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| Sukuna. Those expressions and monologue while so easily beating up the bad guy. (Even though he's also a bad guy.) I'm in love. :D And his sexy voice; I re-listened and re-listened, looked up the VA, and now I cannot unsee that it's the same voice actor for Victor Nikiforov from Yuri!!! on Ice. And Bercouli from SAO Alicization. And many more. I must look up his other roles too. |
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| this is just kind of boring me, despite it was ostensibly one long action scene, but it's not being particularly impressive on the directorial/choreography aspect There's no story for the monster of the week, not even to the level of Garo or Dororo. (even this cheap plot is too much effort for the writers) It literally begins with them being told "Hey, here's a random encounter. Go, uh, fight it." And then they kind of fight it, I guess. That's the whole story and all the dramatic elements of the entire episode. Even then, it blows its stakes pretty early by ripping an arm off. Since we know that's not going to actual be serious, everything after that isn't much higher than torture porn. And then he re-taps into The Darkness Within, in the same way that we already saw before, but I guess this monster is somewhat different? It just feels like I've already seen this episode, not just in a countless other Jump shows, but from this very show itself, only a couple weeks ago. |
| Welp, that's it for that special grade, now only if Itadori gets his body back from Sukuna... |
| Another good episode, ugh, episode went too fast and now again waiting a whole week.. |
| Another 10/10 episode. MAPPA have done an amazing job of bringing the story to life. These first two arcs have so far been much better than reading them. The choreography, direction, art and voice acting been superb. Sukuna was amazing this ep |
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| Superb episode once again! So we get to see Sukuna shine a bit, he's so damn overpowered that he put the Special Grade curse they were fighting to shame. That Domain expansion looked pretty sick, wish it could see more of the details of it as the shot was pretty far away. That special grade was a joke compared to Sukuna when he got (a little bit?) serious and it was even carrying one of it's fingers as well. Now I can't wait to see what Sukuna will do next, as Yuuji doesn't seem to be able to take back control. That (rape) face though! This curse was definitely too much for the lead trio.. But Sukuna alone made this so much more fun. |
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| Holy sht. Such a great ep |
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| This was the first real good episode for me. Sukuna really is a game changer, it's good to see him in action again. Looks like Itadori is out cold? Guess that means Sukuna is gonna run wild for a bit :3 I was surprised he even called out for Itadori to take over again when the battle was over. |
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| In the end Itadori had to rely on Sukuna because he has not learned how to use curse cursed energy yet. We also got to see Sukuna use Domain Expansion for the first time to a point where he overpowered the special grade curse with ease. Looks like Sukuna has total control of Itadori's body for now since Itadori is not able to switch out with Sukuna. |
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| I hate so much that feeling when anime is so good that a whole episode feels like under 5 minutes... Insert here "I want more" gif! And I still can't "un-hear" Archer every time that Sukuna is talking :( |
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FMmatron said: Nycro said: Good episode but that stupid slapstick humour almost ruined the mood of this episode. Does anyone find it funny? 🙋🏻♂️ I dunno, it's usually just for an instant and it would take way more to break immersion. Same, it's kinda surprising to see so many people dislike the humor. |
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| The fact that the MC and the (most likely) end-game villain inhabit the same body is just such a cool concept imo. Besides the amazing production values and the music, that's probably my favorite thing about the show. |
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| Another great episode! Can't wait for the next one! Also, I'm loving Sukuna, damn it. Didn't think I would |
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| Oooohh bet he's gonna switch back once he reaches the surface xDI love both of them |
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| I must say, I am enjoying this show! |
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| Ooooh, we got a peek at Domain Expansion this episode and it's even more horrifying animated! Sukuna's Malevolent Shrine is so cool and I can't wait to see it in more detail! Itadori grasping the reality of death and realising his ideals have no place in this nightmarish way of life are what make him stand out as a shounen MC imo; it's a more realistic take on the usual shounen hero. |
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| While I understand Fushiguro's point, I think he would have been better off just arguing practically that bringing back a corpse is far less important than insuring the survival of whoever is left. Trying to take a morally grey position of the guy being better off dead is just going to ruffle up someone like Yuuji who wants to save everyone. Very impressive animation tho, still very much enjoying the show so far |
| 𝘼 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙙𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 |
| Broken phone tho, RIP. |
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 it's this you Aqua? （*´▽`*) |
| Honestly speaking, the pacing and atmosphere of this anime is done quite well (a little too fast paced tbh), but having mc accessing to free deus ex machina whenever he calls for it is a bit much, especially at this early on into the serie. All the "struggling" feels artificial afterward. (Especially the missing body able to heal when he pleases too) So mc is able to freely control the curse king that's so strong with 1/10 of his power is able to annihilate another special grade curse, but then mc is no match to the lowly curse monster even though he is able to control something this strong? Also this mission makes 0 sense. If they already knew there's a special grade curse in it, what's the point of sending a bunch of students in? What are they trying to achieve? They end up escaping immediately anyway. They enter the domain just to check "hey, I'm just here to confirm if there's really a special grade curse monster in it, so let's send in 3 juvillene who has 0 chance of winning?" Is the association really this dumb? They already knew there's a special grade monster in it isn't it? |
why is she like that? i didn't see anything that dangerous? it looks like her head was eaten, but didn't Fushiguro save her at that moment? did i miss something? |
| Great episode but damn I was disappointed to how fast the special grade was killed. I was expecting at least a 2-episode mini arc. It felt too easy like that |
| Really enjoyable episode, went by way too quickly again. At least there's Lost in Paradise went it ends. :) Xenocrisi said: Great episode but damn I was disappointed to how fast the special grade was killed. I was expecting at least a 2-episode mini arc. It felt too easy like that It asserts how powerful Sukuna is compared to the rest. Even with a fraction of his power Sukuna demolishes the special-grade that was too strong for the team. |
| I guess Sukuna is my new favorite character? Amazing episode! |
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| I always hesitate to watch a episode but I'm always left so fucking satisfied I get depressed when it ends ROFL |
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| That was some good gore scene, and the animation was very good although that Sukuna fight was a bit short but it was totally worth it. This is gonna be a some good shit happening on the next episode, I can't wait for Sukuna vs Fushigaru that will be amazing. |
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| Today's episode was out of nowhere. I really liked the violence and the brutality that we don't get to see much in shounen ngl. I think i dig Sukuna as a character. He's a chill dude. I want to see Gojo in action though. I hope i got to see more of him in the future. I like him. I am still hoping for more development for the two sidecharacters. The MC's mental breakdown was also interesting to watch.Things turned dark rather quickly, too bad the fight with Sukuna was too one-sided that it ended in like a minute. |
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| Holy think King of Curses is sick. He is so powerful and when he fought the other curse that fight was crazy with great animation and a cool soundtrack. It seems that the King of Curses is in control of Yuuji's body right now and Yuuji cannot take it back so I'm excited for more screen time for the King of Curses. Great episode :) |
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| This is some of the darkness and brutality of anime that I miss from the old days. Sukuna is a absolute badass, and it's going to be tough for Itadori to regain control. Next week episode looks like it's going to be just as good. How many fingers is that now? Two? |
| Awesome new episode! We got to see Sukuna go full-demon and Itadori get bodied. Kugisaki shouldnt've gotten clapped that fast. NEXT EPISODE BOUTA BE FUSHIGURO VS SUKUNA!!! |
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| Chihaya, whoops I mean Nobara was awesome this episode |
| Same, I hate frog. Madge |
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| Having a really powerful MC at the begining isn't inherentely bad. A good example of this working would be Eren in Shingeki no Kyojin, where the tension and stakes were never lost even with Eren having the ability to be a titan. If we analyze why this work, the best reasons would be the existence of rules and consequences to this power and the fact the power isn't enough to destroy the enemies by itself. Eren can't fully control his actions initially (and a bunch of new rules would be added after he understand his powers), and he was defeated by a group of irrational titans, not to mention he would later face enemies objectively stronger than him, which forces him to use strategies to beat them. In Jujutsu Kaisen, we do have some kind of rules/consequences to this power, but it's not fully explained how exactly it works so far (the final scene tease they will develop that more in the next episode). But the power is ridiculously stronger than most enemies, which makes the tension be considerably lower than what it should be. Having a 5 minute dedicated to show how stronger this power is compared to what the viewer was supposed to be scared also doesn't help. Speaking of tension and stakes, the story would be much better if that was the focus from the start. Imagine a situation like the first half of this episode, but on the 1st episode (instead of the MC manage to fight equally that monster on ep.1 without power, and after became overpowered, make him extremely helpless against the monster, and his only alternative would run from it and save his friends. That would immediately make the viewer fear that monster if it was ever shown again). Sure, this is just a example and nothing mandatory, but I can't say enough how I believe action shows would be much better if they focus on creating actual tension, instead of just casual shounen fights. Also yeah, the idea of bringing 3 students to fight a special monster is completely stupid. |
BetterTasteOct 23, 2020 6:29 PM
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Ventus_S said: Honestly speaking, the pacing and atmosphere of this anime is done quite well (a little too fast paced tbh), but having mc accessing to free deus ex machina whenever he calls for it is a bit much, especially at this early on into the serie. All the "struggling" feels artificial afterward. (Especially the missing body able to heal when he pleases too) So mc is able to freely control the curse king that's so strong with 1/10 of his power is able to annihilate another special grade curse, but then mc is no match to the lowly curse monster even though he is able to control something this strong? Also this mission makes 0 sense. If they already knew there's a special grade curse in it, what's the point of sending a bunch of students in? What are they trying to achieve? They end up escaping immediately anyway. They enter the domain just to check "hey, I'm just here to confirm if there's really a special grade curse monster in it, so let's send in 3 juvillene who has 0 chance of winning?" Is the association really this dumb? They already knew there's a special grade monster in it isn't it? Hey just wanted to say it is a good thing you noticed how weird it was for those 3 to be sent on that stupid mission. This is actually important and you should have been thinking along those lines exactly. Also, Yuuji being able to contain Sukuna is different from really controlling him. You will quickly learn that Sukuna is never a good thing to unleash and that he needs to learn to not rely on him. I hope you stick with the show and can enjoy it (: |
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Xenocrisi said: Great episode but damn I was disappointed to how fast the special grade was killed. I was expecting at least a 2-episode mini arc. It felt too easy like that well he was up against the King of Curses so it was to be expected q1w2e3r4t5 said: ttcchen said: I think you’re turning your eyes away from the truth. In what way has Nobara been shown to be a “unique, strong female shounen character” Face it, she’s an afterthought. Not to mention the way she always acts like a know it all belittling Yuji for being a newbie but when it comes to combat, she’s incompetent. All bark no bite. Keep you compliment for when we actually see her do something noteworthyyou only see it that way because you're biased, so you twisted everything you see. Yuji saved the kid, but your twisted view had you seeing it as him saving Nobara. Both Yuji and Nobara are fighting special grades, which are just not something first-years should be fighting. Both of them lost and have to be saved, but you only saw Nobara needing to be saved and blatantly ignored Yuji's situation, because your hypocrisy blinded and twisted your judgement. "always" only one episode. "all bark no bite" like i said clearly ur blinded by your bias. either that or ur just a troll hating on her for no reason. don't bother replying. i dont plan on wasting any more time on you. chitanda-0- said: why is she like that? i didn't see anything that dangerous? it looks like her head was eaten, but didn't Fushiguro save her at that moment? did i miss something? must have hurt her head while fighting the curses. Ventus_S said: Honestly speaking, the pacing and atmosphere of this anime is done quite well (a little too fast paced tbh), but having mc accessing to free deus ex machina whenever he calls for it is a bit much, especially at this early on into the serie. All the "struggling" feels artificial afterward. (Especially the missing body able to heal when he pleases too) it's not free nor is it deus ex machina. sukuna isn't a tool or a powerup Yuji can just use whenever he wants. he also doesn't have access to sukuna's powers or abilities. all he's doing is sharing a body with the ultimate villain of this series. their relationship isn't like naruto and kurama or Ushio and Tora. to put it into perspective, it's like naruto and madara sharing a body. also, Sukuna has no intentions of healing yuji. he only did so accidentally while fighting the curse (cause by using his power it automatically heals him, it'll be explained later). letting sukuna out means putting others in danger, since he isn't an animal like Kurama that you can tame. He's a thousand year old demon who was once a human, so he's more experienced and knowledgeable, and won't hesitate to kill to achieve his goal Ventus_S said: So mc is able to freely control the curse king that's so strong with 1/10 of his power is able to annihilate another special grade curse, but then mc is no match to the lowly curse monster even though he is able to control something this strong? not freely control. yuji can only keep it from taking control of him. he can't control sukuna like naruto can kurama. they're not the same. they're two people sharing a body. think of it as... split personality. it's not something that can be controlled. the manga hasn't gotten to it yet but we're pretty sure yuji has some backstory that made him unique and able to keep sukuna from controlling him Ventus_S said: Also this mission makes 0 sense. If they already knew there's a special grade curse in it, what's the point of sending a bunch of students in? What are they trying to achieve? They end up escaping immediately anyway. They enter the domain just to check "hey, I'm just here to confirm if there's really a special grade curse monster in it, so let's send in 3 juvillene who has 0 chance of winning?" Is the association really this dumb? They already knew there's a special grade monster in it isn't it? did u miss the explanations in the beginning? 1. no one knew there's a special grade curse in it. they knew there's a curse womb that could become a special grade curse, but not yet. 2. the trio were sent to rescue the 5 prisoners if they're alive. that's all. they're not there to fight or confirm anything or do anything else. 3. even so, it doesn't make sense for them to send 3 first years. they could have sent others. this will be explained in the next episode. there's a reason for them to do this, which should be pretty obvious if u think about it. thiago52192 said: In Jujutsu Kaisen, we do have some kind of rules/consequences to this power, but it's not fully explained how exactly it works so far (the final scene tease they will develop that more in the next episode). But the power is ridiculously stronger than most enemies, which makes the tension be considerably lower than what it should be. Having a 5 minute dedicated to show how stronger this power is compared to what the viewer was supposed to be scared also doesn't help. Also yeah, the idea of bringing 3 students to fight a special monster is completely stupid. there's a reason for bringing 3 students to fight a special monster which will be explained in the next eps i think ur main criticism with this anime is due to your misinterpretation of Sukuna as simply a power instead of an actual villain/antagonist. "But the power is ridiculously stronger than most enemies, which makes the tension be considerably lower than what it should be." Sukuna isn't a powerup or a plot device or a deus ex machina for Yuji to tame and learn to take control of. He's his own person and frankly speaking after his performance in this episode you should've known that he's pure evil and is the main antagonist of this series, so he'll never be tamed or persuaded to join the good side and help Yuji, cause he IS the bad side. he is the big bad boss of this anime. all the villains see him as their boss. so what you're worried about (him becoming simply a power and lowering the tension) will NEVER happen. Plus, what had happened recently in the manga pretty much established the fact that Sukuna is unredeemable and there's absolutely 0% chance he'll become good, EVER. that 5 minute you mentioned is to show us how much damage sukuna can do if he's allowed control of Yuji's body (more will be shown next episode). it's not to show us that "oh sukuna is this strong so once yuji controls him he can gain this power and become this strong too!" it's to show us the power difference between Yuji and him, the final boss. |
ttcchenOct 23, 2020 6:46 PM
| Thought the episode was good, but I don't understand why they're sending rookies to do missions already - especially Itadori who has learnt nothing yet lol. |
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| Man i really like Sukuna, hes such a fun character. Also i remember Gojou-sensei saying that he could beat Sukuna so i wonder how strong does he gotta be if Sukuna beat the shit out of that special grade curse with ease. |
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| There is a really, really high chance this anime takes over the best of this year, like holy hell with every episode you want more and grow more and more impatient, i'm loving the newly shounen hit. I didn't read the manga, nor i plan to if they make a second season, but this anime now has a special place in my heart. I was literally debating what episode to watch first, but sadly the hype made me go for the best when it's a must to save the best for last. |
| Great episode, loving this. That special grade curse totally demolished our newbie sorcerers. If Itadori didn't have Sukuna, he would've been mince meat. They really are driving home how strong Sukuna is, literally toying with that special grade curse and territory expansion was really cool. The shot from the manga on the first page was even cooler though, I assume the anime isn't gonna be nearly anywhere as graphic as the manga is. That evil smirk by Sukuna at the end, I wonder if Itadori loses a little bit of control every time he lets Sukuna take over. |
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