So The newest anime around the
block has been the adaptation of Jujutsu Kaisen. A manga centered around Yuji Itadori and his
story of fighting against cursed spirits who roam the earth to do all types of bad things.
That's definitely not the best synopsis I'm capable of, but that's not what I'm trying
to sell you on. Yes
I'm trying to sell you on Jujutsu Kaisen, but not because of the interesting abilities, a fantastic
cast of characters, or the world they're in, no. No, no, no. See, this... this is a phenomenon.
This is what dreams are made of, this is a true spectacle
to witness, and you are lucky to be around to see it happening right in front of you.
People of the universe, I introduce you to Satoru Gojo.
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different franchises like this. Whew, alright, Gojo time.
So, the first thing that I loved about Gojo was his personality (this
is a great foundation for a relationship). How Gojo came on to the scene made me think,
"Oh wow, this is a cool guy." But what's different from what I've
seen in other shonen is that Gojo doesn't sacrifice attributes of himself to be him.
He's goofy, but his humor is never the means of his downfall because he knows when to call it.
You also never think he's stupid because when he's speaking seriously on anything,
he's pretty damn well-versed in it. So, when I caught up, I'm thinking,
"Wow, that's one of the coolest teachers in anime. " But, I wondered what in specific was making me
feel this way because cool teachers exist in all types of media and real life.
The conclusion I came to was how normal he was as a character and his teaching methods.
On being normal, when writing fictional characters, sometimes people have the intention
of a wise master guiding the protagonist, but there are too many times where I get an
overdramatic teacher who doesn't know nearly as much as we thought they did.
Especially when we progress with the mc and just completely leave the teacher behind.
Gojo's position is that he's looking at us at eye level
and teaching us concepts and what to look out for in the most understanding way we have capable.
And that's great! Yuugi just got into this world of cursed spirits, and we're all learning
through him and other characters. It's in everyone's best interest that
the teacher knows what he's talking about, or else he's not a teacher in that case.
The next thing I want to focus on is Gojo's fighting energy.
It's odd phrasing and seems like a weird thing to pinpoint, but given how cool it
was to me, I should mention it here too. Gojo is strong, and he knows he's strong.
He knows that there's a gap in strength between him and most sorcerers and cursed spirits,
but he won't show it unless you force it. But when you do it, oh no.
This energy, that smile, and those eyes. I don't want to reference the manga about
where I see most of this, even though it is where I've seen most of it.
But, I think against Jogo or him in the Kyoto arc are good examples.
Against Jogo, man, that was a great fight. Infinity exists everywhere, just like how
there's an infinite strength difference between you and me because you're weak, Jogo.
You're a weak-ass Cursed Spirit. That's how I took Gojo talking Jogo down.
No pun intended, but Gojo has this flare in the fight that reminds me of characters like
Uvogin, L, and even Giorno. When they're running laps around you,
they don't hesitate to make you feel it. Gojo gives that feeling of,
"you will never catch up to me because I'm just built so different."
And it's true! He is! It's not even about how snapped his powers are because
you learn about how hard a worker he is when sculpting his abilities and personality.
Gojo is a character confident in his strength and abilities because he worked hard for his stuff;
of course, he's going to strut. I mean, I feel as though he's going to have
the personality that he always has, regardless of his strength, but his sheer power helps it a lot.
[design] Now, on his design.
This part is going to be short. Look, I'm not an artist,
but that is a fine-ass man. Sourceror fit? I love it.
That adidas but not adidas fit in the opening? Banger, let's go.
Violin practice teacher fit at the end of episode 23? Honestly, this whole scene was just hilarious
I can't look at it in a different way. (Gojo talking with subs: Could you not
touch him so casually, please, you HOMEWRECKERS!?) Why did he yell like that? This show is amazing.
I even saw this edit of Gojo being black, and I was like DAMN! I'm trynna get like HIM!
Except not exactly cause I like striving to be built like a grappler character.
And lastly, how Gege uses Gojo. I want to speak more on stuff in the manga,
specifically the rest of his abilities, but since I'm anime-friendly in this video,
I'll save that for another. How Gege uses Gojo is fantastic.
The man is strong, but is he used anytime there is a sign of a problem? No.
Are there large inconsistencies with concepts he's established and or levels of his strength? No.
I also see enough of him and haven't felt any qualms with Gojo at all.
But the lack of problems doesn't immediately just say good character, so let's highlight the good.
Gojo is the ace of Jujutsu Kaisen, and I don't mean the character from One Piece.
Being number #1 in the game merits a lot of weight when writing a character, and every time we
see him, it's as if the character writes himself with how well it all connects.
A teacher to Megumin, and he trusts his decisions on crucial situations like the
Yuugi / Sukuna case because he sees it in him. He sees the humanity and potential in Megumin,
and that's something missing in most higher-up sorcerors.
He's a great teacher to the trio and an excellent ace for the series.
You need that grounded character, and the fact that Gege gave us someone so high up,
yet still so connected is feat. Imagine if you had a character
like Yoshinobu being the strongest. This lack of humanity and evil energy
on a person wouldn't be a problem in terms of writing, but it wouldn't be anything that we
weren't familiar with in terms of shonen. I think that's why I like Gojo so much.
He's such fresh air to me. So yeah, I love Gojo.
This video was really just a time for me to get everything out, cause I've been thinking about
this banger of a character for a while now. Thank you all for watching! I hope to have
more JJK content in the mix with my JoJo and other stuff,
so hopefully I'll see you all in the next one! Until then, peace out, and god speed.