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Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 14 by Gege Akutami

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taroroot's review

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dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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zhaenya's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

yeah, this one was just rough. it was just one traumatic event after the other. this is the volume that erases yuji's smile once and for all, and i feel like crying just thinking back on all the things he had to go through just in one day. and it's fuck sukuna every day of the week because of all the suffering he caused yuji, but this cover is so fucking sick. it's one of my absolute favorites. but not my favorite, because it's sukuna, and i won't give him the satisfaction of being on top. i have to say, i actually do really enjoy sukuna when he's in his fight mode. we got to see him fight twice in just this one volume, and it was two different fights, so let me talk about them both for a little bit. first, we start with him and jogo. there wasn't much of a fight, really, jogo didn't even stand a chance. but the thing is, he managed to amuse sukuna. he even received a compliment, and i just really liked that moment. "you know, it was actually fun while it lasted. humans. jujutsu sorcerers. cursed spirits. you're not bad compared to those i fought over the last thousand years. stand proud. you're strong." this. sukuna acknowledging jogo before killing him. making him cry. this is one of my favorite moments because yes, jogo is actually very strong, and sukuna is not proud enough to say otherwise. compared to gojo, at least. gojo straight up called jogo weak the first time they fought. and the thing is, jogo didn't even put up that much of a fight against sukuna, but sukuna could still see just how strong the cursed spirit fighting him was. and he was having fun, which is probably the thing that made him acknowledge jogo's strength in the first place. he hates boredom, maybe that's why he can't stand yuji, who forced him inside his body without any control and who is not even strong enough to make sukuna have a little fun when fighting him. sukuna values strength. but my favorite moment was actually jogo crying and not understanding what was happening to him, he even asked sukuna "what is this?" just to receive "don't ask me, i don't know what that is either" and death as his answer. i don't know why that specific moment stuck with me, but it was just so interesting. jogo wanted to replace humans for such a long time now, it was literally the goal of his life, and in his dying moments he was able to experience this new emotion. i don't know, it was just beautiful to me. and then just a moment later sukuna and uraume finally come face to face! i wonder how long it's been since they saw each other, because the face sukuna made when he saw them was priceless. but too bad they didn't have time to catch up, because sukuna had to go and save megumi's ass. thank you very much for that (i'm not being sarcastic here, megumi would be dead if sukuna wasn't there to fight mahoraga for him). and i know it's always funny to see megumi going "with this treasure, i summon..." when he faces literally anyone, he's always ready to throw his life away (this part is not as funny), but seeing him actually do it and summon eight-handled sword divergent sila divine general mahoraga for the very first time was incredible (what a fucking name btw). the flashback of megumi and gojo talking about their clans and how the heads who had the same powers as they both have fought each other to the death made me so fucking nervous. because it made me think of sukuna's plans for megumi, maybe he wants his body and his technique so he could fight gojo, or anyone for that matter... i just need sukuna to stay away from megumi, that is all. it's nice when he saves his life, but the fact that he has his own hidden agendas fucking scares me. but megumi thinking of yuji and apologizing to him in his head for his "i'll see you later" because he fully expected not to make out of it alive... just kill me already. no, but sukuna's fight with mahoraga was actually so much fun. it wasn't anything special, but i loved seeing sukuna in the filed for longer than ten seconds and against someone who makes him put in some effort, who makes him think and strategize, and i just loved every second of it. sukuna is very cool when he's being smart instead of being a smart-ass, if you know what i mean. when he's actually using his knowledge of thousands of years and his skills, that's when i can admit that i actually like him. but then he destroys half the city and makes a choice of making yuji watch all the destruction as he finally switches with him. "hey, brat. take a good look." shut. the fuck. up. that smirking bastard. i just hated him so much in that moment. i think it's one of the most painful moments in the manga, if not the most painful one for me. seeing yuji like this... feeling so sick to his stomach that he has to literally throw up... and finally understanding why so many people demand for him to be executed... and even begging to die... "just... die already. just me! just me! die! because of you... with how things have gone, i'm nothing but a murderer." my angel, my poor boy. i feel so sorry for him, because he deserved none of it, he just wanted to help people. (i'm dreading the moment i have to see this moment animated, because i already saw that the voice actor for yuji actually cried while recording what looked like this exact scene, and i don't think i can mentally survive seeing/hearing it) but that's not even the end of it. because just when yuji had to force his emotions back into his body and numb them as much as possible, we cut to nanami. with half of his body burned and his left eye missing. and still fighting. but not for long, because mahito is there. of course it would be mahito. as if it wasn't painful enough. god, how much do i wish that nanami got to move to malaysia instead of being stuck there... "haibara... what was i trying to do anyway? i ran. even though i ran, i came back with the vague reason of finding the work worthwhile. no, haibara, that's not right, i can't say that to him. i'll just end up becoming a curse for him. itadori... you've got it from here." rest in peace, i hope he finally finds happiness in the afterlife. the fact than nanami chose to encourage yuji rather than letting him see his fear of dying was the last dagger for me, even in his last moments he thought about others before himself. god, i just fucking hate that yuji had to watch nanami die, especially after everything that's happened to him that day already. chapter 120 is fucking brutal. it's definitely the most brutal one yet. mahito took so fucking much from yuji, it's unfair. just when yuji finally calmed himself down so he could continue to fight again, he sees one of the people closest to him die in front of him, without being able to help. how can someone even move on from something like this? how do you find a peace of mind or happiness when something so traumatizing happens to you? and that wasn't even the end of the day, he had to fight mahito right after. and...

that's when yuji gets his badass scar, right? the one choso gave him got healed by sukuna when they switched, so this has to be the one. i love the way it looks, and i think it's the perfect moment for him to get a scar across his face, if there ever would be one. that was probably the worst night of his life, so it only makes sense that he would get something like this as a reminder. that's kind of dark, but makes sense. and i have to say, i completely forgot about mahito splitting himself into two bodies, i forgot he could even do that. and that's why i'm rereading this now, so i write this shit down and can come back to it and remind myself what the hell happened in which volume! mahito vs yuji and mahito vs nobara is was damn fun, made me feel very stressed though because i kept waiting for horrible things to happen. but they both held their own, and i just love that it's not just yuji that's mahito's natural enemy, but nobara as well! even when they're separate, they're still such a good team! "kugisaki...! thank you! i couldn't save anyone. i wasted everyone's efforts. but... thank you for showing me that i'm not alone." 🫂 speaking of separation, i hate that everyone split up. they were all in teams at first, but now everyone's doing their own thing and it's giving me anxiety. i hate it. when you're alone, you either die, or seek other people out so you could fight together. that's it. and even though nobara did hold her own against mahito, she got really fucking lucky that it was his double and not the original, because as soon as they switched, she was fucked. okay, the fact that kugisaki called mahito a coward who always runs away at the very beginning of their fight, and that's exactly what happens by the end of it, was actually hilarious, but she really shouldn't have run after him, she really should've just ignored her gut telling her to chase after him, she really should have... the fact that we finished the fucking volume with the flashback of her younger days should tell you enough about what's going to happen to her now that mahito touched her soul.

mahito is one sick and twisted individual, but i can't help but love him, and i'm not even sorry. he's just too fun to read, to watch. he has an interesting technique, he can change his body in so many different way, and he always looks like he's having fun when he's fighting, so why wouldn't i enjoy it? when he turned one of his hands into junpei begging yuji to help him... sick. him hiding inside curse's mouth and jump scaring yuji... sick. him using all the people he got in store to torture yuji mentaly because he doesn't care about them one bit, but he know that yuji does... sick. him using the random person's body as his hiding place... sick. imagination is definitely something that mahito doesn't lack, he's very creative and i appretiate it! i do still want yuji to beat his ass, to kill him, because he deserves it more than anyone.

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

the art is so fucking cool and gory- i love it so much. this volume had such grotesque images, like aaaaah it was so, so, so good!!! i'm in agony right now, though.

i fucking hate mahito; if yuji doesn’t kill him soon, i’m going to be so pissed. nanami is so me.. i’m literally devastated.. he just wanted to read his unread books and was missing his teenage friend. this is the most pain ever. ow ow ow… and i swear to fucking jesus if nobara dies next volume, i will GET you gege.

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