Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Koutou Senmon Gakkou

Despite that fact that this prequel to Jujutsu Kaisen is only 4 chapters long I think that Akutami Gege was able to do just enough to both introduce the reader to the world of JJK and entice them into wanting to read more.

Having already read a good few chapters of JJK I had already been introduced to Maki, Panda and Toge, but it was great to get to spend more time with them as actual main characters. I found Toge to be especially entertaining for me - though maybe that's because I absolutely love his curse words ability. But the stand-out from the cast for me was easily Yuta Okkotsu, a lonely, bullied boy who just wants to feel like he has the right to live.I'm not going to spoil it but seeing his development in the last chapter was so fun to read and I can't wait to see him again in the main JJK manga

The story itself is mostly about yuta, as he must go to the Tokyo Jujutsu school because he is a Special Grade Cursed Human who's haunted by a powerful vengeful spirit.I found the story to be enjoyable but nothing to go crazy over. In fact there's not really much to even talk about when its comes tothe plot.

The main appeal for me was Geges fantastic artwork, seeing the creative cursed techniques of the characters and of course getting to see more of the JJK world - as short as it was. So if that's what you're looking for you should defiantly give this short on-shot a read.

It's alright for a one shot.

Maki and Inumaki aren't used the best as side characters.

Yuuta is a meh protagonist and is sometimes he's annoyingly overpowered.

There isn't much of a well constructed plot but what do you expect for a one shot?

The art is fine but I much prefer Gege's new art style over his old one.

The fights are meh, they aren't choreographed in any way.

4/10


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I was nearing the end of the anime when I decided to pick up the manga. I was surprised to see that there was a prequel, and even more surprised to see that it was centered around the character of Yuta Okkotsu.

Yuta's story in this prequel beautifully mirrors that of Yuuji's in the main manga.
Both boys are thrust into the world of jujutsu sorcerers and forced to figure out how they want to live their lives within their new circumstances. The difference here is that while Yuuji is positive and bold, Yuta is more soft-spoken and has a much more pessimistic worldview (with the hopes to become stronger).

This short prequel gives us a compelling first glimpse into the world of Jujutsu High while also introducing us to the main story's antagonist as well as the other second-years at the school.

I personally love Yuta's character and I find him and his backstory pretty compelling. His interactions with the other second-years were pretty wholesome and gave a lot of context to the conversations the second-years have about him later in the series.

The artwork was beautiful, the action was exciting, and I really enjoyed the read. Yuta's story becomes really relevant to the series, so it is a great place to start if you are interested in reading the manga.

So as a prequel to Jujutsu Kaisen I think this works really well. Coming from someone who read the actual manga before this it was nice to see some more background for characters like Maki, Inumaki, Panda, and Gojo. I was a huge fan of Inumaki already because of his cursed speech but I really liked the characterization that we got in these few chapters. A character that usually only speaks in rice ball ingredients is obviously difficult but they do a great job of giving him depth despite that. I really like Yuuta's character and I think he could end up playing a big role in the Jujutsu Kaisen universe. I'm so excited for them to incorporate Yuuta into the manga whenever that may be.

As a prequel to Jujutsu Kaisen, this manga does everything it needs to and nothing really more. While not incredibly engaging it delivers a small mini-arc that is all together serviceable and enjoyable. The art is similar in quality to the main manga, that is to say not entirely impressive, but quirky in its own way.

The characters within the piece are enjoyable enough, though the over powered teacher figure feels slightly bland compared to his decently diverse students. The manga follows pretty standard character archetypes from shonen manga of the past. What comes most to mind is Bleach in how the villain and the monsters are stylized as. Though I did get an odd feeling of Gantz on occasion that wasn't all together unwelcome.

While the story wasn't the most engaging it could have been. I came out of it feeling satisfied I knew more knowledge that could be helpful when reading the main series.