This article provides an in-depth explanation of Utamime Iori a character from Jujutsu kaisen. It includes details about her abilities, past episodes, and images of her appearances in the anime.

What is the Anime Jujutsu Kaisen Where Utamime Iori Appears?

Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦) is a dark fantasy series that began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in March 2018. The story follows Yuji Itadori, a high schooler who enters a world of curses and sorcery after unsealing a powerful “Cursed Object.” The series concluded in September 2024.

The Jujutsu Kaisen manga has surpassed 100 million copies in circulation. The anime adaptation aired its first season from October 2020 to March 2021, becoming a massive hit. The success continued with the theatrical release of Jujutsu Kaisen 0 in December 2021 and the highly acclaimed Season 2 airing from July to December 2023. Fans can also look forward to the production of Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game Arc.

Utamime Iori's Official Plofile

■Appearance & Personality
Utahime Iori is a female sorcerer who wears an outfit resembling a miko (shrine maiden) uniform and has a prominent scar on her face. Notably, she did not have this scar during the Gojo’s Past Arc, when Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto were still students at Jujutsu High. This suggests that she sustained the injury sometime after Geto’s defection.

She enjoys watching sports, karaoke, and has a strong liking for beer. True to her name, "Utahime" (which means "songstress"), she is also a talented singer.

As Gojo Satoru’s senior, Utahime has been the constant target of his teasing since their school days. She holds genuine disdain for him, although Gojo himself does not seem to believe she dislikes him. Despite this, she has enough mutual trust with him to accept his request to investigate the mole within Jujutsu High who was leaking information to the cursed spirits.

On the other hand, she has a close friendship with Shoko Ieiri, another senior sorcerer, and has even encouraged her to quit smoking out of concern for her health.

■A Dedicated Teacher
As a teacher, Utahime deeply cares for her students and fulfills her role with compassion and responsibility. During the Kyoto Goodwill Event, when her student Kasumi Miwa fell asleep from exhaustion, Utahime immediately worried about her safety and insisted on retrieving her from the forest, stating,

“It's dangerous leaving her in a forest full of jurei cursed spirits.”

Shortly after, when the protective talismans around the area burned simultaneously, signaling an unusual disturbance, she rushed to check on her students. According to the official fanbook, all Kyoto Jujutsu High students adore Utahime, further highlighting her warm and caring nature as a teacher.

Utahime Iori’s Abilities

■Solo Forbidden Area (単独禁区, Solo Soro Kinku)
Utahime Iori’s Cursed Technique, Solo Forbidden Area, temporarily amplifies the total cursed energy and output of any sorcerer within its range.

In jujutsu combat, a sorcerer’s skill is often determined by their ability to streamline the activation process—minimizing the use of incantations, hand signs, and other ritualistic steps. However, Utahime does the exact opposite. Instead of skipping steps, she fully embraces the ritualistic aspects of the technique, elevating it into a formal ritual. This approach enhances its effectiveness to 120%, significantly boosting the power of those within her technique’s range.

Notably, the name of this technique is inspired by the song "Kinku" (禁区) by Akina Nakamori, a renowned Japanese singer.

Jujutsu Kaisen Characters List

■Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School
Yuji Itadori (虎杖悠仁, いたどり ゆうじ)
Megumi Fushiguro (伏黒恵, ふしぐろ めぐみ)
Nobara Kugisaki (釘崎野薔薇, くぎさき のばら)
Satoru Gojo (五条悟, ごじょう さとる)

Maki Zenin (禪院真希, ぜんいん まき)
Toge Inumaki (狗巻棘, いぬまき とげ)
Panda (パンダ, ぱんだ)
Yuta Okkotsu (乙骨憂太, おっこつ ゆうた)

Kinji Hakari (秤金次, はかり きんじ)
Kirara Hoshi (星綺羅羅, ほし きらら)

Shoko Ieiri (家入硝子, いえいり しょうこ)
Masamichi Yaga (夜蛾正道, やが まさみち)
Atsuya Kusakabe (日下部篤也, くさかべ あつや)
Kiyotaka Ijichi (伊地知潔高, いじち きよたか)
Akari Nitta (新田明, にった あかり)

■Special Grade Cursed Object / Incarnated Body
Sukuna Ryomen (両面宿儺, りょうめん すくな)

Choso (脹相, ちょうそう)
Eso (壊相, えそう)
Kechizu (血塗, けちず)

■Kyoto Prefectural Jujutsu High School
Aoi Todo (東堂葵, とうどう あおい)
Noritoshi Kamo (加茂憲紀, かも のりとし)
Momo Nishimiya (西宮桃, にしみや もも)
Mai Zenin (禪院真依, ぜんいん まい)
Ultimate Mekamaru (究極メカ丸, あるてぃめっと めかまる)
Kasumi Miwa (三輪霞, みわ かすみ)
Arata Nitta (新田新, にった あらた)

Yoshinobu Gakuganji (楽巌寺嘉伸, がくがんじ よしのぶ)
Utahime Iori (庵歌姫, いおり うたひめ)

■Jujutsu Sorcerers
Kento Nanami (七海建人, ななみ けんと)
Takuma Ino (猪野琢真, いの たくま)

Mei Mei (冥冥, めいめい)
Ui Ui (憂憂, ういうい)

Yuki Tsukumo (九十九由基, つくも ゆき)
Tengen (天元, てんげん)

Naobito Zenin (禪院直毘人, ぜんいん なおびと)
Naoya Zenin (禪院直哉, ぜんいん なおや)
Ogi Zenin (禪院扇, ぜんいん おうぎ)
Jinichi Zenin (禪院甚壱, ぜんいん じんいち)

■Curse Users
Suguru Geto (夏油傑, げとう すぐる)
Uraume (裏梅, うらうめ)
Ogami (オガミ婆, おがみばば)
Mago (オガミ婆の孫, おがみばばのまご)
Jiro Awasaka (粟坂二良, あわさか じろう)
Haruta Shigemo (重面春太, しげも はるた)

■Cursed Spirits
Mahito (真人, まひと)
Jogo (漏瑚, じょうご)
Hanami (花御, はなみ)
Dagon (陀艮, だごん)
Locust Guy (蝗GUY, こうがい)

Rika Orimoto (折本里香, おりもと りか)

■Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
Riko Amanai (天内理子, あまない りこ)
Misato Kuroi (黒井美里, くろいみさと)
Shiu Kong (孔時雨, こん しう)
Yu Haibara (灰原雄, はいばら ゆう)

■Suguru Geto's Group
Larue (ラルゥ, らるぅ)
Manami Suda (菅田真奈美, すだ まなみ)
Toshihisa Negi (祢木利久, ねぎ としひさ)
Mimiko Hasaba (枷場美々子, はさば みみこ)
Nanako Hasaba (枷場菜々子, はさば ななこ)
Miguel Oduor (ミゲル・オドゥオール, みげる おどぅおーる)

■Culling Game Players
Tsumiki Fushiguro (伏黒津美紀, ふしぐろ つみき)
Hiromi Higuruma (日車寛見, ひぐるま ひろみ)
Fumihiko Takaba (髙羽史彦, たかば ふみひこ)
Reggie Star (レジィ・スター, れじぃ すたー)
Hana Kurusu (来栖華, くるす はな)
Ryu Ishigoori (石流龍, いしごおり りゅう)
Takako Uro (烏鷺亨子, うろ たかこ)
Hagane Daido (大道鋼, だいどう はがね)

■Other characters
Toji Fushiguro (伏黒甚爾, ふしぐろ とうじ)
Wasuke Itadori (虎杖倭助, いたどり わすけ)
Junpei Yoshino (吉野順平, よしの じゅんぺい)
Yuko Ozawa (小沢優子, おざわ ゆうこ)

Source : Jujutsu kaisen Official