This is short review of the One-Shot BELLEXA by Dawson Jones, published by Dedaw13! — I personally love finding new rookie mangaka and writers coming out doing their own personal work and publishing, so it's exciting to introduce to you guys BELLEXA, a Pulp Noir Psychological Thriller written and drawn by Dawson Jones with editing by Issiah Preudhomme. BELLEXA is a new ambitious work by…

Warning; This article contains Manga Spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen. Exorcising the physically manifested energy of humanities’ negative emotions is already a daunting task for the normal sorcerer, let alone the level of pressure it puts on a student, hence them being guided and taught by an adult while attending Jujutsu…

*Spoiler Warning* This article will be discussing the events of Jujutsu Kaisen’s first major arc and expound upon the themes involved. — Jujutsu Kaisen has been on the major rise in popularity Globally. With 25 million volumes sold in Japan alone, the phenomenal adaptation by Studio MAPPA, and a new interview with Gege Akutami, Jujutsu Kaisen has solidified itself as a new generation hit in Weekly Shonen Jump. Seemingly, Akutami has no…

My interpretation of Mahito; the humanoid Special Grade Curse and his impact and portrayal in Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga Spoilers) — Curses within the world of Jujutsu Kaisen are the embodiments of fear, hatred, jealousy and any other negative emotion that comes with being human. These natural emotions are the establishment of the conflict for the characters in Jujutsu Kaisen, however there are certain curses who excel above the others becoming…

My personal review of Jujutsu Kaisen anime Episode One: Ryomen Sukuna, in comparison to its manga source material. — October 2nd, 2020 marked the beginning of Gege Akutami’s hit manga, Jujutsu Kaisen’s ascension to television. Produced by Toho Productions and Animated by Studio MAPPA, Jujutsu Kaisen has already begun to stand out in the anime community. In a series of pieces I will highlight the differences displayed between Jujutsu…

My personal interpretation of Jujutsu Sorcery and its overall importance to Jujutsu Kaisen and why it stands out. *SPOILER WARNING* — Gege Akutami’s manga Jujutsu Kaisen is a story following the life of Yuji Itadori after he makes the rash decision of eating one of the cursed “Sukuna fingers” and becoming a Jujutsu Sorcerer. While the story of Jujutsu Kaisen is an interesting one this piece is focusing on the center…

My personal interpretation and analysis of Jujutsu Kaisen’s Nobara Kugisaki. — The only female in the first year class of Jujutsu School in Tokyo, Nobara Kugisaki is not your average female protagonist. In all honesty, Nobara’s character seems to go out of its way to combat the stereotypical female lead in shonen manga, especially when looking at her in comparison to…

My personal interpretation of Nanami Kento’s character development and growth in Jujutsu Kaisen. — The cliche essence of a Salaryman within anime and manga is a trope that is either used as a gag or to exemplify the seriousness of certain characters or arcs within a story. Nanami Kento is the Salaryman of Jujutsu Kaisen, however Akutami does well to create a character who…

One of the most internationally spanning sayings is “Blood is thicker than Water”, allegorically meaning family is deeper than everything. It adds importance and weight to what it means to be family creating bonds that transcends normal relationships. Things that you may not normally say or do, it would change…