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Stark700



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:07 am Reply with quote


Season 01: Jujutsu Kaisen (TV)
Movie (prequel): Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (movie)
Season 02: Jujustu Kaisen (TV 2)

Source: Manga (ongoing @ 23 volumes, by Gege Akutami)

Demographic: Shounen

Animation Studio: MAPPA

Genres: action, comedy, drama, horror, mystery, supernatural

Themes: curses, dark fantasy, demons, exorcism, factions, gore, martial arts, monsters, school, spirits, sorcery, superpowers, tragedy, transformations

Plot Summary: Negative human emotions - regret, bitterness, shame - are the source of all curses that infest the world and hide in everyday life, leading to death in the worst cases. Itadori Yuuji, a particularly strong young man, attempts to save a friend from a curse, only to wind up consuming the special grade "Finger of Double-Sided Lodging" curse.

With this curse now sharing his body, he is mentored by the curse expert Gojou Satoru to transfer to the Tokyo Metropolitan College of Arts and Science, which specializes in curses. Only a curse can eliminate another curse, and Yuji's career as a cursed person who must exorcise curses has now begin.

Air Date & Platform:
Season 01: October 2, 2020 (Friday)
Available on: Crunchyroll, FUNimation, Max

Movie: December 24, 2021 (Friday)
Available on: Crunchyroll

Season 02: July 6, 2023 (Thursday)
Available on: Crunchyroll

Episode Count / Runtime:
Season 01: 24 episodes
Movie: 105 minutes
Season 02: 23

Total: 47 episodes
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EPISODE INDEX

(Clicking on the episode will take you to Tony K.'s post that has a summary, comments, and screen-caps)

(Note: The arc names are fan-made, but will hopefully help break the series down for easier time management or binge-watching)

- Season 01

(Fearsome Womb)
Episode 01: Ryoumen Sukuna
Episode 02: For Myself
Episode 03: Girl of Steel
Episode 04: Curse Womb Must Die
Episode 05: Curse Womb Must Die 2
Episode 06: After Rain
Episode 07: Assault

(Vs. Mahito)
Episode 08: Boredom
Episode 09: Small Fry and Reverse Retribution
Episode 10: Idle Transfiguration
Episode 11: Narrow-minded
Episode 12: To You, Someday
Episode 13: Tomorrow

(Kyoto Goodwill Event)
Episode 14: Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event -Group Battle 0-
Episode 15: Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event -Group Battle 1-
Episode 16: Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event -Group Battle 2-
Episode 17: Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event -Group Battle 3-
Episode 18: Sage
Episode 19: Black Flash
Episode 20: Nonstandard
Episode 21: Jujutsu Koshien

(Death Painting)
Episode 22: The Origin of Blind Obedience
Episode 23: The Origin of Blind Obedience 2
Episode 24: Accomplices

OP1 (/w Lyrics): "Cycle of Mystery" by Eve
ED1 (w/ Lyrics): "Lost in Paradise" by Ali feat. Akio

OP2 (w/ Lyrics): "Vivid Vice" by Who-ya Extended
ED2 (w/ Lyrics): "Give It Back" by Cö shu Nie
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- (Movie) 0

(Cursed Child)
(00:00 - 20:00): Part 1
(20:01 - 40:00): Part 2
(40:01 - 60:00): Part 3
(60:01 - 80:00): Part 4
(80:01 - 105:00): Part 5

Theme 1 (w/ Lyrics): "(The) Only Way" by King Gnu
Theme 2 (w/ Lyrics): "Contradicting Dream" by King Gnu
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- Season 02

(Gojou's Past)
Episode 25 (S02E01): Hidden Inventory
Episode 26 (S02E02): Hidden Inventory 2
Episode 27 (S02E03): Hidden Inventory 3
Episode 28 (S02E04): Hidden Inventory 4
Episode 29 (S02E05): Premature Death

(Recap Specials)
Episode 29.25 (S02SP01) (Season 2 + Movie Recap)
Episode 29.75 (S02SP02) (Season 1 Recap)

(Shibuya Incident)
Episode 30 (S02E06): It's Like That
Episode 31 (S02E07): Evening Festival
Episode 32 (S02E08): The Shibuya Incident
Episode 33 (S02E09): Shibyua Incident - Gate, Open
Episode 34 (S02E10): Pandemonium
Episode 35 (S02E11): Seance

Episode 36 (S02E12): Dull Knife
Episode 37 (S02E13): Red Scale
Episode 38 (S02E14): Fluctuations
Episode 39 (S02E15): Fluctuations 2
Episode 40 (S02E16): Thunderclap

Episode 41 (S02E17): Thunderclap 2
Episode 42 (S02E18): Right and Wrong
Episode 43 (S02E19): Right and Wrong 2
Episode 44 (S02E20): Right and Wrong 3

Episode 45 (S02E21): Metamorphosis
Episode 46 (S02E22): Metamorphosis 2
Episode 47 (S02E23): Shibuya Incident, Gate Close

OP3 (w/ Lyrics): "Where Our Blue Is" by Tatsuya Kitani
ED3 (w/ Lyrics): "Light" by Soushi Sakiyama

OP4 (w/ Lyrics): "Specialz" by King Gnu
ED4 (w/ Lyrics in CC): "More Than Words" by Hitsujibungaku
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Harleyquin



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:28 am Reply with quote
#1

Supernatural action. Not the most original genre around, but viewers who want something entertaining to forget about the day can do no wrong with this series if the first episode is anything to go by.

Itadori Yuuji is one of those who's incredibly gifted at something yet chooses not to pursue it. He cares about his grandfather regardless of how ornery and cranky the man is; said grandfather's sudden death has a considerable impact on him (he even calls it a curse, those last words).

As the unlucky bystander who gets caught up in events not of his own making, his story now begins as the incarnation of Ryoumen Sukuna. Last I remember, a very powerful demon and not something you want to be the vessel of. If Itadori succeeds in surviving being exorcised and can keep his new powers on control, this series should get increasingly interesting.

The blindfolded one talking to Itadori Yuuji shows up in the OP animation and in the next episode trailer, so he's probably someone important to this series.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:46 am Reply with quote
Wow, how did I miss this thread? This was one of the premieres that really grabbed me, so I'm glad it's a two-cours. I happened to come across the first two volumes of the manga in a second hand book store, so I scooped them up. I am also watching InuYasha these days, so I'm super primed for peeps who fight demons/yokai/etc.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 1:23 am Reply with quote
#2

I thought the blindfolded one was a senior student, he's actually Fushiguro's teacher. Thing is, his mannerism and appearance wouldn't convince me he was a teacher unless explicitly stated. Whatever he is, he's strong. Also very confident in his own abilities (full-power Sukuna can be beaten with difficulty?! After describing Sukuna as the king of curses? What is this guy?)

The Academy they reside in has few students, unsurprisingly. One of the new ones is the girl in the OP and at the last part of the episode, so it's her turn to get the spotlight next week.

The Headmaster is quite the character, but he's got a point. Those who enter this line of work have one of the toughest and nastiest professions and way of life as it stands, so testing them to see if they're cut out is a spartan but necessary rite of passage for prospective students.

Sukuna with the multi-eyes will probably be a character in his own right, assuming Itadori lets him out long enough for him to talk normally without trying to kill someone.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 6:47 am Reply with quote
Can't wait to meet the Girl of Steel! I get the sense she's going to be a handful. I really enjoy the humour of the show like when Blindfold Guy assures Itadori he'll work something out about his execution and we cut to the next scene where he immediately says the execution is on and Itadori notes the difference between what was said in the "recap" and now. Second episode showed that the first was not a fluke and this is going to be a fun ride.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 7:09 am Reply with quote
Once in the heat of the moment is one thing, but actively deciding to do it makes our main character a cannibal, right?

And the whole separating the fingers seemed to be to specifically stop them from gathering, and that would be what they are doing in making him eat them all.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 8:14 am Reply with quote
Hey, Itadori isn't a cannibal!

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He just likes finger food, okay?

*rimshot*

And as Blindfold said, the rationale for keeping him alive is that he can sense the fingers and they figure they can kill him (and thus destroy Sukuna) before it becomes an issue. It's not an entirely dopey idea given that Itadori has demonstrated he can surpress his inner Sukuna.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 1:48 am Reply with quote
Blown away by how cool and stylish both the OP and ED are. Definite standouts of this season. Show is pretty great as well.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 12:17 am Reply with quote
#3

Kugisaki has a terrible personality, but she's not as bad looking as the scout made her out to be. It's easier to empathise with her as well because of her background, although her new schoolmates don't know about that part of her yet.

She's got a background in curses, so that's why she applied and was accepted into the school. Compared to Fushiguro's hounds and Itadori's latent curse, hers is more conventional using the cursed dolls and nails. On the flipside, she's probably helpless without her tools unlike the males (Fushiguro is in trouble if he's concussed, while Itadori has restraints because of how unique Sukuna is).

Now that the first-year students are assembled, it looks like the series is going to pick up the pace with new story arcs. A juvenile detention facility beset with a curse and an incident which cost a previous first-year student's life should raise the stakes more than a simple haunting in Roppongi.
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As expected, I like the Girl of Steel including her bad attitude. I hope she gets to meet her friend Saori again. Interesting that her back story reflected the provincialism of the countryside. You don't often see that reflected in anime where it's more usual for countryfolk to be intimidated by somebody from Tokyo as opposed to bullying them.
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As the person who did the synopsis translation, was I anywhere near the ballpark on the name of the curse? I'm guessing not, so let me know the official translation and I'll go in and fix it.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:09 am Reply with quote
Do you translate place names like Konigsberg into "King's town" or Alexanderplatz into "Alexander Plaza"? If you do, good luck finding an appropriate translation for a quintessentially Japanese folklore monster whose name isn't meant to be deconstructed into different meanings based on the characters. If you don't, simply change it back to "Ryoumen Sukuna".
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:55 pm Reply with quote
Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't, depending on the context. I haven't seen the show, so I just want it to match whatever the official subtitles at Crunchryoll say.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:33 pm Reply with quote
Personal opinion: Translating Ryoumen Sukuna word for word makes the synopsis nonsensical.

If you're anally retentive about being consistent with what is available in other official sources, stick to Ryoumen Sukuna because it's not something you translate. Since you don't even watch the show, it won't matter to you either way.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 7:28 am Reply with quote
@ vashfanatic - the show does not translate Ryoumen Sukuna. It just refers to Ryoumen Sukuna's finger as the curse. Sounds like Harleyquin is correct and there simply isn't any English equivalent that would make sense.
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