Jujutsu Kaisen is currently one of the biggest shonen series in all of Japan. The success of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime can be largely attributed to MAPPA, which gave it a significant boost upon the release of its first anime. However, its manga by Gege Akutami is just as amazing, if not even better. Gege's Jujutsu Kaisen ended two years ago now, in September 2024, but as far as popularity goes, it is still going strong. JJK remains one of the highest-selling manga in the country despite ending two years ago, behind only One Piece. With so much success behind it, Jujutsu Kaisen is still getting new content reveals from the author even today.
As Juju Fest 2026 unfolded on August 29 and 30, all the focus went to the new Key Visual for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4. However, alongside it, we also got the reveal of a new Cursed Technique from Gojo’s generation, called Steam Sorcery. This new Cursed Technique belongs to a long-dead sorcerer named Yuu Haibara. Unfortunately, he never got to reach his full potential in the story.
The Jujutsu Kaisen franchise has an extremely popular anime series which initially kicked off in 2021 and, until today, is handled by Studio MAPPA. The anime of Jujutsu Kaisen has greatly popularized the franchise, and as such, new projects have followed over the years. On November 21, 2023, we saw the release of the very first Jujutsu Kaisen video game, known as Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade. Phantom Parade is an officially licensed game that was created by Sumzap for Mobile gaming, and it is a gacha-style game with the expansive cast of Gege Akutami’s characters. The game is still adding new content, which includes brand-new story arcs and new characters of the Jujutsu Kaisen universe.
Most recently, during Juju Fest 2026, which unfolded on August 29 and August 30, 2026, Phantom Parade officially announced their newest addition, Haibara. Haibara was a character who had a significant impact on the beginning of JJK Season 2, as his death was a major turning point in the events that would take place afterwards in Gojo's Past Arc. Now, he is finally available to play for fans.
Through this new addition in Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade, we got new information about the somewhat popular character from Gojo’s generation, which includes his Cursed Technique. To top it all off, for this new addition to Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade, Haibara also got his first illustration from Gege Akutami in a long time. This new illustration features him and his activated Cursed Technique, making it fully canon.
As mentioned before, Juju Fest 2026 was full of surprises, and Haibara's Cursed Technique is definitely something that no one expected to be revealed during the event. To be specific, Haibara's Cursed Technique is not a game invention. Instead, the lore for it is sourced directly from Gege Akutami himself, who aided the game developers in creating an accurate representation of what Haibara's fighting style would be. In other words, this was always Haibara's fighting style, and it is canon to the original story. It's simply something that Gege Akutami didn't get the chance to explore in the manga.
With that in mind, Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade officially reveals Haibara's Cursed Technique to be named Steam Sorcery. To keep it simple, Steam Sorcery allows him to heat up his Cursed Energy and turn it into steam itself. This steam then powers up his whole body, including giving him more physical strength, as well as defensive capabilities. Thus, Haibara's fighting style is that of a straight brawler, akin to Yuji Itadori, who also specializes in close combat. This comparison between Haibara and Yuji might go on to explain Nanami's interest in our protagonist, which led to him becoming his mentor and protecting him, no matter the cost.
A cursed technique that constructs a steam engine within the user’s body. Cursed energy serves as the water, while the cursed technique serves as the fire, allowing the user to explosively enhance their physical abilities with the cursed-energy steam they create.
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