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This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Every week, Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo drives us closer to the end of its short run. With Akutami sensei predicting a six-month run and around 30-ish chapters (give or take,) there isn’t much time left to wrap up this story. So far, Modulo […]

This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media  When Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo launched back in September, the focus immediately centered on the Okkotsu siblings. With the arrival of the Simurians on Earth, we quickly met Maru and his people. Across the last 13 chapters, we have seen […]

I have been a huge fan of Endo Tatsuya’s Forger family since the launch of the Spy x Family anime back in 2022. Not only did it prompt me to start reading Endo sensei’s manga, but I also began adding Anya figures to my collection about two years ago. She’s too adorable for words, and the […]

This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Last week’s chapter of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is still weighing heavy on my heart. Left holding the bag full emotions that come with Cross being shot by one of the jujutsu sorcerers, it’s a brutal weight to bear. Needless […]

This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media First and foremost, I just want to note that things escalated pretty damn quickly in this week’s chapter of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo. I’ll get into that more later, but just… wow. Akutami sensei left us dangling off the edge of […]

This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media The fate of human/Simurian relations rests heavily on the planned cultural exchange in Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo. With Yuka and Maru excitedly planning a takoyaki event to give the aliens a taste of Japanese cuisine, everyone’s on edge. Everything is riding […]

This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Yuji Itadori has been mentioned three times now in Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo. From memories of the heroes of old to a dangerous enemy recalling his most terrifying battle, Itadori is everything Gojo predicted he would become. So far, Akutami sensei […]

As we fast approach the two year mark since Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 wrapped, let’s not deny the facts. We have all been itching to see Yuta Okkotsu and Yuji Itadori come face-to-face for the firfst time. Manga readers already know where the story goes from Shibuya. Anime-only fans, on the other hand, suffer a […]

This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Last week’s triumph ending in tragedy paves the way for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Chapter 9: “Dura Val Bobbidi Mechika, Part 2.” As the flashback(story) arc continues, I had my suspicions Cross was telling his story, presumably to Yuka, and it […]

This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media After the emotional weight of Chapter 7’s revelation about Yuka‘s health, we are due for a slightly-tragic flashback(story) chapter. Now that we are 8 chapters deep, it’s about time Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo gave us some insight into not just […]

It’s been a little over 26 years since Kishimoto Masashi’s Naruto manga debuted its first chapter in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Three years later, the anime began in 2002. Alongside One Piece and Bleach, it earned its place among the Shōnen Big Three. I didn’t start reading the manga until 2005,  two years VIZ Media began […]

This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo seems very Yuka-heavy in the first couple chapters. It’s almost as if this is going to be her story, and maybe, in some ways, it is. As the manga progresses, we meet Tsurugi and achieve more balance between […]

This post contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, currently available for U.S. readers from VIZ Media Six chapters in, and Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is pulling out all the stops to remind fans why JJK is one of the most successful manga of the last five years. Continuing the traditon of the original series, Modulo puts our emotions […]

Dark shonen may not be a new concept, but as a subgenre, it left a mark on anime and manga. Embracing themese like trauma, death, darkness, and suffering, the modern “Dark Trio” of Shonen doesn’t shy away. It forces readers to acknowledge the truth: Darkness is everywhere. Akutami Gege’s Jujutsu Kaisen stands heads above the […]