Is Jujutsu Kaisen's Power System Actually Any Good?

#thisischris #jujutsukaisen
I love Jujutsu Kaisen but idk if I love this...

[JDWalker]

The power system would be complete, if only Gege told us what the consequences of breaking a binding vow are. It’s something that all sorcessors even top tiers like Sukuna and Kenjaku are weary of but it’s never expanded upon.

And Sukuna belting them out like nothing cheapens it

[gamingrtx]

At 11:06, Hakari's binding vow actually took the CE reinforcement of his left arm to spread it out throughout his whole body

[BRUH-nezf]

2:12 we actually see this again when Todo puts all his CE in his gut to tank Mahito's Black Flash

[Andres.Duran.J]

2:23 hakari did the opposite of this, he didnt reinforce his arm in exchange of higher level of reinforcement in the rest of his body, this was done to survive one if kashimo's attack

[blueblurr]

My opinion is he didn't bother making a power system with the excuse of the narrator saying:
HE HAS SURPASSED HIS LIMITS 🤣

[JDWalker]

6:20 I think you dropped the ball here cause the genetics are a frequent theme in jjk since most people are selectively breed to be sorcessors and carry certain techniques best for jujutsu and trained to maximize it, as seen with the great 3 families.

But even those born with a random or weak can become monsters but it depends on how far and how creativity you be. Sukuna is the best example of this cause ‘shrine’ is as simple as it gets, but through engaging in several taboos and training him to the limit to master all the skills of jujutsu he became the king.


Just like in hunter x hunter those with innate talent have a head start but the power is board enough for others to compete even with weak CTs.

Also 6:37, then they were beaten by a monkey with no CE with a couple of tools.

[theworm]

junpei was literally physically altered by mahito to make him learn cursed energy quick

[astroboy]

Sukuna’s domain only lasted 99 seconds which is an aspect of his domain he gave up. I agree with a problem with binding vows but that was a pretty shaky example

[fivefunfacts]

2:12 most users of cursed energy subconsciously reinforce their body's with cursed energy, that would explain why we saw no cursed energy burning off megumi while getting beat up by three finger sukuna but he still gets back up without too much issue and we know megumi isn't really gifted in durability

[shaine]

Rct just thickens the holes in jjk power system to the max

[senjusan]

I think it would be cool if Gege explained positive curse energy and why it doesn't manifest something opposite to curse spirit as:

Benevolent beings do not wish to harm anyone, nor to interfere with free will of people, that is why positive energy do not create entities with their own agendas. Eventually something similar to that

When it comes to conpet of covering yourself with CE to protect yourself from Cursed Speech, I think that you are overanalyzing. People in JJK are contently using CE reinforcement for everything, including things like being thrown into a building and still surviving thanks to that reinforcement.

You bring Inumaki's CT in that equation but ignore the fact that Inumaki's CT is one of the only CT's that directly are related to your senses. If there was any other CT that works on your sense of for example smell, then reinforcement of your nose with CE would make sense to bring up, but since vast majority of CT's are much more complex than that, or are simply used to damage your body directly, there is no reason to show us examples of that.

Also, your issue with how quickly Yuji learned Jujutsu. That was answered in recent manga chapter. Yuji was so quick to learn for two reasons:

1. He is the son of Sukuna's twin reincarnation
2. His ability to learn Jujutsu so quicky stems from the fact that Sukuna used Yuji's body to perform high level Jujutsu

Someone like Yuta for example, learn so fast because of his genetic blessing. Yuta is a child of Suguwara and Fujiwara bloodline, two of the most powerful clans in existence. That is why he was able to grasp Jujutsu so fast, it was written in his genes from the very beggining.

It feels like this video was made to nit pick everything about JJK. I can make thousands of nitpicks about every single power system that exists in anime/manga, with actual good examples.

Also, when it comes to culling games players who learned Jujutsu very fast... in reality the only one player who can claim that title is Higurama, as he is the only one who truly impressed Sukuna. Every single other one players who was given CT by Kenjaku, who isn't a reincarnation, was killed in CG or was simply forgotten by the story. True pure talents do happen, they are very rare, hence why we can only see Higurama who excels in that matter, while everyone else is just a fodder with no real impact to the story.

When it comes to "Talent going beyond your effort". That is the ultimate truth of our reality and also something very often displayed in anime and manga. For example Naruto, who was initially presented to us as an underdog, was actually a child of prophecy who was a reincarnation of a god and son of the most powerful Ninja in history.

There is nothing wrong with saying that your genetics are the most important part of your potential, because that is literally the truth that stems directly from our world. Your genetics are very important, for example, if you dream about becoming a model, but you weren't born tall and thin (and of course handsome) then you won't achieve anything in said dream. The same principle applies to Jujutsu

[jackaboynaylor]

4:09 Junpei's brain was altered by Mahito to be like a sorcerers. That and Mahito was also like a teacher for him. Higaruma is an exceptional prodigy not the norm, Takaba isn't necessary good at all in Jujutsu as his technique can make him as strong as the joke needs him to be. So cursed energy and the control of it can be handle by his technique.

[ehwanseo]

About hakari’s binding vow. Losing one arm to save his body is actually an equal trade as his domain requires two hands to perform. So basically, he gave up his domain to say alive.

[pezpro]

Something that's always bugged me about power systems like cursed energy and others like it is how they fundamentally are ingrained into their world. Jujutsu Kaisen is set on an earth supposedly near-identical to that of our own but when we see characters capable of truly monstrous things like teleportation, exploding entire buildings and city-scale regions, producing electricity, etc, it makes me wonder why there wasn't a fundamentally different route that industrial and military-based advancements were made.
Also, I think some cursed techniques simply break the immersion and suspension of belief all-too well. If sorcery is magic, then of what possible reason would characters be given abilities like the power to produce/control sugar, control crows, have seemingly religious ties like Angel's (does this imply that magic is connected to religion?), or in my opinion the most confusing, Nanako's picture technique.
These techniques are supposedly "innate" and ingrained in the brain itself, which makes me wonder, when Nanako was born, what connection did her brain have to smartphones, and why? Things like crow manipulation and sugar manipulation break my immersion that this is "magic" because it seems to follow no clear will of it's own and abilities are chosen for their usefullness/interestingness by the author rather than some overarching magical premise

[Ndasuunye]

when you try to sound too intelligent to the point it becomes nonsensical. that's what happened here. when too many questions are asked, hand wave it away by saying, he surpassed his limits. overall, gege tried too hard when all he wanted to do was make a tenkaichi budokai.

[autismisaac]

For the culling games and junpei idle transfiguration was used to get their brains used to their cursed techniques thats how they just woke up and used ce all of a sudden

[silvertongue._]

Domain expansion into curse technique burnout is a really cool concept

[aubeary]

4:40 I can think of the following stated or implied abilities we never see on screen:
Yuki/Hanami/Uro/Ryu’s domains, Hiten, Funeral Tiger, Panda’s sister, and I think 1 or 2 of Ino’s summons but I’m not entirely sure on that last one

[donshai_]

The second point you make, we see it multiple times when character attempt to block black flashes they focus cursed energy around that area.

[timesskip]

you forgot to mention that reinforcing the feet with cursed energy is necessary for not getting sucked into megumis shadow in his domain. that was super important for the reggie fight