Nobara Kugisaki 's controversial appearance in the final battle against Sukuna in the Jujutsu Kaisen brought an unexpected revelation. After suffering a fatal blow in her fight against Mahito , Nobara was absent for four years.
The few mentions of the character during this period suggested her death rather than a return. However, Gege Akutami , the series' creator, kept Nobara as a final trump card against Sukuna. Her Resonance proved powerful enough to cause severe damage to the enemy when struck anywhere on their body.
In the battle, Nobara strikes Sukuna, further aggravating his already weakened condition. This paves the way for Yuji and Megumi to finish the villain off, with Yuji delivering the final blow while the newly rescued Megumi offers support. After the battle, Nobara receives a letter from Satoru Gojo , who reveals that he has found her mother. Interestingly, Akutami only introduces Nobara's mother in the epilogue, indicating a deliberate plan to end the story with impact.
Nobara reunites with her mother in the epilogue of Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen 's 16-page epilogue dedicates space to showing the fate of characters like Nobara, Yuko, Panda, and Uraume, allocating four pages to each. In Nobara's case, she reacts with some irritation upon learning about her mother—an absent and irresponsible figure she hasn't seen in years. Despite showing indifference, Nobara decides to respect Gojo's dying wish and agrees to organize the reunion. Raised by her maternal grandmother, who possessed a subtle level of cursed energy, Nobara uses this bond to make the reunion possible.
A complex and conflict-filled relationship
In the epilogue, Nobara's mother reveals that she was a talentless sorceress. Nobara, however, is blunt in responding that the problem was never a lack of mystical abilities—but rather a lack of responsibility as a mother. Despite the years of separation, the woman seems unchanged: she continues to lead a dissolute life, supported by relationships with wealthy, younger men.
In an unexpected moment, Nobara decides to include her grandmother in the reunion. To her mother's dismay, the woman appears with a stern expression, ready to hold her daughter accountable for decades of irresponsibility. Reconciliation between mother and daughter is clearly impossible, but the meeting provides Nobara with much-needed emotional closure. With a touch of humor amidst the drama, Jujutsu Kaisen concludes this turbulent relationship with a mix of tension and comic relief.
