Jujutsu Kaisen Creator Opens Up About Sukuna's Mysterious Past Not only did Akutami reveal more about Sukuna's past before he became a cursed spirit, the creator opened up more about Sukuna's bond with Yuji. First Akutami revealed his thoughts about Sukuna being a human in the past as he clarified that he wasn't so much a cursed user as a "natural calamity." Apparently he remembers that time too. (Photo: TOHO Animation) Akutami explained that Sukuna does have memory of his past as a human, but it's complicated by "whether Sukuna himself and his surroundings recognized him as a human being." As for how much he was feared back then, Akutami clarified that Sukuna wasn't feared like Gojo is now, "That's not to say he wasn't feared, but in the olden days cursed users and cursed spirits were more vicious than they are today."