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Yu a Okko su, a high schoole who gai s co ol of a ex emely powe ful Cu sed Spi i a d ge s e olled i he Tokyo P efec u al Juju su High School by Juju su So ce e s o help him co ol… Read allYu a Okko su, a high schoole who gai s co ol of a ex emely powe ful Cu sed Spi i a d ge s e olled i he Tokyo P efec u al Juju su High School by Juju su So ce e s o help him co ol his powe a d keep a eye o him.Yu a Okko su, a high schoole who gai s co ol of a ex emely powe ful Cu sed Spi i a d ge s e olled i he Tokyo P efec u al Juju su High School by Juju su So ce e s o help him co ol his powe a d keep a eye o him.

Juju su Kaise 0

Juju su Kaise 0a is a Japa ese ma ga se ies w i e a d illus a ed by Gege Aku ami. The ma ga, which was o igi ally i led Tokyo Me opoli a Cu se Tech ical School, was se ialized i Shueisha’s magazi e Jump GIGA f om Ap il o July 2017. Af e Aku ami lau ched Juju su Kaise i 2018, he se ies was e oac ively e i led Juju su Kaise 0—maki g i a p equel—a d eleased i a si gle a kōbo volume i Decembe 2018. I was lice sed fo E glish elease i No h Ame ica by Viz Media. The se ies follows Yu a Okko su, a you g s ude who becomes a so ce e a d seeks o co ol he cu sed spi i of his childhood f ie d Rika O imo o.

Aku ami w o e he se ies wi h o hemes o follow bu wa ed o w i e a d d aw cool-looki g cha ac e s. He was of e suppo ed by his wo edi o s while w i i g he ma ga. The ma ga was a comme cial success i bo h Japa a d No h Ame ica. C i ical espo se o he ma ga was ge e ally posi ive; seve al eviewe s p aised Yu a’s ole a d his agic ela io ship wi h Rika. C i ics, howeve , we e divided ove he mos sui able p o ago is i Aku ami’s wo ks. Juju su Kaise focuses o Yuji I ado i, who while havi g seve al simila i ies wi h Yu a, has diffe e cha ac e iza io s. The ela io ships of he mai cas we e also well- eceived a d he ma ga’s a wo k was p aised.

Juju su Kaise 0 was adap ed i o a a ime film adap a io by MAPPA, which was di ec ed by Su ghoo Pa k a d p emie ed i Japa i Decembe 2021. I was followed by a oveliza io a d a ew gag chap e w i e by Aku ami.

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Yu a Okko su is a imid, 16-yea -old, high-school s ude who is hau ed by Rika O imo o, he cu sed spi i of his childhood f ie d who died six yea s ago because bo h of hem p omised o ge ma ied whe hey g ow up. Whe eve Yu a is bullied, Rika comes o his defe se a d viole ly assaul s his a acke s. I Novembe 2016, Yu a mee s Sa o u Gojo, a juju su so ce e u de whose guida ce he joi s he Tokyo P efec u al Juju su High School o lea how o co ol Rika. The e, Yu a mee s he so ce e s Pa da, Maki Ze i , a d Toge I umaki, who y exo cisi g Rika bu a e easily s opped by he . Yu a s a s ai i g wi h Maki, who me o s him i swo dsma ship, which is combi ed wi h his e e gy o become like o e of hem. Du i g a missio , Maki mo iva es Yu a o figh if he wa s o be accep ed, which causes him o b iefly co ol Rika o des oy a cu sed spi i .

As h ee mo hs pass, Yu a becomes mo e skilled, a d is able o co ol Rika a d develop a close ela io ship wi h his fellow s ude s. I a missio wi h Toge, Yu a is spo ed by Sugu u Ge o, a powe ful e emy so ce e who was p eviously f ie ds wi h Gojo. Ge o wishes o elimi a e all o -so ce e s, a idea wi h which Yu a disag ees. As Yu a a d Maki keep bo di g, Ge o i vades he school o ake Rika by fo ce. Fea i g fo his safe y, Gojo se ds Pa da a d Toge o he school, whe e hey clash wi h Ge o a d Maki, a d Ge o seve ely wou ds hem. A ge ed, Yu a eleases Rika a d p omises o give he his soul if she helps him defea hei e emy. I he af e ma h, Ge o is seve ely wou ded, loses a a m a d escapes. He is fou d by Gojo, who ha ks him fo i e io ally spa i g he s ude s. As bo h eflec o hei old f ie dship, Gojo kills Ge o.

Af e he ba le, Yu a is su p ised o fi d himself s ill alive. Gojo explai s Rika did o cu se Yu a; a he , whe Rika died, Yu a accide ally cu sed he usi g hidde e e gy he i he i ed f om he figu e Sugawa a o Michiza e, fo ci g he o emai by his side. Rika peacefully passes o he af e life, aski g a apologe ic Yu a o live a full life. Yu a co i ues his wo k as a so ce e wi h his f ie ds, s ill wea i g Rika’s e gageme ‘s i g.

P oduc io edi

Du i g publica io of he mo hly se ies, Gege Aku ami had o i e io of havi g his se ies published i he Weekly Sho e Jump. The posi ive espo se o Tokyo Me opoli a Cu se Tech ical School.Juju su Kaise 0, howeve , led him o u he se ies i o he mai ma ga, Juju su Kaise . Whe s a i g his se ies, Aku ami had o pla ed a y hemes fo he a a ive bu had he idea of givi g cha ac e s a cool appeal. The a a ive of Juju su Kaise 0 became co ec ed wi h he o he ma ga, wi h he fi al chap e bei g co ceived as soo as he s a ed w i i g i . He said, howeve , he was o su e abou he possibili y of p ope ly co ec i g he begi i g wi h he e di g.3

Yu a a d Rika, he fi s cha ac e s c ea ed, we e i e ded as a combi a io fo he ma ga.4 Aku ami fou d ha he ea ly desig of Yu a was so simila o ha of fellow juju su so ce e Megumi Fushigu o hey migh co fuse eade s. He o ed he same simila i ies be wee I umaki a d Yuji I ado i.5 As a esul , Aku ami cha ged Yu a’s look fo he mai se ies.4

The fi s chap e of he ma ga has a li e i volvi g he possible use of Rika, who is compa ed wi h Oda Nobu aga as sugges ed by a edi o . Aku ami i cluded a li e abou Michiza e Sugawa a, a famous figu e i Japa ese his o y who is me io ed as Yu a a d Gojo’s p edecesso , as a ibu e o a la e edi o Yama aka. Whe Yu a comfo s Maki i he hi d chap e o he poi she c ies, he ew edi o Ka ayama said he liked i oo much because he fel Yu a eally u de s ood Mika’s feeli gs. Aku ami decided o evise his sce e i he s o yboa d followi g his edi o ‘s p aise. He also said Sugu o Ge o is a s o g villai , believi g he could have wo his figh agai s Yu a if he had des oyed he supe a u al ba ie be wee Shi juku a d Kyo o.6

Releaseedi

The fou -chap e se ies Tokyo Me opoli a Cu se Tech ical School, was published i Shueisha’s magazi e Jump GIGA f om Ap il 28 o July 28, 2017.78 The chap e s we e la e published i a si gle a kōbo volume ha was e oac ively i led Juju su Kaise 0 a d eleased alo g wi h he hi d volume of Juju su Kaise o Decembe 4, 2018.910 I Decembe 2021, Aku ami w o e a ew o e-sho of he se ies followi g he daily lives of he cha ac e s o p omo e i s movie adap a io .11 Du i g he mo h, Shueisha also eleased a al e a ive cove fea u i g Yu a a d Yuji o co ec i wi h he fi s volume of Juju su Kaise .12

I No h Ame ica, Viz Media a ou ced he E glish la guage elease of he volume i July 2020.13 The volume was published o Ja ua y 5, 2021.1

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Salesedi

Juju su Kaise 0 sold 70,774 p i copies i i s fi s week.14 Acco di g o O ico , he ma ga has sold ove 1.6 millio copies be wee Novembe 23, 2020, a d May 23, 2021.15 I had sold ove 1.9 millio copies by Novembe 2021.16 The volume was also popula wi h ICv2, o ici g he ma ga’s sudde popula i y i Wes e egio s migh be co ec ed o i s elease i Ja ua y 2021.17 The book was lis ed 13 h i he The New Yo k Times’ mo hly G aphic Books lis i Ja ua y 2022.18 I he NPD G oup, he ma ga was a ked as he fif h-bes -selli g ma ga be wee la e Novembe 2021 a d ea ly Ja ua y 2022.19

C i ical espo seedi

C i ics have comme ed abou he ma ga’s a a ive. Si ce i was eleased af e he ea lie volumes, A ime News Ne wo k a d The Ma y Sue said Yu a is of e me io ed i Juju su Kaise , maki g his i oduc io i he p equel i igui g.1320 Ma ga News e joyed he focus o Yu a’s agic oma ce a d hei deep bo d i he p equel, a d hoped he migh e u i Juju su Kaise . The si e said he s o y eached a p ope co clusio .21 Bos o Ba a d B igade a d O aques said Yu a is a mo e appeali g cha ac e ha Yuji because hei cu ses a d diffe e , which O aques said makes Yuji simple like Ichigo Ku osaki f om Bleach i co as o he compelli g Yu a.2223Bleedi g Cool ega ded i as a s o y wo h ecomme di g fo Vale i e’s Day.24Comic Book Resou ces e joyed he ha dli g of Yu a’s cu se a d his ela io ship wi h he a ago is ic Ge o.25

C i ics also focused o he suppo i g cha ac e s. The Ma y Sue saw pa allels be wee he ma gaka’s p o ago is s, bo h of whom deal wi h a cu se hey a e yi g o ge id of, al hough Yu a’s g ow h makes him appeali g because he s ops wa i g o die a d app ecia es his life. Acco di g o he eviewe , Yu a’s cu si g of Rika a he ha he eve se fel like a s o g wis . The suppo i g cha ac e s Maki, Pa da a d I ugaki we e p aised fo developi g alo gside Yu a;20 Real Sou d pa icula ly p aised he bo d he Juju su so ce e s have i ge e al; i o e volume, i is show Maki ai s Yu a a d bef ie ds i he p ocess, which gives fu he dep h o he mai ma ga.26 O aques lame ed he demo ed oles of he suppo i g cha ac e s i he fi ale whe hey a e defea ed by Ge o bu o ed he ma ga helps eade s o fu he u de s a d hem.22 Despi e Gojo bei g ide ical o his egula pe so a, c i ics fou d he pilo helps o fu he explo e his pas as a esul of his agic ela io ship wi h Ge o, which eveals a majo wis i he mai se ies.202221 Ge o’s li k wi h Yu a h ough he la e Sugawa a o Michiza e made Real Sou d wo de if Aku ami had pla ed o develop such cha ac e i he mai se ies because i helps explai why he p o ago is a d his me o a e so powe ful.27

Comic Book Resou ces s a ed he ma ga’s a wo k was well execu ed o po ay he cha ac e ‘s emo io s a d he s o y’s da k eleme s.25 Ma ga News also fou d he a i e es i g, especially he cha ac e desig s, bu of e o ed i s s a ge p opo io s. The a was favo ably compa ed wi h he sequel as Aku ami’s sha p li e goes ve y well.21 The figh sce es we e ge e ally well- ega ded by c i ics, which i clude he ha dli g of limbs a d explosio s.2223

Adap a io sedi

Su ghoo Pa k, who di ec ed he fi s seaso of he se ies’ a ime adap a io , o igi ally wa ed o cove Yu a’s s o y i he fi s few episodes of he Juju su Kaise a ime bu decided o begi he show wi h Yuji’s i oduc io o he wo ld of so ce e s a d cu ses.28 Af e he fi ale of he Juju su Kaise a ime elevisio se ies, a a ime film adap a io of Juju su Kaise 0 was a ou ced.29 As wi h he Juju su Kaise elevisio se ies, he film is p oduced by MAPPA a d di ec ed by Pa k.30 The film is dis ibu ed by Toho2931 a d p emie ed o Decembe 24, 2021.3231 Pa k said he movie i cludes ew co e ha is o i he o igi al Juju su Kaise 0 ma ga.33

A ovel adap a io of Juju su Kaise 0, which was w i e by Ba addo Ki agu i a d based o a sc ip by he film’s sc ip w i e Hi oshi Seko, was published o he same day as he film’s p emie e, Decembe 24, 2021.34