to process the loss of a hero.
One of the rare criticisms of Akutami’s manga is that the action in the Shibuya arc can be illegible. The chaotic nature of the battlefield—civilians, sorcerers, and curses all overlapping—leads to dense, ink-heavy panels. For example, the fight between Yuji and Choso in Volume 13 is brilliant in concept (the "Blood Meteor" technique), but on the page, the fluid dynamics of blood manipulation can be hard to track.