How To Write The "Perfect" Protagonist

[@slowlypassingaway1285]

I remember when I first read JJK and I really love Yuji for some reason. As JJK becomes popular, I see people judge Yuji for being too boring, too weak, and I started to understand why I like Yuji. Yuji isn't gifted, so people belittle him. Yuji is too kind, so people think his ideal is boring. However, just like what you said in the video, no matter how harsh the reality is, Yuji will never give up fighting, and he will never throw away his humanity.

[@davidakin3840]

BRO YUJI IS not the best mc he was born with extraordinary power that carried him until the final arc jjk ain't good

[@kuykendallfamily7328]

BRU you gotta realize both of you you can love him hate him it’s just pictures in a book so don’t hate on picture and you don’t half love a picture cause it’s just a picture

[@blazethegame]

@@davidakin3840wdym? JJK is seriously the best Shonen I’ve ever watched/read, by LEAPS AND BOUNDS.

[@chadsomemalowsome]

​@@davidakin3840Bro was getting jumped physically and mentally, wdym. Also, Yuji is basically like tanjiro? nah you're high

[@Killerqueen2000]

Nothing stands out about Yuji based on all your points. there are so many other better examples of character like him

[@enzoarayamorales7220]

I think denji fits this mold too but he doesn’t really have a resolve and will to stick to moral principles against the world like yuji does, he’s just abused constantly and just wants to live happy

[@goofyd3rp369]

nah if anything Denji is someone who's been bent over and fucked like there is no tomorrow SINCE BIRTH, what he needs is a break.

[@lockebe9117]

I think Edward elric is also really good for this he embodies equivalent exchange and the cost of a human life. He struggles through everything such as losing his arm and brother and being put against a society. He's also not overpowered compared to what he's fighting.

[@han-df9mw]

Nah fam. Denji ain’t about that happy life. He lives and breathes that conflict.

[@Randommf-xg6tw]

I don’t think Dennis fits this lol, he’s just a teenager who doesn’t know any better, seeking what other people have in his own ideals. Also, he’s just batshit insane on a level 💀

[@vik8596]

I think the point of Denjis character is different though. He doesn’t really know what it is he wants. I guess you could say his journey is about finding out what his actual goals even are

[@AdolisYT]

“Yuji is not a cog in a machine, he’s a lone wrench thrown into it.” Couldn’t have said it better myself. Great video! Can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store

[@homeiraazweem9295]

I KNEW IT!! I knew Yuji is a special protagonist bc of his actions. Yuji is one of the protagonist I can resonate with. What I mean by that is I understand his struggles and the pain he had to endure and still keep moving on and fighting back the evil. He is written close to some of us. He isn’t the strongest and not overpowered but this isn’t a reason to give up. He wasn’t able to save the people he cared and had after Nobara‘s death a mental breakdown. Todo came to rescue him as Yuji confirmed that he realized his convictions were actually excuses and felt some how vulnerable but Todo’s words could get through him and he found a reason to stand up and fight again. He needed the mental support. His ideology of helping and saving others who are weak is similar to Geto. While Geto lost himself bc of a traumatic tragedy. Yuji is the one who won’t or doesn’t want to lose himself, his humanity, his altruistic demeanor. And I admire this a lot💜 Thanks for explaining what it means to be a real protagonist. And I am happy I found your channel keep up the good work💪🏼

[@drvidushibeniwal874]

He is mainly inspired from ichigo

[@johnrenwelmauro2387]

@@drvidushibeniwal874 the difference is that ichigo actually succeeds but yuji keeps getting cucked by Gege WHEN I CATCH HIM.

[@xShadowChrisx]

unmarked spoilers ffs

[@haisay8674]

God loves you, seek him and if you want forgiven of your sins and want to be certain that your sins are forgiven believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved

[@haisay8674]

@@xShadowChrisx God loves you, seek him and if you want forgiven of your sins and want to be certain that your sins are forgiven believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved

[@-.satella.-]

I have loved Yuji from the very start of Jujutsu Kaisen. I didn't know why not that many people liked him, but it didn't bother me. I don't know why I liked him so much, but he is my top one favorite character in anime with Asta. I'm really glad you talked about this, I'm happy that someone else liked Yuji as much as I did, and I finally know why he is such a great and amazing character.

[@tanvirhasan4912]

"In the words of a great man"😢 Nanami for me embodied the anti-JJK ethos as much as yuji, after being burnt alive he could've walked back to shoko, that would've made more sense, but he had people to save so he kept walking towards danger.

[@Libreom]

“𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑲 𝑰𝑺 𝑺𝑯𝑰𝑻!” - also the words of the great Nanami Kento.

[@abhinavgangwar4690]

​@@Libreomman did not respect gojo and idk why but that made me respect him

[@Libreom]

@@abhinavgangwar4690 dawg i love Gojo but same. his and Gakuganji’s dynamic with Gojo is great.

[@abhinavgangwar4690]

@@Libreom i love gojo too. He is just.............. awesome. His dance from s1 ed1 is one of my favourites

[@Libreom]

@@abhinavgangwar4690 ed1 is one of my favorite tracks in…. anything. I have a sweatshirt with the main four in that art style. so good.

[@ghramwesthlyrusil576]

yes finaly someone said it. "you dont have to be OP to be protagonist"

[@pizzacrumbles]

Berserk Read it if you haven't

[@unromanoarecareanaveragero8275]

@@pizzacrumbles The main focus are shonen protagonists here. Berserk is a great manga, but it’s seinen.

[@pizzacrumbles]

@@unromanoarecareanaveragero8275 i know but still

[@mrluthfians01]

but they at least need to be interesting and engaging

[@daeith1233]

Just like in a looot of other shows tbh, most of them are abt the lc being weak and becoming stronger with time and training

[@starrcult]

this is literally brilliantly done, Yuji is my most favourite character too and seeing you do him justice after so many people bash him for not being overpowered or holding onto his ideals is so refreshing. earned a sub, man. this is incredible.

[@KonoGufo]

It's especially funny considering that a lot of Yuji's progression as a sorcerer happens almost comically quickly at the start. Bro literally matches the world record for consecutive black flashes 3 minutes after being told it exists, and survives multiple direct encounters with special grades before even being ranked grade 1 as a sorcerer lol.

[@wadelzein5122]

Better than naruto who from birth got a free pet . Better than asta who got a free pet. Better than deku who got the most OP power for free. Dont make me start on DBS.​@@KonoGufothe same goes for luffy , who has the most op , versatile awakening and every single kind of haki. But yuji never got an actual OP power, even if you say his powers are op , he literally paid the full price , the whole fucking cast is dead . Unlike every shonen who is full of SAVE WRITING, FANSERVICE, BADASS MC WITH BIG GOALS . Those literally ruined anime for me .everyone who watches anime can relate to being judged, hide the fact you're watching it , and fanservice shoved down you throat (one piece)Jjk is just way better than every anime in general, a breath of fresh air.

[@felixowen2693]

@@wadelzein5122luffy’s awakening is not at all OP, and idk it’s decently versatile but not crazy. Also I don’t get the haki comment because that’s something he grew it’s not a given power like a devil fruit.

[@kakashi6957]

​@felixowen2693 I mean having partial toon force is kinda broken NGL

[@felixowen2693]

@@kakashi6957 it’s really just rubberhose the animation style of cartoony rubber though. Strong enough haki still hurts him, cutting attacks still affect him. It’s main strength is just confusion and setting a person of guard since stuff like rubberising your opponent also dampens your own attack when you hit them.

[@Mits.uki020]

-Embodiment of the core theme of the history. -Isnt overpowered. -Lacking in a way out during a heavy plot moment. -Is constantly struggling against the world that sorrounds them.

[@Mikeyuubi]

This has to be my favourite video from you so far Johnny. The way you edit and structure your videos is such a treat. And those intros you did for each character? FIRE. KEEP COOKING JOHNNY

[@JohnnyStar]

MIKEYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! The intros were literally my favorite part of the whole process ngl 😭I wanted to get the video purely for the intros

[@tortellini2368]

The fact that people hate Yuji just because he's not overpowered and because his ideals can be simple at times annoys the hell out of me. People just want OP main characters to see results in the series immediately, and to know how every fight will go. Having Gojo as an MC would be incredibly boring. I simply don't understand how people can discard all of Yuji's complexities and iron will just to say that they want GOJO as the main character.

[@17denby]

It feels like that’s all anime fans care about nowadays is who is stronger it’s annoying as fuck it is always “this guy vs this guy!” And “no he wins! He is way stronger!” “Goku solos” “saitama negs verse”

[@slipstream5762]

But Yuji is over powered lmao. He gets almost no training (watching movies), can innately land black flashes when he wants to, has incredible physical ability that beats every world record with ease (shot put in episode 1), can strike Mahitos soul (just because), and remains as one of the best sorcerers of the age by the end of his first year of experience.

[@17denby]

@@slipstream5762 wdym ? Here is countless charecters stronger than him ALIVE rn and he can not land black flashes whenever it is stated he can’t and no sorcerer in history could and he only broke one world record which was landing multiple black flashes in a row, and there is many other charecters that can hurt one’s soul examples: nobara, maki like mahito litterally says the reason his soul is at 40% in fight with yuji is because of nobara. And any power up he gets doesn’t come close to all the bad things that come with it you think saitama lost all of his Freinds but 2? And lost his whole family at 15. He gets barley any power ups he is not overpowered when compared to others in jjk and every time something good happens something insanely bad happens after or before.

[@Prime_Legend]

@@slipstream5762 He's not weak, but he definitely isn't overpowered wtf. There's many characters stronger than him in the series.

[@mayonessmetana]

I think people hate Yuji because he's kinda empty and has no personality other than "shonen protagonist" archetype

[@stickyfingers5189]

I feel like a lot of people forget that we’re introduced to yuji in the first episode with him casually breaking multiple Olympic world records for different sports as a high schooler on his first time ever trying them. I get that the other sorcerers and curses are ridiculously strong too but that really soured my taste for the character who didn’t really have an interesting personality beyond that in s1. Maybe the manga did it differently or people just forgot about that by the end of the episode but it always stuck with me that he was just a natural born captain America without any training and I rarely ever feared for him in the first season. I wish he was just a regular athletic dude instead because it made him seem like he was just another shonen chosen one or saiyan or something from episode one and that his grandpa was just hiding it from him even on his deathbed. If you want a true struggling protagonist I’m not sure who I’d pick in shonen but Spider-Man is the first character that comes to mind for me

[@Animeologists]

Man your storytelling in this video is actually so fun to watch. Keep it up!

[@martinidc]

Please keep making videos and vent to us. There’s a part of me that needed to hear the things you talked about in the video. It’s extremely refreshing to hear since this world is being consumed by content that does not provide any value and just serve as a distraction.

[@Darmawheel]

Extremely underrated. I enjoyed every second of this, spectacular editing, great pacing and nailed the themes of Yuji as a character, 10/10 video to me.

[@walteranurantha5014]

"Mahito, who himself is the literal embodiment and curse of human beings. Yuji fights against the poison of those (humans) who believed in him at his back" That's why Yuji is my favorite struggle, shonen protagonist ever!

[@hangohver]

I agree, Yuri is a really cool struggle protagonist. You should read beserk, it has probably one of greatest struggle protagonists of all time.

[@july4792]

Damn what a good video! Yuji is so so so relatable and is the main reason why i started to read jjk. It´s really crazy to see how some people can´t understand such a good character like him, his mentality that doens´t match with all the "hero thing" like other mangas mcs and his constant strugles to find a purpose or to understand who he really is. This is what moves me honestly.

[@pagefive2023]

No way! I can't believe you read Blue Box and Yozakura Family those series are so slept on, they're both such masterpieces! Great editing btw.

[@keelanfilewood4797]

Great vid bro, perfectly describes the appeal of Yuji's character and how perfectly it "fits" the narrative of his verse. Shonen protagonists must always be stronger in battle, and surpass limits reached by the best of their verse, but the beauty of jjk is that the limit was set from the start, and made quite clear the impossibility of the climb. I don't believe Yuji will ever reach the strength of Gojo and Sukuna, yet his persistence to stay averse to change and be an unwavering force of humanity despite all the heartache, struggle and despair, makes his character one of the most compelling I've experienced. he keeps going, like we do, like we must do.

[@tanirbergenmustafa92]

But literally every other shonen protagonist keeps going no matter the struggles tho, what makes him unique and special? And he'll definitely get some op power and shock reveal about him being the chosen one and destiny and bullshit, it's shonen, don't expect anything more

[@keelanfilewood4797]

@@tanirbergenmustafa92 perhaps, it's definitely a possibility, and even if it does go that way, I'll still enjoy the time I've spent with the characters and show/manga in general. I think tho with Yuji, he's not optimistic about his future, his life is only worth it's use to others. Despite that, despite knowing he couldn't ever replace gojo or match sukuna, he does his best to be useful, whereas I feel most shounen MC's have the optimism of "I'll just get stronger." Yuji is resigned to the idea of power, yet still persistent towards his ideals and beliefs, no matter how challenged they are

[@Prime_Legend]

@@tanirbergenmustafa92 The difference between other shonen and him, is that in other shonen, the world often seems to kinda bend to their whims easily, which is not the case with Jujutsu Kaisen and Yuji's role in the story. For example, even HIS COMRADES are part of the poison that is riddled throughout jujutsu kaisen, yet yuji's core ideals strays far away from them and refuses to change.

[@kkkk.8323]

mark my words yuji will make us all cry at the end of the manga

[@Dharan_N]

The build ups for these MCs are on a next level dude !!! Wow

[@BrokenRonin]

Amazing video Johnny, great editing as usual but the analysis today really stood out to me.

[@JohnnyStar]

I learned a lot from you my g

[@dogman5806]

didnt expect the editing to be so smooth gah damn

[@mpacko93]

Firstly, I want to say the production on this video was clean, eye catching and inspired. I enjoyed the video’s thesis, ‘the “perfect” shounen protagonist needs to drive the action of the story, needs to struggle against the status quo of the setting, can’t be too over powered and embodies the themes of the narrative.’ However, I disagree with your analysis of JJK. On the surface the core theme of JJK is, ‘in order to reach the greatest heights of strength you have to disregard your humanity.’ (simply, the strongest have forsaken/ shed their humanity) and Sukuna seemingly embodies that. I’ve observed the core theme of JJK to be, ‘in order to reach the greatest heights of strength you have to know the essence of yourself’ (simply, the strongest are the most self assured). I believe Sukuna encompasses this theme more accurately as he frequently says he, ‘eats when I want, kill when I want’ alluding to how he does as he pleases because he can, because that’s who he is. Gojo knew who he was, ‘the strongest’, Toji knew who he was, ‘the invisible man’ who had no pride - when he lost against Gojo it was due to his pride and he states how in that moment he forget who he was, ‘a man without pride.’ All these characters knew exactly who they were and no outside voice could dissuade them on their beliefs of who they were. This theme, “unshakeable self assurance = unfathomable strength” is best highlighted in Maki and Yuji (which follows your thesis). With Yuji it was showcased in his fight with Mahito. Throughout the fight Mahito persistently torment Yuji with the state, “You and I are alike” - even though there were additional factors that contributed to Yuji’s abilities being inhibited, Mahito exposed Yuji’s denial of himself and that in turn limited Yuji’s ability. But once Yuji accepted Mahito’s observation as true, he found the resolve to stand against Mahito. Yuji, drew nearer to his essence and gained the strength to stand on par with an unregistered special grade. It goes without saying that this too was reflected in Mahito. Maki further exemplifies the theme of the narrative. When she got her first awakening, it was more of a lore based power up - as jujutsu treats twins as one entity so the curse potential is divided into twins, which in turn hampers the overall curse ability of the individual twins (which is only worsened with a heavenly restriction). Maki’s true awakening was in the culling games, where she had sumo spars with that one sumo guy. The result of those spars lead to Maki drawing nearer to her true essence which made her stronger even before the Zen’in massacre. There are other great examples like Kenjaku but hopefully this is enough to explain my point on how the he true theme of JJK is how ‘strength is attain through self discovery which in turn can develop into unshakeable self assurance and that manifests unfathomable strength’.

[@yuha-kt1gg]

Yeah the video goes crazy, had me subscribed by the intro. Editing's fast paced, looks clean, not repetitive, and that font choice and color had me goddamn reeling, and the PERSONALITY TO TIE IT ALL TOGETHER. Love for all u do man

[@walkytalkypodcast]

We reacted to this video yesterday on stream! It's a good video, we were a bit goofy on the video but hope you can enjoy it Mr. Star :P

[@JohnnyStar]

Shout out to the gang, appreciate you guys⭐️

[@walkytalkypodcast]

@@JohnnyStar

[@JohnnyStar]

I’ll make sure to add more clips of Rick Grimes in future videos

[@walkytalkypodcast]

@@JohnnyStar Love it. Bro you are SO invited onto the pod to be guest ASAP!!! XD

[@miltchola9105]

daaaaaaamn, that was such a nice video! The way that you understood each one of the protagonist you've mentioned, only to find the "perfect" one to you, was impressive

[@in_a_bucket1898]

I can't believe you only have 6k subscribers! This is such a well edited and written video! I have also struggled to put my finger on why I adore Yuji so much but did an excellent job conveying the feelings I have towards him! Hope you get more attention soon!

[@shahad1017]

BAANGER VIDEO IM ON MY KNEES CRYING MY HEART OUT!!! like honestly this is probably the best video I've seen about yuji, thank you for showcasing what he truly is.

[@theleathercandle]

I want to say as an editor myself this video’s entertainment factor was increased tenfold by the great job you did editing it. Love your style especially how you introduced each new section and the flashing headshots

[@tale7955]

Yuji has to be the worst example of a struggling protagonist, mostly because he's not "A wrench that stops the machine". He's a cog, he's always been a cog, specially considering the recent chapters. He began the series being inhuman, he continued the series as someone who followed the words of someone else because thinking for himself didn't feel like the right thing to do, and the moment he begins to think for himself, the entire plot of the series shifts to put him aside. "He doesn't have a get out of jail card" yet, every time he faced a wall someone came along with a jackhammer. "He goes against the point of the series" yet he embodies perfectly what i means to be inhuman from the very start. "He struggles" yet the series had to power creep the hell out of everyone to keep up with yuji, who was strong from the start and proved every single time he was on screen to be the exception to every rule. Him being your perfect protagonist when the story is barely about him is just... Sad. There's so many WAY better examples than one of the most disappointing things to ever happen to the shonen jump, and yet you placed all of your faith on it; just so gege spits on your face as he did with the entire fandom. I like the way you speak tho, very entertaining.

[@mauricioleyzaola7380]

I didn’t like jjk at first, I thought of it as a shallow shonen series that was carried by the action and incredible fights. I was wrong because not only did I misunderstood the themes but the characters as well, this world gege created is a very rich but cruel one as well and now I appreciate it tons more, itadori really is my protagonist. Amazing video!

[@supportwildlife]

this aged bad

[@ParaSMG]

This was really fun to watch! Your editing style sky rocketed here. Never really thought about jujutsu kaisen and yuji like that. Gonna give it another chance with this in mind now

[@wktryj]

holy shit, this production and pacing is insane. please keep on making more gems like this video. subscribed!

[@PraiseYeezus]

Very little of what you pointed out about Itadori is any different from other shonen main characters, you could swap out Yuji with Midoriya or Gon or Luffy or Naruto and the story would be virtually unchanged

[@JohnnyStar]

Crazy how untrue that is and if you really can’t see the differences in any of those characters, shonen might be too advanced for you bud

[@PraiseYeezus]

@@JohnnyStar considering Gon, Midoriya & Luffy's character arcs have the same story beats as Itadori's...actually nvm I saw your discourse about the spoilers after I left that comment LOL, definitely don't give a shit about anything you have to say, peace

[@JohnnyStar]

@PraiseYeezus nah stand on business bro, please explain to me how the protags of Hunter X Hunter, One Piece and My Hero have anything in common with Yuji Itadori outside of the very base level heroes journey when all of their personalities couldn’t be further from each other. Don’t make an excuse to run when you came at me my guy, I don’t bite

[@PraiseYeezus]

@@JohnnyStar sorry about all my comments earlier, in this thread and the other one. I was off my anxiety meds and I was being a dick because my brain was scattered, shouldn't have been that toxic and I wanna apologize. I wrote a really long comment about my thoughts but accidentally deleted it :| so to put it as briefly as I can, I think that Itadori is meant to be the same type of guiding north star for humanity's values that Ichigo or Tanjiro are; the reality us, most of us have more in common with Sukuna or Sensui or Madara than we do with heroes. We feel, we want, we let our actions be driven by the intersection of our feelings and wants, and that's how we live. Simple. Itadori, like Luffy, like Kenshin, like Naruto, and so on, are all different in personality but the same in ethos, like unique colors of the rainbow that ultimately still have the same warmth that all light has. They push back against our individualistic, hedonistic, power-obsessed world and stand firm in the only force in existence that can save us. We think moody, tragic stories are the height of mature storytelling, but imo it's being a hero that will always be the quintessence of avant garde in this fucked up world. Some people are tired of the whole "my nakama, power of friendship" trope but as someone who's suffered in my own life, I still see that cliche as the most powerful act of defiance we can engage in during our short stint on this rotating rock. When Itadori hits Mahito with a final black flash, or when Goku turns SSJ for his best friend, or when Simon beats up fucking God, I feel the same revelatory optimism. And to me, that's the most important part of these characters that they all have in common. They're all the same, and imo that's what makes them special.

[@quin0000]

@@PraiseYeezusyou cooked him by being genuine

[@aquilonthepro8319]

I don’t even have any words lmao. A protagonist is important because the story is told through them, and we see the story of the jujutsu world told time and time again through Itadori’s suffering. Perfection vs Humanity is perhaps a succinct way I could put. Uhhhhhhh great vid. XD

[@ingusbingus8750]

Johnny showing us one more time he's capable of soloing the whole yt anime essay genre without even using 1% of his power

[@RafEntropy]

Yuji being revealed as the nephew of the strongest king of curses

[@Nght_Walkr]

I love this video so much man. Your style, your approach in general, your own points/analysis is all on point! I love your explanation of each and every Shounen protagonist, especially with my boi Itadori it really makes the work stand out even more. Yuji honestly deserves more love, especially with all the trauma that he has been through recently, he’s got really nice qualities about him and his goal and actions coinciding with his virtue of being ‘human’ is what makes me love him and this series as a whole. Love your stuff man, I’m definitely subbing! ❤

[@josemarquez9454]

I love MHA and Deku is a awesome character. but I think Yuji is definitely a protagonist I can relate to

[@AStixMatism]

The irony with the three protagonists in the thumbnail is crazy 💀 Great vid tho

[@bakkaCosplay]

It's crazy how many JJK videos seem to forget the existence of Attack on Titan... o___o

[@Amit_Pirate]

Because it's a jjk video bro, I'm an aot fan too, you can search for aot videos

[@cool_jayz8322]

If only Jojo stayed Shonen, then Johnny joestar would’ve been so easy of an answer lol

[@dalton2845]

I like that you used the 'poison' metaphor, considering Yuji is immune to all kinds of poison after consuming Sukuna's fingers.

[@SchrodingerB0T]

kind of criminal you only have 13.2K with quality THIS fucking gripping in the first 2 minutes

[@iLikeEggNyom]

I think lelouch will forever remain the best main character . He has pure intentions , then strays ahead and seemingly gets corrupted but in the end he redeems himself in the greatest way ever portrayed in media . He's by far the most captivating , interesting and likeable protagonist ive ever seen

[@antoniomaldonado5076]

Such a good video, got hyped with every intro of the protagonist. Nice video my dude u just got a new sub!

[@Mwatkins-zi7ot]

Love this video, when I first heard your topic on the struggle protagonist I thought " Oh, Tokyo ghoul gotta be it right?" But Itadori is a good example as well, he somehow holds onto being human. And I loved your edits of the other main characters

[@dokuro4316]

Holy shit dude. Everything in this video is peak entertainment. The edit, The research, the personal part. Bro you COOKED 🔥🔥🔥

[@EditsAnimations]

Light Novel main characters are the best main characters i've seen beacuse we spent more time with them,we get to know them, we get to share their feelings, we understand them My favorite main character (struggler) is Naofumi İwatani he is an İsekai main character but he is not super OP in terms of being able to just annahilate everything, No. Naofumi can only defend and he gets to have a good written betrayal unlike most other betrayals i've seen

[@saemas1000]

Haven’t seen a video that earned a subscription as much as this one. The visuals, analysis, editing, music, all were integrated wonderfully into this video. Great job!

[@-Zenkaii-]

THE EDITING IN THIS VIDEO IS ACTUALLY INSANE, GOOD JOB AND KEEP IT UP!!

[@zineprixmenu4373]

whats this? yuji praise?instead of slander? nice

[@Whoopslap_King]

Yuji is the most human, even though his parents are.......!

[@lucidex2902]

The video editing, scripting and ideas were genuinely so amazing it actually got me to like and comment

[@alejandrocalimano3336]

Bro this video is a work of art. The editing, the music, wow, just wow.

[@axdrew7347]

Should’ve added Kaneki in here he is the perfect example of what type of protagonist you are talking about in this video

[@bryantmartinezmachado8085]

nahh I know it's your opinion, but it's a bad opinion, you say that you don't give it to Naruto because he was saved by Kurama when he was growing up, and you give it to Itadori when they literally protected him so much that they faked his death twice, 0 logic at all that argument, if you like JJK too much just say it and that's it, and it's not hate, it just doesn't make sense

[@JohnnyStar]

I’ll respond to this since it really seems like you missed what I was saying. The difference between the two is result. Whenever Naruto is saved, the result is a win for Naruto. Either Naruto winning a fight or saving someone. In Yujis case, everytime Sukuna revives him, it was for Sukunas sake and people died or got hurt for it. Yuji would never say he was happy Sukuna “saved his life”, he at multiple times just wish they both died. That’s actually kind of his goal, to die so no one has been hurt by Sukuna again. I think you missed that Also, i know you feel strongly about your opinions but going around saying people have “bad opinions” because you disagree ain’t a good look

[@wizardwolf1020]

Deku just doesn’t feel like the struggler protagonist, less that Naruto, especially once he figured out Full Cowling as from there, the underdog status he was known for was lost through his pretty gradual progression of competency with him winning more and more fights without him ever being punished for his choices

[@jaesjmes5498]

Saw yuji, thought “ok”. Saw Naruto and thought, “ok”. Saw deku and yelled, “HOW?!”

[@Zerker102]

haven't finished the video. bro mentions the perfect protaganist, "THE STRUGGLER PROTAGINIST". There's only one answer, lets see what his is. EDIT: after finishing the video i must i am happy to see he did mention the correct answer, even if he was off the table because of the focus of the subject matter. and i must say i do agree with his choice for the ideal struggler protagonist in regards to shonen.

[@Renaissance464]

Yukon is a GREAT pick but I feel like you completely forgot about Gon in HxH… He’s also a great pick,imo.

[@animebread4797]

THIS GUYS EDITING SKILLS R INSANE!!! WHY IS IT SO CLEAN, SO CRISP, SO BEAUTIFUL

[@niallkearney7853]

The editing and comentary here are phenomenal!

[@_Jagannathan]

Cannot help but notice Isagi From Blue lock fits all of the "Perfect protagonist" Criterion

[@saulothebebop2581]

Nah i think that the story bends to his favor quite a lot, he falls in the Naruto category for me.

[@TheRadezBrothers]

Incredible video, absolutely stunning. ( also thorfin is another great example of a struggle character, he never felt that satisfaction of revenge and had to live with it)

[@DevilishRoses]

I think everyone u mentioned fits a protagonist (as a writer ) has to have a flaw just as much as they need to have a goal (and motive) without those your characters is boring(just as boring maybe even more boring than not having a risk)

[@Ilovemydogsmileyandaddie]

Luffy has to be the BEST mc of all time, nothing can change my mind he's fucking perfect

[@reikardobahono6821]

I like yuji because he doesnt always get a power up whenever hes loosing, he is only “left right goodnight”

[@ph1lip363]

Can we take a moment to stop and appreciate how well this dude analyzed each and every character's physchologies, not to mention the pacing and editing is absolutely phenomenal

[@xanidydexidy]

Yeah so in short this dude found a way to make the author underusing the main character sound deep 😂.

[@koro1655]

in short this commenter has no sense of media literacy and can't comprehend when a mangaka is able to write characters also, Yuji being sidelined for others to shine is GOOD if it was the other way around yall would be screaming bloody murder stop the hypocrisy

[@xanidydexidy]

@@koro1655 Stop embarassing yourself bro 💀 Yuji was supposed to die in like chapter 5 or ep 5 but the mangaka realived him with the fattest plot armour feat since dbz cause jjk got popular and eveyone like yuji too much. Literally all the depth you think These character has is straight up head cannon. the author dosent know wtf he is doing with the characters half the time, literally came forward and said he just kill of characters when he dosent know what to do with harder which was blatantly obvious with nobara. Yall just love to meat ride and thats showing hard. If you have to side line your literal main character to make others shine you have quite literally failed as a writer lmao, take aot fmab one piece or any well written show, all them have a better side cast than jjk but their mc is actually relavant LMAO.

[@koro1655]

@@xanidydexidy calling me a meat rider when you relentlessly hate on JJK is crazy work keep going at it bro maybe gege will take a glance at you someday

[@xanidydexidy]

@@koro1655 Lmao i dont give a shit about jjk lol, i just hate when people overrate literal mediocrity. Maybe youll see that once you take gege's meat out of your face

[@abdulrehmanqureshi6127]

​@@koro1655He should finish Sukuna Kaisen first 😂

[@Abhisport168]

MC normally wouldn't be one of my fav character in the series but yuji being the MC made jjk go top 1 in my fav anime

[@themansthemyths1819]

thank you for doing him so much justice i see people hate on my boy way to much and just hearing someone else talk about and understand his brilliance in his own story is so refreshing

[@Digiking2031]

And here I was, stumbling over my own thoughts on how to actually write a protagonist who fits the theme... and this video of your's just showed up and layed out the entire idea simply, and concisely. I think I'll stick around this channel a little longer, and listen to you vent your ideas and such... thank you for making this video, sir.

[@jojobro_zzz]

What a wonderful video, masterfully explained. W

[@redvic83]

But can he beat Goku?

[@Delta_Fox7]

😴😴😴

[@BucketOfShame]

Himtadori Wuji

[@De1taP0k3ball]

Didn't agree at first but I respect the editing and the fact he didn't end the video with subscribe, but asking me to be his friend. Guess I should give jushitsu kaisen a second chance

[@kidgoku1984]

This was an awesome video that really put into words what I love about Yuji. It's a shame he hasn't done anything in the manga for so long, I hope he becomes relevant again

[@nicobailey2197]

Bro basically said you are my special to yuji 💀

[@Terry-rb2br]

Whats the song at 13.40? Also great video! Been listening to it at the gym today

[@lazreyes]

Great video, however, one flaw is that you said that deku's core character was never challenged by the story. Which is just insanely false, he originally wanted to save people with a fearless smile, then that was challenged by the sports festival where he realized that "giving it his all, and being the deku who always tries his best", then during the final exams, his ideaology shifted a bit towards bakugo's with him wanting to include always winning. During the overhaul arc, he told mirio he wanted to be a hero strong enough so that no one had to worry. Then Deku started to feel sympathy during the gentle criminal arc, where his ideology was slightly challenged by gentle criminal. During the war arc, Deku had his core character of being a hero flipped upside down by shigaraki, shigaraki revealed the flaws of hero society and everything wrong with it, and deku became the person who wanted to save even the little child inside of shigaraki. In the vigilante arc, He trully realized how many issues hero society had swept under the rug, with lady nagant and such. And his main ideology of always trying his best started to be his major flaw, as he wanted to preserve the smiles of his friends. He worked himself to near exhaustion as the HUGE responsibility of OFA crushed him. But his friends showed him that he didnt have to be the only one carrying that burden. He squared his shoulders and kept moving into the final war arc, where Deku is challenged again by shigaraki, but realizes that HE WILL NOT forget about the flaws of hero society and all the stuff being swept under the rug, and decides that he wont stop fighting until he shredded that rug with his own hands. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STOP SLEEPING ON DEKU

[@stufftodo9550]

i feel like subaru from re zero would’ve been a good shout he’s the most human protagonist i’ve seen imo

[@Ermwhatthesigma669]

How’s deku in the thumbnail

[@sandy_boi69]

He a goat at least my goat

[@JrFFoo]

Amazing analysis I like how you explained what makes an average protagonist and then explained how other protagonist are extraordinary 👏

[@rudahdourado9691]

🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥ITADORI YUJI'S CHARACTER PRAISED LET'S GOOOOO WE LOVE TO SEE‼️‼️✍️ (Goated video tho, amazing edition)

[@TheLazyguy_Joruna]

Man you make me love yuji

[@last.shikigami-lq1ol]

Loved this vid. Your talk about Yuji’s humanity, along with the line at the end about Yuji not being a cog in the machine but a wrench thrown into said machine were stated so eloquently. I also hope he makes it through the twisted JJK world with his humanity entact.

[@CashCarti24]

I'm new to jjk but yet yuji is my favorite because I can relate to him because we're both goofy we both wanna protect people and what even though he doesn't have that many techniques he is still the goat of jjk

[@violet_franz]

Your definition of "perfect protagonist" is a bit silly. It's less "I'm looking for a perfect protagonist. Ah, itadori yuji fulfills that role" and more like "I'm looking for a jujutsu kaisen protagonist. Ah, itadori yuji fulfills that role." Yuji is pretty much perfect for the themes of jjk, and that's it. Put him in basically any other series, and he will not work as the MC. And there's nothing wrong with that. But you tried to paint Yuji as the universally perfect MC, which is just not true.

[@JohnnyStar]

I think you're taking the "Perfect" aspect a bit too literally. The conversation evolves outside of just being perfect overall and more fitting of the "Protagonistes" or Struggler Protag model. To me, which I try to make clear since I'm not the authority on character writing just stating how I feel, Yuji is a perfect representation of the struggler protagonist. I even state how someone could look at Midoriya as the perfect protag for his story too. He just doesn't embody the Struggler Protag to me, which is why I put Perfect in quotations

[@violet_franz]

@JohnnyStar Oh, I see. I guess I got the impression that you believed the struggler protagonist was the perfect type of protagonist.

[@non-copyrighted_squid]

even without watching the video yet when i heard he way you explained your idea of protagonist, immediately guessed yuji.

[@MeganGuoin]

I like that even though they weren't your personal definition of a perfect protagonist, you still chose to focus on the positives and recognized that it's a difference of storytelling rather than poor writing. It's a very refreshing take and I wish more people analyzed media this way.

[@Gamfluent]

Ngl having Yuji as “the best main protagonist in the thumbnail” kinda wild 💀

[@BLUECHAOSVII]

Calling Kurama a "Get out of jail free card" is crazy to me considering how that fox made his life hell (not even mentioning the fact that the strongest people in the verse were also after him because of that)

[@dudemgee]

You give an extremely good dive into jujutsu kaisan and Yuji as a character, I never picked up any of those things when I watched due to some things I will talk about. Jujustu Kaisan as an incredible premise and theme that differentiates it from typcial shonen. since, I, and lot of other people missed this, I think there is an issue in the way its done. its such a great concept, but I feel like it was burried under a large amount of typical shonen activities that made me forget, and I personally think that I needed a reminder. I think this happens as a result of jujutsu kaisan largely taking popular elements of others. I'm gonna talk about that junpei one, which I largely was reminded of Fullmetal alchemists Ed and Nina situation. ed and nina was only an episode in FMAB, but the junpei arc definitely takes a while as it also characterises mahito. but at the same time, theres this huge school with characters we know but aren't introduced to. You can see Yuji's morals being tested which is a good thing, but I feel like this sort of event should have happened later in the series, maybe remove kyoto goodwill arc entirely and slap this as jjk s1 part 2 since that arc is almost pointless in its overall run. I wont continue, and I do think I should rewatch the show for a fresh perspective. But its as I was trying to say, great ideas, just buried under some largely not important things. or things that should be altered. but your point about Yuji is very keenly observed and something I almost completely forgot about in the second season.

[@angelo4726]

I was gonna stay here for a whole 1 minute and ended up sticking around for the whole video. Stunning video. Amazing editing and script.

[@benjaminandrews956]

The production quality is insane I was shocked at how small the channel is.

[@Shmeepy]

I honestly look up to Gege akutami a lot for his work and effort in his manga and how it’s inspired me to keep going I recommend to everyone to one day watch or read jjk

[@WolfofBende]

Yo mehn, you gotta win like an award for editing and shit cos your videos be crazy.

[@Valandreaus]

That video essay about Yuji itadori was awe striking truly well done