FushiKugi

FushiKugi is the het ship between Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki from the Jujutsu Kaisen fandom.

Canon
Nobara and Megumi are both first years at Tokyo Jujutsu High. The two first meet when Nobara arrives in Tokyo, and joins Megumi and Yuji, her new classmates. Her first impression of the boys is far from great: she thinks Megumi looks too obnoxious. However, with time her opinion changes, and she starts seeing Megumi as a good friend and an honest person. Nobara often teases Megumi by pinching his cheeks, playfully clinging onto him, scolding or making jokes at him. The two can also be seen reacting similarly (often in response to Itadori's shenanigans or clumsiness) in many different situations, as if they share a similar "wavelength" or understanding. While they often exchange banter with one another, both also seem to have a good relationship during important situations, such as fighting curses, and can get a task done together.

In episode 4, "Curse Womb Must Die", during their encounter with the special grade curse at the local prison (Megumi, Nobara, and Itadori's first big squad mission together), a curse split up the trio by taking Nobara away. Itadori ordered Megumi to go after her, while he took on the special grade curse left to the two of them. Megumi showed up just in time to save Nobara from being devoured, using one of his frog-like shikigami to pull her away from the curse.

Later in Episode 8 "Boredom," the two encounter Aoi Todo and Mai Zenin for the first time, two Jujutsu students from their sister-school in Kyoto. Unaware of what kind of threat they might pose, Megumi's first thought jumps to concern for Nobara's safety, thinking to himself about how she is unarmed. In that same episode, Megumi mentions that his preferred type is someone with "unshakable character" and that he wouldn't ask for anything more of them. Nobara also delightfully tells him that his response was a "good answer."

Both too were sad about Itadori's supposed death near the middle of the first season, as both tried to hide how they really felt about his "passing" (though Nobara was shown a bit more obvious rather than Megumi himself). When both Megumi and Nobara could finally reunite with Itadori, they didn't seem too surprised about him being alive, both having a somewhat dismissive reaction, though it's implied they are grateful to have him back. Both also have a big respect towards Maki Zenin, as both consider her as someone powerful. They also are friends with the upperclassmen, which they got to know while they were mourning over Itadori's "death". Finally, they both also promised on winning the Kyoto vs. Tokyo competition for him.

Later in episode 23 "The Origin of Blind Obedience (Part 2)", Megumi and Nobara work together to take down the curse at Yasohachi Bridge. This is the first time the two are shown fighting the enemy together, and the scene highlights how skilled, precise, and strong-willed both Megumi and Nobara are with their combat skills and usage of cursed techniques. The scene also shows how much trust both have for one another in defeating the enemy. However, towards the end of the battle, Nobara is pulled away again by an unknown curse user. Megumi desperately tries to save her, not making it in time. While Megumi is shown with a remorseful look on his face as Nobara disappears into the shadows, Nobara remains calm and unafraid. Her last words to Megumi before the two are split up are, "I'll be fine! Focus on finishing the job." Realizing that the danger of the situation has escalated and uncertain of the power of the curse battling with Nobara, Megumi calls for Itadori to go after her, specifically asking him to "prioritize" her. Referencing their mission to the prison at the beginning of the series, Megumi frustratingly asks himself, "Why does she have to get sucked away so often?"

At the end of episode 24, we see Megumi tell Nobara about them resonating with Yuji, and how Yuji had only eaten the first finger to save him, but Megumi is aware the Yuji won't be satisfied with just this. He tells Nobara not to tell Yuji, and she replies with, "Don't underestimate a lady's consideration". Many FushiKugi shippers think of this scene as Megumi beginning to be more comfortable with her, since while they were on their mission, Nobara and Yuji were telling Megumi that he could trust them, and that it was okay to tell them about himself.

Moments

 * When Megumi rescues Nobara from the curse in episode 4 "Curse Womb Must Die" with his frog-like shikigami, Nobara mentions how she doesn't like frogs then Megumi apologizes to her.
 * During the baseball game at the school exchange event, Satoru Gojo points out that Megumi purposefully hit a "bunt strike," allowing Nobara to advance to the next base even though it meant he wouldn't make it. Megumi does not deny this, so it is implied that he did indeed hit the bunt strike specifically to ensure Nobara could advance.
 * Later in episode 23 "The Origin of Blind Obedience" when Nobara was pulled away from Megumi by a curse user, Megumi tells Yuji to go after her and "prioritize her".
 * In chapter 64, when Nobara calls Megumi for help with Yuko, who likes Yuji, Fushiguro comes to the cafe, and orders black coffee. Nobara teases him for his choice of drink, because she thinks he wants to "look cool in front of a girl", but he says he always drinks his coffee black.
 * In the first chapter of the first light novel, Nobara finds out Yuji and Megumi went to the Angel Maid Café. Nobara isn't surprised Yuji went, but she gets angry with Megumi, voicing her displeasure and saying he has a hidden side.

Fanon
Although this ship isn't very popular, and considered a rarepair, its following has grown throughout the release of the first anime season. Fans of this ship like to believe that in the time that Yuji was away and presumed dead, Megumi and Nobara got time to know each other better. According to fanart distribution, this ship seems to be more popular in Korea and Japan, compared to Western countries. The FushiKugi fanbase grew after episode 8, as they would argue that Nobara fits Megumi's type description ("someone with unshakable character") perfectly.

The ship is still quite small to the rest of the fandom, with the majority preferring ItaFushi or NobaMaki. It is Nobara's second most popular het ship after ItaKugi, and Megumi's only het ship. Still, it is very common to see ItaKugi shippers who also ship FushiKugi (usually in a platonic manner). Those, who cannot decide between the two, are welcome to join the ItaFushiKugi fandom.

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Trivia

 * Nobara and Megumi are often placed together in official art.
 * In the anime's second ending of season 1, they are often seen together throughout the sequence, along with their upperclassmen, at the beach. In one moment, they are seen talking to each other until Megumi catches Yuji filming them on his phone.
 * In the anime's second ending of season 2, they are seen walking in an alley, with Nobara running up to him and putting her hand on his shoulder, pushing him a bit. They are also seen taking pictures (of their surroundings and presumably of each other since the same carton boxes appear).
 * In season 1, episode 8 titled "Boredom", Aoi Todo asks Megumi what kind of woman is his type. He states that he does not have a particular preference as long as she has an unshakable character.
 * However, in the manga, Megumi's response is gender-neutral, as he does not state whether he is talking about a girl or boy.
 * According to information revealed during the "Jujutsu Stroll" clips at the end of each episode, Megumi is more of a dog person, while Nobara prefers cats. Megumi also prefers rice over bread, while Nobara prefers bread over rice.
 * In another "Jujutsu Stroll" clip, Nobara is shown being quick to respond to a situation where Megumi is being flirted with (although it's also important to note that Itadori and Gojo were also very quick to respond).
 * In another "Jujustu Stroll", Nobara wants to go to a nice sushi restaurant in Ginza whereas Yuuji wants to go to Splendid Sushi, a revolving sushi restaurant that is presumably cheaper with lower quality food. Nobara doesn't like this suggestion and tells Megumi to say something to Yuuji. Megumi takes Nobara's side and says he'd rather get something that tastes good (since Gojo is paying for their meal).
 * Megumi's Japanese voice actor Uchida Yuma said that he thought angry Nobara was cute during a Jujutsu Kaisen radio show with Junya Enoki.
 * In 2021, Jujutsu Kaisen collaborated with Niigata Rice Cracker Museum & Bakauke Inari. On one of the rice crackers packages, Megumi and Nobara are depicted as Borin and Barin, who are considered boyfriend and girlfriend respectively.