![]() “Jujutsu Kaisen 0” could also be off-putting to viewers who aren’t used to the anime’s convoluted expository dialogue, occasional shifts in tone, and general focus on the guilt, jealousy, and petty rivalries that motivate individual characters. ‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai Sets Next Anime Film for Fall 2022 ![]() So it’s not surprising that Yuta barely learns how to weaponize his relationship with Rika –who usually appears as a hulking, eyeless demonic wraith whenever Yuta’s in danger - by training with the same Jujutsu High students that befriended Yuji in the anime series: Panda (Tomokazu Seki), Maki (Mikako Komatsu), and Toge (Koki Uchiyama). There are a number of characters to keep track of, and they only tangentially help to develop the main hero’s story. Like the anime series, “Jujutsu Kaisen 0” sometimes feels too much like a Cliffs Notes adaptation, despite also featuring more interaction between the supporting characters and the lead protagonist than the original manga. These well-timed callbacks can be satisfying, but they also illustrate this new movie’s limited appeal. There are also a few allusions and cameo appearances by characters, objects, and events from the anime that will probably satisfy initiated fans only. ![]() Yuta’s one-and-done narrative might help uninitiated viewers to understand the series’ appeal since he, like the series’ main protagonist Yuji Itadori, has a mysterious symbiotic relationship with a powerful and apocalyptically dangerous cursed entity. How a Barnes & Noble Earnings Report Spurred AMC Networks’ Acquisition of Anime Distributor Sentai ![]()
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