<![CDATA[The original is a battle manga by Akutami Gege, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2018, and is scheduled to be broadcast as a TV anime in October 2020. It is a hot-blooded battle story with many comedy elements, and the content is typical of a boys' manga, but since the subject matter is "curses," there are quite a few negative words such as "kill" and "die" and grotesque scenes. The protagonist, Yuji Itadori, who has just entered high school, eats the curse "Ryomen Sukuna" after an incident. Normally, people who absorb a curse are consumed by the curse, but Itadori miraculously becomes a vessel for the curse and survives, and he must fight the curse. In this article, I would like to introduce the protagonist of this work, Yuji Itadori, who takes unpredictable actions such as eating a curse.
Originally, he is a normal high school student with outstanding athletic ability
He is from Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, and is a first-year student at Sugisawa Third High School in Sendai. The surname Itadori is rare, and I think many people cannot read it. By the way, there are only about 50 people with this surname in the entire country, and it is said to be common in Nara. Itadori, who has outstanding athletic ability, is in high demand from various sports clubs, but Itadori, who wants to go home by 5pm, belongs to the Occult Research Club, commonly known as Okaken. (Because Sugisawa Third High has a club system where all students join) When Fushiguro called out to him at the school gates, he ran off like lightning, surprising Fushiguro. Rumor has it that he can run 50 meters in 3 seconds... There are also many other rumors, such as that he completed the entire SASUKE series and that he is the reincarnation of Mirko Cro Cop (lol). I guess he must have good athletic ability to have such rumors.
What is the skill of Itadori, the "Tiger of Nishi Junior High"?
Takagi, the track and field club advisor, believes that Itadori's talent is necessary to win the national championship, and tries to get Itadori to join the track and field club by using underhanded tactics such as changing the entry form without permission. Itadori continues to refuse, and Takagi does not give up. So Takagi proposes a shot put contest. Takagi shows off the skill of an active athlete with a shot put of 14 meters, while Itadori, who does not know how to throw, challenges him with a pitcher's throw. In the end, the shot hits the soccer goal about 30 meters away. Takagi, at a loss for words, gave up on recruiting Itadori.
Grandpa's Will
Itadori visits his sick grandpa every day. This is why he leaves school by 5pm. Itadori makes excuses like "I bought the flowers for the nurse" and "Club activities end at 5pm", but you can see that he cares about his grandpa very much. Realizing that his death is near, his grandpa passes away with the words "You're strong, so help people" and "You should die surrounded by many people. Don't end up like me." These words will be Itadori's guiding principle for the future, and Itadori himself says that it is "kind of like a curse."
Unheard of?! Itadori eating a curse
After saying goodbye to his grandfather, Itadori meets Fushiguro, who was chasing a curse. Itadori had picked up a curse without knowing it. Itadori obediently hands over the box containing the curse, but the box is empty... Fushiguro was chasing the remaining impurities of the cursed energy that remained in the box. The contents of the box are in the possession of a senior from the Oka Research Club, and they are planning to remove the talisman from the box tonight of all days. Fushiguro and Itadori rush to school. It is impossible for humans to remove the talisman, but the curse is ancient and the talisman is practically a piece of paper. By the time they arrive at school, the talisman has already been removed, and the curse has attacked the seniors. Having heard that it is possible to gain cursed energy by consuming curses, Itadori thinks that if he gains cursed energy himself, everyone will be saved, and he utters the curse without any hesitation.
The King of Curses, Special Grade Cursed Object "Ryoumen Sukuna"
Curses are classified into eight ranks: Special Grade, Grade 1, Sub Grade 1, Sub Grade 2, Sub Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Fly Head. The curse that Itadori ate was the highest rank, Special Grade, called "Ryoumen Sukuna". The curse itself is highly poisonous, but the special grade cursed object is in a class of its own, and Itadori was thought to have definitely died. As expected, he is incarnated into the curse and gains enormous power... but his soul is not under his control, and he holds down Ryomen Sukuna.
The vessel of the curse appears here!!
After eating Ryomen Sukuna and being recognized as a curse, Itadori is sentenced to death by Gojo Satoru, Fushiguro's homeroom teacher. However, Gojo Satoru, who heard Fushiguro's request (or rather, saw potential in Itadori, who was safe after absorbing Ryomen Sukuna), negotiates with the higher-ups and gets a suspended sentence. Itadori has two options left. Die now, or find and absorb all the Sukunas and then die. Are you going to die either way?! You think, but Itadori wants to stop the damage caused by the curse and his grandpa's words to "save people" so he decides to absorb all the Sukunas. Itadori eats the second Sukuna finger that Gojo Satoru had. Seeing Itadori's physical resistance as well as his ability to maintain his ego in the face of Sukuna, Gojo Satoru decides to take Itadori on as his student.
Live your life without regrets! A straight man, Itadori Yuji
Itadori will have an interview with the president to transfer to the Jujutsu Technical College. When the president asks why he is fighting the curse, Itadori replies, "Because it was his will...". If you act on someone's orders, does that mean you will blame someone else when you die? The president asks. Education is about giving people an awareness, and I can't help but be impressed. Itadori says that only he can eat Sukuna, and he cannot abandon that and remain indifferent to people dying because of Sukuna. The school president was touched by Itadori's true feelings and allowed him to transfer to the Jujutsu Technical College. Itadori looks like a delinquent at first glance, but he is kind to people and lives a strong life, which is cool!
The moment he prepared to die
A cursed egg called a conception is discovered in the second dormitory for inmates. If the conception is a type that transforms, it is a dangerous curse that can become a special-grade cursed spirit, but the magician industry is plagued by a shortage of manpower. With Gojo Satoru also on a business trip, it's an unusual situation in which three first-year students, Itadori, Fushiguro, and Nobara, are dispatched. The three are told not to fight if they encounter a special grade, and enter the building. It's a complete facade, but as expected, they are forced to fight. Itadori thinks they might be able to do something if they take on Sukuna, but thinking that Fushiguro and Nobara's lives are in danger, he tells Fushiguro to take Nobara and escape. Fushiguro refuses at first, but when he sees Itadori's resolve, he decides to retreat.
It's a similar scene, but...
Itadori, who has grown a lot through practicing with his best friend Toudou, rushes to the side of Fushiguro and Maki, who are struggling in the battle against Hanami, an unregistered special-grade cursed spirit, together with Toudou. Having experienced Hanami's strength for himself, Fushiguro tries to stop Itadori and Toudou, but when he sees Itadori's condition, he senses something and leaves the scene. In the past, Itadori would say "I'll ask you" when he was in a situation that he couldn't do anything about with his own strength, but this time he probably said "It's okay" because he was confident that he could handle it with his own strength. According to Todo, "No one is allowed to touch something that has started to hatch," and from this point on, Itadori's strength soars.
Now, let's start training to become the strongest! !
In the incident at the second inmate dormitory, Itadori was killed by Fushiguro, but he made a vow to "bind" Sukuna and succeeded in coming back to life. Not only will he not be able to save anyone if he continues like this, but Itadori may be consumed by Sukuna and kill someone, so he gets Gojo Satoru to train him. It is said that 80% of sorcerers are talented, and magic formulas are innate, so Itadori, who became a sorcerer after birth, is currently unable to use sorcery. (Gojo Satoru believes that Sukuna's magic formula will later be engraved on Itadori's body.) Gojo Satoru suspects that Itadori, who has an outstanding sense for hand-to-hand combat, would be suited to a fighting style that combines martial arts with sorcery, and he has Itadori undergo training to control his sorcerous energy.
The "Binding" with Sukuna
Jujutsu becomes more powerful by binding it, and if you break that binding, you will be punished. There are two "bindings" between Itadori and Sukuna.
1. When Sukuna chants "Keikatsu", surrender your body for one minute
2. Forget this promise
After making the oath and coming back to life, Itadori has forgotten why he came back to life. This is the effect of binding 2. We don't know why Sukuna made such a "restriction" a condition, but we'll have to wait and see when he chants "Kei-katsu"!
He's still training hard!
Gojo Satoru's training is to watch movies with the president's special Noboru while he's awake. Noboru is a cute bear that usually sleeps, but if you don't keep flowing the amount of Noboru's required amount of cursed energy, he'll wake up and attack. The amount of cursed energy he requires gradually increases, so it's a pretty hard training that requires you to be constantly alert to avoid being hit. At first, he was too focused on the movie and got nervous, and got punched while drinking coke, but Itadori was a quick learner, and he grew to the point where his cursed power was not disturbed even when he talked to him, and he moved on to the next step.
Even if it's an enemy
Nanami and Itadori are investigating a mysterious death at a cinema. Junpei Yoshino once became close during the investigation, but when his mother was killed by a cursed spirit, he tries to get revenge using the cursed magic he learned from Mahito. Itadori, who doesn't know the situation, tries to stop Junpei, but Junpei insists that people don't have hearts and doesn't stop attacking. Junpei cries as he tells him that his mother was cursed to death. Hearing this, Itadori invites him to come to the Jujutsu Technical College with him. Itadori is sympathetic to the feelings of others, even if they are enemies. This comment must have given Junpei some relief.
Best Friends? Itadori and Toudou
Itadori and Toudou are to fight in the team match on the first day of the Kyoto Sister School Exchange. Immediately after the self-introductions, Toudou declares that they are best friends while shedding tears. The reason is that we have exactly the same taste in women... When I asked Fushiguro before, he gave me a sensible answer and we didn't get along (lol). Whatever the reason, the two of them, who get along well with each other in terms of personality and fighting style, acknowledge each other in the fight, and Toudou guides Itadori to the top.
Itadori's Keiteiken
Toudou acknowledges Itadori in the fight, but denies Itadori's "Keiteiken", which is also his specialty, as a bad habit. With "Kei-tei-ken," the cursed energy, which normally never delays, is delayed by Itadori's extraordinary physical ability, and the cursed energy impact comes after the impact of the blow, making it a technique that is like a double consecutive strike. It is a powerful and tricky technique that an average sorcerer would not know what's happening, but Todo says it would be ineffective against a special-grade sorcerer. Put your cursed energy into a full-power punch with perfect precision. Todo teaches this not just with words, but during the fight.
"Black Flash" is achieved!!
When the cursed energy collides with the blow within 0.000001 seconds of error, a distortion of space occurs, and at that moment, the cursed energy shines black. The power of the "Black Flash" is 2.5 times the normal power on average. The power is 2.5 times the normal power because it is said to be a more impactful expression than double. The author says that the minimum value of cursed energy is 2 because 1 squared is 1 (lol). Itadori and Todo rush to Fushiguro and Maki who are fighting Hanami, but Todo says that he will not lay hands on Itadori until he completes the "Black Flash". Toudou slaps Itadori, who is unable to use the Black Flash due to his anger and distractions, to encourage him. This clears his mind, and Itadori is so focused that he drools even in the middle of a fight, and finally learns the Black Flash.
Yesterday's enemy is today's friend
After learning the Black Flash, Itadori and Toudou set out to destroy Hanami. The two were enemies at first, but now they fight together in perfect harmony. It's a cliché, but it's an exciting scene! By the way, Todo is quite disliked by everyone (this is revealed in the baseball episode in the sequel), so he must have been happy to have Itadori around to fight and talk with.
What is the main character "Itadori Yuji" who absorbed a curse and took a sudden turn from his peaceful daily life? Summary
What did you think?
Itadori Yuji has taken a sudden turn from his normal high school life to exterminating curses. He is not very smart and often acts emotionally, but he has a quick mind in battle and outstanding physical abilities. After his grandfather's death, he began to think about how people die and is searching for his own answer. This article only partially introduces the charm of Itadori Yuji, so please read the original manga and watch the anime for yourself!