Jujutsu Kaisen episode 7 featured an iconic moment with its reveal of Gojo Satoru’s eyes, which remained hidden until the sorcerer’s fight against the cursed spirit, Jogo. The reveal of the mystery of the Six Eyes, in conjunction with his Limitless Cursed Technique, only serves to elevate Gojo’s position as a formidable jujutsu sorcerer within the Jujutsu Kaisen universe. While more details about his Six Eyes are yet to be revealed in the anime series, a deep dive into Gege Akutami’s serialized manga shows what this power entails.
The Six Eyes are also referred to as Rokugan and are a rare ocular jujutsu inherited within the Gojo family, akin to the Sharingan, the kekkei genkai of the Uchiha Clan in Naruto. The Six Eyes grants an extraordinary amount of power to the , mainly in the form of enhanced perception and the ability to use the Limitless Cursed Technique to its full potential. Despite the inheritance-based qualities of the ability, Gojo remains the first sorcerer to be born with both the Six Eyes and Limitless in the last hundred years within the manga’s timeline.
It's interesting to note that while any member of the Gojo family can inherit the Limitless, only those who possess the Six Eyes can master the technique. This ability allows Jujutsu Kaisen's Gojo to process visual information in an accelerated manner while aiding him in manipulating the nuanced energies of the Limitless. Since every technique requires complex cursed energy manipulation to function, the pairing with the Six Eyes remains crucial, especially when engaged in a fight against special grade cursed spirits. Gojo also seems to have mastered the Six Eyes to the extent that he never runs out of cursed energy, as the amount of energy lost during the technique is close to zero. As Gojo keeps his eyes hidden throughout the initial episodes of the anime, the reveal of the Six Eyes against Jogo is especially noteworthy.
Moreover, the reason why Gojo chooses to keep his eyes covered in the early episodes of Jujutsu Kaisen can be attributed to the overwhelming eye powers of the technique, since it grants the the ability to translate one moment in time into an expanded temporal stretch. This time dilation allows the to gauge positions and tactical strategies almost instantly within a vast range. This could potentially explain why Gojo keeps his eyes covered when not engaged in a fight, as it would only lead to sensory overload. Also, Gojo’s Six Eyes allow him to detect different kinds of cursed energy, helping him better understand the person wielding it.
Although the anime shows this technique is near-infallible in the case of Gojo, this power does come with its own limitations. When used to perform a reverse cursed technique, the processing abilities of the Six Eyes can be deemed limited and holds the risk of taking a toll on the ’s psyche, driving them to the edge of sanity if overused. However, when used in conjunction with the Limitless, they can read incoming projectile threats and reversed cursed techniques automatically. Although Gojo is still able to exercise enhanced perception with his eyes bandaged, he needs to uncover them in order to unleash Limitless techniques such as Hollow Purple. While the intricate and sophisticated powers of the Six Eyes remain untapped, viewers can hope that the episodes of Jujutsu Kiasen will grant much-needed answers.