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And a one word comment not gone change it either

Haha I don’t try to change people’s mind. I just point out what people are missing. If that info is not enough, then you know.

I do want to take comment and make a longer video answering these very twitter jujutsufolk takes. :) because these are quite common.

@NoeActually Yeah, very interesting indeed, are you going to answer "these very twitter jujutsufolk takes" with a chunky dose of your headcanons (since the story itself literally did not mention or bring up a lot of stuff it set up) or another portion of most basic references to Jung or maybe Freud? Hopefully, it will be something more compelling, like citing Nietzsche or Kant. But on a more serious note, let people hate things just as much as you enjoy them. For as many people, who love JJK and what it ended up being, there are as much if not more people who don't like what it's become, regardless if their reasoning is well thought out and can be defended with solid arguments. Both of this notions exist and trying to do anything other than share your opinion just shows one's immaturity.

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@ my headcanons? What exactly wasn’t supported? I guess you don’t know basic intertextuality? Hahaha Yuji is basically devilman. Which is a Freudian work. Is this your first dark fantasy title? Or are you not aware of the basic schemas? Is visual storytelling really that difficult? 😂

I think youre just mad that JJK is not what you want it to be. We dont care about your ideas we care about Gege's bro sorry 🙏🏽

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@@NoeActually also i will like to add that i think so because i just didnt like the narrative it had a lot of potential but it just didnt go far enough BUT it stuck its landing with what it had it stayed true to its core even if it could have worked more things like i wanted to see more of almost every character and their themes could have been deeper but i blame the editors on the preassure they placed on the damn cat

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That’s valid.

Sounds like you didn’t watch the video. 😂 because Sukuna is Yuji’s shadow. So yeah.

@@NoeActually making up your own interpretation doesn’t fix anything

Valid take.

If the target audience (Japanese) was able to understand it and were mostly fine and the international audience didn’t. The author didn’t failed. Which is why I made the essay. Cuz blaming mangakas because you are not able to understand something by they can is silly. Of course I went more in depth because I focused on the writing and creation of his character. But the fact that for example (sukuna within Megumi is Megumi and that Toji coming back to life quite literally means his problems coming to surface) is quite standard and something you learn in elementary school (allegory through characters). So trust me. I thought a lot of this was quite obvious myself. But what can I say. 😂

@ and yet I’ve heard just as many complaints from people in Japan hell most of my Japanese friends hated it, you can’t just say “you’re all dumb” when the author literally didn’t develop his characters especially in any meaningful way besides Yuji, if all of Megumi’s growth and characterization come from how others had to tell him then his character progression really isn’t due to any personal growth it’s due to others again telling him how to live…hence his whole character arc wasn’t really even his own it was other people making him do things…I appreciate the fact that you took time to make a video but my point stands anime is world wide and globally marketed Japanese themes and life is ingrained in almost every shounen or manga from culture to characterization, if Gege isn’t getting his points across to the general audience (even though I know and have seen plenty of Japanese people just as mad) he isn’t doing a good job 👍🏾 good talk bud

@ haha globally marketed? Nope. AMERICAN COMPANIES (vic, crunchyroll ect) market the anime. You get licenses your relevancy goes as far as the renewal date💀. Why you think international audiences don’t get a say on what goes in or out of the shonen magazine. Delusional. The anime gets most of its revenue through LOCAL tv plays (ad rev) and merch. The global market is irrelevant. At least for now. Not everyone. Because clearly part of the audience DID understand the point of Megumi. And saying that “just as many people in japan” is absolutely wild. Go outside of twitter to ACTUAL Japanese forums. And you will see that’s definitely not the case. 😂 but hey… My hero academia, attack on titan and Jujutsu kaisen ending were well received in japan but not in the us. I am sure THEY ARE the problem. 💀

@ it’s literally globally popular and marketed doesn’t matter if the companies are American or not, it’s ok buddy good chat sorry you can’t take criticism cry alone

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Thank you! I am glad I got the point across for the most part. ☺️

There is a difference between theme writing and thematically driven stories (none taken). Theme driven stories are not as common in the west. The last movie I remember being thematic was everything everywhere all at once. It has its pros and cons narration wise. Definitely not everyone’s cup of tea.

Thank you for your feedback. To clarify, the video’s central focus is the relationship between Yuji and Sukuna through the lens of Jungian psychology, which is also a core theme of Jujutsu Kaisen. I stated that emphasizes Yuji confronting his shadow (Sukuna) and the “monster within” to save Megumi like 3 times throughout the video. I explained how Yuji embodies the persona and shadow, using Jung’s framework, then explains what’s within the shadow (complexes), how it goes from neurosis to dissociation (which is the whole not being able to control Sukuna thing)… While I understand the critique about the video feeling disorganized, the core message remains: separating Sukuna from Yuji misses the point of their integration (aka individuation). I’ll work on improving clarity in future videos-thank you again!

@NoeActually Hey man, thanks for the clarification! I get that you mentioned Sukuna as Yuji's shadow, but I believe Yuji truly confronts his shadow during the 'I am you' moment. He initially saw himself as kind and just, but his perspective shifts during the fight with Mahito and Sukuna. That’s where his individuation happens, and after this fight, he evolves and experiences true happiness. Sukuna is not a Shadow of anyone. He is a calamity that causes disaster wherever it goes. This is just my perspective. Still, props to the heavy research and connecting so many ideas. All the best man

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I see… well Gojo was fighting against Megukuna… so Megumi. He was glazing Megumi (while also realizing how he failed him). Gojo’s death wasn’t the point. The message was. That’s why the death itself wasn’t shown(please see the end of devilman crybaby) it will put it in a bit more context. It was not poorly written, it was simply a way of telling you the death doesn’t matter. But I get it. Characters are important for some people. Especially someone as special as Gojo. 😅

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Fair! :) the chimera shadow garden is letting out the bottled up emotion. Mahoraga (to me) was the suppressed resentment which is anger + sadness that he holds within the unconscious. I saw it more like people would describe “blinded by rage”. Personally though. I think Genre triumph over demographics because from the get go it showed it was not intended for kids (also due to the fact that the average age of the shonen reader according to a 2018 survey ran by shonen magazine and the app is between the ages of 24-30 the sweet spot being 28 years old. That being said in 2018 we saw 2 “adult” ish works (chainsaw man is also not kid friendly) so I am thinking they are catering to the more mature audience, pulling an “evangelion” where you can probably watch it and being entertained when you’re 16 but not get much (kind of lost me after the angel fights to be honest)… but you probably won’t get it until your 20s. And the only way to transmit those nuanced messages is through visuals for better or worse(because doing that as anything else will always come across as preachy). I do think that most of the message was on Yuji and everyone around it was to complement his message. Because again (to me) jjk is the story of how Yuji learns about himself and his darkness to save Megumi and Megumi the gifted one to accept the saving after becoming the strongest sorcerer. That’s it. Everything else is fluff. But that’s just how I see it! You bring very valid points as well.

I agree that the pacing could have been slowed down and not relying so much on the base knowledge of an audience since if you’re writing shonen you should know that your audience might be international and not be familiar with the storytelling Japanese reader grew with (chainsaw man did this quite well). I think Gege only thought of Japan. 😂

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First off I am so sorry! Thank you for letting me know! I’ll put you in the description immediately. I am assuming @isagisrae is a good handle or galixieRae better? I just followed you! :D thank you!

@@NoeActually @GalixieRae please bc thats where the art is posted. And where I mainly draw 😊 No worries about it happening. I only found out bc oomf posted about your video and felt happy c:

@@GalixieRae Sweet I put both just in case! Thank you for letting me know! :3

True. And thematic storytelling tend to not be very satisfying because it leaves it too open ended with the “it is all about the journey” approach this types of stories take. I didn’t get evangelion until I grew and it clicked. Welcome to the channel! :)

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Haha… okay, but am I wrong? How many people actually understood the message Megumi was meant to convey? Saying that Megumi ended up in nearly the same place is wild-he was quite literally a ticking time bomb, and his moral compass was based on his idea of his sister, someone he didn’t even know very well. And then, to see him actually laugh? Just because the story didn’t end the way people expect a regular shonen to end doesn’t mean it was bad. The message was “be ok being a kid… do little jobs that won’t put your life at risk”. In Japan, the response to the ending and Megumi was mostly positive, which is why I feel comfortable saying that most people didn’t get the point… or at the very least didn’t even bother to make a point in English.

​@@NoeActuallyThe character shift he had at the end was just the tip of the iceberg that we never got to see, Megumi starts the series living for Tsumiki and tying his value and morals to her happiness. While simultaneously thinking he himself is unwanted by even his own father, then at the end he says he wants to try that one more time with someone else. What happens if Yuji dies? Where is Megumi's agency for his own life independent of another person? JJK constantly shows that one should find internal motivation and Megumi was on the path at the start of the Culling Games to finding out who he wants to be before his character agency nosedived. He is only just beginning to heal at the end of the series, but we hardly even get to see that because they skipped over Shoko or Gojo telling him who his Father even was. Even though Toji is the main reason for Megumi having a complex in the first place. I agree that many people undersell the complexity of Jujutsu Kaisen and it does have things to say that can easily be missed, but the execution of Megumi being sub par is really just an unfortunate part of JJK's rushed ending. I don't disagree with you that Megumi has good character writing in many areas, I just feel his conclusion flies in the face of what he was built up for.

@@NoeActually Wow so you really do just think your opinion is superior to everyone else's, funny stuff.

​@@Rimplestint-m7y "Superior"? Everyone? Is EVERYONE in the room right now? Because A LOT of people agree with me... Many people brought up excellent points I never thought about until they brought it up. Also... Have you seen the Japanese forums? I know nothing next to many people (Especially mangakas who have worked as assistants). But to those complaining about Megumi being written poorly because "He didn't have enough character development? or "Sukuna took over, and Megumi did nothing?" This demonstrates you are not entirely familiar with the basics of visual storytelling.

​@ExtraAttack146 Megumi not caring about his father since he was also a part of the reason why he was in the slump is a given. The guy had agency, but it was taken when sukuna took away the one piece of life he had left. Which was meant to force him into darkness. This was how it was. Most didn't get that trauma, and pain can do that. Wasn't at the end where he took back that which sukuna stole for him to forgive himself. I don't agree he ends up the same place especially when his in a far better space than he was before.

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Truly… megumi could have squared up and throw some hands and he would have been fine.

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I think when u say people wanted more from sukuna's ending ur mixing the battle hungry fans with the contect hungry. Some wanted more from the character than just battles. So there is quite the distinction to be made there