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Jujutsu Kaisen: Thorny Road at Dawn by Ballad Kitaguni, Gege Akutami

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kaixv's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Nobara and Toge - 4.5/5

I liked the character development here. It really highlights Nobara’s weaknesses but also her growth and strength from acknowledging them.

Even if I’m Not Here - 5/5

This one was probably my favorite just from the sheer amount of Kokichi Muta backstory it has.

Also some early Miwa feelings with how he likes her which we all know doesn’t end well when he dies. I feel like it adds more to when he dies in the main series if anything.

Anyway, I think him just starting to come to terms with accepting his humanity despite his circumstances was why I enjoyed reading this one so much.

Asakusabashi Energy - 3.75/5
Eh, didn’t really care much for this one? The last few pages were good though. Especially the banter between Shoko and Gojo.

Advancing in the face of Fear - 4.25/5
This one just made me love Mai’s character more. It just adds depth to her and her relationship to Maki and why she acts the way she does.

At the End of the Sidewalk - 5/5

This one is just bittersweet knowing that they’ll

never get to experience the next School Exchange event

I think one of the things I did notice from this story is just…how many things are left unsaid between the trio and it’s sad to think that they never properly sit down and acknowledge it before everything goes to shit.

The last page was just…sad if you know what happens later.

lianfangzun's review

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adventurous lighthearted

3.75

bellep4's review

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

cielbear's review

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5.0

Loving the light novel series. Now I feel like there has to be a third one to complete the first year student covers with Megumi on the next one. This takes place after the Goodwill event, so naturally I assume the next novel will fall further into the manga series. I haven't read past where Volume 0 or where the anime left off yet. I was lucky this time, but for next time I will need to catch up. All the stories were great. The last chapter was very heart warming. Also loved the space break on pg. 116 of "Furshiguro and Kugisaki had felt as if something
were missing."
Just to give the reader a visual glimpse of their feelings of everything that's happened up until this point. We are getting little insight pieces of different characters from Jujutsu Kaisen than we probably would elsewhere. Of course, this is my favorite out of the two novels so far. The cast of characters we focused on were amazing.