Jun 5, 2023
Despite its promising start, “Jujutsu Kaisen” ultimately looses its footing in the latter half of the series and is plagued with being rushed for the sake of ending it. It never fully delves into full on horror and tends to have convoluted explanations on characters special moves during fights.
The art isn’t the best of quality and unfortunately suffers from feeling rushed in the later chapters much like the story. Characters faces begin to look exactly the same and fight scenes melt into what can only be described as a rorschach test. Every couple of chapters the reader may be treated to a pleasant panel of
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a cool fighting pose or a truly horrific depiction of a monster but they’re far, few, and in between.
The story started off simple: Yuji must consume all of Sukana’s fingers while Gojo finds a way to either save or destroy Yuji in the process. At least that’s how it originally seemed. Over time the story introduces so many characters with individual stories that it eventually loses track of the main character and what the goal even was. Some storylines are either never resolved or completely rushed over by explaining it in one speech bubble. Yuji was even absent for SEVERAL chapters. He’s the main character and the reader is never given any info about his whereabouts till he randomly shows up again.
As far as characters go, they’re likable… or marketable may be a better fitting term. Each character fits a particular Shonen trope that people tend to gravitate toward. Only a very small amount of characters feel unique, but they’re either never around or killed off for the sake of shock and awe. Some characters have meaningful sacrifices where others seem to be killed for the sake of “pulling heart strings”.
Readers should enter “Jujutsu Kaisen” with caution. Be aware of fan hype. This manga does a solid job in delivering an average, fun yet convoluted story. Many may be mislead by fans who are overly excited about this manga and may end up disliking an otherwise fine Shonen manga. It’s an entertaining manga but it’s far from being a great story and continues to suffer from being rushed.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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