The manga has had many highs and a few lows, with recent lows being more pronounced. Managing a large-scale battle is not easy, and that's understandable. However, with chapter 261, Gege did something increasingly rare in the world of entertainment, especially in Japan (to hell with editorial interference). He made an act of authorship.

Yes, fans will be disappointed, they’ll make noise, but the story doesn't need to go where the fans want it to; it needs to go where the author wants it to.

As I’ve said many times, Gojo had finished his narrative arc.

Gege made that clear on several occasions.

The airport scene, the flowers on the cover of the volume, and most importantly, the fact that Geto's body acted automatically to defend him before he was imprisoned (a sign that Geto had forgiven him and was waiting for him in the afterlife).

Gege has never hidden that the real protagonist was meant to be Yuuta, and with this latest act, he confirmed it once again.

There is nothing more important for an author than staying true to themselves.

Being sad or angry about an author's choice is part of being a reader and a fan, but one must accept and defend the author’s creative decisions.

The story is theirs, and they should have the freedom to tell it as they see fit. Want it to go differently? Want to change something?

There are fan fictions, parallel universes—become an author yourself!

Minha psicologa me disse que uma das possibilidades de eu não conseguir manter as minhas amizades não é pelo fato de eu cansar delas, mas, eu canso de manter uma mascara, de interpretar tal papel, canso de ser quem eu não sou. Talvez a culpa seja minha, meu amigo.

The Economist (Why literature is the ultimate big data challenge)