Fans of the beloved manga and anime Jujutsu Kaisen are clashing over a new design for the character Gojo Satoru – check out the reactions below.
Jujutsu Kaisen began as a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Gege Akutami, and is set in a world where negative emotions can manifest as Curses – a race of demonic entities bent on harming humanity.
As well as a manga, Jujutsu Kaisen has gone on to inspire movies, TV shows, video games and a stage play, with two seasons of the hit anime adaptation so far having been made by MAPPA.
And now, to celebrate the results of the fourth ‘Jujutsu Kaisen Popularity Poll’, a new artistic design for Gojo Satoru, the mentor of the manga’s lead character Yuji Itadori, has been shared by Akutami. See it below:
These new art by Gege is to celebrate 4th JJK Popularity Poll Top-3 winners pic.twitter.com/2Zk2wDna5n
— Myamura (@Go_Jover) July 17, 2024
Some Jujutsu Kaisen fans are very excited about the new artwork, with one X user writing: “Gojo’s still gonna be my fashion icon if u guys don’t want him.”
Gojo's still gonna be my fashion icon if u guys don't want him
#五条悟 #gojosatoru #JujutsuKaisen #jjk https://t.co/zgz3GbT9df pic.twitter.com/y5OMbtIzcu
— SΛSSI~
(@saskia2402) July 17, 2024
See some other positive reactions:
seeing everyone hate the new gojo sketch when i like it omg…maybe i just miss gojo
— niya (@fushiqruo) July 17, 2024
ARE YOU KIDDING ME HE IS SO BEAUTIFUL WITH THIS HAIR pic.twitter.com/ztE6ZInOhY
— daily gojo satoru (@dailygojo_) July 17, 2024
i need the new gojo art to get behind me yall don’t deserve him
— ghost doing comms
(@gravestonecity) July 17, 2024
However, other fans are much less complimentary about the new design. “So killing gojo like three times in the manga wasn’t enough gege had to do it again here,” wrote one person.
so k1lling gojo like three times in the manga wasn't enough gege had to do it again here https://t.co/IEkH3M094O
— abbie ★ (@biyuuji) July 17, 2024
More negative reactions are below:
maybe gojo didn’t deserve this win if this is how he looks celebrating it pic.twitter.com/GNx0ClTNyg
— cami ☆ (@marvulized) July 17, 2024
gojo when geto isn't there to dress him: https://t.co/ihBKKhzkVj
— zarlyn (@harleequeenz) July 17, 2024
if gojo was a cat he would definitely be a mainecoon pic.twitter.com/8popO2lX0o
— M ☆ (@duskgumi) July 17, 2024
silly ass outfit #satorugojo #JujutsuKaisen pic.twitter.com/E8FKtctYqe
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(@sybbatra) July 17, 2024
In other Jujutsu Kaisen news, the tune from the anime’s commercial bumps was recently sampled by Megan Thee Stallion on her song ‘Otaku Hot Girl’.
The song also kicks off with the English voice actor for the series protagonist Yuji Itadori, Adam McArthur, saying: “I like a tall woman with a nice big ass (Haha) / Just sayin’ / Like Grammy winner, Megan Thee Stallion.”
Megan said she had to “jump through eight million hoops” to appease MAPPA.
“So, I sent them the song and they told me, ‘OK, you gotta change some words’,” she explained. “So, I said, ‘OK, cool’ [and] I changed some words. Then they said, ‘OK, if you shoot a video to this song, you cannot cosplay any of the characters in the show,’ and I said, ‘OK, cool! I ain’t gon’ do it. I’m a follow the rules.’ I want the song real bad.”
In celebration of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime’s second season, Fortnite launched a crossover event, with the 2023 limited-time collab featuring a number of skins and a dedicated quest.
The skins made another brief return as part of Winterfest 2023 and last month, they were added to the Fortnite store.
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