17 Facts About Jujutsu Kaisen

1.

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami.

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Jujutsu Kaisen is a sequel to Akutami's Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School, serialized in Shueisha's Jump GIGA from April to July 2017, later collected in a tankobon volume, retroactively titled as Jujutsu Kaisen 0, in December 2018.

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Jujutsu Kaisen is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media, which has published the manga in print since December 2019.

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In Jujutsu Kaisen, all living beings emanate energy called Cursed Energy, which arises from negative emotions that naturally flow throughout the body.

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Jujutsu Kaisen Sorcerers are people who control the flow of Cursed Energy in their bodies, allowing them to use it as they please and to reduce its release.

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Jujutsu Kaisen then unleashes a slew of curses on Japan, ushering in chaos and a world of cursed spirits reminiscent of the Heian period.

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The magic system of Jujutsu Kaisen is largely based on Hunter × Hunter, whose fights, in Akutami's words, "rejects emotional arguments", stating that like Daisuke Ashihara, World Triggers author, whose magic system is similar to Togashi's series, Akutami is trying to find and develop their own style.

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8.

Jujutsu Kaisen released the series on Netflix in Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on June 3,2021.

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9.

Jujutsu Kaisen was 6th on the 5th Next Manga Awards in the Print category in 2018.

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10.

Jujutsu Kaisen won the Mando Kobayashi Manga Grand Prix 2020, created by comedian and manga enthusiast Kendo Kobayashi, in which each year's winner is decided based on his personal taste.

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11.

Jujutsu Kaisen manga had 600,000 copies in circulation as of December 2018,770,000 copies in circulation as of February 1,2019,1.

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12.

Jujutsu Kaisen was the 5th best-selling manga series in 2020, with 6,702,736 copies sold.

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Jujutsu Kaisen was the second best-selling manga series in the first half of 2021, behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, with over 23 million copies sold, while its 16 volumes at the time, were among the 25 best-selling manga volumes.

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Jujutsu Kaisen was the best-selling manga in 2021, with over 30 million copies sold.

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15.

Jujutsu Kaisen noted similarities to Bleach, Blue Exorcist and Tokyo Ghoul.

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Collins commended the manga and, regarding its then recently announced anime adaptation, concluded that Jujutsu Kaisen is a "darkly enjoyable action series that's sure to be one to watch out for in 2020".

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Jujutsu Kaisen added: "Like with Park's previous work, there is a sumptuous amount of splashy, expensive, mo-cap-enabled animation, delivering on the action promised by the comics".

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