Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1

by Gege Akutami

Overview

Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974715688
Publisher:	VIZ Media LLC
Publication date:	12/03/2019
Series:	Jujutsu Kaisen Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	191
Sales rank:	1,369
File size:	84 MB
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About the Author

Gege Akutami published a few short works before starting Jujutsu Kaisen, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2018.

Editorial Reviews

04/24/2020

In this new series launch from Akutami (Tokyo Metropolitan Magic Technical School), Yuji Itadori is sucked into the world of curses when his friends inadvertently become the target of supernatural monsters hell-bent on retrieving a powerful relic that the students recently stumbled upon. When Yuji swallows the relic in order to keep it out of the hands of evil, he finds himself imbued with the spirit of an immensely powerful demon. This sets the scene for Yuji's upcoming adventures as a Jujutsu Sorcerer, in which he learns to control the diabolic energy within him to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish—that his talents be used to help others. This overwhelming theme of death and resisting the negative energy of curses is made palatable by moments of kindness, humor, and inspiration to live a life without regret. Yuji is unconventional in his problem-solving methods, often not thinking twice about leaping into action and using comical amounts of force to achieve simple tasks. Similarly, his curse-fighting companions are also unique, from the self-obsessed and capricious Nobara to the logical but still moody Megumi. This blend makes for a well-balanced, enjoyable story now in its seventh installment. VERDICT Recommended for fans of Tite Kubo's Bleach or Hitoshi Iwaake's Parasyte.—Anja Webb, Library Journal

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