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Jujutsu Kaisenhas become a global phenomenon for its awesome anime series. But recently, the anime became known for hosting several copied moves from different anime.
An animator and episode director from season 2 ofJujutsu Kaisen, Itsuki Tsuchigami, has been accused of plagiarism from various anime likeNaruto, One Piece, and other anime franchises. A viral clip shows the comparison betweenJujutsu Kaisenbattle moves and how they seemed almost copied from the original anime.
Jujutsu KaisenAnimator Accused of Plagiarism
In the posted clip,Jujutsu Kaisenis shown to have blatantly plagiarizedMy Hero Academia, Naruto, One Piece, Soul Eater, and more. Since the video shows a comparison between the moves, it is easy to judge that the battle scenes have been conveniently picked up from some of the best series out there.
#呪術廻戦#JujutsuKaisenEvery anime/movie references/homages and callbacks I’ve found in Jujutsu Kaisen[Thread 🧵]My Hero Academia S2pic.twitter.com/N14GPFMvOy
Tsuchigamiended up replyingto the allegations. From his responses, it was clear that the director found no fault in referencing an anime battle that could potentially fit Jujutsu Kaisen. Tsuchigami then also named some of the anime that he used for his inspirations:Decodeepisode 12,Man of Steel, Yozakura Quartet, Hoshi no Umi, Noein: To Your Other Selfepisode 12,Naruto Shippudenep 167 andSacred Seven.
A Twitter user created a whole thread of comparison betweenJujutsu Kaisenand other anime. While a few scenes might look understandable at first, the number of scenes is too many to be ignored.Some sceneshave also been copied frame by frame and then used inJujutsu Kaisen.Of course, not all of them are correct, because some of the examples seemed too far-fetched to be true.
Which Side areJujutsu KaisenFans on?
TheJujutsu Kaisenfandom has been divided into two factions due to the ongoing discourse regarding plagiarism in anime. While one faction is quick to doom the anime because the director used other anime as a reference, the other faction tries to reason their way into proving that no oneassociated withJujutsu Kaisencan make such a decision.
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In fact,Jujutsu Kaisenhas been dubbed into Kopy/Copy Kaisen because of the amount of inspired scenes it has. One person even pointed out that if the scale is this huge then it is no more referencing but rather stealing other animation’s works.
Copy Kaisen going brrr
It’s not Jujutsu anymore it’s Mimictsu at this point. 🤣🤣🤣
Another faction of fans has already concluded that being inspired by other anime is only logical and that’s how anime become better and better. According to these fans, the scenes can’t be called copied since combat scenes in anime are taken from something. Others try to protect the studio and staff by stating that the audience needs episodes early and that can only do so much, thus prompting the usage of inspirations.
W thread. tho have to wonder if sequences are really a homage, we jsut seeing things OR its the same animator for that same scene. really interesting. some I didnt even think about like the all might vs nomu one but thinking back when that scene first aired was peak for awhile
Still, both the animator and the studio have come under fire for not being able to restrict the amount of materials that they have taken inspiration from.
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You can readJujutsu Kaisenon Viz Media and watch the anime on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
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