#jjk vol 0

[niinnyu]

Made the terrible realisation that I'd never drawn Suguru properly in the time from the breakup till his death. Had to right that wrong :0

[mugi-sktch]

happy birthday, loco! go be a badass this year as well.

[erwinsarmrest]

i think that the sole reason that gojo wasn’t at the school during the final fight in jjk0 is because after yuuta kissed the big ass curse monster on the mouth in front of everyone gojo and geto would have looked at eachother the way best friends do and would have immediately burst out laughing so hard that the fight wouldn’t be able to go on

[kdjojo]

Bro Gojo was legit resisting the urges to grab Geto (ass)

[queenofcringe]

He's so silly

[fanwarrior321]

the non verbal communication in this moment is one of my favorite things. along with the students facial expressions

[wxtchsapphic]

Wild Rose.

[coconutmall-ed]

imagine your ex homoerotic friend/almost lover looks that good when he says earth-rocking shit to you that changes your perception of the world and yourself. and then he looks that GORGEOUS when he dies. gojo is stronger than me fr i don’t know how he does it.

[graysongraysoff]

Ask Me About the Transformative Power of Yuuta Okkotsu's love for Rika Orimoto,

[venteeni]

watching jjk vol 0 rn seeing the real suguru makes me feel... slimy. why is he slimy 😭

[icecoldslugs]

December 24th, 2017 at sundown. The night parade of a hundred demons will commence.

[mugi-sktch]

mutual core

▪️ a conversation long overdue ▪️ 1st year inuokko, aftermath of vol:0 ▪️ hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending

🔗 ao3 link

Happy New Year 🤍🖤

[ogoatsuyuuta]

when we grow up, we'll get married! its a promise. 💍

[astral-from-afar]

JJK Volume 0 movie talk

I recently watched the latest Jujutsu Kaisen movie and have decided to compile all of my thoughts into a long post.This will cover 4 main parts: animation,plot,characters and their dynamics and the soundtrack.This should be viewed as my own opinion of the movie so I might not have looked into certain characters or themes but I have tried my hardest so here we go.

Animation

First things first, this was done by Mappa so it was bound to be aesthetically pleasing.But what I didn’t know was how drop dead gorgeous some of the shots in the movie were (most of them were lock screen worthy if I do say so myself) and the fight scenes were very well choreographed and smooth as hell. You can tell there was a lot of care put into the movie from its looks alone.

Plot

The plot for me was really interesting as while you have the threat of Suguru Geto, our main antagonist for the movie, we also have the underlying mystery of how Rika was cursed in the first place along with who cursed who. Although I did want there to be more focus on them unravelling the mystery, the movie was already jam packed as it is, so if there was a focus, the pacing might have fallen as a consequence.Other than that, it was a great introduction to the Jujutsu World. I think that if someone who hadn’t seen the series yet and started with the movie, they would be satisfied with the outcome but still want to start the series in order to answer some of the questions that they could have (someone would also have to tell their poor soul that Yuta doesn’t appear in the first season and only has a singular name drop).

The pacing itself was fine as they had to balance numerous events happening all at once which is something that I really like from the series. Every tiny choice might make a huge difference overall ( e.g Maki staying behind led to Suguru not immediately getting Yuta) which is essential in the constant battles and threats of war in jjk.I would say the plot isn’t too grandiose which is what I preferred as instead, the characters get more of a focus. Speaking of characters

Characters (+ dynamics)

Okay so this is the bit where I might start being rambly but I’m going to restrain myself as much as possible

My favourite aspect about the movie was the in depth look on the characters. Yes worldbuilding is really cool but if the character were the equivalent of dry paint, you wouldn’t necessarily enjoy it as much.This isn’t the case here as all of the characters whether major or minor all were entertaining and great to watch.The second years are a delightful cast and I really wish that we would have a side story dedicated to them but that would be too greedy.The chemistry between the second years are so natural and to be honest are one of the more relaxing to see. No bitter rivalry.No misunderstandings.Just some kids + a panda goofing off in their youth as well as training to be powerful sorcerers.They all get to shine when interacting with Yuta however as you get to see them opening up to him and talk about what they want to do. As the movie progresses, they get attached to this mess of a person and by the end they all leave off together as a ragtag team that they are.

Now off to our main protagonist Yuta.This wet wipe of a main protagonist is one of the most compelling characters that I’ve seen in a while.In almost two hours,he has managed to get me to feel an array of emotions and while he has his issues with himself, he always tries to help those who show kindness to those around him as they helped him come out of his shell and develop as a character.His connection with Rika is so heartbreaking as all he wanted was for her not to die and thanks to that, she wasn’t able to rest in peace and became a curse in the process.The scene where Yuta is carrying Maki and the elementary kids got me almost crying and this happened in the first 30 minutes so I knew I was invested in him.I’m going to leave him like this as I may plan to write an analysis on him in the uncertain future but trust me I have a lot to say about him.

The other main highlight of the movie was the dynamic of Gojo and Suguru with them being the main driving forces of the plot.Let me tell you their relationship is the best in the movie and there are crumbs scattered around that will be later looked on in the further arcs. I’m not planning to spoil the manga but from the movie you can clearly see that Suguru wasn’t that bad to begin with, he cares about those in his group and an interesting thing that I liked was that Nanako and Mimiko (the girls that Suguru saved) parallel Yuta and Gojo in a way.Both powerful sorcerers who help these children who have been ostracised by the world around them.Only their ideologies and motivation set them apart (No seriously, these guys have the same humour, I’m gonna blame this on Gojo for this). It all culminates at the end where they talk to one another and it seems whilst Suguru has committed  heinous crimes, Gojo still thinks of him as his best friend and is still unable to finish the job, something that could potentially cause him to lose what he has now.I also want to leave this how it is since I feel like most of my opinions lie in the manga but @hanmas-stunt-double has a better view on Suguru that gave me a new perspective on his character.

Soundtrack

Whilst writing this long post, I’ve been listening to the ost for the movie and my god does this go hard. Greatest Strength is a favourite of mine and I have been looping Ichizu since before the movie since it was that good.The songs that are hyped keeps me pumped for the fight scenes, the slower scenes causes the scenes to slow down and emphasise what’s going on on screen and the more eerier songs keep me on my toes.It’s all masterfully written but I’m not good at looking deeper on song lyrics so anyone else can add anything in which I would be glad to listen to.

Ending thoughts

To sum up this long thing up, I would give this movie a 9.5/10 though it might be one of my favourite anime movies for a while.Everything in this movie intrigued me and I could go on and on about this for days.I am going to see the manga to see the differences that they held, but I don’t think it will be that dramatic of a change.This took most of my energy to make and I would love to hear any other thoughts on this piece since I love discussing stuff like this.

[fanwarrior321]

yuta is forever a mood. this has been me with everything happening in jjk for the last like, 2 years

[wxtchsapphic]

Yuuta Okkotsu