Jujutsu Kaisen Is Peak Shounen Anime

[@mothersbasement]

apologies for the slight audio stutter in the intro/outro, it's a result of two different editors working on the video with different render settings, and very long story short, it can't be fixed without undoing other work. I decided it was acceptable because what I'm saying is still perfectly legible, but if it's too distracting for you, there are no glitches between 10:00 and 34:06 Edit: It's also come to my attention that "Eichiro Oda's" picture and the footage of "Akira Toriyama" are misattributed. Sorry. I should have caught that when reviewing the edits.

[@MegaDman16]

I hope you finish reading hunter x hunter.

[@estebanfuentes2610]

i thought there was something wrong with my headphones

[@lukesmall1]

I thought I was hearing things

[@lumalces]

And i thought my headphones died... xD Very good Video so far, thank you as always! Greetings from germany xD

[@whatsinaname7289]

I was starting to think something's wrong with my phone

[@strghtflush]

My favorite comment I've seen about Jujutsu Kaisen is that the main trio shares two brain cells and Megumi has both of them.

[@dy578]

😂😂

[@diyagore1784]

It's true

[@Ramsey276one]

LOVE THIS XD

[@Red-ch1iy]

Fun fact that's taken from a chainsaw man video

[@DeeFig66]

THIS.

[@rimurutempest4945]

Anyone else gonna mention how the Baseball Episode is completely canon and not a filler, cause that’s amazing.

[@Jrod310]

Nice pitch

[@EcchiHeroOda]

Or how that baseball match was a way of showing Megumi where he falls short. Excellent writing

[@no-ku6jp]

"kugisaki's lost it!"

[@paperboy1116]

@@EcchiHeroOda when the flashback to Gojo calling Megumi out on his righteous hero act mentioned his bunting, I didn’t even fucking notice at first. JJK has so many details that remembered!

[@Rem694u2]

Honestly it was by far the worst episode. It might as well of been filler.

[@Prodighee]

The possibility of Sukuna just switching out whenever he wants gives me anxiety

[@joeguimond3092]

It's literally peak writing. Putting an egg there that can burst at anytime. Its something that you don't actively think about but are always aware of.

[@Ramsey276one]

Shirosaki: YOU’RE LAME, Ichigo!

[@joyc.e.7511]

Honestly... Spoiler: after the last arc in the manga, I'm constantly worried for everyone for all kinds of reasons, but especially Megumi in relation to Sukuna. On one hand, Yuuji now knows there's something up. On the other hand, will that make any difference? Sukuna can do whatever he wants and I don't want there to be a situation (but in all likelihood it probably will happen this way) where he threatens to kill a lot of people, forcing Megumi to do what he wants. He'd probably kill all those people anyway..

[@tshiris1708]

@@joeguimond3092 idk about that cause you could say that bout Naruto too before he gained control over Kurama

[@mep15067]

Its quite literally the alfred Hitchcock "bomb under the table" and its really sold me on the narrative

[@mosstanuki]

The fact that Sukuna is a *true* villain is very refreshing to me. He' just evil, he has no tragic story thus far that makes us sympasize with him, he's a pure form of ill will and the manga is not afraid to show it.

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

That we know of so far*

[@leonardofarias8843]

He's the Kyuubi of this show but stays evil

[@mosstanuki]

@@northwestclasspnw7974 Tis Why I say 'thus far' haha XD

[@mosstanuki]

@@leonardofarias8843 yep!

[@kekbin1697]

Err you kinda forgot afo from mha though

[@anachronologist2017]

Ever since I saw the scene where Gojo stopped his fight to travel an expedient distance just to interrupt Itadori watching Lord of The Rings and bring him back to said fight because it would be "a good learning experience", I knew this was one of the best series I've ever had the pleasure of watching.

[@JesusChrist-iu3mh]

Is.

[@ryryroxmeow1744]

Potato.

[@afellowhuman8944]

And.

[@RicolaOnTheRocks]

Extremely.

[@JP-db4ni]

Gay

[@biiyen8458]

The fact that Nanami willingly accepted his fate and deliberately threw in the towel seconds after Mahito unleashed his domain is a testament of Gege's complete understanding of how Shounen Power Scaling works.

[@kingjohn6078]

Ong, I feel that his number one priority has been to make an iron clad battle system and I love it.

[@mdv9831]

Yeah. All the scaling is always consistent and the power system has in built restrictions

[@timothyng3226]

I love how telling people how your attack works actually has a purpose in the series. Usually some series have characters who tell their opponent their abilities which is kind of stupid. But in JJK you get a power boost if you decide to explain your attack, you don’t even have to tell the truth you can give part of the full explanation like todo.

[@brunocesarm.m9632]

Thanks God Gege was such a fan of HxH

[@Lost_OZ13]

@Jo Packard u wont love mahito soon

[@20jdavies20]

One of my favourite things in this show is that at the end of opening 1, Junpei is shown wearing a Jujutsu High uniform and hanging out with the gang, so you know he'll be redeemed and become one of them. The protagonist wins him over, typical Shounen stuff. This never happens, and instead he dies horribly. Incredible way to subvert expectations.

[@Knifedog212]

@@rotanebannaw1701 those laughs were personal too 😭 he was busting a gut laughing at this kid

[@pyro2708]

One thing I really like about jujutsu kaisen is that the main trio actually gets along with each other. Unlike Sasuke who treats both Naruto and Sakura like trash and even tries to kill them Megumi does like Itadori and also Itadori and Nobara often prank Megumi and force him out of his serious personality.

[@sriti_hikari]

This! This is what I felt as well. They felt really relatable!

[@diaabnasir471]

Well the dynamic of Sasuke and his comrades is more complex than him simply treating them like trash.

[@yoonsuckz3107]

Or that moment where they thought Megumi was getting hit on (when the woman was just asking for directions)...

[@johndavidtibbetts7320]

Well they get along with Nobara about as well as one can get along with an actual narcissist

[@Thatscrazybro1l]

Naruto is garbage compared to jjk anyway

[@stampede274]

When Yoshinobu pulled out that guitar, I think I finally *got* him as a character. Like he dresses like a traditional buddhist monk but he has all these piercings, and he pulls out an electric guitar for his curse techniques? He's a sellout. He probably was some kind of rebel in his 20s and 30s, maybe fronted a band. But time and society ground down his idealism and now he's just another hidebound conservative who thinks that wearing his piercings at 76 means he's still punk rock even as he goes against everything he once stood for.

[@antiseth3964]

That is a remarkable idea. Never thought of it that way.

[@khosatralkel9491]

Bruh that literally makes perfect sense. I’m sold on that theory.

[@yeehaw4135]

The original grifter

[@MetalGildarts]

Frick I never though of it that way!

[@MrGksarathy]

True, and that becomes all the more painful in his most recent appearance in the manga. Honestly, fuck that guy.

[@alphonseurshon405]

I remember when I first got into Anime, my favorite thing was hearing people present logic that I would never have come up with on my own. Jujutsu Kaisen's episodes were the first time I've felt that in years "If there was a button to kill everyone I hate, I probably wouldn't press it. But if there was a button to kill everyone who hates me..."

[@melonlord1414]

I really liked that logic. He was a better person than I was in school when I was bullied. I totally would have pressed the first button.

[@manisekarkarthickraja4928]

That's the line that sold the show for me.

[@jagaimo6013]

I didn't really get this line, can someone explain?

[@mep15067]

@@jagaimo6013 its essentially saying "I wouldn't kill everyone i personally hate or dislike. But if given the chance I would kill everyone who wishes me harm or injury" saying that he's not interested or selfish enough to entertain his hatred for others but would do so for people who deliberately harm him or the people around him because of him. Going back to his school bullying he dosen't care enough to worry about harming others as he already has to worry enough as is about how others are going to hurt him.

[@markp1988]

@@melonlord1414 me too

[@karvinsunny4199]

Do I know that JJK is absolutely amazing? Yes. Did I watch a 40 minute long video praising it with information I already know? Also yes.

[@OneTrueBelmont]

Nobara: I love myself when I'm shopping for pretty dresses and I love myself when I'm KICKING ASS! How do you not love a character like that?

[@frederickgrandison3609]

She's an amazing

[@mdv9831]

Shes queen

[@rocket_cat4289]

queen

[@Pandemia616]

I freakin love nobara. Curse nails op lol.

[@ianharrison5758]

I didn’t like her vibe at first but she grew on me. She still got a wack fighting style with those nails and shit

[@CHEFPKR]

By far one of my favorites in a long time. The production was amazing and the characters are fantastic. Plus, Gojo is top Tier Husbando.

[@bellac.9197]

Where can I watch it?

[@CHEFPKR]

@@bellac.9197 Crunchyroll

[@bellac.9197]

@@CHEFPKR oh thank you!

[@EbonyButter]

Yo i love your content my guy

[@youran1medad]

I think you mean Todo

[@WeboKonAroz]

"Art is not a leaderboard" I wish more fans would think this way. It's annoying when you find a great new series but everyone around you wants to make a competition out of it.

[@sololeveling7390]

This. When my brother asks me which of two anime do i think it's better im always like: There is no best but i can answer which is my favourite if you want

[@Ramsey276one]

1000% THIS

[@Ramsey276one]

Fully agree

[@Quanze]

The mountain range analogy is great as well.

[@Jiggonomics]

Yeah I know. It's so easy to let your own bias dictate what's better than other shows, so I just try to put people on to what I like, and try to be open to what others like

[@ziggyk.stardust8873]

As a manga reader I can say the series only gets better with the anime only raising the already high quality.

[@bmorekazeka8414]

Of all the anime I’ve watched maybe only Bleach that i was reading and watching the anime at the same time.

[@nefarious8278]

Man like shibuya arc, hopefully they don’t censor the gore of it

[@Alicapy]

I really can't wait for Yuta and Itadori's little moments.

[@graysenm1320]

@@Alicapy or kugisaki’s moments

[@gabrielnozea6156]

Shibuya...

[@matt_sun]

One of my friends told me that he read the manga a couple years back and told me it would be the next big thing once the anime was announced. I guess he's just a prophet

[@gh0rochi363]

No he just had good taste.

[@kelvinribas7476]

I remember back in 2017-18 when one of my friends ask me what will be the next shounens to rise as the new warships of shounen jump... My answaer was clear Jujustu Kaisen and Kimetsu no Yaiba. In that years both of them sell well and the editors of shonen jump are trying very hard to make the people know them. I don't even read these mangas that time, but the editorial staff really believed in this two titles. Coloured pages, very good reviews by the shounen jump ToC's and they are clearly be gived with good position in the magazine organization.

[@eniktedi4399]

@@gh0rochi363 not that good, too much praise

[@GRILLEDCHEESE234]

I remember picking JJK up when it only had about 60 chapters thinking that it would be the next big anime/manga and it was super vindicating seeing it get so much popularity over the last two years

[@happyfairyjerry]

Legitimately probably better as a Manga, thenanime feel s like generic brand Shonen trash

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

JJK has a unique concept and they executed it so well, Sukuna gradually became one of my favorite antagonists after I started catching up with the manga when the anime finished.

[@Rem694u2]

You make a bold claim and gave zero examples of what makes it unique. It's derivative as fuck bro.

[@or9422]

@@Rem694u2 The idea of our main character having an inevitable execution? The way that Sukuna is consistently malevolent and an actual character? The fact that JJK is willing and eager to dive into humanity's relationship with death and negativity as a whole? If you don't like JJK that's cool, but calling it derivative is borderline ignorant.

[@LilmeMusic]

@@Rem694u2 Lol, there isn't a unique concept but it's a really good watch. Just watch the first 5 episodes and you wont be able to drop it

[@LilmeMusic]

Bro, can I get your top 10 fav anime of all time?

[@Rem694u2]

@@or9422 It has a few original ideas. Do you want to go over the hundreds of ideas it derives from other popular anime?

[@TwoDoc22]

JJK has done such a good job of improving upon its predecessor’s. It unironically has one of the best Baseball game episodes I’ve seen.

[@whirlwind872]

Second only to the Samurai Champloo baseball episode.

[@scramblebluejay1559]

It is worse than all shounen I've watched, it has no substance, stop drinking flouride

[@whirlwind872]

@@scramblebluejay1559 the fact you think fluoridated water is bad shows how ignorant you are and proves no one should ever listen to your opinion. I suppose you think iodized salt is bad too? And calcium fortified orange juice?

[@Endisfree_]

@@scramblebluejay1559 bro how does it feel the worse shonen of all time is extremely popular 🎙 🎤 stay mad🤣

[@animec-dramaskpop6362]

@@scramblebluejay1559 You know you just made yourself sound like a petty hater, right?

[@miyakotalks4962]

I re-read the manga and I literally screamed when Yuji waved off his grandfather talking about his parents

[@kenanbroersma709]

why? the parents dont even matter

[@romytv9245]

@@kenanbroersma709 are you caught up on the manga? lol

[@kenanbroersma709]

@@romytv9245 yeah i read like 146 chapters of it and dropped it because i had no idea what was going on.

[@lovomileen529]

Spoilers Considering the absolute madness going on in the manga now, that certainly would have been useful info to know ahead of time...

[@msal9602]

"Yuuji let your gramps talk!!" 😭😭

[@dankerbooper]

18:40 It has been started in the manga that when curses die, as long as the negative emotions towards something still exists, the curse will be reborn, but they lose all memories and powers of their former incarnation. It can be assumed from the nature of the current Mahito that all incarnations of Mahito were big trouble makers, leading me to believe that unlike Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon, who all have stayed undercover for hundreds of years, Mahito's previous incarnations would recklessly die in battle due to them pursuing their basic desires, meaning that they are reincarnated pretty often and therefore most don't get enough time to develop.

[@jd7507]

Thought the same, that's why they are "younger" in comparison.

[@KitsunenoHibi]

That's a very interesting thought; I mean, the nature of human connection HAS changed over time. In the times of early man, humans were incredibly co-reliant. We needed one another just to make it through the day, and there were so few humans around that there really wasn't as great a concept of "fear of your own kind" among us. You had your family, and that was about it... As we grew and expanded our numbers and minds, however, we started to encounter one another. That created a new concept: "otherness". Those people aren't MY group, so they're a problem. Competition, not welcome... negative things. That would have been the first Mahito, an incredibly base creature who just ran around trying to kill everyone who wasn't him. Naturally, so much aggressive and uncontrolled behavior would eventually be stopped by the first humans to tap into cursed energy and eliminate them. But that wouldn't stop humans from hating one another. Subsequently, Mahito would be reborn time and time again with each new massive change in human thought and behavior, becoming a more advanced, cruel, and powerful self each time. More humans means more curse and fear energy, after all. And the more we're able to KNOW about one another, the more fear we have. For example, a Crusades era Mahito would be quite the monster... but one so single-minded, it would be horrific. And with this being the Information Age, we're bombarded by soul-crushingly horrible news about the entire human race daily that it makes sense that this Mahito would not only be cunning, self-aware, and sneaky..... but that they'd have such a devastating power to torture humans through their very soul itself.

[@EvillAnime]

@@KitsunenoHibi I disagree heavily, since the time of the neanderthals we've been systematically wiping other humans off the map for whatever selfish desire we have

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@@EvillAnime by the time Homo sapiens sapiens (our species) encountered Homo neanderthalensis (neanderthals) there were a ton of us spread all over Africa and Asia and we had been around for hundreds of thousands of years so early humans genociding each other doesn't discredit his thoughts at all.

[@DragonballBlack]

It really takes everything that came before and fine tunes it even more than My Hero did

[@chocolatethunder-iy9wv]

The hell did mha do lmao? It's really good though dont get me wrong

[@chocolatethunder-iy9wv]

Kaisen's amazing though

[@lawoftheeast]

Even more than MHA? MHA is fun, but it's far from amazing.

[@jordinagel1184]

@@chocolatethunder-iy9wv it did everything MB explained in the intro. Didn’t really add anything super innovative, but refined the hallmarks of its genre into one of the best shonen of its day. This includes, but is not limited to: - Good pacing, fights don’t overstay their welcome - A protagonist who isn’t constantly passive (looking at you, Ichigo Kurosaki) - Protagonist is not anyone important purely because of who they are or where they come from (looking at you, Naruto, Ichigo, Natsu, Goku), but rather attracts the attention of a powerful mentor by virtue of his actions - The villain starts out as subpar, but he grows alongside the protagonist - Negative sides to the established society are constantly being explored and questioned - Has no weak main villains (Shigaraki I’ve already covered, All for One is suitably terrifying, Stain is a dark parallel to Deku’s vision of a true hero and embodies the saying “the path to hell is paved with good intentions,” Overhaul is very capable and sickeningly efficient with his psychological abuse of Eri, Gentle and La Brava are extremely charming and empathetic, a reflection of what Deku could’ve been if he had never met All Might) - Has an amazing Tournament Arc - Has managed a sharp but believable turnaround for Endeavor, one of the most hated characters of the series when he was introduced - Decent exploration of side characters given the large cast and the amount of time available - Angry rival did NOT join the bad guys, even in pretend (looking at you, Sasuke, Ishida) - The setting aptly explores the role of media and public opinion in a modern society - A simple message, embodied best during the concert at the culture festival: “anyone can become a hero.” You don’t need to be a rubberman, alien monkey demigod, fox-demon host, or have any special powers at all to be a hero to someone. Perhaps its hype is too much, but I also believe that most people who say things like “MHA sucks” or “lmao MHA isn’t great at all” aren’t giving the story a fair chance, and are all too often blind to what makes it great.

[@ItsYuhBoyyyy]

JJK blows My Hero out the water in every conceivable aspect

[@purpleblah2]

Wait is "borderline malignant narcissist" some kind of codeword the kids are using for "best girl"? Are you gonna say Power is an entirely self-involved malignant narcissist next?

[@demdem7946]

This is fucking funny

[@rickr5977]

Yes

[@amiablereaper]

Look, you don't need to pathologist everything. Just say she's a vriska and go

[@BK-vi3od]

Yes

[@thewillofd4417]

What an incredible comment.

[@magicswords5]

You have to love Todo taking advantage of how weaker people explain their techniques for the power boost to misexplain his own power to Hanami. He takes advantage of an opponent blindly trusting his description of his power.

[@meganmartin3373]

In a way it's almost the opposite of everyone else's techniques, since his technique has more potent and devastating effects in battle the more his opponent misunderstands it.

[@johncapet]

I think Hanami said it himself, the simplest techniques are the trickiest

[@cuntcrumbler69]

but how do you really want to power boost boogie woogie, the only thing you boost about it is its speed but boogie woogie seems to be instant after clapping

[@douchebagvampire1283]

SPOILER he loses his hand and can no longer C L A P

[@T3HR3PP4]

Extra love for that scene when Yuji almost spoils the setup and Todo shushes him.

[@riemaennchen]

Can't wait to see the Shibuya Arc animated. Can't wait to hear the collective "THUD" when thousands of jaws hit the floor during multiple parts throughout the whole Arc.

[@danielvillegas7013]

Hell yeah it's gonna send the world spinning lol!

[@yoonsuckz3107]

I literally can't wait to bawl my eyes out

[@ichigokage]

Bruh my initial reaction to season 2 getting announced recently was AW YEAH! Then I remembered the bits I know and then faded to ahhh. fuck.

[@lukastace3154]

@@ichigokage p a i n

[@Knifedog212]

It’s a good thing that second best girl is 100% alive and will come back with a sick eyepatch

[@Mark-fo6ij]

MC Hammer: Can’t touch this Gojo: And I took that personally

[@nahomthegeek4014]

I can imagine gojo learning his technique that way. He's just chilling when he hears the song and then *BAM*

[@jamespaulin6739]

I think you mean literaly, not personaly.

[@smiesznywalenty658]

I like how everything about Todo is just straightup a JoJo's character. And i mean everything down to the way he is drawn: especcially the angles and shadows and thick lines on his face.

[@jeweerly2319]

mfs will try and find jojo in every form of media touxh grass nigga

[@josephjoestar324]

Todo's bizzare adventures

[@jegangunnithan4565]

@Rotten cry more

[@diegovaldes1408]

@@jeweerly2319 Cruel but based

[@matheuskirisame]

Jojo haters in 2k21 lol

[@PatrickStarfist]

5:30 Tanjiro is the perfect example of the author taking a page of previous shonen MC trope and tweaked it just enough to be more relatable for today fans. He's pure and innocent but not naive and dense like old school shonen MC.

[@loliprotectionsquad6962]

True

[@pranitp.29]

He's wayy too gentleman tho

[@worldwide7356]

@@pranitp.29 He's so good AFTER he already chopped the demons' head.

[@pranitp.29]

@@worldwide7356 Lmao And the way he gets smooth wit gurls tho🤠

[@МагжанЖаксылык-м1с]

Idk i find him little boring. Maybe season 2 will change my mind

[@wabbles]

I love how different it is from other shounen anime that it actually shows the characters strategically retreating in other animes its always "i never turn my back on a fight" thing but in jjk the idea of "if you cant handle the fight, retreat or hold out until Gojo or someone stronger arrives" is always reiterated the characters' limits are consistently set personally, this makes the anime more enjoyable

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

Sounds like DBZ when you said "wait until Gojo or someone stronger arrives."

[@SinHurr]

@@lilveltheplayer2164 Yeah but in this case it makes sense because 1) our protags are literal children 2) Gojo is the strongest. Not just because he trained harder, like Goku. Anyone-any Saiyan at least-could theoretically catch up with Goku, and even failing that we've had Beerus, Whis, and Jiren all put Goku in in a crater. But Satoru Gojo is the strongest simply by virtue of being Satoru Gojo.

[@zorinus3340]

@@lilveltheplayer2164 You pressed the Gojo button. You shouldn'ta did that.

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

@@zorinus3340 What do you mean? Is it in regards to what happened in the manga?

[@zorinus3340]

@@lilveltheplayer2164 No, sorry, that's from DBZA.

[@RagingPeanutButter]

It took me 20 episodes to realize Megumis hand signs when summoning beasts are actually finger shadow puppets because they come out of his shadow

[@AntiSoraXVI]

It was pretty hard to tell until max elephant. Besides nue they weren’t clear at all

[@martynas8448]

@@AntiSoraXVI Wolf looked pretty obvious

[@Ramsey276one]

The intricacies Of Manganime never ceases to amaze/amuse me XD

[@oddeyes9413]

I noticed immediately, but as a writer myself I have a tendency to hyper analyze characters and writing with stories. Also anime and manga is 100% one of the best media platforms to teach peak writing with.

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

The dog was literally the thing I did as a kid growing up what

[@DrgoFx]

When you brought up Sukuna being possibly the end game boss, it reminded me how in our Fandom, social media landscape, when writers present clues and foreshadowing of plot lines, and the fans figure it out, some writers deviate from that to try and force shock and surprise, even if its what they had planned. I think it's important to stick to a narrative throughline like that as a writer because even if your audience expects it, a lot of the time they're excited because the idea alone fills them with joyous dread for the outcome.

[@jasonreed7522]

The point of foreshadowing is so that the reader can predict the outcome. The only difference is that instead of everyone individually being like "called it" while reading/watching alone when they figured it out 5 pages ago or even just a paragraph ahead they get e feeling of where this is going. Now the entire internet basically cloud computes the answer where 1 person provides a solid suggestion, a few thousand others echo it and another person makes another solid suggestion, rinse and repeat until only a few most plausible fan theories are circulating the internet by the time the next episode comes out. The point of foreshadowing hasn't changed, its just how we interpret it is so much more effective than the old 1v1 we used to do with the author and now authors don't like the entire internet solving their puzzles in a weekend so the sacrifice the original storyline for shock value.

[@TrineDaely]

As a writer I drop foreshadowing without even realizing it myself until I re-read for edits after being away from it. As a reader of regular books I have a hard time picking up on it until re-reads, but manga and anime I'm better at catching it, so the visual aspects help get that through while still enjoying picking up additional missed pieces on re-reads.

[@animeotaku307]

Well, yeah. That would be bad writing in this case. The main story goal of JJK is "get all Sukuna's fingers and get rid of him for good." Along with the points we've seen what he's capable of, him going down without a fight would be bad narratively.

[@dontmintme]

I really love how the female characters are portrayed, they're equally nuanced and skilled as the male characters and aren't objectified and that's so refreshing

[@Veeorange]

Agreed

[@sgcastle8389]

True but it's not that big of a deal though for a shounen anime. A lot of animes did that before. It's not new

[@kurfew7168]

@@sgcastle8389 it is kinda of a new thing anime objectifies women all the time

[@sgcastle8389]

@@kurfew7168 no it's not a new thing, and anime doesn't objectify women all the time. If i let anime from the 80's and 90's like Slayers,Gummn and Ghost in the shell aside. In 2000's we had Claymore, Fma; Fmab; To aru Railgun. In the 2010's we have *Attack on titan* , Talentless Nana; MHA (kinda) Jormungand; Kiseijuu; Grimoire of Zero and a lot more. All those anime did what jjk did with female character before. Nobara is basically a younger and Single Izumi Curtis from FMA and FMAB.

[@mekinot]

@@sgcastle8389 MHA objectifies its female characters. A lot. JJK isn't doing anything new, but sadly the anime that don't fall into cheap fanservice are very few in comparison to the many that do. Just because something isn't 100% new (I mean, nothing really is) doesn't mean it isn't groundbreaking in its own way. I'm glad less fanservice is a trend, but it's still developing as of now.

[@primaryhoodies6386]

This show genuinely helped me over my grandmas death. The first time I watched this show was the night my grandma died. Not only did it help me come to terms, but it kept me from crying all night .

[@austinfontenot4771]

❤️❤️❤️

[@josephjoestar324]

F RIP

[@domcii9558]

❤

[@warishakhan9339]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@aelius9907]

Rest in peace

[@raffiqzin]

Every last word said before death in Jujutsu Kaisen is the curse the dead passed on to the living. What his grandpa said to him before death causes Yuji to just keep helping people and ended up hurting himself in the end.

[@kekbin1697]

So its just another nen system

[@nengalish5332]

True, but I see it more as a mix of nen and reiki which I kinda like

[@svenes2326]

@@kekbin1697 people saying this are shit

[@kekbin1697]

@@svenes2326 welp, we got blind fanboys here.

[@svenes2326]

@@kekbin1697 blind fanboys LMAOOO, you are comparing nen system to the system in jjk just to say its a copy lol

[@KingKlonoa]

I feel like the show could afford to slow down just a little bit sometimes. Especially in the first half of this season, it was hard for me to reflect on anything that had happened since the show blows past it faster than a black flash. But then, I also prefer a Shonen adaptation that's too fast to one that's paced like the One Piece anime. In terms of Shonen adaptations, this is a contender for the throne, even if the source material isn't one of my all-time favorites. I really hope every new Shonen can live up to these standards, man.

[@okai7er]

this definitely stays true even in the manga

[@weeaboh]

not sure if you've read the manga or not, but the pacing thing is actually present in the manga as well, which is something I actually like. I can definitely see how people might not like how fast paced it is, or how quickly they move from plot point to plot point, but I personally find it refreshing. Battles don't usually span multiple episodes, which I love. They give you all the information you need to know and they don't dwell on it, but instead just keep moving along. I can see how some people wouldn't like that though.

[@John_James]

Well didn't hit as hard as MHA first season

[@Mark-fo6ij]

You’re not wrong, pacing is fast and I’ve heard for some it meant they got confused or felt distanced and dropped it. I personally like that it’s not afraid to do frequent mini time jumps to keep us moving, and it knows exactly what the audience doesn’t want and cuts that out. The manga does slow down in a few spots layer, so you’ll get those reflective moments for sure.

[@brightlights365]

I never thought about it that way, but I think I definitely agree. Spoilers - For example, after Junpei's death and the Hanami fight. With Junpei in particular, we know this will have a massive affect on Itadori, but we're hardly given any time to grieve. We're just immediately going into the school arc, cracking jokes and hyping fights. And right after Hanami and co.'s attack, BASEBALL! There's not really any problem with either approach, and maybe it'd have worked better for me if I'd watched it weekly rather once it was finished. But nonetheless.

[@ClarkieReidri]

“I haven’t even watched Hunter x Hunter past the license arc” YOU WHAT

[@rishisingh1135]

Ikr I was so surprised too HXH has the best shonen antagonists easily an s tier anime

[@rishisingh1135]

@@Erenyeager-ng9yq it comes down to personal preference in the end there is no clear/objective "better" or "best" anime

[@Vasif_Bugrahan_Alparslan]

@@Erenyeager-ng9yq Yorknew arc is one of the best I've seen in anime

[@rishisingh1135]

@@Vasif_Bugrahan_Alparslan chimera ant arc will always take the cake for me

[@pranitp.29]

@@Erenyeager-ng9yq bruhhhh

[@cataegisira1663]

"The next words that spilled from my lips came from so deep within my gut that they made everything else I'd ever said feel like a lie." This show cemented itself as one of my favorites as soon as Yuji let that phrase out. I had to go back and listen to that line multiple times, just to let it sink in completely, and, despite how long it's been since that episode came out, I keep thinking of that phrase. As a writer myself, I've written some fantastic lines to deliver as much rage and drama as I could with the space I had, but that line is just about a work of genius. Kugisaki being Kugisaki doesn't hurt, either.

[@DJKAFRUNEN]

Probabbly the best phrase I've ever heard/read in any shonen manga/anime ever

[@realswobby]

It felt so much like Mob Psycho, tho I have to admit that Mob uses simpler words to describe his extreme feelings

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

When did he say that?

[@watchtime5214]

@@airplanes_aren.t_real Spoilers: When mahito killed -------

[@spookwavevevo]

Rawest line

[@jpegs]

“Throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one.”

[@tomasdelcampo2]

Wait was that gojo or Buddha from shuumatsu no valkyrie. Cuz they say almost the same thing

[@nefarious8278]

@@tomasdelcampo2 both, that line shows that gojou isn’t a kakashi clone,

[@somethingelse4282]

@@tomasdelcampo2 its an actual line from you know budda i mean its a variation

[@izumi7985]

@@tomasdelcampo2 it was for Buddha ,Gojo and Sukuna

[@izumi7985]

Yesssir Sukuna 🐐

[@pokemonsterable]

I'm super glad you mentioned the female characters in this show being some of the best written we've seen in anime. Everything else is nice as far as I'm concerned, but that's by far the biggest difference I can find between it and other shounen manga/anime. Female characters almost never have this level of depth and characterization. Kugisaki specifically could easily come off wrong, but somehow is written in a way that doesn't make her seem rude, but rather a nice person with some issue's she has to work through, just like the rest of the characters. Not to mention she is just a badass along with the other "main characters" and isn't left behind like so many other shows.

[@Nagadirchan]

This is I can't understand, is something happening in manga which makes her character bearable? So far she is mean and annoying and I can't stand her. I want to like her but her personality is off putting for me

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

Claymore female characters are way better and are the main characters (only one main male character), so stop hyping JJK females up like that.

[@pokemonsterable]

@@lilveltheplayer2164 You salty 🧂? I said some of, implying there are others, go pick a fight somewhere else you sad sack.

[@TrueMakaveli50]

Yeah JJK women are written really well. Although my favorites would definitely be the women in FMAB. Izumi and Olivier are definitely two of the most badass women in anime.

[@pokemonsterable]

@@TrueMakaveli50 Absolutely, it's more so in recent memory that female characters are there for fanservice or plot devices and not much else, so this one stands out. There are definitely some great characters out there in anime, but especially in Shounen it's pretty rare.

[@lepetitmonster8737]

We know Todo is the best waifu of all times

[@Ramsey276one]

I am sensing... FUJOSHI ENERGY Must Google later XD

[@bullymaguireneedsyourprimo6581]

I was hopping Todou would be like “Gay panic”

[@beeseif]

Nobara is such an amazing female character. She's allowed to be flawed and arrogant (a trait usually given to male characters, while female characters are shallow. ex. males being too proud of skill, women too proud of looks), and she's also allowed to be feminine and it's just apart of her character, not the writers patting themselves on the back and damn i love this show.

[@kawaiiempoleon8721]

This comment says nothing like what what the fuck does this mean

[@itsaUSBline]

​@@kawaiiempoleon8721Y'all might need to go back to school for reading comprehension.

[@kawaiiempoleon8721]

@@itsaUSBline my point is that it uses so many words to just say she has 2 very basic traits that like several thousand characters have nothing here is new nothing here is cool or inventive or major

[@ProjectMalywix]

@@kawaiiempoleon8721 Compare her to sakura from Naruto, my fav anime and I can say for sure I prefer Nobara's portrayal.

[@kawaiiempoleon8721]

@@ProjectMalywix yes if you compare her to one of the most infamously nothing characters in shonen shes checks notes much worse ya that totally proves the writing is good on a more serious note nobara is the worst example of fridging ive ever seen and if you compare her to literally any show that has decent female characters shes wildly outclassed in every way after her death i cant see any way you can argue the author isnt sexist

[@gatsuyatsu]

I love how badass this anime is, it honestly goes without saying.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Literally. It pumped me up so much I've never experienced it to that level before

[@daly5297]

I never thought Megumi to be boring , quite the opposite actually, he was interesting from the beginning and I’m pretty sure it was obvious that he was just holding back . I think during the current arc of the manga ( I won’t say because of spoilers ) we’ll definitely see major Megumi development since he’s a pivotal character currently more than ever .

[@matttalbot5915]

It's amazing the range that Hatsune Miku has as an author. Ruroni Kenshin and Harry Potter back to back? Legendary.

[@ot7biasedmashups]

Crazy man

[@Samantha_yyz]

And don't forget, she made Minecraft too. Not just a great literary creator, but also a visionary game developer!

[@sleepysera]

@@Samantha_yyz what did the creator(?) of minecraft do to land on the those-who-shall-not-be-named-list, lol

[@Samantha_yyz]

@@sleepysera the dude who totally didn't make Minecraft, cuz we all know Miku did, called feminism a social disease, called Zoe Quinn the c word, supports a heterosexual pride day, called ppl. Who were against that day the c word and has said they deserve to be shot. Says privilege is a made up concept. You know those kinds of things

[@somedragonbastard]

@@Samantha_yyz he is also racist

[@missbornlucky6676]

"best girl has the best trash talk" LMAO BEST LINE i watched this anime just to give it a try and didn't expect anything tbh but after the first episode i was hooked! and with each episode it quickly becomes one of my top three anime list. both the animation and the story are top tier. and the female characters broooo, the ladies of jjk are killing it

[@deavin4293]

Story is bland the animation carrys it i can already guess your top 10

[@sleepysera]

@@deavin4293 oh PLEASE go ahead and try to guess my top 10 based on the fact that JJK is in it. I'd love to give you the chance to make a fool of yourself since the OP didn't ;)

[@ratticusthewinion]

@@deavin4293 then why are you in a video praising it? you're basically signing yourself up for an argument with a stranger at this point. are you that bored?

[@deavin4293]

@@ratticusthewinion because its sad how much anime has fallen 70% is made for pedophiles 10%is still shit and 15%is just good and 5% is like amazing amd jjk show's how people just like show's with pretty colors cool fights and hot girls that do more than the bare minimum and are called some of the best female characters pathetic honestly lmao

[@Joymz]

I feel like it'll only just get better and better too. The manga is actually fantastic. (excited for the culling game arc too)

[@danielyarsky6128]

It’s gonna be so good.

[@deathshop2172]

no spoilers but the new chapter *147* is soul crushing

[@DanBruhMoment]

I really hope that Gege will nail the ending well, so that we can look back at JJK 100% happily.

[@Jade-mp6el]

@@deathshop2172 gege really left us with that chapter after announcing that he'll be gone for two weeks :'''''''')

[@vibezworldwide]

@@Jade-mp6el 3 weeks actually😭

[@Kurozu1991]

JJK really perfected the formula. Team dynamic of Naruto, horror theme of Bleach, with the current manga arc giving HxH vibes.

[@animerman2017]

My bro have you ever read Chainsaw Man? Well it is also the one of the best.

[@Kurozu1991]

@@animerman2017 not yet but I hear it’s amazing!

[@MaxIronsThird]

@@animerman2017 Not "also", it's much better than JJK, which has such generic feel.

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

@@MaxIronsThird Makima >>> Gojo

[@kei7540]

naruto didn't have a good team dynamic tho

[@andresdiaz2578]

In short: It's a shounen that gets better and interesting with more episodes!! No Nonsense No filler just amazing story building and action sequences!

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

It's seasonal, of course it won't have filler

[@gingfreecss3808]

@@lilveltheplayer2164 i mean mha has a little filler like the beginning of every season to recap and little wholesome moments in between episodes here and there, but I guess you're talking about filler like Naruto and One Piece lmao Have a great day! God Bless! Stay strong, stay safe and take care of yourselves! Wishing everyone the best! Jesus loves you! May the Holy Spirit guide you! 😇 💗🕊 Cheers to a better year buddy! 💞🥂🍻

[@diegovaldes1408]

So basically, like 90% of shonen anime ever

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

@@diegovaldes1408 yep. Pretty much lmao.

[@nehh_aksat]

This anime has the best story ever.

[@fayble550]

Gojo is the only man that can strike fear into the hearts of Levi stans

[@jetastronomia8400]

MY BRUHDA

[@dpage446]

And when CSM comes out, Makima will *dominate* I'll see myself out now

[@kpceo9380]

Gojo v goku who is win

[@nch6074]

@@kpceo9380 i think gojo He can just keep up his infinity till goku gets tired and then hollow purple him put of existence

[@kpceo9380]

@@nch6074 thank you 😭

[@citrusdeath]

One thing I really like about the Kyoto school's head sorcerer having an electric guitar as the focus of his curse technique is that it reads as a commentary that, despite us maybe thinking its old pre-war farts who are upholding traditionalist views in Japan, its really the classic rock loving Boomer generation who are aggressively upholding traditionalist values in order to stay in power these days.

[@chilliicecream5456]

Naruto: “Hey Kurama, I think I can take this guy but I may need you on standby. Sound good?” Kurama: “Say no more my guy” Yuji: “Are you actually going to be helpful this time around, or are you going to scream in my ear the whole time?” Sukuna: “Suffer, bitch. *SCREEEEEEECCCCHHHHHH*”

[@MaxIronsThird]

Kurama only started to help Naruto midway through the last arc.

[@omnipayne861]

Well to be fair the only time kurama actually tried to help him was when he thought he was gonna kill nagato because he actually wanted to beat him anytime other than that (wait there isn’t) was because he wanted to steal his body

[@unitymask]

sukuna makes yuuji listen to caramelldansen 24/7 just bc he wants to see yuuji lose his mind

[@xavmanisdabestest]

@@MaxIronsThird he gave naruto chakra in the second arc and was a reliable power boost for naruto throughout the entire series when naruto had to dig deep. Kurama also never mocked him or killed anyone.

[@cole_world5739]

While Asta became buddies wit his Devil 😂

[@hihowrya370]

I respect you for calling this series as a martial arts manga/anime. A lot of people didn't acknowledge this as one.

[@markuswelander8551]

I like how Akutami managed to incorporate the baseball episode as a break from the darkness while also using it as a device to reflect once again things like Megumi's proclivity to bunt. I bet he's a fan of the sport, and I like watching it live.

[@vipernineone514]

I can't wait to see what the Shibuya arc does to people once it's animated. It only gets better from here my friends. Get those tissues ready for the culling games boys and girls. We going to need them.

[@MrTigracho]

Gege is gonna be culling characters in this current arc.

[@Jorge26367]

Nanamine will be missed. Btw is his voice the same as gilgamesh from fate or am I trippin? English dub

[@unrulycrow6299]

Oh yeah I'm 100% not ready for the Culling Game jfc

[@lucataranto6553]

7:3

[@douchebagvampire1283]

the culling arc will probably have even more deaths

[@vyxxer]

I really want a comic of Nartuo talking to Yuuji sitting on that damn swing that goes Nart: "...Yeah but what if sukuna is like really sorry about it though?" Yuji: "yeah.... no, he's gotta go."

[@audreym3908]

lol now I want to see that happen! Along with the cast and the naruto girls taking notes from the amazing jjk women on how to be a well written female shonen character. And Megumi giving advice to sasuke. And them all staring at kakashi and GOATjo and their gorgeous faces/eyes!

[@Ramsey276one]

Link when you find it! XD

[@hydrocy.9165]

@@audreym3908 Cringe

[@AkariRosumashi]

@@hydrocy.9165 Sharing your thoughts is cringe? That seems pretty cringe.

[@muchoman1000]

I've never thought of Mahito's power activation; touching others, would have so much thought behind it. Whenever I heard, "if man can grasp something with it's hands he can, and usually will reshape it", it just hit me. Like it all brought it together and made me think about humanity at large

[@soraisfinallyhere1305]

I just love the dark aesthetic to JJK, it has really cool characters too.

[@robindscarlet9805]

Yeah..it's like dark fantasy. It shows realities not like demons becoming friends like in other animes. Atleast until now.

[@mattimeikalainen6963]

@@robindscarlet9805 yeah it does this by giving everyone clear goals. No one, except sukuna, in that show is just pure evil. They are all fighting their own fight. Sukuna is well done since he is kust the personification of narcissism. All he cares about is himself, he is willing to literally cut anything else in the world to shreds.

[@robindscarlet9805]

@@mattimeikalainen6963 well..Mahito is unpurely* evil.

[@mistwraith8260]

I did not realize how deeply connected the power system was to psychology or how Mahito is literally the incarnation of human's fear of humans. That's terrifying and I love it, gonna go rewatch the show again lol

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

or read the manga

[@mistwraith8260]

@@DontreadPimpBoy nah, manga expensive

[@stephenkern7503]

@@mistwraith8260 it's on the Shonen jump app for 2 dollars a month

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

@@mistwraith8260 you can read it for free on shueisas site. Which is supporting the author's. Caveat only the first 3 chapters and latest chapters though. In between well you gotta pay for that i believe. You can read the whole shit for free on several sites tho

[@Exel3nce]

@@mistwraith8260 Internet is free

[@mst3kharris]

My favorite sorcerer is Nanamin: I love that he tried to walk away from jujutsu because he just wanted to earn money and live a normal life, and I love that he came back to it because he’s too good a person to let people suffer. (That’s the impression I got, anyway.)

[@duncanlutz3698]

Well... it wasn't just that. He was disgusted with the JJK world of crazy, cruel assholes running the show (like the Zenins and the principal), only to go out into the real world and find.... nothing changed. The work was soulless and his bosses were still trash. So he might as well go back to being a sorcerer because at least then he'd be helping people.

[@mdv9831]

Nanami: The Jujutsu world is.......SHIT Normal work is...............SHIT Itadori: then why be a sorcerer? Nanami: because I'd rather do the shit I'm better at

[@smirglepapier531]

I also really liked him, one of my faves definitely :'''(

[@ratticusthewinion]

i love all of them and while gojo and and maki are the one's i'd consider my favourite, Nanamin is definitely the one i respect the most

[@kaenryuuart543]

nah normal work is just shit

[@craigford33]

I have a theory that Yuji’s grandpa cursed him with his dying breath. And this course forces people to be his friend. Right after his grandpa died everyone’s attitude changed towards him.

[@mrakmal7114]

Oooo that's very interesting

[@theamazingskippyman2824]

I’m honestly on board with this!

[@PhongNguyen-bz4hj]

that is an interesting theory but sadly Gege has debunked the possibility of his grandpa being related to any sorcery act or being a sorcerer at all, so nope on that i guess

[@Knifedog212]

Kinda wish his grandpa had a bit more to him. Like imagine if he was an old sorcerer, his son didn’t inherit it, he retires, son gets married. He immediately knows that she’s extremely powerful and not human, but for the sake of his son and unborn grandson, he knew he’d be no match and just get everyone killed

[@bu11ymaguire]

It wasn't a curse. A curse has to be a strong negative emotion. It was the last farewell words by an old man who was about to die and just wanted to give his grandson a last goodbye with his possible last word with no malice and no needs.

[@KinglyRed]

Jujutsu Kaisen takes a LOT of inspiration from Hunter X Hunter's Nen power system, particularly in how its contracts and restrictions work. Which is a good thing because Nen is IMO the only one that surpasses the curse technique system in JJK

[@kyanchambers260]

I agree. JJKs cursed energy only reaches the level it does because of how much it's like Nen. The closer it gets to Nen the better imo

[@Cocxy69]

Ya but the depth difference between the 2 is still very high

[@deionsamuels3812]

World trigger suprasses JJK too. Competes with Nen

[@KinglyRed]

@@deionsamuels3812 My man. Love all the weapon configurations and strategies in WT

[@johndevlin9225]

Cursed energy definitely reads as a simpler, less structured form of nen, but I think that might be a strength in this instance. Nen is complex, rigid, versatile, and as close to perfect as a power system can get, but it's also huge. We needed two episodes to explain the fundamentals, and more elements continue to be added throughout two entire arcs. This works for a grand (never to be finished) story like Hunter x Hunter, with well over a hundred episodes and hundreds upon hundreds of chapters, but it'd be way too much for the leaner, shorter and faster paced story of JJK. Ultimately cursed energy serves JJK's story perfectly, it's dynamic, easy to follow, and is flexible and versatile enough for more than enough tactical applications for the entire story, which is all you need a power system to do.

[@nini97JA]

Can we just talk about Nobara being one of the best female characters in Shonen in years?

[@tomasdelcampo2]

More like the best ever afaik

[@VibingTacos]

Agreed!, but i hope that she gets stronger tho, since compared to Megumi and Yuuji she is kinda average in strenght

[@aaronjoseph2241]

True

[@CazuBM]

@@VibingTacos Last episode she carried the team! She allowed Itadori to fight since he would've lost if he had to fight both.

[@christopherremillard2574]

I love how she just gels with the rest of the team especially when they're clowning around. It's like she's Yuji's long lost sister because of how fast they jump on the same wavelength.

[@drewpatterson9712]

Sad to hear about your father's passing. As someone who has lost a parent, I hope you are alright. I love watching your content and hope you know that your videos have a positive impact on my day.

[@believefella8656]

Jujutsu Kaisen is about to blow everyone’s mind,manga readers know this

[@Shavon0865]

I just finished the first season, so mow I must join manga readers on the Pain Train

[@believefella8656]

@Jo Packard For real it was super crazy

[@Palkia_Onslaught_Gal]

Shibuya in a nutshell : you receive ptsd , you receive ptsd , you receive ptsd , EVERYBODY RECEIVES PTSD

[@dechimiregeorge2287]

I just finished catching up with the manga and PURE DEVISTATION

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

It didn't blow my mind 😭

[@diyagore1784]

One of my favourite things about jjk is that it doesn't say 'overcome your flaws' it says 'take your flaws and learn how to use them in a productive way,' and as someone who has a lot of anger issues, that message has really helped me. Also this series is food for both my poor bi soul and my fantasy loving heart.

[@whyaleichia]

The protagonist isn't a whiny brat, which to me is peak shounen. It's refreshingly not that, though Yuji could be a bit more emotive, I like that he isn't over the top yelling, crying or complaining the whole time.

[@elenap15227]

Ugh YES! This so much, so many times! Thank you!

[@neutonjohnbersabal7094]

Not to mention he shows a lvl of maturity and empathy which I think most shonen MCs lack. His fight with Junpei for example, he was willing to admit he was just pushing his beliefs and ideals on him without even considering or knowing about his feelings/suffering. If it was any other MC they wouldn't have stopped to listen but instead kept talking over them.

[@hydrocy.9165]

Most of the shounen protag. aren't even whiny brats, which just makes him a generic shounen protagonist.

[@neutonjohnbersabal7094]

@@hydrocy.9165 how is he generic?

[@itsjustvin7630]

@@neutonjohnbersabal7094 kinda seems like a more optimistic Ichigo

[@rimurutempest4945]

I gotta say, those Jujutsu Strolls at the end could be a spinoff all on its own, they’re so good.

[@Rem694u2]

No. Just fucking no. They are cringe as fuck.

[@TheBrokenSigma278]

@rem thousands of miles away through space, the Mars rover continues its endless journey to try to find who tf asked

[@decidiumz175]

@@Rem694u2rem is cringe

[@AimeeJeffrey]

@@Rem694u2 so is rem☠️

[@Rem694u2]

@@decidiumz175 You are welcome to think that. Doesn't hurt my feelings any. But clearly you are pretty butt hurt if you need to attack my preferred character over my opinion of some anime shorts at the end of each episode.

[@tiffles3890]

The whole "revealing how your jujutsu works makes it more powerful" thing isn't an invention of Akutami. I read somewhere that "revelation of intent" is actually a thing in IRL occult lore, in that if you reveal what you're about to achieve with a "ritual" to the intended victim, it's supposed to have a stronger effect.

[@critciza-animeandmore8554]

Jujutsu Kaisen was insane! I can’t believe that some scenes were animated by independent creators either! Honestly loved it especially the fact that the women weren’t held back either, and they were equally as badass!

[@Heizenb3rg4]

Jujutsu Kaisen is that one anime that you know the whole team who made it really love and passionate towards their craft.

[@HIIMROSS777]

Me who already watched the anime and read the manga: "I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you"

[@marywinchester1322]

🤣

[@jah7777]

Same

[@rinranhai4990]

as someone who read the manga way before the anime released, I feel so powerful lmao.

[@Nulthazor]

Honestly the best thing about the anime is that it’s such a great adaptation that you can get right into the Manga

[@Soliriumn]

Sameee

[@aetherblackbolt1301]

"Standing on the shoulders of giants" - JJK makes its predecessors proud from what it built on. I hope Season 2 continues to deliver and inspires more great shonen anime with nuance.

[@SinHurr]

Greetings from the future! Season 2 of JJK still absolutely fucks

[@viggisuperstar]

People said it was too early for it to be anime of the year, but honestly there hasn't been a show in a while that had so many people absolutely HOOKED from the first episode up until the last episode. People have immediately started reading the manga and there was / is sooo much discourse. And there is absolutely a reason for that.

[@wallyrosario654]

I was one of the normies hating on it before it aired because of manga readers hyping it up; I gave it a try and by episode 1 I was hooked and all in for the story and ate my words. It’s honestly one of my favorites now

[@MaxIronsThird]

Well, it won't be if CSM gets a 2021 release date

[@dontbe3greedy608]

Aot is anime of the year.. jjk is Second

[@parad0xium753]

I liked aot and re zero more

[@alexcumber6638]

Nah, it had a pretty boring start, I've even seen manga readers saying the animation made it a little easier to get through. It picked up hard in the Junpei arc tho, which was fucking amazing

[@Will-jg2zs]

Anime-onlys got trolled pretty hard by thinking that Junpei was going to live by that 1st op. Just saying.

[@Nagadirchan]

lol I was more like why is this dude in OP he doesn't feel that important

[@Ramsey276one]

@@Nagadirchan OUCH XD

[@saininj]

Yeah we did. 😭

[@ThisisDaniel]

I love Jujustsu Kaisen, I agree that it definitely takes the best of its predecessors and elevates the execution with non-cliché storytelling, deep character development and high production values. Sidenote - I'm surprised you never continued with Hunter x Hunter. I honestly think it's one of the deepest, beautiful and engaging stories I've ever experienced within the shounen genre - particularly the Chimera Ant arc.

[@audreym3908]

He has a very busy schedule since covid decided to dump everything into this year instead of spreading them out. He literally thanked the Netflix gods that Shaman King and the FairyTale in space anime are in netflix jail till the next season (maybe) so he can get some sleep. Also agreed that he should finish it.

[@justsomeregret7993]

It'll be a shame when I watched HxH and was reading berserk I saw the falls in both and lessened my experience for both hope man's MB doesn't have same thing happen to him because honestly JJk is such a good show but then you add it to something else great and it hurts em both or makes them stand out nicely

[@hydrocy.9165]

Chimera Ant arc is the most overrated arc in all of anime.

[@justsomeregret7993]

@@hydrocy.9165 I'll have to politely disagree with you

[@BallinRiceBowl]

Yuuji Itadori is probably my 2nd favorite Shounen protagonist behind Yusuke Urameshi. And Nobara Kugisaki has to be up there for best girl of the year. Love her message against her fight with that little blonde witch. Definitely simping the fuck outta this series! Really gives me a lot of YuYu Hakusho vibes.

[@pyrusvincent1029]

God, I legitimately think someone could make a several hour long psycho-analysis on just the short episode arc with Junpei. It cannot be understated just how heartwrenching it is (Yoshitaka's performance certainly has a part to play in it, not to mention the red herring we were giving right from the OP's first showing.)

[@sukosuko]

The amount of character development and thought into each individual motivation he's able to cram in such a short period of time is remarkable.

[@squirtleislife1312]

I honestly found that to be one of its shortcomings. Sometimes it just felt like "aight, this character has been onscreen for more than 10 minutes, out of nowhere flashback"

[@TheFourthWinchester]

I don't have any connection to any of them. I forgot most of their names even.

[@detoxive8903]

@@squirtleislife1312 I feel like Gege was just trying to rush the intro arcs to get them over with because thats pretty much all season 1 covered LOL and I wouldnt put it past him either cause his interviews are crazy.

[@squirtleislife1312]

@@detoxive8903the problem stays consistent throughout the entire show. Just look at the introduction for 2nd years and the guys from the other school (I already forgot where they're from lol). It goes something like fighting - we interrupt this battle to introduce sad backstory - resume fighting

[@diegovaldes1408]

@@uhoh2815 What does demon slayer have to do with anything

[@statickiler2355]

Sukuna could end up being as Iconic as Frieza and Madara by the time JuJutsu Kaisen is over!!!

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

I doubt it. JJK doesn't have the nostalgia and influence that DBZ & Naruto had.

[@pinnacle5635]

@@lilveltheplayer2164 well no shit dragon ball and naruto are decades old and jujutsu Kaisen was made recently. In the future, sukuna can definitely reach the status of being iconic it’s just a matter of time

[@sreekargunda3915]

@@pinnacle5635 it isn’t that simple. The reason Frieza and Madara are so iconic is because they capture both older teens and also much younger audiences. Sukuna hits the spot for older audiences, but not necessarily younger ones.

[@kurekiller6070]

@@sreekargunda3915 I wouldn’t say that, the younger audiences only watch dragon ball because of its popularity even though it’s old, jujutsu Kaisen is fresh and is a perfect wagon for younger audiences to subconsciously attach “sukuna is THE demon of my teen/early 20 years”, if you know what I mean.

[@TrueMakaveli50]

@@sreekargunda3915 dude for all we know Boruto could be seen as a nolstagic anime in 20 years. Only time will tell.

[@ghostman263]

You know a shows good when, whenever a new character is introduced you say “no wait, THIS is my new favourite character.” Every character in JJK is just great.

[@HiHello-jo8tp]

Weird question but, why is Kugisaki so goddamn hot? She doesn't have any weird specific quirks, she doesn't have a "thing" that adds or defines her look, hell, there's no fanservice of her!

[@casteanpreswyn7528]

Cause she's confident and can kick your ass. Confidence is always attractive.

[@Trxpamvs]

Bro she’s 16😐

[@HiHello-jo8tp]

@@Trxpamvs For all you know, I could be younger than her. She looked like she was in her 20's. Respect though, I forgot both her age and mine. The guy above you might be right about me though, confidence is attractive. That and women that can beat the shit out of you is also hot.

[@vzee5788]

@@Trxpamvs Maybe he's 16

[@KermRiv]

@Isaiah McHenry Gunter it's called virtue signaling... logic leaves people that do that. Best to not engage

[@03dashk64]

Man....this sold me on the show. Also, the whole time you didn’t mention HxH. I was so confused why you weren’t mentioning one the the best Shonen ever. Not until “I haven’t even watched HxH past the exam arc.” Then it clicked why hah. I can’t wait until you watch the rest of that show. It is also absolutely TOP tier.

[@d3strox985]

agreed. yorknew city and chimera ant arcs are goated asf

[@vyxxer]

What I appreciate about jujutsu's writing is that it uses Shonen tropes and dismantles them exquisitely. The sister school even was straight up a "Hey look it's a tourny arc" and the rules of the game don't even survive the episode it's introduced because we, as viewers know that tournies are just placeholder excuses at best and somehowe even every character in the show also knows that within the context of the plot. Another example is him clearly going "hey I need these characters to explain their powers to eachother. That never makes sense narratively so lemme change the magic ruling system to make that a tactically viable option."

[@itsjustvin7630]

Spoilers . . . . . . . . . . . They're in a battle royale arc and the only way to score points is to kill the other person. Not beat. Kill

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

@@itsjustvin7630 Same can be said for Future Diary and Danganronpa lmao.

[@itsjustvin7630]

@@lilveltheplayer2164 but hardly anyone cares for those characters. People like Yuta, Yuji, Maki, and Fushiguro. Plus winning is also pointless as it's just a culling game to make more curse users

[@namehhere]

you got me to read chainsaw man and i’ll never be happy again

[@alangator4744]

The mere existence of Todo makes this anime worth it

[@sakuranovaryan9261]

I love how They show how all the characters strategize when battling ...it really helps to be invested in the scene.

[@newpage4096]

Then I suggest you watch world trigger, it had one of the power system and the best strategical battle in anime. Such an underrated anime, that you will think that you’ll grow some brain cells after watching it 😂

[@Swampy0525]

Can’t wait for the Vol 0 movie to come out so non-manga readers can find out a little bit of what Suguru Getou’s deal is.

[@NicoleFelker1673]

Todo will be an amazing teacher. He literally relished in the fact HIS opponent was growing so intensely from his words. A true legend.

[@JoeskiX0451]

"Oh, look. A new Mothers Basement video." *opens video* "Oh god its 40 minutes"

[@quatreunhuit]

Oh good*

[@abhinngoyal6358]

watches the full shit on 2x speed

[@TheStantriX98]

The godly 40minutes

[@limsiewyi2472]

Omg thz for heads up

[@abhinngoyal6358]

@@limsiewyi2472 who you thanking for the heads up

[@AllieYea]

The plot of Jujutsu Kaisen: >147 chapters, >4 years, >13 volumes, 24 episodes and 1 movie The plot of Jujutsu Kaisen if someone let Wasuke Itadori finish a sentence: 1 chapter

[@audreym3908]

Now i need to read the manga to know how it was supposed to be shortened. Can I take a gander stating that Yugi's parents have something to do with Sakuna or being in the curse user families or something?

[@matheusvolsen9364]

What I can hint you is that ***SPOILER*** Itadori has several brothers.

[@foxpendragon5917]

@@matheusvolsen9364 pain peko

[@itsjustvin7630]

Nah that's exaggerating. Him telling him about his parents wouldve just taken the direction to another 147 chapters

[@princeofpersia410]

I fell in love with JJK, but how the F have you not seen HXH past the license arc? Dude, seriously.

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

I know right? I'm pretty sure every shonen fan has seen all of HXH.

[@princeofpersia410]

@@lilveltheplayer2164 he has seen all of One Piece but not HxH and brings about power systems like that. I'm kinda dissapointed. Not like anyone cares lol. Hopefully he'll get back on it soon.

[@frederickgrandison3609]

It's worth to finish it all till tears flow

[@kiroo886]

Im starting to question his animetuber integrity lol

[@visiory]

I’m honestly so grateful that I get to be in the generation growing up with jjk

[@panshi4187]

AWWW SAME 😭💜 I JUST LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT

[@paperboy1116]

At first I was gonna watch this after it was done airing back in September; partly from school, partly from other shows and also partly (and like Geoff) because my grandfather had died so I wanted focus on school. Then I saw some youtubers hyping it up and I said “eh. One episode couldn’t hurt.” The hospital scene hurt a lot. It reflected a lot of the same lessons my grandfather had with me long before he passed. Yuji’s development throughout this entire season, and the manga, are almost always clear to me because I know what’s nagging at the back of his mind, because those same things are nagging me as well. JJK shot up my list of favorite anime from episode 1 and hasn’t slowed down at all. Even if the series goes belly up, I’d still like to know how Yuji answers the question “What does it mean to have a proper death?”

[@ZanderVasquezMMA]

JJK is going to set the bar very high for future battle Shonen. Music, animation, writing,WAIFUS, and HUSBANDOS.

[@LordEyepatch]

Gojo is actually someone who got Isekai’s years ago.

[@nefarious8278]

All I’m gonna say is his limitless technique is only as powerful as it is because he has the 6 eyes and can perform reverse cursed energy

[@slippy47]

@@nefarious8278 he's not only the peak of jujutsu sorcerers but also the peak of the users of the limitless cursed technique along with the six eyes like dude had to blindfold himself to hold himself or rather train himself to forged the limitless technique to the fullest and also not to mention him applying reversed cursed technique to not fry his brains, what can you even do to this guy, the only one that even steps near him is sukuna and sukuna's domain for it being a unique as hell domain and we don't yet know who's domain is more refined but its probably sukuna's because of the borderless aspect of it.

[@roojackaroo8517]

@@slippy47 Sukuna's domain is definitely more refined with the way Gege said it's like an artist painting a materpiece on the air, that level of unthinkable talent. But idk,Gojo seems pretty confident he could manhandle Sukuna

[@slippy47]

@@roojackaroo8517 I think technique wise sukuna would lose to gojou since all he can do is slice things but he can't slice space itself, but you also need to factor in the domain battles which we don't still know who would win and knowledge wise sukuna is better too since he's existed like thousands of years and we haven't seen sukuna yet in a hand to hand combat and gojou hasn't really yet to perform his full on an open area like how sukuna did to jogou because sukuna doesn't care whats gonna be destroyed I'm excited if ever gojou gets another fight I would like it in the ruins of shibua or Tokyo since Tokyo is nearly collapsing due to the 10 million cursed spirits since the fight at shibuya was cramped and had consequences.

[@sign2615]

“Throughout shonen and battle, I alone am the honored one.” - Gojo if he broke the fourth wall.

[@MARIOMAC82]

If you enjoy the deeply personal aspect of Jujutsu as a power system, you would also adore Nen from HunterxHunter, as while Nen has fundementals that are shared among all Nen users, each Nen user actually creates their own power to suit their needs, which leads to some fascinating applications of those same fundemental concepts and allows for great storytelling through those powers alone.

[@randomdude2004]

.....at least 1/3 of action animes have that type of power system (judging from your comment) (I haven't watched HxH yet)

[@ShinyKyu]

@@randomdude2004 The thing with Nen is that placing more restrictions, as well as having very strong emotions (particularly negative ones), makes Nen abilities stronger. Any limitation- who what you can use the ability on, when and where you can use it, conditions to be met before or after using it, all of that- contributes to making the effect stronger. YOU shape what the ability is and how strong it can be based on its restrictions, which leads to an incredibly varied but balanced power system. Nen effects powered by strong negative emotions, such as a hateful grudge, can stay or even get stronger after the user dies.

[@gizeeeeeeeeeeeem]

@@randomdude2004 and 1/3 of action animes take certain elements from nen.

[@mdv9831]

Yeah jjk was inspired in part by hxh, the power system of nen is genius. Jjk takes it a step further in my opinion.

[@MARIOMAC82]

@@mdv9831 Yeah so far JJK has really taken a lot of what I love about HunterxHunter and elevated it

[@giordihero]

"I haven't even watched HxH past the License Arc" you WHAT?!

[@westonfroelich8072]

I was shocked to hear that too. Had to make sure I wasn't the only one.

[@Mystravian]

Its like the pope going: "Yeah Genesis was pretty good, I'll get onto the rest one day."

[@kwabzycomposer]

@@Mystravian LMAO, great way to put it

[@rachymn7883]

I tried couldn't get into it.

[@frederickgrandison3609]

How insulting

[@Shannara360]

"Yuji literally does die! ...And while he gets better!..." Not sure why, but that made me laugh pretty hard.

[@kanteishiva824]

A 40 minute video about JJK, that tries to prepare everyone for Chainsawman in the final 2 mins. Gotta love the Chainsawman hype.

[@Palkia_Onslaught_Gal]

We aren’t ready for chainsawman

[@kanteishiva824]

I am ready, a little anxious to see how the voice and music turn out, but ready I am!

[@Palkia_Onslaught_Gal]

@@kanteishiva824 I’m not ready , but I’m very hyped . Actually very is an understatement.