With The attack of the Titans is coming to an end, fans have started looking for the next big series to push the anime genre forward. Recurring series like Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and Dragon Ball Super have their merits, but it’s a new series like demon slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen which are destined to win the title of best anime of all time.
contrary to demon slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen offers fans the combined potential of three relatable protagonists and a philosophically intriguing power system. The combined power of Yuji, Yuta and Satoru is enough to put Jujutsu Kaisen at the top, but that’s not all the new series has to offer.
ten Yuji Itadori is an ordinary man who can soften even the hardest of hearts
This pink-haired protagonist with a kind heart and fists that punch with the strength of a semi-truck is one of the best anime protagonists ever presented. Besides being nearly indestructible, Yuji has the strength and courage to walk the path of a jujutsu wizard despite having no prior knowledge of jujutsu.
Throughout the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen, Yuji had his heart ripped out of his chest and saw a friend turn into a monster but still managed to keep his smile. As the series progresses and Yuji shows more of his lovable personality, fans will begin to see him as the leading protagonist that he truly is.
9 Satoru Gojo is basically Kakashi and Megumi is a relatable Sasuke
Jujutsu Kaisen has already featured two protagonists. Yuji Itadori played the role of the series’ protagonist in the anime’s first season while Yuta Okkotsu took over in the Volume 0 prequel movie. When Jujutsu Kaisen returns for its second season, fans will get to see Gojo take over as the part-time protagonist in Gojo’s Past Arc.
The fact that Gojo has been compared to Kakashi ever since naruto enough to prove that Jujutsu Kaisen is a top anime. If fans continue this comparison with Sasuke and Megumi, they will find that Jujutsu KaisenThe cast of is a step ahead of one of the best anime series of all time.
8 Jujutsu Kaisen is not afraid to go dark
To fight its way to the top of the anime genre today, a series must be willing to embrace the horror genre as much as it embraces the action-adventure genre. The attack of the Titans, demon slayerand Jujutsu Kaisen all prove this point by placing their characters in a world where death and horror are real and consistent.
A darker tone may scare away anime fans looking for a series with the consistent levity of dragonballcorn Jujutsu Kaisen has a unique impact that should not be overlooked. Allowing itself to be tonally dark, Jujutsu Kaisen turns what would normally be a cringe-worthy trope into a breath of fresh air.
7 Jujutsu Kaisen Embraces Anime Tropes in Unconventional Ways
It’s rare to find an anime that leans into anime tropes without making fans cringe. The attack of the Titans largely succeeds by ignoring anime tropes and giving fans a darker, grittier shonen world to live in.
Jujutsu Kaisen adopts an equally dark aesthetic while using anime tropes to offer balm to those burned by its hardest times. An example comes during Kyoto’s goodwill exchange event when Gojo sneaks into a baseball game after his students are attacked by a special grade cursed spirit.
6 Cursed energy is a power system created by strife and strife
Instead of being an innate, neutral force like chakra or nen, cursed energy is created by the negative emotions of humanity. With that in mind, fans step into Jujutsu Kaisen with the understanding that his heroes are powered by a net negative energy source.
When Megumi goes on to say that he is not a hero but a jujutsu wizard, it creates a gray area that allows each of the wizards to Jujutsu Kaisen be considered an anti-hero. While The attack of the Titans can have only one complicated hero in Eren, Jujutsu Kaisen has a cast of characters leaning on their worst attributes to keep moving forward.
5 Yuta Okkotsu’s cooperation with the cursed spirit Rika is terrifying and inspiring
Although Yuta doesn’t seem out of place in the average anime, he stands out in Jujutsu Kaisen like a sore thumb. In this world, jujutsu wizards are good, cursed spirits are bad, and cooperation between the two is frowned upon by everyone.
The new prequel movie, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, complicates this idea by featuring a protagonist who is both a jujutsu wizard and a friend to a special grade cursed spirit. Fans who enjoy digging into the philosophical side of anime will enjoy the conversations that stem from Yuta choosing to love a beast that others would have killed on sight.
4 Nobara Kugisaki is the best girl fans have been waiting for
The anime genre is full of powerful male protagonists but few capable female protagonists. Jujutsu Kaisen may not completely break this trend, but it deserves huge respect for making Nobara Kugisaki a legitimate peer of Yuji and Megumi.
Classic anime series like naruto and Tokyo Ghoul introduce powerful female characters, but soon they fall behind their male counterparts and into obscurity. Nobara manages to progress alongside Yuji and Megumi, allowing her to become a great player in every fight she takes part in.
3 Jujutsu Kaisen Won Crunchyroll’s Best Action Award
For an anime to reach the pinnacle of the anime genre, it must have good action sequences. Fortunately, Jujutsu Kaisen has the content and accolades to rise to the top of the anime genre on its action sequences alone.
With the start of its first season, Jujutsu Kaisen won Crunchyroll’s Best Action award, beating both The attack of the Titans and demon slayer. Considering the fact that Jujutsu Kaisen has yet to introduce the full depth of its power system, fans can expect to see a lot more high-level action from this anime in the future.
2 Cursed techniques bring the complexity of Nen to the new generation
No top quality anime can go very far without an intriguing power system. The main reason naruto fans can live knowing that their anime is better than dragonball is because of the complexity of the jutsu compared to Saiyan transformations.
Cursed Energy borrows from its predecessors by offering those who understand jujutsu the ability to create complex cursed techniques. These cursed techniques make the fights in Jujutsu Kaisen as complex and strategic as nen battles of Hunter X Hunter.
1 The rhythm of Jujutsu Kaisen is unmatched
The rhythm in Jujutsu Kaisen is perfect. No other anime manages to introduce a long list of intriguing characters, explain a complex power system, play with anime tropes, and set up future seasons as smoothly as possible. Jujutsu Kaisen. The series is so well-paced that fans don’t even care that it took a two-episode break for a baseball game.
No doubt some will wonder if Jujutsu Kaisen deserves to be called the best anime of all time with only 24 anime episodes and one movie to its name. Still, if fans can accept that Jujutsu Kaisen is already worthy of entering this discussion, they must recognize the masterful pace of the first season.
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