Shonen Authors Comment on Jujutsu Kaisen’s Ending
Jujutsu Kaisen’s ending has garnered many reactions from fans, ranging from disappointment over the seemingly rushed pacing to satisfaction over concluding its major plot beats.
The author’s comment blog shows every author congratulating Gege Akutami and feeling bittersweet over the end of Jujutsu Kaisen after six and a half years in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Author Comments on Jujutsu Kaisen's Ending in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #44. pic.twitter.com/BxRsHN1PEK
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To highlight, some authors have mentioned their favorite Jujutsu Kaisen characters motivating their work, such as Kagurabachi author Takeru Hokazono, who expresses how Aoi Todo inspires him and with Jujutsu Kaisen ending, his weekly pleasures are disappearing one by one.
My Hero Academia recently ended on August 2024.
Mission: Yozakura Family author Hitsuji Gondaira remarked that he wanted to know “the smell the inside of Jogo’s earplugs. Probably a sweet fragrance of earth like bizen pottery.”
Yokai Buster Murakami’s author Daiki Ihara seems to have Hiromi Higuruma as his favorite character.
Me & Roboco’s author Shuhei Miyazaki references Mahito by mentioning Idle Transfiguration.
Mahito is featured at the penultimate scene of the final chapter with Sukuna.
Hakutaku’s author Kouki Ishikawa has compared Akutami with the main antagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen, Sukuna, saying:
“You have used your manga powers to slice up everyone in my generation who wants to create a dark fantasy story.”
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi’s author Shoichi Usui comments on how he is emotionally affected by the words “Domain Expansion.”
The Elusive Samurai’s author Yusei Matsui is looking forward for a new work from Akutami soon.
Akane-banashi author Takamasa Moue notes that he admires “a super-popular manga creator from the same Digimon generation”, indicating how close they are in age.
On his own end, Gege Akutami comments:
“We’ve reached the end!! Thank you all for your support!! I’ll keep doing my best in my future works!!”
The final chapter was released on September 29, 2024.
Volumes 29 and 30 will be released together on December 25, 2024.
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