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The passionJujutsu Kaisenfans feel for the series is on an entirely different level than how other fandoms interact with their favorite series. This madeJujutsu Kaisena sensation and one of the most popular works of present times.
However, the expectations and love of fans for the characters often turned into harsh criticism against Gege Akutami, as a result of the mangaka’s handling of the characters. Many important characters weren’t treated fairly or killed off to ramp up the stakes. This sort of plot progression became a pattern with subsequent chapters, and fans grew tired with the lack of direction.
Their gripes with the series peaked with the conclusion, as Akutami rushed to draw the curtains by taking out the most convenient route possible. While that’s what the journey withJJKwas like for fans, the mangaka opened up about their journey with their massively popular work.
Gege Akutami’s process withJujutsu Kaisen
Most fans would agree thatJujutsu Kaisenhas some of the most memorable anime characters. The cast ofJJKwas stacked with compelling characters, so much so that almost everyone was able to outshine Itadori easily with a few cool scenes.Gege Akutami’s brilliance in crafting suave characters is unrivaled, but they also removed characters from the narrative unexpectedly.
This seemingly callous approach often made fans wonder how Akutami felt about the series. Arecent X post sharedthe mangaka’s message which answers many questions that fans had along the way. While Akutami touched upon a lot of things, what stood out the most was their overly critical relationship with their work.
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At the beginning of the series, they tried to avoid hurting fans considering how many people it would impact given Shonen Jump’s prominence.
The result of that was me telling myself “Shut up! I get it, you (Akutami) just want to be seen as a good person!!” and hurting myself. So I stopped trying that.
They further explained the thought process behind this people-pleasing approach, and narrowed it down to their own immaturity.
This is embarrassing, but even now, I do not fully have that conviction, when considering evil intent that doesn’t exist, I still want to shout out loudly, but the root cause of it is my immaturity as a mangaka, so I hold it in…or rather, I continue on in a condition where all I can do is swallow it down.
Akutami mentioned how their team helped during the serialization of the series which often led to overreliance on others.The mangaka found themself thinkingthat if they failed to do or explain something in the manga, the others would figure it out. The mangaka expressed regret and how they took some things for granted and operated in an absent-minded way for the majority ofJJK’s run.
TheJujutsu Kaisenhate parade can stop now
Throughout the message, Akutami expressed gratitude for their team and the readers. But most importantly, they realized that they could have done better. After this whole ordeal, they hope to overcome these problems that restricted them for so long. Admittedly,Jujutsu Kaisenhad a lot of potential and the ending was far from perfect. However, it has officially ended and there’s nothing that can be done about it.
Expecting the mangaka to make things better with an extended epilogue or criticizing them endlessly would simply be cruel after they opened up about their struggles so honestly. It’s admirable that Akutami is looking forward to the future, and hopefully, they’ll have a less stressful time with their next work. As forJJK, it’s time to put that discussion to rest.
Jujutsu Kaisenis available to read on the MangaPlus app and website.
Laveena Joshi
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Laveena is an anime content writer at FandomWire. Having written more than 800 articles, she’s an expert in mainstream shonen series, ranging from the bizarre world of JoJo’s to the expansive worldbuilding of One Piece.With her formal education in Journalism and Mass Communication, she explores entertainment journalism through the lens of anime and manga, from mainstream and classic titles to niche and obscure ones.
