The award-winning series Jujutsu Kaisen’s first season came to an end, and fans all over the world gushed about how much they loved the Anime and yearned for more.
The highly successful and well-liked studio MAPPA revealed the arrival of the movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie on March 26th, 2021.
MAPPA released a 30-second trailer for the film shortly after the first season of the television show reached its conclusion, announcing that the tale will be based on the Manga miniseries Jujutsu Kaisen 0.
The movie was then released on December 24, 2021, which satisfied the fans’ need for more of the phenomenally gifted and skilled jujutsu sorcerers from the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen.
What is Jujutsu Kaisen 0?
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 began as an independent narrative before being incorporated as a precursor to the Jujutsu Kaisen anime.
It tells the narrative of Yuta Okkotsu, a rising jujutsu sorcerer who is fighting to control the cursed spirit of his childhood buddy Rika Orimoto that has been vested within him.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 runs for 105 minutes and includes a post-credit scene that refers to chapter 145 of the manga, which sets up Yuta’s appearance in the Itadori Extermination arc.
While the film is a direct predecessor to the Jujutsu Kaisen anime, it is not required viewing, but we encourage it.
You wouldn’t be missing out on anything because the anime hasn’t yet introduced Yuta. Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen will begin with Gojo’s past arc, and as previously stated, Yuta will be introduced in the Itadori Extermination arc, which will most likely not be included in the following season.
Is Jujutsu Kaisen 0 worth the watch?
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is unquestionably entertaining.
Yuta Okkotsu, a 16-year-old boy, becomes a special-grade sorcerer at Jujutsu High while attempting to tame and deal with the powerful cursed spirit of his long-dead childhood friend (and sweetheart), Rika Orimoto. Yuta expands his talents and knowledge of the sorcerer world with the support and supervision of his mentor, Gojo Satoru, and fellow Jujutsu High students Maki Zenin, Toge Inumaki, and Panda while attempting to rid humanity of the evil of curses.
As someone who has read the prequel manga in its entirety, I have expectations for what should occur in the film; thus, I was eager to see how the scenes were translated.
It’s a breath of fresh air that the film was able to turn sequences from the manga that I felt were pretty simple and plain into something more emotional and exciting. I absolutely feel the film to be a lot more—meatier—with the subject.
Reasons to Watch Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Even if you never pick up Season 1, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 presents a captivating and limited story with a beginning, middle, and end, so you have that option if you want to watch it without bingeing a programme afterwards.
Here are three reasons to watch Jujutsu Kaisen 0, even if you’ve never watched the Anime series, to persuade you.
| It’s a Prequel | It might be hard and daunting to get into Anime. And it can be much more so if you start with an animated film set in the same universe. Despite having paid for your ticket, it’s possible to feel lost or uninvolved even though you went to the theatre hoping to have a good time. However, Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie is purposefully the ideal entry point into the Anime series. This is the precursor! As a result, you not only learn about the main character Yuta Okkotsu but also about the setting of the show and its three other characters, Panda, Maki, and Toge. |
| Emotional Story | You get a world full of monsters, curses, and combat in Jujutsu Kaisen 0. In addition to being one of the most heartbreaking stories I’ve ever seen about loss and remorse, it features top-notch animated action. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 tells the tale of a teen dealing with a tragedy from his or her childhood rather than concentrating solely on the typical “teen with incredible strength” cliche that characterizes much shonen. |
| MAPPA’s Animation | The best animation I have ever seen in a movie, bar none, is in Jujutsu Kaisen 0. The MAPPA studio cranks up the volume on everything from the action scenes and creature design to the ability to capture intense emotional moments. Given the high standard that Anime itself set, MAPPA went above and beyond to create an action-packed feature film that pushes the envelope. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 doesn’t appear to be more of the same, in contrast to Mugen Train before it, despite the fact that the action centers on characters that have previously engaged in combat. The ugly and unsettling design for Rika, which is equal parts violent and unsettling, completes MAPPA’s outstanding performance. |
Why is Yuji Itadori not the protagonist in the movie?
In Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Itadori was never seen for two distinct reasons. The first is an explanation that occurs in the universe and is actually fairly plausible, whereas the second relates to how Akutami’s concept developed.
Itadori would have been old enough by the end of Jujutsu Kaisen 0, but his inclusion wouldn’t have made much sense because the story was not about him at that point.
This is how the in-universe explanation was contextualized above. Itadori’s involvement wasn’t actually required because the plot has made sufficient efforts to link 0 to the main universe.
In order to understand the additional factors, it is important to first examine the development of Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and Jujutsu Kaisen.
A 4-part series titled Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School, written and published by Gege Akutami in 2017, was shown on Jump GIGA from April 28 to July 28.
Gege Akutami initially had no intention of having his monthly series published in Weekly Shonen Jump; it was just a brief notion that he wanted to explore, and he had no plans to go into further detail about the universe of Jujutsu Kaisen.
The unexpectedly excellent reception to Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School, however, gave him the motivation to revisit the series and transform it into Jujutsu Kaisen.
In reality, this is how Jujutsu Kaisen came to be. Akutami now had a challenge because the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School narrative had reached its conclusion and he was unable to simply continue it because doing so would be inconsistent with his publishing strategy.
In order to write Jujutsu Kaisen, he made the decision to rewrite a few components from the original prologue.
Later, Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School was renamed Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and reconfigured to serve as a predecessor to Jujutsu Kaisen.
For Jujutsu Kaisen, several of the original characters made a comeback; later on, even Yuta was reintroduced. Akutami accomplished it in this way.
Itadori was not originally scheduled for Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which explains why he is not present.
Itadori wasn’t a student at Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School, so it wouldn’t really make sense for him to be in the movie either. Akutami never intended to continue writing Jujutsu Kaisen.
Who is the main villain in the movie?
Suguru Geto is the primary antagonist of the 2017 supernatural action Manga miniseries Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (originally titled Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School) and its 2021 Anime film adaptation of the same name.
He is a former jujutsu sorcerer and Satoru Gojo’s partner. He started to feel a deep hatred for everyone who wasn’t a sorcerer and made plans to make a world where only curse users and jujutsu sorcerers existed.
He was the mastermind behind Kyoto and Shinjuku’s jujutsu terrorist attacks, the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.
Suguru Geto was one of only four special-grade sorcerers, and because of the threat he posed to humanity, he was regarded as the worst curse user.
Suguru and Satoru were regarded as two of the “strongest” students. Suguru was capable of effortlessly dispatching skilled cursers a number of times.
His collection of cursed spirits was extensive, and they all had a wide range of unique fighting styles and duties.
Suguru was a very skilled close-quarters combatant who did not rely too heavily on his curses.
Suguru lured thousands of cursed spirits into his possession while he was a curse user via his religious organization. In a decade, Suguru grew to be a greater danger to humanity than any curse at the time.
Suguru had enough clout to declare war on Jujutsu High, the core of the jujutsu community, with the support of thousands of curses and many curse users.
Suguru recognized that he had a slim chance of beating all of the Jujutsu High sorcerers despite his wealth of resources. He was able to trick them and isolate Yuta Okkotsu at the school because of his tactical acumen.
The Night Parade of a Hundred Demons’ real objective was to murder Yuta and kidnap the special-grade vengeful spirit Rika Orimoto from him.
Suguru is said to have succeeded had his curses not been split between Kyoto and Shinjuku.
Conclusion
- Even if you have no idea what the series is about, watch Jujutsu Kaisen 0.
- If you enjoy compelling narratives, memorable characters, and the best animation action, watch Jujutsu Kaisen 0.
- You should really simply watch Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and enjoy the ride.