~~~Jujutsu Kaisen Review: A New High-Level Anime

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Overview of Story
- Jujutsu Kaisen follows a teenage boy named Itadori Yuuji as he goes from being a normal kid to being the vessel for one of the world's strongest curses after eating the finger of Sukuna Ryomen. After meeting Gojo Satoru and Fushiguro Megumi from Tokyo Jujutsu High, he is captured. He is told that he must die, being too dangerous to be left alive with Sukuna inside of him. But, he is given an ultimatum: be killed now, or fight along with the members of Jujutsu Tech to find all of Sukuna's fingers and save the world. After choosing the latter, he embarks on a journey to fight for the right death while learning to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
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Story - 9/10
- The story is really well constructed. It gives the audience a great deal of background information with not many plot holes or unanswered questions. They explain the power system extremely well and show us a lot of cool abilities to keep us interested. While the pacing was a little weird, it was solid. There really isn't much to complain about.
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Characters - 9/10

- Early in the show, we meet many of Yuuji's close friends that he has before working to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer. Once the show gets going, we are introduced to a large cast of characters. Many are students, workers, and teachers from Tokyo Jujutsu High. Later, we meet a full cast of villains that plot against our protagonist, as well as more students from Kyoto Jujutsu High.
- The characters are incredibly written. Yuuji is a perfect shounen protagonist that offers exciting fights, inspiring moments, and a lot of humor. Megumi has great character development as he learns to live up to his true potential. And most all, it is very enjoyable to watch Gojo be Gojo. He is a funny, border line psychopathic, unbelievably strong sorcerer. He creates this internal feeling where you can't really tell if he is fighting for good, or evil self motives, but you still love him either way.
- Obviously, I have to bring up the fact that there is strong inspiration for character design and personality from the popular anime, Naruto. Jujutsu Kaisen takes inspiration from the famous three man teams that Naruto uses. Yuuji mirrors Naruto as they both are charismatic, rambunctious, empty-headed, naturally-talented protagonists. Fushiguro mirrors Sasuke as they are both dark, quiet-but-powerful characters. Nobara mirrors Sakura as they are both the only female of the group, and they have sassy personalities. However, Nobara proves to be stronger and more independent than Sakura is in Naruto. Lastly, Gojo mirrors Kakashi as they play the “cool sensei” role. Gojo is practically a carbon copy of Kakashi in design. Same hair, very similar face coverings, and interesting eyes.
- The background characters are hilarious and interesting to say the least. There is a panda that is named "Panda". He can also talk and turn into a gorilla. Must a say more? All of these background characters have very unique abilities and stories that make them so much more likeable than they already are. My favorite character, Todo, adds so much comedic relief and joy to the show, it's indescribable. Lastly, Maki is amazing.
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Animation/Art - 10/10
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- Animation doesn't get better than Jujutsu Kaisen. This show can compete with any visuals of any other anime out there and I stand by that. The fight scenes are absolutely incredible. The funny moments are animated perfectly. The animation of the characters convey emotion so well that you feel almost sucked into the world of Jujutsu Kaisen.
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Audio - 10/10
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- Top tier. It's just incredible. OST and background music is just so insanely good that I would rewatch episodes after I just finished them. And as many people already know, Jujutsu Kaisen holds the title of top 5 anime openings of all time. I'm ready to debate that claim.
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Conclusion~~~ - To keep this brief, Jujutsu Kaisen overwhelmingly exceeded my expectations. I don't think I've ever been more presently surprised by a show than I have by this one. I truly believe that this show will lead the era of new-gen shounen for the next few years. I am so excited to see what MAPPA has in store for us with the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie and the next season which is scheduled to release in the summer of 2022. So with that being said, Jujutsu Kaisen, thank you so far!

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Note:

• This is my first review. If there is anything that was really atrocious, please give me some advice so I can improve. Thanks!