People saying JJK is killing Characters for shock value is so funny because both Kashimo and Higaruma said they would die beforehand
Kashimo using his CT kills him
Higaruma wanted to fulfill his role( use domain successful on sukuna) and die because of shame and guilt
#jjk254
"The flow of energy for an elite Sorcerer is difficult to read" Sukuna did just that, tricked kusakabe by activating his technique without the physical action, hence kusakabe couldn't read the attack
@sugurugetowo
Todo and Choso would get to throwing hands instantly LMFAOO
Yuki would prob. be entartained af while Yuji would be the only one concerned
@KaiyoBreeze
The narrative of JJK constantly rewards those who take risks with skills
Gojo risked Makora adapting faster by using red and was rewarded by black flash
Hakari was lucky enough to have a water body nearby to deal with Kashimo
This isn't a Sukuna thing, it's a JJK thing
The day people realize Nobara's speech isn't about feminism but her mindset on life is the day we can move jjk discourse forward
Also reducing characters to statistics is bottom of the barrel analysis, and even then more men have been dead or sidelined even by ratio lmfao
Akutami may be the weirdest being ever.
He is a man who self inserts as a lady, and who can make entire feminist speeches with Nobara and mock the mysogynist Naoya all day, and somehow, he also can't make 1 female character have a good record unless they look like Toji.
@alego_cos
Kinda like Maki, he just has a healing factor IMO
Gege loves to keep these things hidden, we just found out cleave requires physical contact outside domain
Been saying this
Yuji is ruining Sukuna's fun, both in the fight and the narrative
Everyone, including Gojo, has only validated Sukuna's ideals and worldview
But Yuji is different
Sukuna isn't even fighting seriously so he can enjoy the fight at the level of his opponents, but seeing him getting angry with Yuji, I think he's about to finish playing.
@HeianYuji
Sukuna couldn't use his own CT, cursed tools or true form and Gojo had black flash buff
But it's still insane, all that within less than 30 years
Good things come to those who wait
Gege's writing style has always been to show things first and explain them later, and I love how he paces the info
Maintains tension, let's the cast( and readers) speculate while dropping info to heighten stakes further
#jjk255spoilers
Narrator explains that to activate world slash, Sukuna has to use hand sign named “Enmaten”, which is also used for Malevolent Shrine
But since Sukuna was left with just one arm after Gojo's final hollow purple, he used binding vow to send world slash on Gojo without hand sign
@Secret_Doves
We already know the reason
Yuji is soaked in Sukuna's ce, and we saw with Gojo that your own ce isn't very effective on yourself
So Sukuna's attacks are heavily nerfed against Yuji
@KaiyoBreeze
This one liner is prob. What kept him from going to the higher ups with the secret about cursed corpses
It's kinda corny but it has a reason to be their and works for Panda IMO
@Giusydev96
I think Sukuna is saying it's Choso's move, but it's clearly not used by him
Sukuna's seen Choso use Piercing blood multiple times, but he doesn't know that Yuji could now do it
Also the " how stubborn" is classic Sukuna talking down to Yuji
Gojo's first human interactions coming the moment his infinity is breached is really good writing actually
Even his touching moment with the students was them patting him on his back to fight the strongest
It's also in your face, idk how people think this is a headcannon
Yes, that is 100% the point
How people do not realise the basic basic fact that the series’ “heralded” hero who stands on the side of “humanity” being immediately thrown back into battle like some weapon and refused these human interactions, is 100% the fucking point
@ShadzMangaOnly
As much as I love their friendship, there's also smth sad af about this
They are being "open", but neither of them are actually communicating or even trying to
@KaiyoBreeze
Only a few months ago people were saying he has the least aura in new gen
Now some people are crying about him having too much aura
My GOAT
@whoswapnill
@KaiyoBreeze
Pure concentration is a pre-requisite to black flash, but doesn't guarantee it's activation
No sorcerer including Gojo can use it at will( so far, maybe Yuji will change that)
The manga uses terminology like " blessed with the sparks... " etc. to showcase it's nature as well
Just realized Gojo narrative-ly couldn't save Megumi since he wasn't prepared to be saved
Circling back to what Gojo said to Yaga at the end of his flashback... right before going to Megumi!
Insanely tight knit story man Gege got it
@ShadzMangaOnly
I'm crying man it feels like everyone has reason to jump Sukuna
Yuji and Megumi are no brainers
Maki, Yuta and Hakari as mentioned by Kenjaku
Kashimo's entire motivation
He CANNOT catch a break
@goatgumi
People when the strongest sensei actually protects their 15 yr old students from the most dangerous being in existence instead of sending them to war
For JJK fans
Tumblr has some of the best analysis content on JJK, like actually amazing stuff. If that's something interesting to you, that's the place to be
I don't actively use the site, but I might link some of them in the future
@ItssSlothyy
I think he was kinda nervous, he was messing with Yuji when against nanami but by the time nobara came in he was struggling
He wanted to be rid of her asap, and didn't flaunt a lot with her kill
@KaiyoBreeze
Megumi lowkey got the best writing in jjk
The way he's written is just so... perfect for his struggles
People rag on him because he's going through his lowest point rn, and all they care about is him being raw
Doesn't matter because his comeback will be immaculate
@KaiyoBreeze
Takaba, Nanami, Hakari, Kashimo(still goated idc), Ryu, Kamo, Mai, Naoya and more are all fantastic side characters
Jjk has one of the best casts for it's size in manga. Quality > quantity
@HeianYuji
Kenjaku just saw Sukuna expand the target of his cursed technique btw
Not saying he could copy it, we only know of Sukuna copying things he just saw, but it wouldn't be impossible
Maybe he targets the merger or the narrator idk
All they care about is how AM is the strongest, and that's why Gojo's Subversion of the trope will always be a masterclass to me
Also All Might stood on the sidelines and watched his students get beat to death on a screen, fraud behaviour. Gojo would never
All Might is leagues above Gojo imo when it comes to characterisation and when it comes to being a badass.
Imagine Gojo lost his six eyes and all CE, but still fought Sukuna with just Cursed weapons and hands.
THATS how badass All Might is.
And his character is even greater
@Itadori52
Angel is the GOAT, she just got stuck with a horrible host.
Horrible for battle, ofc. she's human and what she did with Sukuna makes sense for someone with her age/ experience
@KaiyoBreeze
Not only did he get off-screened Gojo was sitting there in his final moments denying his fans of any cope they might use
Sukuna really Won
@KaiyoBreeze
The only reason Yuta managed to sneak Kenjaku is because he was enamored by Takaba
Sukuna would notice Yuta way before, and I think he'd see Cursed speech coming quick enough to quickly reinforce himself
You never know though ig
Completely unrelated but that last page is so cold and no one talks about it
Sukuna letting Gojo know he can't open his domain before Gojo knew in INSANE and it's glossed over by everyone because Sukuna couldn't open his own
@ShadzMangaOnly
Fr she (like geto) wanted to solve the problem as a whole and was not satisfied at keeping it at bay
That's why she wasn't shocked when Geto said all that wild stuff in their convo, she prob. thought of it all as well
The hope lies with Megumi and the Merger
We're not getting a classic good guys beat the bad by punching them harder because that doesn't solve JJK's ideological conflict
Being a cog, karma, having a role, self identity and affirmation, social hierarchy and burden, etc.
To give a pop culture analog, JJK is like Drake: massively popular, huge sales, undoubtedly catchy. Listeners love it but artists don’t find it as exciting. Chainsaw Man is like Kendrick: still popular, but experimental, overly intellectual. Fewer sales but artists love it.
The reason I love JJK more than any manga is how Gege takes inspiration from stuff I've read and loved and puts his own twist on it
It's an experience that I rarely got before and JJK is brimming with it
Also he has a bunch of original stuff that will inspire future Manga
Meruem & Sukuna!
How Gege took inspiration from one of the best Shonen-Villains of all time and made his own version of it.
There are a lot of similarities, but they are still very different and their own complex characters.
A Thread:
#JJK253
#JJK
#HxH
#Meruem
#Sukuna
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@SHINGEKIYAIBA
Damn this really puts how broken Hakari is in prespective
Because Gojo was getting dura negged by cleave the entire time and RCT'ed his way through
THIS IS WHERE IT STOPS. THIS ISNT EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE HES ACTUALLY RETCONNING SHIT AND EXCUSING THEM AS "VOLUME CHANGES" 😭😭😭😭😭
Gege gobblers, please tell me how this is defensible in any way shape or form
The passion of the young igniting a fire in the old
Ties into the themes at the start of JJK,with the focus on the next gen bringing about change
Even Gakuganji goes through this, love how Gege is showing that the older gen can change instead of being obsolete in their mindset
JJK and Sakadays have spoiled me with their crystal clear choreography, to the point I can't feel the flow with Chainsaw Man(sometimes) and Hell's Paradise
@KaiyoBreeze
Having interactions as flashbacks works better for every character except Gojo
Definitely could be better but it's not ass
Like the Higaruma stuff would not hit as hard if the interactions happened 20 chaps ago followed by the biggest fight
No one here would care to remember
@gurokenn
We already know Sukuna would have won more domain clashes, thus never get hit with UV and never have brain damage
That and he'd fare much better h2h with 4 arms and freely using DA, use his Cursed tools to add even more damage to a Gojo already using max RCT to survive shrine
@KashimoCT
Reddit when characters shown to be flawed actually impact the plot
Genuinely the most bad faith I've seen a manga read with in a long time
Just drop the series and go back to reading picture books
This quote vs Fujimoto’s ‘kill your darlings’ quote really shows you the difference in aura between them. Gege talking like a reddit edgelord and Fujimoto being a real writer.
@tfwPhoebe
Love that he's taking his time and not rushing this ngl
I love Denji in part 2, and that Fujimoto didn't magic away his problems at the end of part 1
@FingersCro55ed
The second round wasn't action focused in the manga or anime.
It was about Gojo's and Toji's character along with Gojo showing us two new attacks.
@ShadzMangaOnly
So much stuff in JJK that should feel like an asspull is perfectly integrated into the JJK power system/CE
Prob. the most underrated part of gege's writing
If you think Maki is "girl who fights" after everything with Mai, her Mom, Naoya and Kamo then idk maybe you should stick to picture books
The dynamic between Maki, Mai and her Mom(and how it reflected with Kamo) is genuinely peak. I want to write a thread on it someday
God I love the dimension slash
Not only because it shows Sukuna's jujutsu, but because how it works with limitless
The slash ignored infinity, Gojo's curse that kept him separate from others and we instantly get the airport scene when it's breached
What a conclusion man
In the end, Gojo’s death freed him from the Sisyphean life he was cursed to live & his afterlife was reminiscent of the time before his curse began. W/ Sukuna’s slash disregarding Gojo’s inviolability entirely, Gojo was treated as part of the world, & not separate from it.
#jjk
JJK was special from the start man
People give their praise to Shibuya and Culling Games( and rightfully so) but we don't acknowledge just how good the story was from the start
There have been instances but this is definitely not one of them, the main one was in his fight against the SG finger bearer in the death painting/OOO arc, directly remembering gojos words spurred him to elevate to a new level, "Give it your all, its okay to be selfish!"
CSM Fandom defending Fuji taking all the breaks and calling out people who don't
And JJK fans crying about breaks because their fav hasn't come back (he's dead) with thousands of likes
They might be pretentious as hell but atleast they care about their Mangaka
Also 235 as the conclusion would be horrible
Gojo standing alone yet again like after defeating Toji, no progress or growth for him
Ngl I feel Gege did 235 almost as a parody of how we wanted the fight to go. Of how it would go is he's Gojo because he's the strongest
Entire chapter of 236 is Gojo pouring his heart out and his fans will misinterpret everything for this agenda
Gojo you deserve better fans man
Even if you believe he will come back, most of the theories his fans have rob him off so much character
#JJKSPOILERS
#JJK243
Yuta stated at the end of 243, after severing Kenjaku’s head, that Takaba vs. Kenjaku went according to plan
What if Gojo “losing” to Sukuna was ALSO the plan…
That’s why Gojo smiled upon his “defeat”—he knew it was all playing out the way they intended
@Creatormigraine
I think the problem lies with the fandom/leaks as well ngl
Gojo used speed mirages to catch Sukuna off guard but Sukuna immediately caught Gojo and stopped him in his tracks
And yet the fanbase just ignores that
Also he's tanking multiple hits that one shot Yuta and Hakari
Rereading the Yuki Choso and Kenjaku fight and WTF it's so packed with details
Please reread JJK, every part I've rereading is briming with details in retrospect
Higaruma as a parallel to Megumi, and a commentary on Sukuna's and Yuji's ideology
This
Gojo's post-mortem use has been phenomenal.
Showing him as a teacher, knowledgeable practitioner of jujutsu and fun-loving is great
The story hasn't forgotten him
More ammo for the thread that I'll never finish😭
Y’all think hakari explicitly target’s androgynous niggas because the fact he doesn’t know if it’s a boy or a girl until he hits and can only guess one or the other excites the gambler in him?
Way I see it, It's just Sukuna at a buffet
He savours each dish, enjoys them, gives them the acknowledgement that they desperately seek( directly & indirectly) and moves on
Only Yuji maybe made him change in a small but meaningful way
Also the praise is unique so I fw it
@y0unGeezer
Was this stated anywhere?
We haven't seen a tamed Mahoraga before and Sukuna can separate and use his wheel which we haven't seen before as well
I can see it going either ways
Sukuna is one of the most ambitious villains in mainstream Shonen
The focus/ character work he's getting during the final arc alone is insane
And he's meaingfully interacting with the entire cast, not just the MC
And actually offing so many characters helps with being iconic
When JJK will end, do you think Sukuna has a chance to become iconic as other shonen antagonists (Freeza, Aizen, Madara) or will he be mostly remembered as good villian and nothing much?
This page makes much more sense now. The former star plasma vessel souls are still there just submerged deep! Doesn’t that mean the product of the merger would be somewhat unstable?
I think 10S really messed up how people view Sukuna vs Gojo
Because doesn't Heinkuna with 4 arms, Kamino and free use of DA just win all the domain clashes we saw?
Legit every single one... please let me know if I'm missing smth
" I wanted this for self-affirmation
And deviated from my true self "
This is the path Sukuna is heading down, and it's a glorious descent
Funny enough it started AFTER he fought the two strongest, Yuji was the one who brought him here
#jjk253
Pinnacle of physicality - "I wanted to discredit it, to crush it , the pinnacle of the jujutsu world"
Pinnacle of jujutsu world - "the outcome of the fight will prove which is worth developing, Jujutsu or the body. You're the only one who has ever forced a role upon me"
Yuki moves me so much
Her dynamic as a special grade and SPV is so good
And it plays such a fantastic role in forming her world-view, and how that worldview clashes with Kenjaku
And how Choso complicates her worldview
@gurokenn
They're really just making stuff up
I remember the insane jump in Fandom numbers when Gojo took off his blindfold in Jogo's domain lmfao
Also when discourse took a dive, and again with season 2
See THIS wouldn't hit as hard if Gege hadn't built up Yuji's journey to be so crushing
#jjk248
Also I adore the way Sukuna came to this realization, as the strongest no one could teach him love. But having experienced another's soul in it's entirety is something else
Sukuna acknowledging Yuji’s willingness to stick to his ideals and comparing it to how he approaches his own is so good man
The fact that he’s so irritated by it makes it even better
#jjk248
#jjkspoilers
Pretty sure this is their plan
Get judgeman to target Yuji for Shibuya and make Sukuna a Co-Defendant
It's a workaround against the randomized crime judgeman would have picked otherwise
It's actually kinda genius