I love it when an anime goes out of its way to surpass the manga in terms of quality, making it the definitive way to experience the story. Mangas are such a special form of art (being a combination of multiple paintings) that achieving this is difficult, yet Jujutsu nailed it perfectly. I adore the manga already and this anime totally lived up to and surpassed the hype, just amazing
278 Reviews
blew my freaking mind
crzyjoseph17 October 2020
Definitely going to become a hit, like demon slayer or something. 3rd episode was kinda meh but oh my god. first and second were phenomenal. literally so good that this anime compelled me to create my first IMDB review.
With Jujutsu Kaisen, MAPPA has struck gold once again.
Achyut_Prashast_Singh5 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Months ago, when I had first heard of Jujutsu Kaisen and its "similarities" with Bleach, which is one of my all-time favorite anime shows, I was very curious and the subsequently growing hype just added to the excitement. And as I finished it in merely two days, I was left very impressed and entertained to the core. Jujutsu Kaisen is MAPPA's striking new achievement which has set the bar for action anime shows, very high and hard to top.
At first, the concept revolving around the talisman sounded very original, unique and seemed like something the whole thing would revolve around. That's where I was slightly surprised, since the show didn't follow it entirely and instead also focused on different characters, meaning the protagonist Yuji Itadori was not allowed to completely dominate the show, which is rare. Rather, his teacher and an absolute fan-favorite Satoru Gojo stole the show with his cool heroic moments, many of which can send a shiver down your spine! For a secondary character, he truly gets to shine a lot, and other characters one can actually expect to great primary treatment, mainly Itadori's friends Nobara and Megumi, too shine when the right time comes.
The plot initially moves at a very fast pace, leaving little to no room for characters to grow on you easily. However, that is achieved later on as we get introduced to them again and again through the skillfully drawn, beautifully colored and overall masterfully crafted action scenes. Every fight sequence is executed with intensity and the right usage of music and colors just adds to the brilliance. I was very impressed with the usage of red, blue, white and black, in the last few episodes. MAPPA surely knows how to adapt a manga faithfully and breathe life into the story by using colors adequately and artistically.
Plus, while it's also a lot gorier than I imagined, given this is still a shounen, even moments of gore seemed more like abstract art instead of mindless violence, which is a rare feat to achieve. Jujutsu Kaisen has strong characters, both male and female, and are used effectively throughout the 24 episodes. There's some humor too, as expected from any shounen, and it doesn't disappoint. But it's mostly the fight sequences that stand out as the show's biggest highlight. This is a pure action anime, so while some of you might have issues getting into the plot initially given the fast pace and nonstop action, it will slowly cast its spell on you and the effects will be visible in no time. Just make sure to grab some popcorn and beverages (something I unfortunately couldn't) before you sit down to binge this supernatural action thriller. You're in for one wild ride!
At first, the concept revolving around the talisman sounded very original, unique and seemed like something the whole thing would revolve around. That's where I was slightly surprised, since the show didn't follow it entirely and instead also focused on different characters, meaning the protagonist Yuji Itadori was not allowed to completely dominate the show, which is rare. Rather, his teacher and an absolute fan-favorite Satoru Gojo stole the show with his cool heroic moments, many of which can send a shiver down your spine! For a secondary character, he truly gets to shine a lot, and other characters one can actually expect to great primary treatment, mainly Itadori's friends Nobara and Megumi, too shine when the right time comes.
The plot initially moves at a very fast pace, leaving little to no room for characters to grow on you easily. However, that is achieved later on as we get introduced to them again and again through the skillfully drawn, beautifully colored and overall masterfully crafted action scenes. Every fight sequence is executed with intensity and the right usage of music and colors just adds to the brilliance. I was very impressed with the usage of red, blue, white and black, in the last few episodes. MAPPA surely knows how to adapt a manga faithfully and breathe life into the story by using colors adequately and artistically.
Plus, while it's also a lot gorier than I imagined, given this is still a shounen, even moments of gore seemed more like abstract art instead of mindless violence, which is a rare feat to achieve. Jujutsu Kaisen has strong characters, both male and female, and are used effectively throughout the 24 episodes. There's some humor too, as expected from any shounen, and it doesn't disappoint. But it's mostly the fight sequences that stand out as the show's biggest highlight. This is a pure action anime, so while some of you might have issues getting into the plot initially given the fast pace and nonstop action, it will slowly cast its spell on you and the effects will be visible in no time. Just make sure to grab some popcorn and beverages (something I unfortunately couldn't) before you sit down to binge this supernatural action thriller. You're in for one wild ride!
Exciting As HELL
kennytheripper17 December 2020
It's just so exciting. You just need to watch episode 1 to get pumped up over this. I highly recommend you to watch this. Everything is nearly perfect; the plot, characters, action scenes, EVERYTHING. It's not an anime that will make you regret it.
Damn it's good
zohaibkhanghosty19 October 2020
Breathtaking anime!
NicolasTheWolf27 June 2021
What an amazing anime Jujutsu Kaisen is.
Studio Mappa with another magnificent job.
The animation is awesome, especially the fights look breathtaking.
So many great, loveable and fun characters with a very interesting story.
Can't wait for the film and hopefully season 2!
Studio Mappa with another magnificent job.
The animation is awesome, especially the fights look breathtaking.
So many great, loveable and fun characters with a very interesting story.
Can't wait for the film and hopefully season 2!
Better than expected WOW!
GangsterLuffy3 October 2020
A SHONEN FULFILLING EVERY DEPARTMENT. ALMOST.
kardolph3 February 2021
I don't know how to describe the perfection of this anime. Great Characters, One of the greatest OP and Ending theme. Three reasons to watch this anime.
1. Amazing Plot wid great animation
2. Great music wid great action sequences
3. Gojou Satoru
That's it.
Just lacking few emotional Strings. Overall, worth watching every single episodes.
An absolute blast
batmanriddlerspn9 February 2021
I'm not one to watch much anime nor one to "review" but this one in particular prompted me to do so. It had me hooked from the first episode then sold me completely by the 2nd. The animation, the fight scenes, the humor, both opening and closing songs, everything about it is just so so good. Highly recommend!
Anime legendary.
kairosensei26 December 2020
Shounen done right
mr-altex27 March 2021
There's a lot of predictable elements and cliché in the overall story design, but the form is awesome.
Characters, including the MC, are well written and occasional drop of motivation and backstory gives them decent depth. Power system has a lot of imagination in it and the tension that any character could die is good for the story telling.
MAPPA (the studio) have made great job putting the story into motion.
Characters, including the MC, are well written and occasional drop of motivation and backstory gives them decent depth. Power system has a lot of imagination in it and the tension that any character could die is good for the story telling.
MAPPA (the studio) have made great job putting the story into motion.
OVERRATED
heymantbhadu16 April 2021
Tbf i think it should be around 6-7 in ratings the characters are okayish and gojo is too overhyped, the plot and story are really generic nothing new all it has is good animation. I don't see why it deserves 8.7 rating when shows like Mr Robot and Monster are like 8.5 or 8.6 i watched it solely for the becoz of the ratings being 8.7 i expected it to be really good but it was dissapointing to find its just another shounen with nothing new personally I'll give it a 5-6 :)
The epitome of mediocrity
Bbeni1110 June 2022
Have you ever seen an anime where everything about it seems just fine but you very quickly realize that what you're watching has absolutely no soul whatsoever?
Where all characters are cliché archetypes you've seen a thousand times before in better media, and the creators still failed to improve them in any way?
If that is your thing look no further: There is main character whose only quality is 'good' and is strong for no reason. There are spirits/demons who are 'bad'. They fight. There is mentor who is 'cool'. There is magic system which makes no sense and got no actual rules of what's possible. There is a bad guy who laughs as he kills people. There is a girl sidekick who gets angry all the time... and so on
This is the kind of thing that could only satisfy someone who started consuming media probably 6 month prior to encountering this. But hey, there are more than 130 million babies born each year, so i guess studios can just keep making this stuff as there will always be people finding it original/interesting.
Where all characters are cliché archetypes you've seen a thousand times before in better media, and the creators still failed to improve them in any way?
If that is your thing look no further: There is main character whose only quality is 'good' and is strong for no reason. There are spirits/demons who are 'bad'. They fight. There is mentor who is 'cool'. There is magic system which makes no sense and got no actual rules of what's possible. There is a bad guy who laughs as he kills people. There is a girl sidekick who gets angry all the time... and so on
This is the kind of thing that could only satisfy someone who started consuming media probably 6 month prior to encountering this. But hey, there are more than 130 million babies born each year, so i guess studios can just keep making this stuff as there will always be people finding it original/interesting.
Amazing
WeAreLive23 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The plot is as follows Yuji Itadori, a kind-hearted teenager, joins his school's Occult Club for fun, but discovers that its members are actual sorcerers who can manipulate the energy between beings for their own use. He hears about a cursed talisman - the finger of Sukuna, a demon - and its being targeted by other cursed beings. Yuji eats the finger to protect his friends, and ends up becoming Sukuna's host. However, Yuji discovers that he has inherited magic and is able to control this power without interference from Sukuna. He joins the Tokyo Metropolitan Magic Technical College to consumes all of Sukuna's fingers, which will enable a full exorcism to take place that will free him.
The anime is nothing short of a masterpiece.
It has amazing fight scenes. Really good OST also good animation.
The anime is nothing short of a masterpiece.
It has amazing fight scenes. Really good OST also good animation.
Its not that good
werewolfpack5 May 2022
Honestly I cant rate this anime a 1 because the art and the fight scenes can be quite cool. But the plot/character development was VERY lackluster. I heard so many good things about this anime but every time I turned it on I was just disappointed.
GOING TO SAVE 2020!!!
parthbhardwaj-770186 November 2020
PEAK SHONEN
itadorimiprota28 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Jujutsu Kaisen, is praised for its fights and animation, but for me it is more than that, because interesting ideas and concepts can be seen, the protagonist is pushed to the limit and his ideals are trampled and he has no plot armor, sukuna can seem the same inner demon that helps but this is not the case, because it only does more than make fun of him, the protagonists may seem like the generic trio like naruto, but nothing is further from reality, , nobara is not the typical girl who depends on the mc, or is not useful, but she has charisma and has great battle scenes, megumi is serious but not an emo avenger, and itadori is a character with a typical character base but this is put to the test in various scenes, in conclusion, an entertaining anime that moves away from the typical children's shonen, and that you can take seriously, it has too much potential.
Excellent.
danielapinedo-2403626 January 2021
Wow. I love the character development, the animation, the plot, it is definitely a promising anime.
It is incredible, I recommend it. From the first, second and third episodes I completely fell in love with this anime and each episode got more interesting. so far I am not disappointed.
A Good Shonen Take-off
rookescanor27 October 2020
Returning back to the Shonen genre, I wasn't disappointed. Jujutsu Kaisen shows potential and good promise from its initial episodes.
Hunting spirits/demons/evil things have been part of anime since times old, but that doesn't mean Jujutsu Kaisen is any way boring. Good execution of the story has kept me going through the episodes with eagerness to look forward to what's coming up. Along with instances of amazing action-animation sequences and decent characters, it is notable to appreciate the first opening and ending themes, having a nice taste of funk.
A pleasing and interesting start. I'm not surprised this anime is an adaptation of Weekly Shonen Jump. The magazine has often led to manga-adaptations that are worth giving a watch.
A good watch for Shonen-enthusiasts. Hasn't been disappointed as of yet. Looking forward to Jujutsu Kaisen during its run.
Hunting spirits/demons/evil things have been part of anime since times old, but that doesn't mean Jujutsu Kaisen is any way boring. Good execution of the story has kept me going through the episodes with eagerness to look forward to what's coming up. Along with instances of amazing action-animation sequences and decent characters, it is notable to appreciate the first opening and ending themes, having a nice taste of funk.
A pleasing and interesting start. I'm not surprised this anime is an adaptation of Weekly Shonen Jump. The magazine has often led to manga-adaptations that are worth giving a watch.
A good watch for Shonen-enthusiasts. Hasn't been disappointed as of yet. Looking forward to Jujutsu Kaisen during its run.
Highly Recommended!!! For everyone!!
schanzaysohail5 January 2021
This is the best anime ive ever watched it my favorite. The animation is flawless and the plot is quite interesting. The plot has suspense but on the other hand it also has a lot of friendship which can make it boring but there are a few adult themes/jokes to make it better. And honestly it just keeps getting better the first few episodes were so good but i feel like the new one are going to be better i binged all the episodes in 1 day and now i wait for January 16th for the episode 14th. I would recommend this anime to almost anyone who's interested in anime as it includes a little bit of everything.
Another amazing story,
ebenny21 February 2021
I DON'T GET IT
bakiokeee13 June 2021
This Anime is probably the most overrated I know. Maybe it got some good animations and fights but this doesn't make the anime great. The characters are not interesting and the Anime itself is kinda boring. I don't get the hype...
promising!!!
harsalconix11 October 2020
Ok so far i have watched 2 episodes and they did what they were supposed to do
1. capture the watcher's attention - great animation and shows the protagonist's purpose
2.set a pace - the pace is so perfect it is almost satisfying
3. i don't wanna compare anything herw but to be honest it is so going to be better than god of high school because it lives up to the hype and it is those underrated animes that don't come in people's attention much but end up blowing away the audience
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