When Jujutsu Kaisen premiered last year, it’s hard to imagine it’d becomethe anime juggernautit is today. It took home multiple awards at Crunchyroll’s 2021 Anime Awards, including Anime of the Year. When a show is so influential, memes are often a natural evolution of fan passion.
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There is a litany of memes created by the Jujutsu Kaisen community, more than we can list here, butsome stood out among the rest. Here are 10 JJK memes that only fans of the series will understand and appreciate.
10Megumi and Nobara Are Unimpressed
Early on in Jujutsu Kaisen, Itadori Yuji is presumed dead. It’s a shocking moment that traumatized his teammates Megumi and Nobara. Only Gojo Satoru knows he’s alive. When he finally makes his return, Yuji expected his friends to be ecstatic. No one could have expected that their reaction would be so lackluster.T4_DINOcaptures this perfectly in his memethat pays homageto One Punch Man’s blank-faced protagonist.
9The Many Faces Of Gojo
If there wasa standout characterin Jujutsu Kaisen, it was the master sorcerer, Gojo Satoru. Fans grew to love his comical personality and immense strength in battle. He’s also a master of fashion. There are several moments where Gojo sports several new outfits during the series.Sterbiinlikens the many styles at Gojo’s disposal to portray themselves on different social media websites. Everyone knows that you’ll show a different side of yourself, even Gojo depending on the site.
8Highlighting Your Day
One quintessential component of any Shonenanime is a loveableprotagonist, and there are few as radiant as Itadori Yuji. His smile is sure to warm viewer’s hearts.Anime Memesshows just how powerful a smile from Yuji can be, calling his smiles the highlight of the day.
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Students and workers might use sharpies to help highlight keywords, butif you’re interested in brightening your mood, you’ll only need to see Yuji having a good day. He’s really that likable.
7Jennifer Lawrence Saves Itadori
It’s hard to believe that a celebrity like J It’s even harder to picture that her existence would save Itadori Yuji from Aoi Todo in battle. Because Todo is looking for a friend with similar tastes in women, Yuji mentions a taller woman with like Jennifer Lawrence which stops Todo in his tracks.TokyoSagecaptures this hilarious moment in meme form Yuji truly does owe this western celebrity a debt of gratitude.
6Sukuna Is Too Powerful
Itadori Yuji may be a kind and compassionate main character, but the curse living in his body is far from benevolent. Sukuna only cares about gaining his power back and crushing those that stand in his way.Aekaloveya’s meme depicts the savage nature of the curse within Yuji. It doesn’t take much to set Sukuna off, and once he’s angry, he’ll make an example of any who offend him.
5At-Home Cosplay
If Jujutsu Kaisen became an obsession once you finished the series, don’t feel too bad. The entire anime community was essentially the same way. It didn’t take long for this anime to become a well-known name in the community. When it ended recently, fans decided to cope in several ways.
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Justanimetingsshares how they felt when the anime ended. Embracing their inner cosplayer was the first step on their path to accepting the hiatus standing between them and season two. While the second season hasn’t been officially announced, it’s hard to imagine Mappa not continuing after winning Anime of the Year.
4If Only Megumi Were Real
Gojo wasn’t the only character in Jujutsu Kaisen that turned fan heads. A facet of the community found Fushiguro Megumi enticing. It shows how different young adult life is for anime fans, especially when most of their parents were getting married at this stage in their lives. Users likeplusultrachashowcase how invested fans can get in their favorite characters, despite knowing these characters don’t really exist. Hopefully, these anime fans find a tangible love in the future.
3Serious and Styling
For whatever reason, anime often starts with a serious opening but closes with a whimsical ending. It’s a stark contrast that gives two very different looks at the main cast of the show.
Choices like this don’t go unnoticed by the fanbase either, as users likeKim_uwucreated memes that make light of the differences between the two animation types. This fits especially well with Jujutsu Kaisen, which sported the year’s most popular ending,Lost In Paradise,which won the ending of the year award at the Anime Awards.
2DNA Power-Up
Itadori Yuji may be new to the anime community, but he shares some characteristics with another popular protagonist. He and Izuku Midoriya essentially gained their powers in the same way. Their powers are the result of ingesting a powerful individual’s DNA.
Dane-niishares this fact in his meme, drawing a direct comparison. Izuku got his powers by eating the hair ofthe world’s greatest hero, and Itadori got his abilities when he ate the finger of the world’s strongest curse. Who knew such different characters would have so much in common?
1Anime Done Right
Not all anime are created equal. Those who followed the second season ofThe Promised Neverlandundoubtedly know this. While Jujutsu Kaisen received a fantastic adaptation of the source material, TPM wasn’t so lucky.MetallFusioncompares the two series showings this year using two different renditions of the doge meme. The JJK fanbase was very pleased with the anime, but The Promised Neverland fandom was appalled with season two. It doesn’t take much digging to find that those familiar with the source material hated the most recent season. It doesn’t look like this anime will make a return, and it’s left TPM fans heartbroken.
