#I’ve already accepted Hiromi is gonna die and he’s the only other character I care about

[thrillerhark]

The Takaba vs Kenjaku fight was such a uniquely good piece of writing for jjk I’m still wrapping my head around it. Kenjakus big bad plan involved forcefully transforming Japan into a new world of jujutsu sorcery, he wants to create something that has never existed before.

And he’s immediately responsive to Takaba, whose cursed technique can manifest phenomena so long as he finds it funny, because of this desire. And the “fight” is so funny! Akutami clearly has a love of comedy and it’s nice to see him stretch his legs in what has become a very joyless manga.

We see how delighted Kenjaku is during this fight, he’s been alive for a thousand years and no doubt countless battles, and finally! he’s experiencing something new.

Meanwhile, Takaba, after years struggling to chase his dream of being a comedian now flung into the insane world of jujutsu as a late awakened sorcerer, has finally found someone to be his partner, someone willing to “yes and” his sketches, to get in on the joke with him, you almost forget they are fighting to the death.

In a weird way, both men get what they’ve always wanted, and it all ends in a genuinely beautiful moment between them.

You never know what circumstances you’ll meet your soulmate under, and these two men met as opponents in a battle of jujutsu sorcery and it couldn’t have happened any other way.

#these chapters have been stuck in my brain ever since they came out #and I had to get some thoughts out about them #I’m pretty mixed on the writing of jjk overall #it’s sometimes good #often bad #but this just came out of nowhere and totally blew me away #I honestly don’t even care what happens from here because of how good this was #I’ve already accepted Hiromi is gonna die and he’s the only other character I care about #jujutsu kaisen #jjk spoilers #takaba fumihiko #kenjaku