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Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime TV Series)

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Country
  Japan
Language
  Japanese
Writer
  
Hiroshi Seko

Poster of Jujutsu Kaisen, a Japanese manga series, featuring Satoru Gojo, Nobara Kugisaki, Megumi Fushiguro, and Yuji Itadori.

Composer's
  
Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Terui, Arisa Okehazama

Runtime
  
23 min (24 Episodes)

Release Date
  
October 3, 2020 – present

Director
  
Sunghoo Park

Genre
  
Anime

Production company
  
MAPPA (studio)

Similar
  
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Gurren Lagann

If you are an anime buff, there’s a fair chance that you have heard of Jujutsu Kaisen. If you’re an anime fan who’s primarily into shonen, then you already what we will be talking about today. A horror action anime, it is based on a manga series of the same name, which has been serialized since March, 2018. The twenty-four-episode anime adaptation premiered in October 2020. It was a month later, in November, that Crunchyroll (American distributor), released its English dub for international viewers.

Contents

Plot

Poster of Jujutsu Kaisen featuring Satoru Gojo, Nobara Kugisaki, Megumi Fushiguro, and Yuji Itadori.

The story of the anime follows high schooler Yuuji Itadori, who divides his time between being a part of his school’s Occult Club and visiting his bedridden grandfather at the hospital. His fairly normal life takes an ominous turn when he comes across an object that is cursed. After that point, there is no going back: Itadori is introduced to the Curse world. Here live atrocious beings made of human bitterness and animosity. He comes face to face with the danger that the Curses impose onto humanity. Now Itadori must tread the path that is surely now his destiny: that of a Jujutsu sorcerer.

Review

Poster of Jujutsu Kaisen featuring Yuji Itadori raising his hand with a mouth on it, with pink hair, and wearing a green jacket.

We’ll be straight up about this one: Jujutsu Kaisen has all the makings of the perfect shonen anime. Does it materialize this potential? Well, yes. The animation is fluid, and the character expressions are subtly perfect – this one is a treat to watch. Much like any other shonen show, it is replete with action scenes, and they are all well done. While the series does have a unique twist to it. the premise may remind well versed viewers of animes like Bleach. Nevertheless, it is still entirely gripping. This anime runs high on its humour quotient, so that is always a plus as well. If you are someone who watches anime, or even somebody who just likes an action filled plot, Jujustu Kaisen needs to be on your watchlist.

Facts

Poster of Jujutsu Kaisen, a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami.
•  The manga, Jujutsu Kaisen, was a sleeper hit. While its sales at its time of release were good enough, it went on to sell ten million copies worldwide in 2020 itself!
•  The lore of the anime finds its inspiration in American stories of horror such as H.P Lovecraft.
•  The character of Mahito has certain parallels with Thanos, from The Avengers.
•  Yuuji Itadori, the protagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen, was based on Gege Akutami’s brother: Akutami is the author of the manga.

Episodes

Yuji Itadori with a frightened face, with pink hair, and wearing a yellow jacket in a Japanese manga series Jujutsu Kaisen.

Ep 1: Ryomen Sukuna
Ep 2: For Myself
Ep 3: Girl of Steel
Ep 4: Curse Womb Must Die
Ep 5: Curse Womb Must Die II
Ep 6: After Rain
Ep 11: Boredom
Ep 12: Small Fry and Reverse Retribution
Ep 13: Idle Transfiguration
Ep 14: Narrow-minded

References

Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime TV Series) Wikipedia
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