JUJUTSU KAISEN is Something Special

Ok… Jujutsu Kaisen is ok. Before you click off the video let me explain. This is what I thought the first time I had read through the series, in which I did so almost so begrudgingly. This was because I had a lot of friends telling me to catch up to the series, catch up to the series, it gets better keep reading, don’t worry the next arc is amazing. I kept reading it and I got all the way to the end of the series while never really enjoying it. I always thought it was a mediocre series with a cliche premise. I kept up with the series week to week never really thinking anything of it, until I decided to give it a second chance by re-reading it in its entirety. Strangely enough, my opinion on the series changed almost immediately. Jujutsu Kaisen is not “okay” or “mediocre”, it's freaking amazing.
The best way to describe Jujutsu Kaisen to somebody who hasn’t read it is if Bleach and Chainsaw Man had a baby but Chainsaw Man left, leaving Bleach alone to raise it. Then one day Bleach fell in love with Hunter X Hunter and the two got married and Hunter Hunter raised Jujutsu Kaisen as if it were its own, always walking around with one of those “I’m not the step dad but the dad who stepped up” shirts. I know that probably made very little sense but everything I just said is, well, true. The author of JJK, Gege Akutami grew up being inspired by the series that defined past generations such as the aforementioned Bleach, Hunter X Hunter, Yu Yu Hakasho, Naruto, and Evangelion. I think that that’s why Jujutsu Kaisen feels fresh but also old in a way, as if it could have been serialized alongside all of these classics. Like I could stumble upon an old issue of Shonen Jump from the mid 2000s to see Ichigo and Itadori hanging out on the cover. It takes the best elements from all of these series and combines them into something not exactly unique but still does enough to feel like something brand new.
Music:
Faint - Linkin Park
Cover by Ghost in the Machine
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Death Rap [instrumental] - Necro
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Overtaken - One Piece
Remix by ZAKI
• One Piece OST - Overta...
Asterik (instrumental) - Orange Range
Bleach Opening 1
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Turn This World Around - Sightless In Shadow
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[@Yu-dp5hp]

You can really feel the stakes in jjk Gege isn't afraid to kill people off or emotionally torture his characters or the audience but dear god can yuji get a break for one second 😭

[@tie8975]

Jujutsu Kaisen is one of my all time favs. Gets me that same feeling when I first got into anime by reading and watching bleach. It’s legendary to me

[@showmerock198]

I felt the same way about JJK honestly, when I first read I thought it was the definition of okay but after really thinking about what happened it all finally pieced together. Also very funny and accurate way to describe JJK in the description lol

[@anikinfernandez5990]

as someone who’s had chainsawman as their fav new gen since i read it, jjk was always very close and i think these recent chapters put it ahead for me personally. i still think chainsawman is the freshest take on shounen out rn and i love it to death, just god damn gege does not let up with hype factor/payoffs.

[@PeterGrinnin]

isn't chainsawman sheinan

[@BeastBoy557]

@@PeterGrinninno it’s somehow a Shonen 😂

[@jamiewass1960]

Amazing video as always👍

[@kobycorunna5397]

Great video completely agree!!!!

[@andreaforti2577]

Jjk is probably the best new gen shonen , season one was very good and season two is showing itself to be even better , as a manga reader I can say jjk will only be better with time

[@senjusan6359]

JJK is the peak shonen manga for me. Everything is just perfect, from power system to no bullshit story that is very unpredictable and cruel as Gege is not afraid to kill his characters like a lot of mangaka do

[@csam9167]

Honestly the first time i read JJK i was like you thinking it was a simple boring shonen that people liked because it has cliché element like an OP character or good fight... But i was damn wrong , when i re-read it i discovered the masterpiece that it was and form me its my second favorite shonen with hunter x hunter

[@QuirklessShinobi]

Hell yeah it is

[@OkRoomer123-]

Gon have to sub fo this ngl💀

[@joshbranners]

I feel like jujutsu kaisen the franchise will not end, i feel like the end he means is that off itadori and will probably after a while have a sequel series with a new mc

[@LoungeAct_]

I definitely could see that happening. I don’t really think that would work for a lot of other series but I think that with JJK it’s very possible.

[@someguy5998]

first time seeing your channel. can i say that the name might become a hindrance for you in the future (see how much the anime man hates his name) luckily for you, youre under 1k subs(quickly growing) so no one would really mind if you change. I love the theme when i view your channel. its loud and bright and you cant escape. Wish you the best on this youtube journey

[@LoungeAct_]

I definitely need to and I'm hoping to do it soon. The name will defiantly hold me back in the future, I just need to figure out a new one that's catchy.

[@someguy5998]

@@LoungeAct_ lol ask chatgpt 😂

[@syedatahniyath7420]

7:58 is that a dbza reference?

[@LoungeAct_]

Holy moley, I didn’t think any other person would get that reference lol! I originally planned to have a gag of DBZA piccolo saying the line and pointing to each of kyoto school but it didn’t pan out. Glad somebody else appreciated it!

[@dontathomas6723]

I feel like yuji is gonna die 😢 at the end but he going to be surrounded by all his friends he made along the way like his grandfather wanted I hate he has to die but if he does and they do it the right way jjk will go down In history

[@MR.CLEAN777]

1:59 when tf was this said in the manga??

[@LoungeAct_]

Dang it, that was my bad. That was the part of an older script that I forgot to fix. I don’t know how I didn’t see that in editing.

[@cecilytait2312]

Ga-ja it's ge ge (gae-gae). Great video though

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

Starting the video with Linkin Park...that's one way to grab my attention.

[@LoungeAct_]

I knew someone would appreciate it!

[@anontheweeb87]

11:30 Where is this from?

[@LoungeAct_]

It’s kind of a simple version of the nen alignment chart from Hunter X Hunter.

[@anontheweeb87]

@@LoungeAct_ I see, thanks.

[@byn2644]

Mate imo you should just drop chainsaw man reviews name and make anime variety channel

[@LoungeAct_]

I know i probably need to rebrand but I’m still trying to think of a smooth way to do so. Coming up with changes like even deciding the new name for the channel is a bit tough, but necessary.

[@devaughnmcleod3983]

@@LoungeAct_ anime man reviews

[@covitooo]

how did Gege become Gayji💀💀

[@MrDavid8460]

Spoiler warning Imagine Yuji hitting Sukuna with black flash with his current strengh.

[@Jonathan-mr8pz]

U lost me when u mentioned bleach that shit is garbage . Hunter x hunter is jjks biggest inspiration

[@LoungeAct_]

Nah man, I dunno what ur on cause both Hunter X Hunter and Bleach are fire