Jujutsu Kaisen proves its global popularity once again as a Barcelona striker has celebrated his latest goal by paying tribute to a beloved character from the series.
Jujutsu Kaisenis taking the world by storm. After making aworld recordas the most in-demand animated series on the planet, the anime has now found its way into pop culture.
Over the past year, a number of celebrities have made references to the series, includingMegan thee Stallion, Bruno Mars, and Usher. Now, Barcelona striker Marc Guiu has joined the group after the team’s match against Ibiza.
FC Barcelona played against ID Ibiza on June 8. Though it was a close game, the former ultimately won the match with goals from Marc Guiu, Pau Víctor, and Unai Hernández. Out of the bunch, Hernández wowed spectators and players alike with a hat-trick.
However, the one to catch the attention of anime lovers was Guiu. After scoring a goal against Ibiza, the 18-year-old footballer made a hand gesture that looked exactly like Satoru Gojo’sdomain expansionhand sign.
Marc Guiu does Gojo’s domain hand sign as he celebrates his goal for Barcelona in their latest match against Ibizapic.twitter.com/vCq1BAIBYz
Given the celebratory moment and the athlete’s cheeky smile, it’s obvious that the reference was intentional. With this gesture, Guiu made it obvious that he’s a fan of, or at least is familiar with, Jujutsu Kaisen. And like us all, he’s also lovesGojo.
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The global popstar also expressed his love for Gojo and Jujutsu Kaisen in a radio show. While Usher has also proven himself a fan of the series by cosplaying as Gojo. And another celebrity who often cosplays as various anime characters is the rapper Megan thee Stallion. For Jujutsu Kaisen, she dressed up asSukuna.
All these references from celebrities are proof of Jujutsu Kaisen’s global popularity. For more on the show, check out our articles onYuji’s cursed technique Shrine,Yuta Okkotsu’s Domain Expansion, and thestrongest characters Sukuna defeated.
Anamika Das was an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She previously wrote for platforms like Otakus' Notes and Seinen Manga. Anamika is an avid fan of anime, the shounen genre in particular. She loves My Hero Academia, Haikyuu!!, Jujutsu Kaisen, Boruto, and is obsessed with One Piece.
