One other great thing about Jujutsu Kaisen is its power system. If you’re like me who absolutely loves a great power system, then you’ll also fall in love with Jujutsu Kaisen’s power system. Jujutsu Kaisen has a very concrete power system, which is cursed energy. Cursed energy kind of replicates Chakra from Naruto. Both need a good amount of focus and training to achieve them.

The characters are probably the second greatest part of the anime. Yuuji is such a good shounen protagonist, he isn’t annoying and doesn’t scream all the time, is quite carefree. On the other hand, the other members of the MC trio are just so fun to watch, Fushigoro and Nobara both. I’d be lying if I said that it didn’t remind me of Naruto a little bit.

The only part Jujutsu Kaisen is a bit lacking in is the story. Since it’s only season 1 and the story hasn’t expanded much, but even still, the story is a bit generic. It feels like a typical monster of the week kind of story. Even the story is a bit average now, all other aspects carry this anime. And yes, the story switches tones really quick, it goes from a dark and gritty tone to a light-hearted tone pretty fast. And the best part is that they perfectly execute it.

Now about sound, it’s amazing. The 2 opening sequences and ending sequences are all so amazing. Especially the amazing opening from Eve and the great ending from ALI. After that, there’s the voice acting. Most people can’t differentiate between good voice acting and bad voice acting, but I have noticed that a good amount of anime often fails at properly delivering dialogues.

Another thing that I need to separately mention is the eye-catchers. If you don’t know what eye-catchers are, they are that intro-type of clips that are often in the middle of an episode. Jujutsu Kaisen’s eye-catchers are so captivating, they have this horror-y feeling to it.

Now to sum it all up in one sentence: Jujutsu Kaisen is great.
Jujutsu Kaisen has to be one of the greatest new-gen shounen. As for whether you should watch it or not- YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD. I don’t always tell people so confidently to watch an anime. It is the start of a new era through Jujutsu Kaisen, and I’m damn interested to see where it’s gonna go from here. See you all in the next season!

One day they come across a cursed item wrapped in the paper without realizing and wouldn’t you guess it? Of course, they have to keep it and later on they take off the wrap. Attempting to do some kind of a ritual, they summon dangerous cursed spirits while Yuji is at the hospital with his grandpa who just died.

• Yuji gets over his grandpa’s death in no time.
The main intention of Yuji is to have a meaningful death. After his grandfather died with nobody but Yuji surrounding and worrying about him, he gets an example of a “lonely death” and the whole series is motivated by it.

But how is he able to get over it so fast? In 4 minutes or less. Just when Megumi shows up it’s like nothing happened and the rest of the series nothing is mentioned about it.

The pacing is fast. Too many events occur in the first episode which they could have given a bit more time in the second episode but in the second half of the show, it’s pretty slow and gets boring. So, the pacing is off.

• Yuji’s motto: a meaningful death.
I don’t often use the word; in fact, I have never used it before in such a case but pretentious would be the best way to describe it.
I can feel how the show is trying to stand out with its “unique” complex concerns and distinguish itself from other generic shonen yet it fails and comes off laughable. Yes, it tries to impress you with its touching themes and inspire you through the attempt is so obvious it’s ridiculous.

‣ Plot-wise, Jujutsu Kaisen is just another average shonen. It offers nothing new to the plate so that I can enjoy and get excited while tasting it. The main goal, if I haven’t made it clear, is acquiring all of Sukuna’s 20 fingers, the one he ate. Now Sukuna is incarnated in him and can take over his body from time to time – 2/10.

The power system has been praised by many but there is nothing particular about it. Sure, it doesn’t go with an idiotic system that other shows do (I am looking at you MHA) but it isn’t that exceptional either. I will explain is short:

• The cursed spirits (also known as curses) are produced by cursed energy which is created when an individual has negative emotions but it’s also possible to use cursed energy in battles to fight against your opponent. Cursed spirits are evil creatures that mess with human emotions and receive power from them.

• Grades:
Grade 4 sorcerers are weak and inexperienced.
Grade 3 sorcerers are average students.
Grade 2 sorcerers are for those who are above average level.
Grade 1 sorcerers are high-status ones who possess great strength.
Special grades are exceptionally strong and abnormal. (Gojou Satoru for instance)

‣ Overall, the power system is good and worthy of 6/10.

Characters of Jujutsu Kaisen are a bit hard to talk about. The main characters are dull while the side ones are truly great and relatable.

The main characters:

• Nobara Kugisaki – The deuteragonist of the series and she shares many interests with Yuji. They both love Tokyo, going out, sightseeing and etc. Nobara is a very confident character who is not afraid to fangirl of stuff but still stands still as a strong female. To be honest, the reason I dislike her is pretty similar to Yuji’s. And she definitely isn’t the best girl of the series– 3/10.

• Megumi Fushiguro – Another deuteragonist of the series. Unlike our Tokyo lovers, Megumi is a serious guy and doesn’t like to act stupid. He is fortunately not an apathetic character, which I expected him to be but I was surprised.

• Gojo Satoru– deuteragonist of the series and as you might have heard, the cool, lively Gojo-sensei. I expected to like him but didn’t. He is just another OP, generic sensei but nothing similar to Kakashi. It’s just the way he can deal with everything and beat everyone easily, and then his playful personality irritates me and stops me from liking him – 2/10.

The side characters:

• Panda – a side character. My beloved panda. He is such a lovable character with such a sweet personality I just can’t help but mention him and give him the attention he deserves. He is a calm upperclassman who tends to be welcoming and kind to his underclassmen. Sometimes he might be sarcastic but always tries to sympathize with characters and understand their feelings. I really love him – 9/10.

• Aoi Tondou – another side character and my man. Aoi is the main entertainment of the show, at least for me. He doesn’t get a too big amount of screen time but not too little either so you could say it’s a decent amount for a side character. He likes to fight people who have shit taste in women, like Megumi for example who cares about the personality. But he likes Yuji because they share the same interest and both like women with big a**es. Yup, my man has great taste and there is no denying it – 7/10.

• Toge Inumaki – Salmon. Toge is a quiet guy and a bit intimidating at first look, whatsoever he is still a great character with a great personality – 5/10.

• Kasumi – right after Maki, Kasumi is the best girl. She is a helpless character. Tries to stand still and fight, do her best and achieve the greatest but mostly fails, and it’s relatable. I loved every scene that she was in, I was able to be compassionate towards so a solid –  9/10.

• Villains –  in Jujutsu Kaisen are interesting. I will describe them shortly. Sukuna is the main antagonist whose fingers the group has to acquire so Yuji can eat all of them at once. He reminds me of Gojou for some reason. They share playful personalities, both are overpowered, yet they both feel different in some way. Suguru is also a very interesting character though I don’t have much to say about him. Mahito can burn in hell, I will be watching with a happy smile on my face. Overall villains get a 6/10.

‣ Character in Jujutsu Kaisen are funny. Putting main ones and side ones together, we get – 6.5/10.

‣ Animation is god-tier. I don’t know why I was denying that fact but it really does a great job with the dark atmosphere and conveying the horrific elements the show has to offer. There are a lot of fighting scenes and in every single one fighting choreography and animation are distinguishable. Openings and endings are a banger. I like the OST; it matches the atmosphere a lot. There is nothing to complain about in this criteria so – 9/10.

Jujutsu Kaisen was a well-done shonen, it still calls for many adjustments to be great but I won’t withhold and state that it has many pros as well. With well-written side characters, amazing soundtracks, god-tier animation, and fighting choreography, I won’t dissuade someone from checking it out, as for myself, I wasn’t necessarily blown away, it was the first season so it didn’t manage to confound me but what can I say, folks? It wasn’t that bad after all.
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I have made a lot of changes to the review since the last one I wrote got a lot of upvotes and made it to the top reviews which were unexpected since I wrote it a few hours after the show finished and the reviews were already published. I also realized I was being too harsh on it and how badly the previous review was written so I hope it doesn’t irritate any of you.