The Redemption of Choso

Originally introduced as a cursed spirit who desired revenge against Yuji Itadori for the deaths of his brothers, he has now become Yuji most loyal ally. Willing to support him no matter what path he chooses to walk, as he is their big brother and he will bare the brunt of lifes hardships if it means Yuji can live more peacefully in the future.
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[@alexcaetano9572]

I wasn’t sure how I felt about choso until I read the fight between him and Naoya. Seeing him talk about his beliefs on his role as the older brother really resonated with me.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

same that really sold me on him

[@joseibarra7735]

Same here, added so much more complexity to him. Hopefully he shows up more in the story.

[@Human_traain]

Same

[@theonethatgotaway3475]

Indeed

[@MrAnimason]

"you didn't love your brothers, and I can't understand that." Like a parent that isn't mad, just disappointed. Hits really hard.

[@JesseGolo]

The Kamo clan punching the air when they learn the half curse can use thier techniques better than them.

[@seanandre4432]

The man is built different/better for the blood technique

[@semekiizuio]

Poor Kamo got shafted so hard. I love and prefer Choso but feel bad for Kamo that never got time to shine, Maki too the spotlight during their fight.

[@semekiizuio]

@@therapist2852 the only clan head remaining at this point, there really is no competition lol

[@therapist2852]

@@semekiizuio lol i guess completely forgot zenin clan doesnt exist anymore

[@user-jv5qm7rq4i]

Being a curse is kinda op, Naoya got a super powerful domain, and had every stat increased

[@harryblocks]

It's so nice how Yuji slowly builds a family in the series

[@dionflorencio7494]

Knowing how gege is they’ll probably die at some point

[@iimzuko]

@@dionflorencio7494 💀

[@Roboute0103]

Yea and watched half of them die already

[@hanniballecter7561]

@@dionflorencio7494aged like wine

[@cristheblob4020]

​@dionflorencio7494 this really aged well sadly 😥

[@catlike9444]

Rest in peace to one of best big brothers 🙏 💔

[@lifeofwolf6114]

RIP CHOSO YOU ARE THE GREATEST BROTHER

[@bestbrothereverchoso3305]

Choso is my second favorite character in JJK. He’s got a cool, yet unique design, an awesome ability and overall is just a character I can never get tired of.

[@vmonsoon7400]

First?

[@theonethatgotaway3475]

​@@vmonsoon7400the first is also choso XD

[@vmonsoon7400]

@@theonethatgotaway3475 Gotcha 😂

[@hon3stly_z615]

Yeah he’s really unique

[@johnsoapmactavish9921]

Aside from Nanami, Gojo (obvious), I really liked Choso too

[@joaquin7270]

GEGE CANT KEEP DOIN THIS MAN 😩😫😫

[@catlike9444]

He's going down the full gotouge route this final battle

[@Fluminox-]

Choso being the only person by Yuji's side (Excluding Yuta) was so sad yet so heartwarming

[@MegaSolopolo]

Chōsō is my second favorite character behind yuta. Idk why, but the tired look in their eyes are vibes I relate too.

[@raipe125]

Yandere boy... Need more

[@Okkotsu86275]

As someone who suffers from insomnia. I totally agree and understand

[@ratatouilledrinksclorax9897]

I just qant more of Hiromi Higuruma, 2nd favorite lmao

[@502C.r.H]

Don't forget toji

[@semekiizuio]

Same at first he had an interesting design that caught my eye but in Shibuya he demonstrated interesting abilities, against Kenjaku he sealed the deal as one of my favorite. He had a much better progression and characterization then poor Yuki. Also shafted poor Kamo.

[@KingRedHowler]

The phrase "Blood is thinker than water" is acutally a modified version of the original. The orignial sying is "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." With the full phrase it actually flips the meaning of the phrase on it's head. Saying the family you chose is stronger than the family you are born to.

[@Yggdraseed]

I think what's really interesting about Choso's relationship to his family is that it sort of embodies both of the inverted meanings of the abbreviated and the complete saying. Yes, he's protective of his blood siblings to the point of near zealotry and doesn't really concern himself with anyone else. But he also doesn't just take that blood bond for granted, or leave it unexamined. He's clearly very philosophical and reflects on the meaning of a blood bond a lot, and so he imbues the relationship between brothers, between family with meaning. So he doesn't just believe that family is everything, he reinforces and elaborates on that belief, elevating it even further. I think it's a really cool way to write a character so as to examine both ideas of blood family and found family.

[@rachetmarvel931]

Why do you have so many likes for this lie? I can't believe how easy people eat up misinformation 😂.

[@jeffl4147]

It's not misinformation though? It is true, many modern day sayings are shortened from their original versions. Similar to "Jack of all trades is a master of none..." People often leave out the latter half: "... Though oftentimes better than a master of one." @@rachetmarvel931

[@yourdad5799]

@@rachetmarvel931 cool. Prove it then

[@The_Worst_Guy_Ever]

@@rachetmarvel931go be stupid somewhere else

[@jakegreen6882]

i want choso and yuuji to have a happy ending cause damnit he is so damn wholesome when around yuji crying whenever he gets some brotherly affection jesus him and todo are gonna make a yuuji fan club lmfao

[@originalname8325]

oh, oh no.

[@buhlast_9594]

Choso is such a top tier character, hes so great to watch.

[@Okkotsu86275]

Choso is a really cool character, with a very fresh character design. His power and skill set is also bloodly dope. I hope to see more of him.

[@notGlennbino]

I'm here after chapter 259

[@StolenFortunes]

The actual quote is “The blood of the covenant, is thicker than the water of the womb”

[@bighex5340]

It's actually "Blood of the water is thicker than the covenant of the womb"

[@commiegundam9066]

The original has always been "blood is thicker than water". "Blood of the covenant" is a modern rendition based on a misreading of an arabic proverb that goes along the lines of "blood is thicker than milk", granted it does in essence the same as the "blood of the covenant" version. But it was always "blood is thicker than water".

[@cobblestone8900]

“🤓”

[@chandisraygor3299]

Came down here to say that as well.

[@legarsquialaflemmedesetrou8786]

How Fitting for choso

[@RAF-tl6kv]

I'm glad the latest chapter shows his regrets to him killing innocents and tries to make up for it

[@Kaelicles]

Seeing as how the Kamo clan is mentioned in this video, I'd like to point out a fun detail. I've seen a lot of people who are confused on why Noritoshi Kamo (Kyoto student) is named as such. They interpret it as an oversight or a plot hole. I think that it's a fun detail, as Noritoshi was likely named by his mother, who has no connection to the Jujutsu world and thus wouldn't know how taboo the name would be.

[@SomethingSomething-MonthOfMay]

I read a comment somewhere that said it could be a way of cleansing the Kamo clan by naming the current Noritoshi so that his good deeds would overshadow the evilness of the previous Noritoshi

[@klickonthat5244]

@@SomethingSomething-MonthOfMay The latest chapter (199) pretty much confirms this. Although his mother was doing it mostly as an act of rebellion.

[@babygurleatsshickennuggits4201]

@@klickonthat5244which is just so sad. She hasn’t seen him in so Lomb

[@mikoajpietrych6168]

Choso has such a cool moment when Yuji calls him brother, it's amazing.

[@KingoftheOutback]

You have proven yourself a noble warrior, Meti, My blood is a tribute to you.... (Cuts hand)

[@dre1426]

Choso: The world’s best big brother

[@chiiyon]

Chōsō's ideals really hit me as an older brother, i love his character and can't wait to see more of him

[@BoothillsWifey]

Same except I'm an older sister but as someone with a younger brother I truly resonate with choso,which is why he's one of my favs

[@AttackDrne]

Ahh.....man, fuckin rough coming back to this video

[@Syrius_Li]

I honestly wasn't expecting the twist that Yuji was actually related to Choso, like who could've seen that

[@grqfes]

yeah with the todo fakeout and the flashbacks seem so fever dreamy you dont even understand whats going on

[@seesemeseeds1217]

Yes the second member of Yuji's brother harem

[@ShatteredGlassSoundwave0456]

Choso genuinely is my favourite character from JJK, the dude just wants to protect his family and everything he does is to make sure that his brothers are safe

[@asdrubalvect6328]

I wish we got the rest of Yuuji's Death Painting Siblings in canon. I could see Tanso being able to manipulate animals by exposing them to his Blood.

[@rohanshah7559]

Im tryna see all the remaining death paintings team up with yuji to jump kenjaku

[@gonzalogonzalo6991]

The amount of detail put in all the characters never stops to amaze me, It's also incredible how you manage to explain it and share us that information. I really like your videos, hopefully you never stop bringing these out :D

[@lilchromie]

That moment with chose and Yuki in the bar(?) during chapter 208 was one of the best character moments in the manga.

[@nav5738]

Choso's cursed spirit body really takes Blood Manipulation to another level.

[@ardynizunia9709]

Redemption isn't the right word. Choso was never shown to be evil, he was never someone the audience was supposed to dislike. Quite the opposite. The moment Eso released the technique when he heard Kechizu cry out in pain was supposed to make the brothers sympathetic to the audience. Yuji apologizing before finishing Eso, Yuji talking to Nobara about how he feels bad since tears have been shed over someone he killed and obviously when Choso asked for his brothers last words, and Yuji, with a sad expression tells him they cried. Choso doesn't need a redemption because he was sympathetic and relatable from the start. He was never a villain. And anyone that ever hated Choso or his brothers needs to learn to read. Note that this comment is not meant to criticise the content of the video, as I am now about to watch it. This comment merely criticises the word choice of "redemption" in the title since Choso never needed to redeem himself in the first place. EDIT: Only Choso, Eso and Kechizu surviving is wrong. All of them technically survived and are kept in a fragmented state at Jujutsu High. The three oldest were taken by Mahito and fed to humans in order to posess those bodies and gain them as allies. There is no evidence in the series that the same can't be done with the remaining 6 brothers. Saying that each pellet of supernova is on par with a piercing blood shot is full on made up. This has never been said in the series and if it was true, then Yuji and Naoya would have died 10 times over when they were hit with supernova. Supernova isn't even close to piercing bloods lethality but for that it covers a wider area and is more versatile for defensive purposes as well. The rest is spot on. Very good video.

[@rashadjackson9727]

Why don't you make your own videos if you intent to critique the man's work. Or even better offer to help edit the content instead of coming off as a passive aggressive ass.

[@coca_0146]

i disagree on the nothing to be redeemed from part, he killed a bunch of people in Shybuia. Being relatable doesn't exclude someone from being a villain. I agree with the rest of what you said.

[@abongilezolanipeterson5588]

​@@coca_0146Killed a bunch of people? So what? Humans kill curses all the time, they even use them as genue pigs and experiments, and even use them to test students like in the goodwill event. Some curse users have powers that capture and manipulate curses and use them as sacrifices and weapons in battle like Geto. Humans don't care about the lives of curses, why should a curse care about a human's life? If humans don't need redemption for what they do to curses, then why do curses need redemption for what they do to humans?

[@TheSoulCalledZuzia]

I disagree. "Choso doesn't need a redemption because he was sympathetic and relatable from the start. He was never a villain. And anyone that ever hated Choso or his brothers needs to learn to read." No, that just means those people don't like characters that do morally wrong things. I don't hate them, in fact I like Choso, but that's just wrong statement. And it is technically redemption. Because even Choso knew he did bad things and was willing to give away his life to redeem himself. But Yuki allowed him to keep on living, as a human this time. So the choice is 100% correct.

[@ardynizunia9709]

@@TheSoulCalledZuzia Again, I disagree. Choso blames himself, like how people in real life often blame themselves for things that were inflicted on them. Choso and his brothers are victims of Kenjakus schemes and Choso is mentally tormented because of it. Choso feels he needs redemption. But for the viewer, he does NOT. Because the viewer gets the necessary context and perspective to retroactively understand Chosos actions. It is not redemption, but rather a revelation if that makes sense? Like, the more information we had revealed on Chosos circumstances and the more character exploration we got for him, the more it made sense and the harder it was to blame him for this stuff. I agree Choso did morally wrong things, but if a LITERAL CHILD was abused and manipulated by an adult to do certain things, would we blame the child? No, we blame the adult. Choso is basically that. That is what I mean by saying redemption isn't the right word. People that think Choso needs to redeem himself to become a character they can support either didn't read far enough yet or missed the point entirely with Chosos character exploration. As it reframes his actions into that of a victim of his circumstances. A confused, depressed child used to commit terrible acts, now drowning in guilt and blaming himself most of all. That is not called redemption, it's called understanding. Someone like Toji who was willing to kill anyone with no regard for morality, he would need redemption for his acts to be forgiven as he was in full mental control of his terrible acts. But, and that's why Toji is a great example, when it comes to him being a dead beat dad, once we got the context that Toji sold Megumi because he believed Megumis life would be better that way, NOT because he wanted to get rid of him, Toji did NOT "redeeem" himself as a father. He got "recontexualized" as a father and we learned he wasn't actually that bad of a father after all. The same goes for Choso. New information and insight on his personality recontexualized his crimes. He was never redeemed, we just didn't fully understand him beforehand, which is where the antagonistic disposition came from. Hope this huge comment, if you even bother to read it, cleared up my thinking and shows you why I believe the word redeem doesn't fit, but rather something like recontexualization or a proper understanding which has been reached for the character. Oh and one more note. As stated in the original comment, but I wanna explain it more explicitely, Choso was never meant to be a villain from a STORYTELLING perspective. Realistically, he is a murderer, but the context makes it more of a tragedy rather than him being a villain. So no redemption needed either way. But from the perspective of a STORY, Choso was 100% intended to be relatable, understandable and someone you never criticise in his decisions, as they are all understandable and everything, even him killing random humans, is given a reason and context, just gotta properly read it and remember it.

[@edfmed1080]

I remember reading Choso vs Itadori and thinking i didn't like it at first because "who the hell is this guy?" Today i think Choso deserves that W, and any other W he can adquire.

[@Bnisi]

Video aged beautifully

[@PartingCuzHoursIsCool]

how to get a little brother step 1:hit your enemy with your own blood step 2:your enemy now has your blood in his body,so that makes you guys blood related step 3:become his ally,as he is now your little brother Step 4:happy ending

[@alexkartaviy]

That would've been a legitimate strategy, but his blood is poisonous to others :(

[@AtomicPineapple23]

I hope with all my heart choso is one of the few characters to get a happy ending

[@damonlam9145]

Maybe but sadly I don’t think his last younger brother yuji is going to get the same treatment.

[@D.A.F.O]

259.

[@AtomicPineapple23]

@@D.A.F.O :(

[@D.A.F.O]

@@AtomicPineapple23 I'm sorry. :(

[@AtomicPineapple23]

@@D.A.F.O he died as a human 😭

[@hell1515]

If I had to pick 3 guys on a team to help me get out of a trouble, it would be choso, hakari, higaruma. Always love the contents.

[@namikaze116]

I love how in-depth your analysis of his character was. You really brought your points home when you examined the contrast between Choso and Naoya. Great video 👍🏿

[@chrismaystar3014]

How tf did you make me fall in love with Choso?

[@vmonsoon7400]

You needed this video to fall in love with Choso? I loved him since the Yuji fight, he's one of the most we'll rounded characters in terms of ability.

[@samuraitadpole5459]

@@vmonsoon7400 i definitely thought he was cool but seeing his oniichan mode made him even cooler

[@heehomgee4671]

This has been in my recommended FOREVER! Glad to finally catch up and see an analysis of my second favourite character in the series.

[@blacgoat8916]

Damn bro great video! Blew my mind with the raid 2 observation.

[@t-wave3161]

Lets goooo my favorite character !

[@klementinedietrichsteinet4930]

Gege is listing

[@Busser_King]

YES ANOTHER VIDEO YOU HAVE ENTERTAINED ME FOR ALONG TIME

[@captainsancho1237]

Right now Choso is my 3rd favorite! I’m still way behind in the manga, but just his actions through the Shibuya Incident and the beginning of the culling games he quickly redeemed any contempt I felt for him.

[@johnpaulcross424]

Glad you choso best boy for the video

[@brettdallman3885]

The Yuji v Choso fight is among my favorites for many reasons, but mostly due to the Raid reference when they’re facing off in the bathroom with the sprinklers going off

[@nyaccoon]

choso is literally my favourite

[@torcheded495]

definitely my favorite character in jjk, so excited to see your analysis on him :)

[@mangoloonikus3456]

thank you for all of these videos. I have really enjoyed all of your jujutsu kaisen videos and you even got me to reading chainsaw man which is one of my favourite manga and you have helped me writing my own story/manga a lot.

[@dinfrank5300]

Your list grows ever shorter. Eventually you will cover Toji Fushiguro, and I will rejoice that day. Thank you and have a good day.

[@taggedurbacjr3148]

fantastic alliteration at the beginning

[@epic8413]

Once again, another great analysis video. Choso is a very interesting and great character. I’d hope to see in the future you do more analysis for other anime/manga like Tokyo Revengers, Hell’s Paradise, Fire Punch, etc.

[@ratatouilledrinksclorax9897]

Been enjoying these analysis videos every since he ran out of material for JoJo since well, JoJolion ended, may as well branch out Been fun so far

[@HurricaneDDragon]

He is an insanely cool character. He definitely doesn’t end up being what you expect him to be. I appreciate this explainer, because there were aspects of his face turn that I didn’t fully understand.

[@jimjam8246]

Just caught up with the manga and the ending of this video aged like wine. He might be a top 5 character for me even if I find what he did in Shibuya impossible to forgive. This guy's survivability is insane.

[@amenathus7767]

I love Choso so much, he's such a good older brother

[@OmegaSaiyanPrince]

Very fantastic video.

[@thejokerz9751]

Choso might just be one of my favorite characters in the whole series for just his personality and how he acts is extremely cool

[@EspeonaSparkle]

Great video!!! :D

[@Drakno2]

the fight between him and Kenjaku give another great layer to him, he's now my favorite character in the series

[@anotherjhon8193]

By the end of the manga Yuji will have 100 "brothers"

[@votamkrystallo854]

Incredible has always, Meti

[@javierfok6508]

You definitely missed out on making a fast and furious reference. Family

[@SeseOB2003]

I’m hoping that choso is able to interact with kamo (2nd year) more, hopefully if kamo survives his most recent fight.

[@HellishSpoon]

He is my favorite character, my man is just loyal

[@rocket_owo8341]

One of choso's blood technique (byakuren) is a double egde meaning for me bro showing a touhou gameplay is awesome

[@asneakylawngnome5792]

Chose quickly became a favorite character

[@Azekk_8]

take a shot every time Meti says blood

[@anonymousfox4620]

I kinda wish that this video came out later now since of all the new choso content.

[@nunothedude]

Bro i have to admit, chosos power is the coolest thing i have seen ever

[@gabrielvalenzuela4722]

Blood is thicker than curses

[@johnweebfps]

choso facial features change from the beginning to now , i like it better now , befiore he looks like an addict XD

[@lamedrawings]

Just seeing Mot for a split second gives me SMT ptsd

[@gershomtan5879]

The big bro who stepped up.

[@animeloverhaven]

Choso vs Yuji was an amazing fight

[@blarg2402]

i can’t wait for them to explain their connection even more. like why hasn’t yuji felt the connection with his brother, why doesn’t he have his own technique, etc

[@upperdecker9992]

Chozo is one of my favorite characters

[@NachoLibreFan555]

his survivability got even crazier when he survived the fight with kenjaku.

[@loganstrauss3570]

also with yuji being the antagonist in the bathroom scene it might also be because choso belived that yuji was the bad guy for killing his brothers

[@ArcDeity]

i hope we see choso soon

[@JohnTezlaNFS]

For me, Choso is the best character, the development was there and it wasn't too random, other stuff was laid that build us up to this, you could say that for other characters like Nanami and Yuji, but Choso's arc/s was executed perfectly.

[@rionhanger]

damn, them stances from the raid 2 thing, how can i not realize that

[@matheusbellini9461]

I love Choso. I am an older brother myself, guess he ressonates with me well

[@JH-lb6qf]

Choso's abilities are giving Deadman Wonderland.

[@sinw4lker]

head empty choso is babygirl

[@xavierhetherwick9025]

Love the vid and giving one of the best characters some love but I wish you had waited to do choso for like a couple of weeks based on the most recent chapters. No spoilers.

[@sikoo31]

He's one of my favorites

[@chiefwalks-with-legs9843]

"why did I choose the easy way out?"

[@robertmarianomolina295]

Kenjaku be really doing it all, take backshots and give backshots.

[@tentofstupidity4954]

You know the whole theorized domain for Yuji, “Cursed Memories” as they called it. I think it might awaken when Yuji finds out the truth and goes into a “nothing is real” mindset

[@dopevader3673]

7:48 literally armament haki

[@daws1620]

lmfao

[@kaykay8855]

You got to love the alliteration

[@raipe125]

I think that his mother is gonna be in the death games... And the rest of his brothers

[@zugmugtug]

WORLD'S FIRST

[@weaselinplatformsatndrenchcoat]

If they hurt this poor boy I SWEAR. All I want is for this poor boy to be happy and get a break. All that time locked away and losing his brothers I hope this boy gets his happiness with his brother. Especially the repeated themes of curses feeling pain and not necessarily all being emotionless monsters. I feel like what Hanami says in that "It's impossible to coexist with humans any longer." at least implied some of them tried. The themes of the sorcerers for the most part never considering whether cutting all of them down without exception because they're just curses is right, paralleled by Mahitos identical attitude but to humans is another point there. I feel like him being accepted and his help being accepted despite what he is would play a great part in changing things/the conclusion of those themes.

[@BuE551]

Knowing gege it probably won't happen 😢

[@Nikqogregg]

“Blood is thicker than water” is part of an old saying, not the entire quote.

[@gooning4toji]

i love choso sm

[@edwardmillard4398]

I'm interested in seeing you do a video on Toji Fushiguro 😄.

[@DerAfroJack]

Hey Meti my boi about that blood is thicker than water shtick: actually it means that the bloodbrothers you made in life are closer to you than your family which is represented by the amniotic fluid inside your moms womb. So everyone is actually using it in the wrong way because we all assume it means family over everything else since we have the same blood in our veins. It was a german saying and got misunderstood by most of the other countries since in german the amniotic fluid is calles "Fruchtwasser" wich litereally translates to "fruit water". thats the "water" they talk about. anyways nice video again keep up the good work german squad out

[@projekttaku1]

Meti, do "The beauty of neito monoma" from my hero.

[@mugenokami2201]

How?

[@bosco1887]

Choso and his other siblings hearing someone bully yuji: WHO TOUCHED THE CHILD

[@stellah7929]

Love this big bro chara so much!

[@TheAtraxIA]

Hey, Meti. I have a bit of an odd JoJo request. My favorite character in the entire series is Shinobu Kawajiri, and I just wanted to throw out a request for a video on her, since your videos are always wonderful.