<![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 gag 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 then fights against the curse. In this article, I would like to introduce some trivia and behind-the-scenes information related to "Jujutsu Kaisen." Read this and prepare for the anime broadcast! !
Inumaki Toge only mentions the onigiri ingredients
Inumaki is a cursed magician, so in everyday conversation he only mentions the onigiri ingredients that do not contain cursed power. "Shake" means affirmation, and "Okaka" means negation. Other than that, even the author Akutami Gege doesn't seem to understand (lol). When Hanami appears in the middle of the exchange meeting, Fushiguro somehow understands what Inumaki is saying, which means he understands Inumaki better than Akutami Gege! (Kamo was also surprised by this)
Jujutsu Kaisen was not originally planned to be a weekly serialization project
Jujutsu Kaisen was originally a four-part monthly serialization. However, it was more popular than expected, so it was decided to write the sequel as a weekly serialization. The monthly serialization was decided to be included as Volume 0, a spinoff, because it would be more interesting to make it a prequel to the weekly serialization. By the way, the ending of the final episode and key points has already been decided, and the path to get there will be decided in the future. I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of ending awaits!
Akutami Gege is troubled by his father's question
After reading Jujutsu Kaisen, Akutami Gege's father asked Akutami a sudden question. "Am I the model for Fushiguro's father and Okkotsu?" Fushiguro's father has great fighting power, but he's a gigolo who lives from day to day and has a little humanity... Okkotsu is very kind and strong, but he was originally a timid and bullied child... I feel that neither of them are characters that can give an immediate positive answer. I'm curious to know how Akutami responded. But even so, did his father have any idea...?
Kikufuku bought by Gojo Satoru
Gojo, who appeared before Itadori, who had eaten Sukuna's finger, gives a package to Fushiguro before fighting Sukuna. The package contains "Kikufuku" from Kikusui-an, a Sendai specialty. Fushiguro is angry that he came here leisurely after buying a souvenir even though he is dying, but Gojo says that he is going to eat it himself, not as a souvenir. Either way, I feel (lol), but Akutami, who introduced Kikufuku in the manga, apparently received a letter and Kikufuku from the person who makes it. By the way, the recommended flavor is Houjicha. They also sell it online, so if you're interested, please check it out!
Fushiguro's Ten Shadow Techniques "Nue"
When Fushiguro and Kamo are fighting at the exchange meeting, Kamo says that Fushiguro's "Nue" cannot be used in narrow spaces, but it can actually be used in narrow spaces. In fact, Fushiguro uses "Nue" inside the school where Sukuna's seal was broken. Kamo seems to think that it cannot be used because "in narrow spaces, he will be killed before he can gain speed."
The extension technique he created himself, "Shiraishi Iso"
The Ten Shadows Technique is a technique that summons and controls shikigami using 10 types of shadow pictures as a medium, but Fushiguro created a shikigami called "Shiraishi Iso" by mixing "Nue" and "Toad". Once a shikigami from the Ten Shadows Technique is destroyed, it cannot be manifested again, but "Shiraishi Iso" is not included in the 10 types of the Ten Shadows Technique, so it can be manifested any number of times. Of course, if the original "Nue" or "Toad" is destroyed, it will no longer be able to manifest. By the way, a destroyed shikigami cannot manifest again, but instead passes on its magic and power to another shikigami, but there is a rule for how this is passed on.
Special Grade Cursed Spirits: Jogo and Hanami
Jogo was born from fear of the earth, and Hanami was born from fear of the forest. Both of them have abilities that stand out among the special grade cursed spirits. In particular, Jogo's strength is so great that Geto said, "Even if we estimate it generously, he is 8 to 9 fingers stronger than Sukuna." From this, it can be seen that Jogo is stronger than Hanami in terms of strength, but Hanami seems to be tougher. Hanami survives even after receiving five of Itadori's Black Flashes and being hit in a vital spot by Yuun with Toudou's cursed power added to it. Apparently, if Jogo were to get hit by an attack like this, he would almost certainly die (lol)
Popular Character Ranking
The first Popular Character Ranking was held in Issue 31 of Weekly Shonen Jump in 2019. The results are...
1st place: Itadori Yuji
2nd place: Fushiguro Megumi
3rd place: Gojo Satoru
4th place: Inumaki Toge
5th place: Nanami Kento
6th place: Kugisaki Nobara
7th place: Okkotsu Yuta
8th place: Toudou Aoi
9th place: Yoshino Junpei
10th place: Ryomen Sukuna
and the rest are announced up to 84th place. Okkotsu Yuta is ranked 7th even though he has never appeared in the main story, which is just what you'd expect from the main character of volume 0! I personally thought it was a bit surprising that Yoshino Junpei was ranked so high and Zenin Maki was ranked 12th.
Who received the most chocolate?
In the 2019 Valentine's Day rankings,
1st place: Gojo Satoru with 12 pieces
2nd place: Nanami Kento with 8 pieces
3rd place: Itadori Yuji with 5 pieces
They are popular among adult men! 4th place and below are 1.2 pieces of dumplings, and a "gift from a monkey" was sent to Geto (lol)
What connects Itadori and Akutami
Ozawa Yuko, Itadori's middle school classmate, has a crush on Itadori. Nobara, her cupid of love, calls Fushiguro and Itadori to a family restaurant. Itadori has a bag in his arms when he arrives at the family restaurant, right? It's a little hard to see, but if you look closely, he says, "I don't want to bother looking for a cash machine, so I exchanged the prizes." If you're good at guessing, you'll notice right away that he's going to the pachinko parlor despite being a high school student (lol). Apparently, the editor had warned him about this part many times, but the only thing that connects Itadori and Akutami is this kind of vulgarity about Itadori, so he ignored the repeated warnings and included it.
Itadori has a pure heart
In this episode, Itadori immediately notices Ozawa despite his drastic change in appearance. He doesn't mention it and treats him as usual, which is a fine play! When asked who she liked in middle school, she chose Ozawa, and the reason was that "her eating style and handwriting are so beautiful." Ozawa must have been very happy to hear that.
Star Plasma Riko Amanai and Misato Kuroi
Riko Amanai has been living with Kuroi since she lost her parents in a traffic accident at the age of four. Misato Kuroi comes from a family that can be used by star plasma, but she didn't want to go to junior college and get a general job, but she was attracted to Riko's charm and ended up being used by star plasma. Riko wears a headband, but Akutami-san was worried about the necessity of this until the very end. Kuroi looks young, but he is surprisingly older at 31 years old, and he is said to be very good at Mario Kart because he often hangs out at home with Riko.
Easy-to-understand explanation of the technique
Innate technique... A technique that is inscribed at birth, and is often inscribed in a family of magicians. In the story, when "technique" is mentioned, this is what is usually being referred to.
Barrier technique... If you have a certain amount of cursed energy, you can deploy it with effort, but it seems that there are people who are not suited to it. It refers to a "curtain" or "domain expansion".
Inversion technique... It is a manipulation of cursed energy that multiplies negative cursed energy with negative cursed energy within oneself to create positive cursed energy. Although it is called a technique, it is said that no technique is used. This makes it possible to heal people.
Knowing this will make it even more interesting?! Introducing small tidbits and supplementary information! Summary
What did you think?
I have introduced it to the best of my knowledge, but I think there are still many other things that you do not know. "Jujutsu Kaisen" contains a lot of technical terms such as family lineages and techniques, as well as difficult kanji and names. It may be interesting to look into the origins of the names and the power relationships of the techniques! !