Jujutsu Kaisen fans can’t get over Gege Akutami’s new adorable art avatar, revealed as part of the franchise’s exhibition in Tokyo.
Jujutsu Kaisenis famous for its brutal storytelling and dark themes. Negative emotions pile up and give birth to cursed spirits that threaten the people’s safety.Jujutsu sorcerersrisk their lives to deal with those curses and also guide young students to do the same.
However, the battle against curses is never-ending since they will continue to exist as long as humans do. Although Season 3 of theanimeis currently under production, the manga is in its final stretch and has its fair share of tragedies.
Mangakas often keep their identity anonymous and use art avatars to identify themselves. For example, Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami uses a one-eyed cat avatar.
His new avatar has a similar one-eyed cat with a tail drawn as the tip of a pen, whereas the previous versions of the avatar often held a pen in their hand.
AKUTAMI GEGE’S NEW AVATAR!!FOR JUJUTSU KAISEN EXHIBITIONThanks to@BocchiTheCrockpic.twitter.com/oXCOcx2nQI
The information is all provided in a special booklet which visitors can purchase from the exhibition. The new avatar was shared during the ongoing exhibition.
The leakeradded: “Gege’s new avatar reminds me of that Dokkaebi from ORV lmao (minus the pen tip tail).”
One fancommented: “Devil spawn with that tail. Another fan-favorite character dying next week.”
“Bro thinks if he draws himself as a cute cat we would forgive him,”anotherwrote.
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Another fanalso posted: “Gege is so funny. He literally said ‘when u guys get mad at me, this is who you’re being mean to.'”
For more dark sorcery, check out our explanation of thelatest plot twistandall major character deathsin the manga so far.
Tulisha Srivastava is an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She is an expert on Shonen series, particularly One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen. In the past, she has worked for Comic Book Resources. You can contact her at tulisha.srivastava@dexerto.com
