#Jujutsu Kaisen 2021 movie Review

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Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Review - Curse-tastic Prequel

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Sneha Jaiswal (Twitter | Instagram) Director: Sunghoo Park Writers: Gege Akutami, Hiroshi Seko The very first thing you’ll notice about “Jujutsu Kaisen 0” the movie, is the difference between the animation style and musical score from season one of the anime series – it’s better. Based on the manga series by Gege Akutami, the 2021 film is a prequel and follows the…

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Anime of the Day: Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie

Released: 2021

Yuuta carries a terrifyingly brutal curse named Rika. And Rika will hurt anyone who threatens Yuuta. However, after Rika crushes multiple people into a locker, Yuuta must make a choice: die or use Rika for good.

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Review of sorts lol

Ok, finished the gay Joey anime! ...Very very fast lmao

What to say, what to say...

Um, ok, the happiest I felt was hearing Joey's voice. I dont hear it in anything. In anything new, anyway. I rewatch YGO a lot, both dub and sub, mixed, random, all Joey's are Joey, even when they're Jounouchi

So his voice in anything is also Joey... well, unless he does a really creepy role. But I expect that with Kaiba's voice lmao or at least I used to. Dudes been getting only hot man roles lately, literally has the voice women (and men no joke) are drooling over

Every single one of them is about Kaiba's voice. He absolutely skyrocketed thanks to Jujutsu Kaisen

But, like I said, my boy Joey and his VA aren't getting any roles at all.

So him getting a lead character role was very pleasant for me. Making it a gay leading role was a huge bonus. It came out in 2018 and then the movie in 2021, during the years I didn't watch anime, but I would have fangirled like fuck if I'd been watching it weekly like I used to watch anime

Outside of that... It's pretty, most of the time. The animation can be quite inconsistent, but for the most part its a good looking anime. The movie was very pretty, the budget was upped.

Now, here's the thing. There was nothing particularly special about this BL story-wise. In fact, its very run of the mill. If you've seen or read enough BL, there are absolutely no surprises here. Nothing unexpected. Its just that this one is about actors. Actually I think Love Stage might have also been about actors... I cant fully remember. But you could replace the actors with musicians, or authors, or doctors. And you will get the same story. My fave of these run of the mill BL's is Gravitation, an old classic. This one tops it for me not only due to nostalgia, but I still sing "Spicy Marmalade" from the show all the time. It has the tuuuunes. And comedy.

But yeah, they're basically all just... general romance stories. Where there's no actual plot. And I'm the worst at judging this stuff bc romance as a genre is not for me. I've made posts about how I like romance as a side genre. I prefer an action series with a side case of romance. Like, if you take Jujutsu Kaisen, its purely action, no romance. But....... there eventually could be? It happened in HxH, and created a huge OTP for me. That's my thing.

Strictly romance animes, whether gay or straight, usually fall flat on me. The straight one's I'll give props to tho are Skip Beat and Kamisama with his pretty ass Bakura face

Actually Joey's voice was in this anime, he was an annoyed gay man lmao but again, these are old

So yeah, I cant judge the story. Judging from the comments, and I'm assuming 99% of them were from female fans, or fujoshis as they are called, it was well liked.

I gave it a 7 like I do with all of these types of romance animes that dont have something truly outstanding happen but aren't bad and are quite rewatchable. I did like when they went to Spain! It was just... v pretty.

There is, ofc, problematic stereotypical yaoi moments. Where would these generic stories be without them? Finding a pure, BL story is quite hard. Doukyuusei and Given are what I would consider to be non-stereotypical, if anyone wanted to compare. Both of those are lovely

But yeah, I had an enjoyable day binging the fuck out of it, which means I have a lot of work to catch up on! I did this to myself

Eh, what can ya do

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Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie Podcast (w/BlueStarSaber)

Jujutsu Kaisen is a series I checked out around the time that the Attack on Titan Manga came to an end in 2021, but I started from reading the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 manga because from word of mouth it was the first thing Gege Akutami created before  creating the main series with Yuji Itadori. The story of Yuta Okkotsu and Rika was really special and one I was eager to see after reading the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 manga volume.  So many different emotions crossed through my mind while watching the movie especially after doing my review on the manga volume.   The Journey of Yuta Okkotsu in this film is one that will really grab many people's attention especially if they are a fan of the main series that Gege Akutami created sometime after he crafted this. 

Special Guest for this podcast is my good buddy @bluestarsaber

I also wanna give a huge shoutout to my good friend @chattegeorgiana because without her I wouldn’t gotten into Jujutsu Kaisen in the first place.  

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My TOP 3 Action Thriller Anime (MUST WATCH‼️)

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1)) Tokyo revengers :-

𝔾𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕖: 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗦𝗰𝗶-𝗙𝗶, 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗲

ℝ𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖: 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷

𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠: 𝙇𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙢𝙨

𝔸𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥: Takemichi Hanagaki’s second year of middle school was the highest point in his life. He had respect, a gang of friends he could count on, and even a girlfriend. But that was twelve years ago. Today, he’s a nobody: a washed-up nonentity made fun of by children and always forced to apologize to his younger boss. A sudden news report on the Tokyo Manji Gang’s cruel murder of the only girlfriend he ever had alongside her brother only adds insult to injury. Half a second before a train ends his pitiful life for good, Takemichi flashes back to that same day twelve years ago, when he was still dating Hinata Tachibana.

After being forced to relive the very same day that began his downward spiral, Takemichi meets Hinata’s younger brother. Without thinking, he admits to his seeming death before flashing back to the past. Takemichi urges him to protect his sister before inexplicably returning to the future. Miraculously, he isn’t dead. Stranger still, the future has changed. It seems as though Takemichi can alter the flow of time. Given the chance to prevent his ex-girlfriend’s tragic death at the hands of the Tokyo Manji Gang, Takemichi decides to fly through time to change the course of the future.

ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: 11/10

𝕆𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟: 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑡, 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑠, 𝑆𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑 11. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑎 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑘𝑦𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖’𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒. 𝐼𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛’𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑏𝑜𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒�� 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠! 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑡! 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐷 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑀𝐴𝑁𝐺𝐴, 𝑇𝑜𝑘𝑦𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑦.

2))Jujutsu kaisen :-

𝔾𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕖: 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆, 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹

ℝ𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖: 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷

𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠: 𝙈𝘼𝙋𝙋𝘼

𝔸𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥: Idly indulging in baseless paranormal activities with the Occult Club, high schooler Yuuji Itadori spends his days at either the clubroom or the hospital, where he visits his bedridden grandfather. However, this leisurely lifestyle soon takes a turn for the strange when he unknowingly encounters a cursed item. Triggering a chain of supernatural occurrences, Yuuji finds himself suddenly thrust into the world of Curses—dreadful beings formed from human malice and negativity—after swallowing the said item, revealed to be a finger belonging to the demon Sukuna Ryoumen, the "King of Curses."

Yuuji experiences first-hand the threat these Curses pose to society as he discovers his own newfound powers. Introduced to the Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu Technical High School, he begins to walk down a path from which he cannot return—the path of a Jujutsu sorcerer.

ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: 10/10

𝕆𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 “2021 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑒“ 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑗𝑢𝑗𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑢 𝑘𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒’𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑓��𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑁𝐸𝐸𝐷 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑡! 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝐸𝑁𝐷𝑆 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑡 & 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔!𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙. 𝐴𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑗𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑖 𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑏 ;)

3)) Demon Slayer :-

𝔾𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕖: 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿

ℝ𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖: 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟿

𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠: 𝙐𝙛𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚

𝔸𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥: It follows Tanjiro Kamado and his sister Nezuko Kamado as they seek a cure for Nezuko's demon curse. Tanjiro and Nezuko become entangled in the affairs of a secret society, known as the Demon Slayer Corps, that has been waging a secret war against demons for centuries. The demons are former humans who sold their humanity in exchange for power. They feed on humans and possess supernatural abilities such as super strength, magic, and regeneration. Demons can only be killed if they're decapitated with weapons crafted from an alloy known as Sun Steel, injected with poison extracted from wisteria flowers, or exposed to sunlight. The Demon Slayers, on the other hand, are entirely human; however, they employ special breathing techniques, known as "Breathing Styles", which grant them superhuman strength and increased resistance.

ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: 10/10

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More review posts on “my top 5 short anime suggestions (part 1&2)“ and “my top 15 romance anime “ suggestions will be posted shortly ❥ reblog and like this post for a PART 2! ㋛❣︎

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Kenapa bagi Sahabat Rasul, Alquran Dekat dengan Mereka dan Sedih saat Berhenti Turun; Sebuah Refleksi dari Penikmat Manga dan Anime

Hmm, I know.

Sandingannya jauh banget, ya. Dari Alquran–karya yang nyata dan benar, kalamnya Allah–kepada karya fiksi buatan manusia. Tulisan ini ingin aku awali dengan tanya, kamu percaya diri ngga sih jadi orang yang bisa bilang, "aku dekat lho sama Alquran"?

Aku penasaran ada ngga, orang yang bisa sepercaya diri itu. Soalnya kalau ada, pengen tanya apa penyebabnya, gimana kesehariannya, dan apa yang bikin berinteraksi sama Alquran selalu terasa menyenangkan.

Any way.

Belakangan ini, sejak memutuskan untuk nonton Attack on Titan, kemudian baca manganya di awal 2021, aku jadi terbuka jalan ke manga dan anime lain. Beberapa di antaranya menjadi kegemaran yang bosannya itu belum datang.

Misalnya, Haikyuu, mau rewatch berapa kali pun aku masih akan menyimaknya. Bungou Stray Dogs yang masih jalan manganya, masih mau aku tunggu sekalipun terbitnya sebulan sekali dengan chapter yang tidak utuh. Beberapa konten anime dan manga lainnya juga sedikit-sedikit aku konsumsi, terutama yang terkait dengan Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, dan Moriarty The Patriot.

Paling ngga, dari kelima manga/anime ini, aku tahu apa yang menyebabkan aku bisa belum mau lepas dari mengkonsumsi hiburan yang mungkin bagi sebagian orang seperti ngga ada gunanya.

Kenapa kamu bisa betah dengan hiburan itu, Mil? Bahkan sampai bisa mengetahui hal-hal lain terkait manga dan animenya?

Pertama, kebagusan karya ngga akan menipu. Saat authornya menuliskan plot, mendesain karakter, memasukan premis utama cerita dan pesan utama, mencari orang yang tepat untuk mengilustrasikannya jadi manga, kepada studio mana akan dipercayakan mengolahnya jadi anime, dst; kalau bagus itu ya tidak akan bohong. Pasti bisa membuat yang nonton terpikat.

So far, itu sih ya yang aku dapatkan pada 4 anime dan manga favorit yang aku singgung di tulisan lainnya mengenai kenapanya (bisa baca di sini). Juga anime yang lain tapi main focus aku ya sekarang ini kepada yang 4 itu.

Bahwa authornya tidak malas untuk menuliskan karya yang bisa tersimpan di benak orang, akan terasa oleh pembacanya. Kalau manga dan anime terasa abstrak, coba kamu refleksi pada drama korea atau film baik eastern maupun western. Bisa juga ingat novel. Novel itu gitu kan, kita tahu kapan si penulis membuat karya bagus dan tidak saat sudah baca. Standar kebagusannya ada.

Makanya aku suka heran sih pada yang menyepelekan hiburan dan mengejeknya, karena kebagusan karya itu akan mengalahkan skeptisme dan kritik buruk kita. Bahkan sekalipun kritik yang kita sampaikan itu dimaksudkan sebagai nasihat. Kadang kita lupa, kita belum sebagus karya yang mereka sukai, atau cara kita "menciptakan karya berupa nasihat", belum sekeren hiburan yang mereka konsumsi.

Bukan bermaksud untuk menuntut ya, tapi lebih ke tahu diri dan tahu waktu, kapan harusnya menyampaikan nasihat soal kebermanfaatan waktu. Apalagi kita juga harus bisa husnudzan di awal, kenapa seseorang melakukan sesuatu yang mungkin bukan kita banget atau kita ngga paham apa motifnya.

Dulu waktu mengulik BTS, aku jadi sangat paham kenapa akan sangat susah untuk memisahkan orang yang suka BTS dari ketertarikannya. Bahkan bagusnya itu ngga cuma soal apa yang dilihat, tapi rangkulan psikologis yang diberikannya juga erat–the feeling like those entertainments can understand you more than human being around you. Nah, aku sih merasanya sama ke anime dan manga itu.

Kedua, aksesibilitasnya mudah. Kalau susah, ya ngga akan bisa dikonsumsi. Dari mulai akses terhadap bacaan, tontonan, hingga diskusi-diskusi yang terkait dengan manga dan anime itu. Kadang, peran diskusi itu sangat besar sampai bikin aku bisa mau mengecek lagi manga yang mana di chapter berapa saat ada hal menarik.

Dipikir-pikir, kenapa Haikyuu, BSD, dan Attack on Titan bisa selama itu nempel di aku, ya karena diskusi yang aku simak tersebut (meskipun cuma berupa konten tiktok, explore instagram, dan bacaan di tumblr). Soalnya kalau diskusi langsung sama orang, aku ngga ada teman terkait itu. Sedih, huhu. Nah kan, padahal belum diskusi secara langsung, tapi masih bisa memberi efek seperti itu. Apalagi kalau langsung.

Kompleksitas karya yang bikin pembaca makin bisa berlama-lama dengannya itu juga berpengaruh sih. BSD misalnya, ekspresi mata dalam manganya pun bisa jadi hal yang penting mengenai emosional tokoh. Ada juga detail yang aku temukan saat baca Light Novel BSD: 55 Minutes tentang Dazai yang bisa mengatur detak jantungnya, itu terkait dengan plot di manga utama yang sampai sekarang masih berlangsung arc-nya sebagai cara Dazai berkomunikasi kepada orang di luar penjara. Bahkan, bagi yang bisa bahasa Jepang, mereka bisa mengurai lebih banyak konektivitas satu tokoh dengan yang lain dari percakapan yang mereka lakukan.

Hal seperti itu, dengan sendirinya membuat pembaca akan betah menyimak setiap hal kecil pada karyanya–tanpa diminta. Ini juga yang manajemen Big Hit lakukan bersama BTS, sejak tahun 2015. Kamu ngga akan bisa mengabaikan karya mereka di tahun 2015 kalau ingin paham kenapa ada karya mereka di tahun setelahnya.

Ketiga, durasi waktu yang aku habiskan untuk dan bersama karyanya. Ini sih poin paling utama yang efeknya sangat besar. Aku jelaskan lebih di bawah.

Setelah nonton Attack on Titan Season 4 bagian 1, di mana kalau dalam manganya ada sekitar 30an chapter lagi menuju tamat, aku jadi beralih ke manganya karena ingin tahu gimana endingnya. Waktu itu masih ada dua chapter tersisa dari update terakhir yang aku harus menunggu untuk mencapai tamat. Jadi, selama bulan Maret dan April, degdegan menunggu chapter itu.

Habis bulan April selesai, aku yang karbitan jadi pengen nonton animenya dari awal dengan sabar. Awalnya aku cuma memasukan informasi plot awal lewat rangkuman gitu kan. Jadi ngga utuh. Akhirnya aku nontonlah dari season 1 - season 3. Habis itu, aku juga baca-baca tulisan soal AoT, dari mulai analisis karakter hingga plot dan pesan yang mau disampaikan.

Ini baru satu karya. Misal lagi ke Bungou Stray Dogs. Awalnya aku nonton animenya dulu dan mikirnya, ya ini mah anime detektif doang. Tahunya, Asagiri Kafka sebagai penulis ceritanya sudah menelurkan banyak karya BSD. Akhirnya aku tahu selain animenya, manganya, ada juga light novelnya.

Menghabiskan 3 season anime; 90an chapter manga BSD main plot dan masih on going; nonton BSD chubby version 1 season; baca manga BSD chubby; nonton 1 movie-nya; baca light novelnya yang sudah ada 7 buah; kemudian baca-baca review dan analisa; mana gitu aku juga sempat membahasnya kan, sekalipun hanya satu arah di whatsapp story; ya terbayang betapa familiar-nya aku dengan BSD. Wajar BSD jadi my fave manga and anime.

Momen paling mendebarkan itu ketika sudah masuk bulan baru, pantengin orang atau web yang biasa melakukan penerjemahan ke bahasa Inggris agar bisa aku baca, kadang kena spoiler karena ada aja yang sharing manganya meski masih versi Jepang, dst. Excitement yang aku rasakan itu semakin membuat aku ingin lagi merasakan momen itu, otomatis bikin aku makin erat dengan karyanya.

Bedanya Attack on Titan dan BSD adalah, ya dari masa tersebut. AoT sudah tidak terbit lagi, lumayan butuh waktu 3 mingguan untuk akhirnya terbiasa dengan fakta kalau AoT sudah tamat dan move on. Sedih, tahu. Padahal aku karbitan ya. Aku jadi bayangkan yang menikmati karya ini dari awal, bertahun-tahun lalu (lupa 8 tahun atau 11 tahun). Mereka tumbuh bareng manga tersebut, mereka bahkan bisa merasa sangat "berteman" dengan karakternya.

BSD masih on going, dan aku senang masih on going. Artinya masih ada banyak hal yang akan aku terima dari manga itu. Entah plot, perkembangan karakter, dan rahasia-rahasia lain yang authornya masih simpan hingga sekarang. Sadar betul bahwa ini manga akan selesai bertahun-tahun kemudian, tapi ya tidak apa-apa. Kalau akhirnya dia tamat, harus siap-siap nih karena akan ada kebiasaan yang hilang yang selalu menemani selama ini.

Dari 3 jawaban itu, sudah menemukan alasannya kenapa bagi para Sahabat Rasul, Alquran bisa sangat sedekat itu rasanya? Ya! Berangsur-angsur turunnya Alquran itu ternyata jadi kunci daripada jalan bagi mereka untuk bisa terpaut dengan Alquran. Allah tahu banget gimana psikologisnya manusia saat dia hidup bersama satu karya yang hadir sepanjang itu. 23 tahun Alquran menghiasi hidup sahabat, guys!

Dalam masa 23 tahun itu, mereka akan mengalami momen mendebarkan saat ada wahyu turun lagi–bahkan turunnya ngga harus sebulan sekali gitu kan, malah ngga ketebak kapan turunnya; apa nih pesan yang akan mereka terima sekarang dan bakalan terkait dengan chapter hidup mereka yang mana; kisah, hukum, dan hikmah apa yang mereka dapat kali ini; plot twist apa yang akan mereka lihat dari fragmen kisah seseorang saat diputuskan peradilannya oleh Allah lewat ayat yang turun (misalnya seperti kisah Ka'ab bin Malik, atau kisahnya Aisyah yang menghadapi fitnah); kata-kata dan kalimat apa yang menarik banget buat didiskusikan lagi (dalam term ini maksudnya sebagai karya tafsir nantinya atau sesimpel catatan para mujtahid kala itu); juga mana ayat yang akan selalu jadi sumber rujukan ijtihad, dst.

Selain itu, mereka juga beraktivitas dengan Alquran, dari mulai membaca dan melafalkannya, menuliskannya, menghafalkannya, mengecek bacaan dan urutannya, menyampaikannya pada yang lain kalau ayat baru sudah turun, menggali hukum dari ayat itu, dan merasakan kesenangan saat satu surat turun utuh serta saat sebuah kisah akhirnya mereka terima lagi. Banyak lagi deh aktivitasnya, tapi kurang lebih ini garis besar yang kita bisa bayangkan. Emosi mereka juga bermain di sana. Sedih, senang, takut, harap. Semua berkelindan.

Ya gimana tidak dekat dengan Alquran kalau begini? I mean, 23 tahun!

Aku aja yang nonton Frozen I, lalu tayang Frozen II, bedanya 6 tahun dan cuma dua movie, merasakan sih special moment dan bikin aku attach to that movie for some period of time. Apalagi kalau karya yang butuh 23 tahun di mana ada 6rb-an ayat. Huaaa, ngga kebayang sih sepenuh dan sehangat apa hatinya para Sahabat dengan Alquran dan se-heartbroken apa saat akhirnya Alquran selesai turun :')

Kenapa ya Allah turunkan Alquran berangsur-angsur?

Coba kita lihat dulu ayat-ayat yang Allah katakan tentang ini ya.

Dalam Tafsirnya Ibnu Katsir dijelaskan: "Sesungguhnya Dia menurunkan Al-Qur'an secara berangsur-angsur selama dua puluh tiga tahun menurut peristiwa-peristiwa dan kejadian-kejadian yang berkaitan dengannya serta menurut hukum yang diperlukan, tiada lain untuk meneguhkan hati orang-orang mukmin terhadapnya."

Qatadah mengatakan bahwa makna tartil ialah menjelaskan, yakni Kami menjelaskannya sejelas-jelasnya. Menurut Ibnu Zaid, makna yang dimaksud ialah Kami menafsirkannya dengan jelas.

Nah ini. Ini yang tiba-tiba aku sadar waktu lagi mikirin, kenapa ya, ada momen di mana manusia dan suatu karya itu sangat dekat. Ternyata ini kuncinya. Allah–yang Maha Tahu–tentu saja mengerti keadaan manusia yang begini. Saat mereka bertumbuh dengan suatu karya, mereka bahkan tidak hanya menjadikannya bahan diskusi, tetapi juga guide cara hidup.

Bright side of this discussion adalah, bagi orang beriman, mereka memiliki karya terbaik untuk dipegang. Bahkan aku yakin sampai mati pun ngga akan cukup waktu dihabiskan untuk dekat dengan Alquran saking kayanya Alquran dan lemahnya manusia.

Dark side of this discussion adalah, bagi yang tidak mengenal Alquran, mereka akan bergantung pada karya buatan manusia. This relationship is so scary for me, realizing that on an author's hand, someone life may project to one another way. Tapi kurasa ngga adalah ya manusia yang sepolos itu untuk menggantungkan hidup mereka pada karya manusia, baik manga, anime, musik, novel, dan sebagainya. Or, there is?

Kembali ke bahasan Alquran, mereka juga adalah orang yang bisa memahami kenapa Alquran itu bagus. Ini sih yang sedang aku sering konsumsi juga, mengenai keindahan penggunaan bahasanya. Menyadari aku bukanlah hafidzah, pandai memahami Alquran pun tidak, jadi senang saat bisa mengkonsumsi lecture mengenai Alquran yang prosesnya memang tidak bisa sebentar. Misalnya saat belajar lewat apa yang Ustadz Nouman Ali Khan sampaikan. Aku suka dengan term ✨ Journaling Quran ✨ belakangan ini dan itu bikin aku, sedikit banyak, bisa merasakan attachment pada Alquran–di mana familiarity ini ada juga saat aku mengkonsumsi anime dan manga.

Dulu yang sering insecure karena ngga seperti yang lain yang bisa dekat bangeeet sama Alquran, sekarang bisa menerima keadaan diri aku dengan proses yang bisa aku lalui juga sesuai dengan kemampuan aku. Malu juga, ngga mau ketinggalan chapter terbaru manga, harusnya ngga mau juga ketinggalan ayat yang bisa diambil banyak kebaikan di dalamnya. Satu-satulah ayatnya, ya, ngga apa-apa :') semoga bisa hidup panjang untuk 6rb-an ayat tersebut.

Terutama kisah sih. Kisah pertama yang aku lumayan lama coba dalami itu Kisahnya Nabi Musa 'alaihissalam. Jadi, setiap kali ada bahasan tertentu, aku sering banget refer to Kisah Nabi Musa padahal mungkin awalnya aku ngga melihat di mana kaitannya. Itu kali ya yang dirasakan oleh Ustadz Nouman Ali Khan juga saat dalami kisah lain seperti Kisah Nabi Yusuf misalnya.

Aksesibilitas terhadap lecture Alquran juga penting. Ada kalanya, bukan soal apakah internet kita terhubung atau tidak. Tapi soal jenis gaya lecture apa yang kita cocok dengannya. Alhamdulillah, setahu aku memang kita punya banyak pilihan mau fokus di penjelasan dari Ustadz yang mana. Jadi, hanya karena ada yang lebih suka menyimak Ustadz Nouman Ali Khan, jangan bikin sedih yang ngga menyimak Ustadz Oemar Mita dengan dianggap gimana-gimana ya. Belum waktunya aja. Sama kayak anime dan manga itu, satu-satu dulu selesainya, baru bisa pindah ke yang lain, kan?

Karena itulah, aku juga pengen kamu untuk ngga merasa insecure dengan ketertinggalan. Sedih boleh, insecure juga boleh. Tapi habis itu ada aksi yang kita pilih mau mengubah keadaan kita terhadap interaksi kita dengan Alquran bagaimana ya. Dan nikmati aja prosesnya. Butuh 16 tahun untuk menghabiskan kajian 1 ayat 1 hari. Tapi ketika ada amal yang bisa dilakukan hari ini dari beberapa ayat, kita mau untuk melaksanakannya. Soalnya kalo amal itu beda aktivitas dengan mempelajari, ya. Jadi, ya keduanya berjalan bersama. Yang penting tadi, menjaga attachment kita dengan Alquran, apapun caranya dan kapanpun waktunya. Termasuk, bagaimanapun kondisi hati kita (yang mana kalau lagi low banget justru harus banyak berinteraksi dengan Alquran).

✨ Qs. Yunus 10:57

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَآءٌ لِّمَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Wahai manusia, Sungguh, telah datang kepadamu nasihat yang baik (Al-Qur'an) dari Tuhanmu, penyembuh bagi penyakit yang ada dalam dada dan petunjuk serta rahmat bagi orang yang beriman.

Mengenai ayat ini, ada penjelasan dari Ust Nouman yang bikin nangis banget, bahkan Ust Nouman juga nangis pas menjelaskannya. Bisa tonton di sini ya! ✨

Aku jadi berpikir, selama belum kita habiskan dengan serius periode waktu selama 23 tahun untuk dibersamai terus dengan Alquran, ngga boleh mikir untuk berhenti atau menyerah, hehe. Sekalipun proses kita mungkin sangat lambat seperti aku. Lanjut aja, kejar!

Kalau masih hidup untuk 23 tahun berikutnya, alhamdulillah, berarti waktu belajar dan beramal masih terbuka buat kita. Bisa keep going bareng-bareng terus sama Alquran untuk waktu lebih lama.

✨ Qs. Yunus 10:58

قُلْ بِفَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِۦ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا۟ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

Katakanlah (Muhammad), “Dengan karunia Allah dan rahmat-Nya, hendaklah dengan itu mereka bergembira. Itu lebih baik daripada apa yang mereka kumpulkan.”

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Alhamdulillah, bini'matihi tatimmushshalihaat 🌼

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Pequena ficzinha que fiz para a semana Kyman.

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#5

Shoutarou’s and Mashiro’s meeting in the park has the same vibes as Shouyou’s and Kenma’s first random meeting ♥

Bonus: Mashiro has the same voice as Hinata. XD

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Fugou Keiji Balance:UNLIMITED Yura Yura Clip Collection - full set

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Boku no Hero Academia Wall Calendar 2021 - March/April

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Blushing suits him so much (whatever the reason ;))

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Safety car driver is really the best job in f1, because you have literally 20 men who follow you wherever you go.

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Happy new Year!

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How Jujutsu Kaisen’s Female-Centric Fight Scenes Push Shonen Forward

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For many anime fans, Jujutsu Kaisen shone as the highlight of the Fall 2020/Winter 2021 season. There are many possible reasons for this hype: The series delivered more sought-after supernatural action on the heels of 2019’s breakout hit Demon Slayer. Its darker approach both set Jujutsu Kaisen apart from its predecessor and offered a cathartic escape during a global pandemic. Studio MAPPA adapted Gege Akutami’s original manga with memorable visuals and smooth animation. After all, who can forget the first time Gojo tangled with Sukuna or used his mind-bending domain expansion technique?

But what’s most striking about Jujutsu Kaisen are its fight scenes. Even the show’s detractors will agree that, through clever action cinematography, the series showed us how well-executed sequences can elevate the otherwise simple premise of a boy who gets possessed by a demon. Less remarked upon, however, is how those same fight scenes utilize Jujutsu Kaisen’s female characters.

Jujutsu Kaisen’s portrayal of its female characters has won the series many fans. Episode 17: “Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event – Group Battle 3” drew widespread acclaim with its on-screen acknowledgment of the struggles women face in an overtly sexist society. What went less remarked upon was the backdrop against which those declarations took place.

Longtime shonen fans are familiar with what can be called “the obligatory girl fight.” It’s the match-up between two female characters. Sometimes, they’re the only female characters from the series in question. One variation may feature one-off declarations of throwing away their femininity through a dramatic cutting of hair. Another, sadly more common type uses the opportunity for gratuitous, male-driven fan service.

On its surface, Episode 17 showcases the obligatory girl fight. But in many ways, the explicit examination of the impossible standards that women are held to tells the audience this fight is anything but obligatory. And, even if any doubts remained, we need only look at the actual fights that occurred during the episode: Maki Zenin kicks her opponent off a cliff. Nobara Fugisaki nearly destroys the surrounding forest to take down broom-riding Momo. Mai Zenin, Maki’s twin, defeats Nobara with what could be called a cheap shot: sniping her from a distance while the other girl verged on defeating her opponent.

These observations may seem like small things, but they’re notable when looking at the history of female fighters in shonen series. In generations past, shonen’s female characters often found themselves relegated to support roles. They’re healers and medics. They patch up the other (male) characters’ physical and emotional wounds. Their abilities, despite being often presented as without peer, are used in the most benign and inoffensive of ways. Is she physically the strongest person in the entire series? Perhaps, but she would never hit a person using her full strength. She hits things, not people—even if that person is doing everything in their power to kill her.

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When Maki kicks Kasumi Miwa off the cliff in Episode 17, she doesn’t hesitate. She presses her advantage. When you fight, you fight to win. And in their line of work, the physical injuries sustained from such a fall are nothing compared to the potential threat from facing and exorcising a cursed spirit. Mai’s attack may be considered cowardly, but the results can’t be denied. She eliminated Nobara from the competition. This isn’t to say that every female character in a shonen series should be bloodthirsty. That defeats the purpose of seeking multidimensional female characters in our media. But if a woman works in a dangerous occupation like that of a jujutsu sorcerer, she must accept the routine necessity of violence.

Unlike other shonen series, we don’t see the female characters grapple with that reality in Jujutsu Kaisen. The women have already come to terms with those expectations. In the case of Maki, the acceptance is crucial. Born with no cursed energy—something most jujutsu sorcerers have—she has no choice but to rely on her physical abilities. And make no mistake, she makes good use of them. She’s allowed to be strong in the same way that series protagonist Yuji is strong. She fights hard. She’s often the first to land a hit on an otherwise untouchable enemy. She can emerge from an encounter unscathed whereas her male ally is not so lucky. Individually, these are small things but together, they add up over time.

Nobara, on the other hand, reminds us that women don’t have to accept the unfair expectations placed upon their gender. In her memorable speech from Episode 17, she proudly states that she loves being strong as much as she loves dressing up and looking pretty. Embodying both may seem like a contradiction for the shonen female heroine, but Nobara is a study in contrasts right down to her signature technique. Her trademark ability involves hammering nails through a straw doll that represents her enemy. What the audience may not realize is that the technique has roots in a traditional Japanese curse ritual where scorned women nail effigies to trees. Nobara isn’t a scorned or rejected woman, however. Instead she’s adopted a process associated with feminine vengeance and transformed it in a brutal attack.

We see Nobara’s technique in action throughout the entire series, but it takes center stage in “Accomplices,” Jujutsu Kaisen’s season 1 finale. During the episode’s climatic battle, Nobara is underestimated by their enemies like many female characters in shonen series before her. And why not? Her partner, Yuji, serves as the host to Sukuna, the King of Curses. He is the more obvious threat. But in a stunning reversal, it’s Nobara who becomes far more dangerous to their enemies. She may not host a demon nor does she have intimidating physical abilities, but she has a quick mind for strategy and an understanding of the sacrifice required for victory. The ensuing action-packed scenes show us a battle where Yuji and Nobara fight as equal partners. Neither is more important or weaker. The girl doesn’t need protecting. She doesn’t need saving. In another shonen series, the fight’s conclusion would highlight Yuji’s protagonist status by giving him the final strike. But even here, the success of Yuji’s punch relies on Nobara’s long-distance attack.

In Season 1, Jujutsu Kaisen gives us fight scenes where women play crucial roles. They weaken and delay opponents to give time for stronger combatants to arrive. More than that, it gives us women who enjoy fighting. They defeat enemies with a self-satisfied smirk on their faces. They smile as they promise to deliver death. In Jujutsu Kaisen, the women aren’t constrained by being nice. They’re allowed to be ugly and brutal. And because of that, their fight scenes show us what female characters can accomplish when they’re allowed to move beyond agonizing over a violent life and instead embrace it as a requirement of their chosen profession.

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🧙 Jujutsu Kaisen Review! 👻

Hello! Welcome to a new anime review! In this one, I'll be talking about an anime that quickly became very popular: Jujutsu Kaisen!

It's doubtful you've not heard of Jujutsu Kaisen since it first aired in 2020. It's been one of the most popular shōnen anime in the past few years, attracting lots of attention (not unlike Demon Slayer, which I might mention a few times here).

So far, this anime has one season of twenty-four episodes and a 105-minute movie that aired in 2021. A second season is scheduled to air in 2023.

Of course, being a shōnen anime, JJK is all about action. In this case, this anime takes place in a world of curses and spirits, so in this regard, it's somewhat similar to both Demon Slayer and Black Clover.

Similarly to the first example I gave, this anime definitely doesn't focus on the plot. It has one, don't get me wrong, but it takes a backseat. There's a goal the main cast pursues, and then it is fight after fight to get there.

I'm not saying it isn't good, though - far from it. It's simple, sure, but effective and executed well. Sure, some tropes are pretty cliché, but they'll suffice for an anime that doesn't require a brain.

And contrary to some action anime that only focus on fighting, I thought JJK had a loveable cast! The characters are all amusing and endearing! I was (positively) surprised!

One flaw I'd like to point out, though, that this anime shares with Demon Slayer: the character development sometimes feels too quick. I like the protag, but he becomes very strong very fast. Other than that, all good.

Some people complain about MAPPA, but Jujutsu Kaisen has excellent animation. The fights are beautiful and always very smooth looking. Not as pretty as KNY, but still way (way) above average.

Musically, this anime is also pretty good. The openings/endings are all pleasant to the ear, and the fighting music raises the entertainment factor.

Overall, JJK is not perfect, but it is off to a great start! It should definitely be a part of the so-called "New Gen" of shōnen animes, and it deserves to be watched. I recommend it!

Down below is the tierlist for the characters in this anime. Please notice that it doesn't feature movie-exclusive characters. My apologies for that. Anyway, thank you for reading this review!

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Japan Box Office: Shin Ultraman is Defeated by Top Gun: Maverick in Its 3rd Weekend

    As expected, Shin Ultraman lost to Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick in Japan and fell to second place in its third weekends, after staying on No.1 for two consecutive weeks. Top Gun: Maverick, the first sequel in 36 years, earned an impressive 1.158 billion yen (9.12 million USD) in its first three days and will probably be the most successful foreign film in Japan in 2022.

  The Shinji Higuchi (Attack on Titan live-action films, Shin Godzilla)-directed all-new live-action film earned 344 million yen (2.7 million USD) on 229,000 admissions in its third weekend, which was 30 percent down from its second weekend gross. Its cumulative total gross has reached 2.7 billion yen (21.25 million USD) on 1.8 million admissions, and at this pace, its eventual gross would end up being about half of that of Higuchi's previous film, Shin Godzilla, which made 8.25 billion yen (65 million USD) in 2016.

    RELATED: Japan Box Office: Shin Ultraman Repeats at No.1 with Strong 486 Million Yen

    After making its impressive second place debut last weekend despite of its small numbers of theaters, The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie, a sequel to the two-season TV anime adaptation of Negi Haruba's romantic comedy manga, still ranked third in its second weekend with an estimated total gross of 800 million yen (6.3 million USD).

    The fourth top-grossing of last weekend was Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween. The film has grossed 8.3 billion yen (65.33 million USD) on 5.98 million admissions.

  Surprisingly, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 retuned to eighth place in its 23rd weekend. The film finally ended its domestic theatrical run on May 29, and its final stage greeting event was live-broadcast in 342 theaters nationwide. Its cumulative total gross was 13.75 billion yen (107.3 million USD), making its the 14th top-grossing film of all time in Japan, surpassing Tom Cruise's 2003 film The Last Samurai (13.7 billion yen).

    Masaaki Yuasa's (Devilman crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!) new anime feature film INU-OH failed to make the top 10 in its opening weekend and made its 11th place debut. The film at least ranked third in Filmarks' first day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 3.84/5.0 based on 1,846 reviews.

    Meanwhile, The Avenger Scar, the first part of the Fullmetal Alchemist Complete Edition, the two-part live-action film sequel of Hiromu Arakawa's internationally popular fantasy action manga Fullmetal Alchemist, quickly disappeared from the top ten in its second weekend. 

        Weekend box office Top 10 in Japan (May 28-29, 2022)

(ticket sales basis)

   1 (new). "Top Gun: Maverick" - 1.158 billion yen

 2 (1). "Shin Ultraman" - 2.7 billion yen

 3 (2). "The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie" - 800 million yen

 4 (4). "Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween" - 8.3 billion yen

 5 (5). "Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden" - 1.8 billion yen 

 6 (8). "Shi ni Itaru Yamai" - 720 million yen

 7 (4). "Taiga heno Michi" - 110 million yen

 8 (-) "JUJUTSU KAISEN 0" - 13.75 billion yen

 9 (7). "Rurou no Tsuki" - 430 million yen

 10 (6). "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"

    "INU-OH" trailer:

    Sources: Eiga.com, Pixiin, Filmarks

  ©Tsuburaya Productions ©2021 "Shin Ultraman" Production Committee

©2021 "INU-OH" Film Partners

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

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Ken Wakui really gave us THIS…!!!

And then just took it away like it was nothing!!!

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#4

Even if we never get any sort of confirmation about the financial status of the Haitani brothers, I hope the idea that they’re just bored rich boys persists because their name just sounds EXPENSIVE.

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I really lost two baes in one year……….😢

RIP TO THESE ✨BADDIES✨

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I think it was incredibly biphobic of Capcom to dress Heisenberg the way that they did but then put a real shirt on him.

Why won’t you let me see his tits, Capcom?

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Mikey Really Said “I Only Hang with Pretty Bitches”

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#5

He is baby

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It's Mugen and Jin I really like them 👉🏻👈🏻

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So I did my baby Steve

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I started Jujutsu Kaisen for Gojo Satoru

But I stayed for Nanami Kento

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