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Jan 22, 2021 9:08 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Episode aired 15 mins later than usual:
https://jujutsukaisen.jp/news/20210118_02.php
https://twitter.com/animejujutsu/status/1351107790245388294

And let the Kyoto-Tokyo exchange festival-cum-competition BEGIN! Tokyo School: Curses vs. Kyoto School: Yuuji

Itadori Yuuji vs. Aoi Toudou, and just as he asked Nobara and the others back then in women's tastes, pretty standard Aoi style of appraisal. The Jennifer Lawrence name refferal is back again, and with Toudou's iimaginative emotional backstory, that's some "Men of Culture" of powerful connections. But if there's anything that the big buff guy hates, is being interrupted. But regardless, you can't be magnificently awed at the amount of sakuga in the fight between Yuuji and Toudou.

It certainly did not take long for the Tokyo School to learn of Yuuji being targeted by the Kyoto School (starting from Principal Gakuganji's rouses), because of him being Sukuna's vessel host, and that kind of cursed level is unprecedented, even against fellow sorcerers. The eyes of the Kyoto School, Nishimiya, downed by Fushiguro's powers, and being taunted by Panda and Nobara, that shit is hilarious! Definitely not cute and crass.

Pretty interesting that Toudou tries to test Yuuji in strength and camaraderie...best friends in connection! Let the flex roll, my best friend!

LELS Juju Stroll is just an interview of the perfect types for each girl...and Gojou-sensei trying to be subtle on Miwa.
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Jan 22, 2021 9:30 AM
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Just wanna say that I’m in love with the new ED song
Jan 22, 2021 10:20 AM
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And so the friendship between Itadori and Todo began, great episode and animation as usual.
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Jan 22, 2021 11:05 AM
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Don't care, but Todo's memories are canon flashback to me.

Dope episode as always, each week I'm grateful again for the production quality. Hope this will last till season 2 at least.

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Jan 22, 2021 11:07 AM
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damn this episode was nice, fights were really nice and very nice narrative too. looking forward to this arc, its getting pretty interesting..
Jan 22, 2021 11:13 AM
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The start of one of the greatest friendships/brotherhoods Itadori and Todo ^^
Jan 22, 2021 11:15 AM
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this episode went by in a flash. The kyoto students seriously are trying to kill him. I still think that Yuuji is gonna win against Toudou.

Jan 22, 2021 11:15 AM
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The best friendship in jump has finally been animated. Todo and his little brother. 😂

AoT stans in the mud complaining, but JJK fans eating rn.
Jan 22, 2021 11:16 AM
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Todo's expressions are too funny. That one fight scene between him and Yuji combined with the weird relaxing bgm is the funniest lmao

Whoever directed the Juju Stroll for this episode is a G. That ending hinting Gojo likes nice girls like Miwa, before giving us a preview of next episode showcasing Mechamaru rampaging is too cruel 😭

Edit: Now that I think of it, it doesn't make sense for Gojo to say it in front of Utahime (who hates his guts) that he likes girls like Miwa, a student of Utahime. She would have attacked him right there and then for implying such a thing cause she's pretty protective of her students. So I think the question he was asked was who took a selfie with him. And since Miwa didn't tell Gojo her name, he could only describe her generally.
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Jan 22, 2021 11:17 AM

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My GOD do i love Toudou! Cant believe Itadori forgot his BFF, that alternate flashback was pure comedy!
Also ,Miwa is cute...!
well that's just my opinion.....
Jan 22, 2021 11:21 AM
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The exchange event is underway! The Kyoto school students have initiated their orders to kill Yuji on sight. Every single one of them except for Nishimiya who's scouting, and Todo who's doing his own thing, all going after Yuji at the same time. A tight bind to be in with Yuji facing four strong sorcerers by himself. Right after taking that beating from Todo where he almost got his head bashed in. Todo doesn't hold back in a fight, the dude is brutal I love it. Todo asking Yuji what his type is has been a long awaited moment for me to see animated since we knew Yuji type all the way back in episode two. Todo learning Yuji type of woman and instantly having a false memory of them at school together and how Yuji is now his best friend. Oh my lord is hilarious, cracked me up so much. Todo has found a comrade in arms whom loves tall women with big butts. Instantly made Todo want to fight him fair and square without any bs from his fellow Kyoto classmates. Which leads to some awesome individual battles between the schools students like we see the start of in this episode. Things are just kicking off with crazy moments yet to come.
Jan 22, 2021 11:23 AM
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Toudou finally had "the best friend" named Yuuji. Glad to hear that but weird :D
Animation is fluid as always. We may be see Panda's fighting style in next episode. He is funny.

Edit: I heard their flashback scenes are dream. What a youth. Miwa is so cute. I hope she gets handsome guy like Gojou.
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Jan 22, 2021 11:30 AM

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All around poorly directed. Somehow it managed to be even worse than episode 8.
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Jan 22, 2021 11:30 AM

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so in terms of normal human strength then Yuji is more powerful than Todo eh

and Gojos type of girl is Miwa eh they meant for each other later on then
Jan 22, 2021 11:31 AM
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Nice backstories etc I guess, and the fight's animation is still really good
Jan 22, 2021 11:32 AM

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The Kyoto group really want to kill Itadori.

Toudou's "memories" was the best part of the episode for me. True best friends. XD

I'm looking forward to seeing Panda's fight.

Jan 22, 2021 11:35 AM
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This episode was hilarious bro and the flashback bro I trying to get a friend like that
Jan 22, 2021 11:35 AM

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Todo found the homie that he had been looking for, it looked like the start of a great friendship to me. Momo is really cute and her VA is great as well.
Jan 22, 2021 11:36 AM
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Was an okay episode. The friendship thing was funny but besides that was just kinda meh. Felt like some scenes could have been pieced together better or changed up. Animation was good as always. That OP looks so good. Its like xbox 360/ps3 videogames with cutscense's looking way ahead of its time.(Not bashing how the regular show is animated).
Jan 22, 2021 11:43 AM

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Miwa got some screentime, and even got noticed by Gojou in the Jujutsu Sanpo segment :D

I am so happy for her, she's the best character by far... I really hope we get to see more of her
Jan 22, 2021 11:50 AM

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Can't believe they wasted 1 minute and 45 seconds on Toudou's "dream"...

Like too often in shounen anime, feels like almost nothing happened in the episode. We already knew the other school students were going to try killing Itadori and were going to fail at it, and it was totally obvious Itadori was going to fight Toudou, since these two characters are the dumbest and strongest boys around when it comes to fight with fists. And like everytime with these kinds of fight, it was just dull. Big punches and air explosions or whatever don't make me feel excitement anymore.

At least, judging from next episode preview it seems the other characters will be having a little action too, and I expect to see nice things hopefully. And by "nice things", I mean interesting powers/techniques used in an interesting, preferably strategical fashion, and not senseless beating like we saw in this episode.

On a more positive note, the blue-haired girl confirms that she is a nice girl. Too bad she's in the other school and not in the protagonists' one.
Jan 22, 2021 11:52 AM

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"A tall woman with a big ass" - Itadori Yuuji 2021
Jan 22, 2021 11:53 AM

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Todo with the Question! The imaginary memory scene was done so well, XD. Now it will no longer be Todo vs Yuji but Todo training Yuji lol.

Nobara vs Nishimya will be hilarious. Can't wait.
Amazing episode.

Juju Stroll was really sweet. Miwa has a chance lol.
The preview had my fav fight Panda vs

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Jan 22, 2021 11:56 AM

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Finally got to see Toudou vs Itadori. Sweet!
Jan 22, 2021 11:59 AM
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So the Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event kicks off with a fight between Itadori and Toudou. The two of them become fast friends during the fight, but the other students from the Kyoto school tried to kill Itadori by surrounding him. Fortunately, Toudou told those guys to fuck off and focus on the competition.
Jan 22, 2021 11:59 AM

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Based MAPPA with the sakuga. The storyboarding could’ve been improved a little to make scenes more fluid going back and forth but otherwise great start to this arc. I can already tell the upcoming fights will be highly enjoyable

The made up flashback with Todo crying.. right in the feels besto friendo. Also we finally got to enjoy the best bromance in its animated form with a quick peek of Todo’s technique through sound but being used offscreen 👏👏.
Jan 22, 2021 12:01 PM

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This arc is looking pretty good so far. The fight between Itadori and Toudou was pretty fluid so far and Toudou’s imagined sequence was pretty funny. Now that the groups are paired up next episode should be a treat too.
Jan 22, 2021 12:02 PM

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Another amazing episode.

The start of a great friendship starts here!




Jan 22, 2021 12:07 PM

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Toudo Vs Itadori was pretty great. It was to no surprise that Toudou was gonna ask Itadori about his prefered woman and he now thinks they are besties. Toudou is such a meathead, but a very strong one.

Can't wait to see this battle progress, some nice battles seem to be coming up!

Nishimiya on the broom instantly reminded me of Elaina when she said that she was so cute again today.

Jujutsu stroll was amazing with Miwa and Gojou stealing it once again!!
Jan 22, 2021 12:07 PM

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bruh maybe toudou x yuji was the OTP all along. Yuuji is the next Tomoda-kun :P




regardless, seems like it's gonna be individual fights before what I presume the baddies gonna invade, where I feel like the actual cool fighting will happen. Don't think any of these fights currently are gonna come anywhere near the one against Mahito, but I would like to be proven wrong lmao
Jan 22, 2021 12:08 PM

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What I really love about this show is how practical and fluid the fight choreography is. Mostly pure martial arts techniques and moves, nothing particularly exaggerated at all. Sure, there's the supernatural powers with the cursed energy and stuff, but for the most part, the action composition has impressive consistency. Additionally, the anime isn't trying to hurry up with things, either. Sure, some segments could've been a tad bit shorter, but the show clearly isn't trying to rush to the good parts.

The blend of comedy and seriousness also feels much better here than in the gray inconsistent display from Demon Slayer, imho, even though the comedy IS still quite hit or miss. Nothing overbearing, nothing half-assed, nothing hamfisted. It's not perfect, of course, but it's been nice and steady so far. Most other shounen nowadays don't do enough of this.
Jan 22, 2021 12:11 PM
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It's getting better with each episode. I can't wait
Jan 22, 2021 12:22 PM

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Don't think any of these fights currently are gonna come anywhere near the one against Mahito, but I would like to be proven wrong lmao
The first Mahito fight will be surpassed this arc..
Jan 22, 2021 12:24 PM

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What Toudou imagined had me laughing the whole time, I can't wait to see what he teaches Itadori. It seems like the beginning of a beautiful friendship, I couldn't wait for the two to meet after both have clearly said what their favorite type was.



Jan 22, 2021 12:34 PM

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I love that flashback when Itadori said his ideal woman, it was funny. Fantastic episode.

The ED song is so good.
Jan 22, 2021 12:34 PM

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Can't believe they wasted 1 minute and 45 seconds on Toudou's "dream"...

Like too often in shounen anime, feels like almost nothing happened in the episode. We already knew the other school students were going to try killing Itadori and were going to fail at it, and it was totally obvious Itadori was going to fight Toudou, since these two characters are the dumbest and strongest boys around when it comes to fight with fists. And like everytime with these kinds of fight, it was just dull. Big punches and air explosions or whatever don't make me feel excitement anymore.

At least, judging from next episode preview it seems the other characters will be having a little action too, and I expect to see nice things hopefully. And by "nice things", I mean interesting powers/techniques used in an interesting, preferably strategical fashion, and not senseless beating like we saw in this episode.

On a more positive note, the blue-haired girl confirms that she is a nice girl. Too bad she's in the other school and not in the protagonists' one.


Even though I wouldn't have worded it this harshly, I agree.
Toudou's dream was extremely unnecessary and really disrupted the flow of this episode :/
I also don't like Toudou as a character at all so far, extremely shallow :x

But the animation was great as always and I'm really looking forward to the next episode! :)
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Jan 22, 2021 12:43 PM

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really love this ending by co shu nie <3

decent but enjoyable episode for me :)

i knew toudou would want to be friends with yuuji, i like him and his character, find him quite entertaining.

the juju stroll was cute, gojou x miwa <3


Jan 22, 2021 12:45 PM

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Good episode overall, although I felt like the fight between Itadori and Todo wasn't animated as well as everything else. I also felt like the pacing of the dream sequence was too slow. Can't wait for next week though :)
Jan 22, 2021 12:53 PM
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That was a really touching episode despite the fact that almost half of its characters were trying to kill off one. The cast is fun as always and the stroll was very wholesome. Good stuff.
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Toudou best boy, the flashback after he asked Yuuji what's his ideal type killed me LOL. I knew they'd get along well, I'm sure their interactions will be very entertaining. Also it's funny how he instructs Yuuji in the middle of a battle.

Short_Circut said:
bruh maybe toudou x yuji was the OTP all along. Yuuji is the next Tomoda-kun :P


omg I also thought of Tomoda-kun lmaoo
Jan 22, 2021 12:59 PM

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Thw nwq op and Ed were straight bangers. I love how Toudo automaticlly said Yuji and him were best friends. This arc seems good

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Jan 22, 2021 1:06 PM

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Hmmm felt weird but overall I liked it.
Kinda sad Yuji's divergent fist doesn't look like it hits twice though.
With this pacing I wonder how the rest of the season is going to go.
Jan 22, 2021 1:07 PM

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Danae said:
Toudou best boy, the flashback after he asked Yuuji what's his ideal type killed me LOL. I knew they'd get along well, I'm sure their interactions will be very entertaining. Also it's funny how he instructs Yuuji in the middle of a battle.

Short_Circut said:
bruh maybe toudou x yuji was the OTP all along. Yuuji is the next Tomoda-kun :P


omg I also thought of Tomoda-kun lmaoo

I'm glad someone actually got that reference :P
Jan 22, 2021 1:31 PM

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EckhartPilgrim said:
Can't believe they wasted 1 minute and 45 seconds on Toudou's "dream"...

Like too often in shounen anime, feels like almost nothing happened in the episode. We already knew the other school students were going to try killing Itadori and were going to fail at it, and it was totally obvious Itadori was going to fight Toudou, since these two characters are the dumbest and strongest boys around when it comes to fight with fists. And like everytime with these kinds of fight, it was just dull. Big punches and air explosions or whatever don't make me feel excitement anymore.

At least, judging from next episode preview it seems the other characters will be having a little action too, and I expect to see nice things hopefully. And by "nice things", I mean interesting powers/techniques used in an interesting, preferably strategical fashion, and not senseless beating like we saw in this episode.

On a more positive note, the blue-haired girl confirms that she is a nice girl. Too bad she's in the other school and not in the protagonists' one.
The dream is a important plot point, but it won’t be explained until later on so i can’t blame people who think it was a random scene

My problem with it isn't that it felt random actually, but more like the scene was way too long for what it is showing.
Jan 22, 2021 1:38 PM

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Nice! Yuuji definitely is my besto friendo!
Jan 22, 2021 2:07 PM
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And so the friendship of yuuji and todou began ^•^
Jan 22, 2021 2:08 PM
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EckhartPilgrim said:
Can't believe they wasted 1 minute and 45 seconds on Toudou's "dream"...

Like too often in shounen anime, feels like almost nothing happened in the episode. We already knew the other school students were going to try killing Itadori and were going to fail at it, and it was totally obvious Itadori was going to fight Toudou, since these two characters are the dumbest and strongest boys around when it comes to fight with fists. And like everytime with these kinds of fight, it was just dull. Big punches and air explosions or whatever don't make me feel excitement anymore.

At least, judging from next episode preview it seems the other characters will be having a little action too, and I expect to see nice things hopefully. And by "nice things", I mean interesting powers/techniques used in an interesting, preferably strategical fashion, and not senseless beating like we saw in this episode.

On a more positive note, the blue-haired girl confirms that she is a nice girl. Too bad she's in the other school and not in the protagonists' one.
yeah lmao dude? "dull"? You serious? I know you probably feel like an anime expert, whose opinion is gold worth but get your head out of your ass and stop flaming about things that ain't even true. Even if, there is no need to say such harsh things that makes the production staff, who is doing this for US btw to give us a great experience,feel bad. And don't even try so start comparing the Anime with other anime because it's "shounen". Aight with that said, the powers will get more interesting indeed
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WillHawkins said:
EckhartPilgrim said:
Can't believe they wasted 1 minute and 45 seconds on Toudou's "dream"...

Like too often in shounen anime, feels like almost nothing happened in the episode. We already knew the other school students were going to try killing Itadori and were going to fail at it, and it was totally obvious Itadori was going to fight Toudou, since these two characters are the dumbest and strongest boys around when it comes to fight with fists. And like everytime with these kinds of fight, it was just dull. Big punches and air explosions or whatever don't make me feel excitement anymore.

At least, judging from next episode preview it seems the other characters will be having a little action too, and I expect to see nice things hopefully. And by "nice things", I mean interesting powers/techniques used in an interesting, preferably strategical fashion, and not senseless beating like we saw in this episode.

On a more positive note, the blue-haired girl confirms that she is a nice girl. Too bad she's in the other school and not in the protagonists' one.
The dream is a important plot point, but it won’t be explained until later on so i can’t blame people who think it was a random scene


Yeah, if you haven't read the manga, you won't understand the "dream". However, it is something to remember for the next season.
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Yeah, if you haven't read the manga, you won't understand the "dream". However, it is something to remember for the next season.

It doesn't matter that it will pay off in 50 episodes, but how it fit into the pacing of today's episode.
They felt the flashback was too slow and intrusive in an episode they already felt was slow and uninteresting.
While I disagree with their opinions on the fight choreography, I noticed the way they lingered on the shots to be fairly drawn out.
I think the anime's pacing is intentionally slow in order to finish the season with this arc.
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WillHawkins said:
The dream is a important plot point, but it won’t be explained until later on so i can’t blame people who think it was a random scene


Yeah, if you haven't read the manga, you won't understand the "dream". However, it is something to remember for the next season.



oh wow i didn't know that scene was important. i thought it was just a funny interaction. i definitely wasn't pressed about it like that person lol but good to know

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