Is Jujutsu Kaisen the New Big Shonen?

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I wanted to wait till the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen was over to write this article, and I’m happy I did, cause I can now say without any regrets that Jujutsu Kaisen might be one of my favorite anime at the moment!...what? Still too soon?

So happy we're getting a season 2.

I hate saying this already, but damn was the first season good as fuck. If you haven’t seen it, then I would suggest you go and do that. You won’t be disappointed. There are shows that are must watch for anime fans, and I feel like this is becoming one of those. This is totally a must watch for anyone who’s into shonen. Jujutsu Kaisen easily beats out Black Clover, One Piece, and Bourto for me. The only one left at that point is My Hero Academia, and I love me some My Hero, I really do, but Jujutsu just has that extra spice about it. When a show can make me feel depressed and sad for a character I only really knew for 3 episodes, you know they’re doing something right.

This picture gets me every time.

I don’t want to call it too soon, I don’t want to seem that I’m riding on the hype. But the animation, music, style, characters, story, EVERYTHING about it, it’s just looking like a win to me. Demon Slayer was hype and popular, and I still didn’t give it the greatest shonen out there award. I still felt like My Hero was better than it, so I’m pretty sure I’m not just hopping on the hype train. Jujutsu is ACTUALLY just that good. So yes, at this point, I think Jujutsu might be the best shonen that’s currently out. But once the Shibuya arc gets animated, that’s when it becomes the best shonen of ALL TIME!

What happens in the Shibuya arc, stays in the Shibuya arc.

What do you think about Jujutsu Kaisen? Do you think Jujutsu is the best current shonen? Are there shonens you enjoy more than Jujutsu Kaisen? Tell us in the comments.

kaishi10 3 years ago

It's like every other extremely popular Shonen. The opening Seasons are great, I'll reserve my opinion until I see how they handle continuity breaks and such. Since more than anything else, it's usually the filler that seriously sours things with Shonen.

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Anon - Anon 3 years ago

Even though it's really good and popular show, it's going to get quickly forgotten afterwards considering the short attention span from audience who usually moves on to the next popular series. That's the problem with seasonal anime, not many make it through to get another season.

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BunnyBow 3 years ago

I think it's great that newer series are taking number one in shounen, or in the very least doing really well. Kinda spices things up, gives SJ some variety.

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Oddest Ball 3 years ago

Eh, still not feeling the compulsion to watch it, man. Just not.
What happens in Shibuya, stays in the Underground.

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MrObvious 3 years ago

It's looking to be quite the awesome series in my book. Legacy material starts with supernatural action and notable characters, glad I've been checking it out recently. And the various waifus? Yes.

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Anon - vrpornfutures 3 years ago

mm I don't know. I'd have to read the manga/ln because I've been finding a lot of anime different from the book versions and sometimes the book versions aren't as good the tv/anime. Two examples off the top of my head are black cat and Mondaiji Tachi. Especially Mondaiji. I loved that anime and went to read the books and found them to be non action mystery puzzle solvers.

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