Bringing a manga to life in anime is a process that can hardly be reduced to adding color and movement, but it is a process of interpretation. The manga gives frames of impact, page-turning, controlled pacing, and enables the reader to fill in sound and motion with their imagination. The anime, on the other hand, determines the intensity of a punch, how loud the destruction appears, and the duration of the moment of silence, leading to the collapse of everything. When MAPPA adapted Jujutsu Kaisen, the outcome was not just a translation but an amplification. We could say they used their most powerful domains to animate this series.
Gege Akutami's artwork is driven by intensity and raw emotions, but the anime extends them to the experience of the movie. A two-panel dialogue may foster a complete urban disaster, a brief flashback may be emotional closure, and intricate exposition may be told through images. It is as though the manga gave MAPPA a blueprint of a small apartment, and the studio said, OK, we will make a skyscraper. These seven scenes confirm that the anime was not simply an adaptation of Jujutsu Kaisen, it improved it.
Every Main Jujutsu Kaisen Character's Age, Height, And Birthday
Jujutsu Kaisen is among the biggest ongoing anime. Here are a few basic details fans should know about the main characters as they join the adventure.
Sukuna vs. Jogo — The Divine Flame of Shibuya
In the manga, Sukuna and Jogo do not fight much; it happens only in several chapters. The anime stretches the confrontation into an inferno of the entire city, and highlights the power difference between them. Jogo attacks Shibuya with flames scalding the area, and Sukuna effortlessly evades attacks, cuts through fire, and physically overpowers him. The anime presents Jogo's Maximum: Meteor on a bigger scale, where buildings are melting, and the environment is giving way to the heat, and Sukuna's actual strength becomes even more frightening.
The ultimate move, Sukuna's fire technique, the Divine Flame, is not just another fire attack, but a duel of fire. Lighting, sound design, and destruction make the moment look like a nuclear explosion. The fight is followed by the silence of Sukuna, who, agreeing with Jogo about his strength, asks him to stand proud, which carries an emotional charge, transforming the defeat of Jogo into a weirdly tragic farewell, instead of it being another death of a villain.
Yuji & Nobara vs. The Death Paintings Duo
The battle against Eso and Kechizu in the manga was one of the best moments, and in the anime, the movement turns into a choreography battle. It is stretched over the confrontation with more movement sequences, better coordination of the teamwork, and more dynamic camera work. The visualization of techniques such as Resonance and Maximum: Wing King is colored and animated in bright colors and movement, making the battle easier to follow and much more intense as compared to the original panels.
Among the most unforgettable anime-original extensions is the scene where Yuji runs with Nobara in his hands through the forest, the feeling of urgency and physical power of Yuji being underlined. The coordinated Black Flash sequence is given dramatic timing, where the surroundings respond to the hit and sound design collaborates at the moment as an ideal exhibit of teamwork. The anime is selling the notion that Yuji and Nobara are in perfect sync, and there's no way they are losing.
Nanami Kento's Tragic Goodbye
Nanami's death is heartbreaking in both adaptations, though in the anime, there is a continuation of emotion by merging his future retirement dream in Malaysia and the current moment in Shibuya as it is. His vision of peaceful beach life, which he keeps talking about in the story, is depicted visually with his last moments spent against mutated humans.
The change of reality and dream is smoother and more symbolic than in the manga, which produces a sense of peace just before Mahito kills him. Nanami says goodbye to us fans with perfect voice acting and pacing, which makes his saying goodbye to Yuji far more impactful and more of a transfer of responsibility. The anime transforms an appalling death into a silent emotional goodbye.
Who’s That Character?
Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.
Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.
Toji Fushiguro vs. Dagon: The Slasher Villain In Paradise
Toji entering the domain of Dagon was one of the iconic scenes in the manga version of the story, whereas in the anime, it became a full-fledged slasher scene. His speed in the manga is revealed in the simplest way possible by his just showing up behind people. The anime, on the other hand, dramatizes the physics of his movement. He tore apart the endless shikigami of Dagon like a blender falling into a bowl of fruit. The anime, with its heavy, predatory sound effects to the point of his lack of cursed energy, gave Toji the impression of having been a glitch in the Matrix, created in a purely specific way to destroy Dagon’s day.
Jujutsu Kaisen: Toji vs Maki - Who Is Stronger?
Maki Zenin and Toji Fushiguro, the black sheep of the Zenin clan, sure know how to make a mess, but which of them is stronger?
The manner in which Toji sharpened the "Playful Cloud" staff with itself as he dragged Dagon along the beach demonstrated his experience in combat in a brutish, high-IQ manner. The anime version shows us the true power of his Heavenly Restriction by ensuring that every single movement is weighted but effortless, while demonstrating that when everyone else plays a supernatural RPG, Toji plays a brutal beat-em-up. It made a cool manga scene turn into a lesson about why the Zen'in clan feared a man with zero cursed energy.
Jujutsu Kaisen: The Wasted Potential of Choso
Yuuji Itadori's older brother is one of the most interesting characters in the series, but his conclusion in the manga left a lot to be desired
Choso vs. Yuji: The Bathroom Brawl Of The Year
It is not a fight, but it is a 10-minute case as to why MAPPA should get all the awards on the shelf. The bathroom fight in the manga was a close, strategic match, whereas the anime made it a musical, John Wick-type fight. The introduction of the Blood Vision part, in which we view the world through the red-colored lenses of Choso, made it absolutely clear how he calculates his Piercing Blood shots. The water flowing through the ruptured pipes mingled with their movements, and the fight became painfully real.
The choreography was well translated to the point where it was logical and not just cool, and that one scene showing Choso's abs? That was an anime exclusive scene which fans just absolutely loved. During the fight, Yuji was able to make the claustrophobic situation work in his favor and Choso's blood attacks were like watching a razor blade slicing through the screen, an aesthetic delight. The animation quality remained consistent, as with his confrontation with Kenjaku. The manga barely showed a fight, whereas the anime turned into one of the series' best fight scenes with an amazing soundtrack.
Culling Games Rules
When Chapter 146 was released, a lot of readers could not comprehend what Kenjaku was doing. The anime has addressed this issue of the Wall of Text by providing the Culling Game with a holographic, high-tech upgrade. The anime visualized the rules via the Kogane, using slick diagrams and smooth transitions of the UI, and the points system and the rule of death-by-technique-removal gave the impression of a strategic game instead of "what is even going on here." It is an unusual treat that less reading, more seeing resulted in an even smarter story.
The anime was able to sustain the flow of the Execution Arc by incorporating the explanation into the world through digital simulations without a lecture that would otherwise exhaust the audience. It made the Culling Game a breathing, living reality that was oppressive but technically flawless. The annoying yet useful character of Kogane, combined with the chilling logic of the rules, was a welcome change to fans. It has demonstrated that even a set of rules can be a highlight of the film when handled with sufficient sci-fi love.
Zen'in Clan's Massacre by Maki Zen'in
Perfect Preparation arc was already popular with fans, but it was reinvented in the anime. The raid on the Zen'in compound by Maki was filmed like Prestige TV, focusing on shadows, silence, and the noise of a sword-cutting arrogance. It was a masterpiece of weight and impact to watch her massacre the Zenin Hei and face the heads of the clan like Ogi and Jinichi. When Jinichi applied his enormous fist skill, the size of the fist made Maki appear as an unstoppable power of nature, crushing down a mountain.
The ultimate Anime Wins moment was the final confrontation with Naoya Zenin. In his animation, Projection Sorcery, Naoya created a trippy, 24-fps show that rendered his speed just as smart and efficient as it was in the manga. The sight of Maki, fully awakened and acting with the same weightless grace as Toji did during his fight with Gojo, countered Naoya's maximum speed with one fatal blow. The anime did not simply adapt a fight, it made the whole arc the birth of a new Heavenly Restricted legend, that the Zenin clan did not simply lose a member, but created their own extinction event.
- Release Date
- October 3, 2020
- Network
- TBS, MBS, CBC, Tulip Television, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, SBC, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, atv, MBC
- Directors
- Ryohei Takeshita, Masataka Akai, Chie Nishizawa, Daisuke Tsukushi, Tomomi Kamiya, Kakushi Ifuku, Ken Takahashi
Cast
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Junya EnokiYuji Itadori -
Yuichi NakamuraSatoru Gojo
WHERE TO WATCH
Based on Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga, Mappa's battle shonen anime envisions a world where Jujutsu Sorcerers battle against entities born out of Cursed Energy. One day, a teenager named Yuji Itadori is dragged into this conflict when he eats a possessed finger.
- Writers
- Hiroshi Seko
- Franchise(s)
- Jujutsu Kaisen
- Main Genre
- Animation
- Seasons
- 1
- Studio
- MAPPA
- Producers
- Makoto Kimura, Hiroaki Matsutani, Yuriha Murai, Toshihiro Maeda, Yoshiaki Takagaki, Tatsuya Omori, Hiroaki Yamazaki
- Based On
- Manga
- Creator
- Gege Akutami
- Number of Episodes
- 47
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu
- MyAnimeList Score
- 8.57 (Season 1)
- Executive Producer(s)
- Hiroo Maruyama, Keiji Ota
