Jujutsu Kaisen is a landmark show whose manga has just come to an end, and the hype and surrounding controversy will surely bring new faces that may be confused by his cursed energy system at first. At its most fundamental, cursed energy is straightforward: humans in their day-to-day lives experience a number of negative emotions. Most people possess a certain degree of cursed energy, but only a handful of people are able to manipulate it. Jujutsu Kaisens system of jujutsu ("wizard") centers around The manipulation of cursed energy to make things happen.
The idea of An energy source derived from human experiences and emotions is unique among great manga. In many other series - say, Naruto (chakra), Hunter x Hunter (n), Jojo's Strange Adventure (Hamon), and Dragon Ball (Ki) - The primary energy source is a primordial life force that characters manipulate. Cursed energy is only one of Jujutsu Kaisens revolutionary ideas, breaking the trend with a completely new foundation.
Cursed Energy explains who does what in Jujutsu Kaisen
Cursed Energy is the atomic unit of Jujutsu Kaisen's world
Jujutsu Kaisen It can be an entertaining series because of its different classes of characters, entities and objects. The average person is unable to use cursed energy, and would be called a non-wizard. Those who can manipulate cursed energy are called Curse userwith sorcerers Being a subclass of curse users who can see cursed spirits and use their cursed energy manipulation to fight curses rather than for criminal purposes. Curse users use Cursed techniques. These come in two flavors:
- Intelligent techniqueswhich develop randomly.
- Inherent techniqueswhich are genetic/familial.
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Curses are a broad category of things in the series, and can appear in many ways. Cursed energy leaks from people and builds up until it is exorcised. Cursed energy can congeal into an evil entity called a Cursed spiritOften simply "curses" for short. An object can be enhanced with curses, called a Cursed object; Weapons or support items imbued with curses are called Cursed toolsUsable by characters who cannot see cursed spirits or manipulate cursed energy. There are also domainsInner manifestations of the soul. The following is a list and explanation of major uses of cursed energy:
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Description |
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Reverse curse technique |
Multiplies cursed energy by itself to heal the user. |
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Field expansion |
Manifests user's domain in physical world with huge cost. Innate technique always heats inside barrier. |
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Binding vow |
Manifests an unbreakable vow with himself, another sorcerer, or curse user. |
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Heavenly restriction |
Takes something away from the user in exchange for giving something. |
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barriers |
Used to keep things in/out, hide and monitor. |
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Anti-domain techniques |
Prevent effects of field expansions. |
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Cursed energy reinforcement |
Cursed energy used defensively to strengthen the body. |
Why are all energy users in Japan cursed?
Gege never says explicitly, but it's not Tengen's fault
It is a natural question why the cursed energy is so concentrated in Japan if everyone likes it. Characters like Miguel of Jujutsu Kaisen 0From Kenya, show that curse users exist in areas outside of Japan. But, for some reason, Japan has more cursed energy than anywhere else. It is a misconception that Tengen has placed barriers that concentrate and optimize the cursed energy. This is not the case, and Tengen's barriers are not responsible for Japan's cursed energy.
Avoiding spoilers, this misconception stems from a certain character's plan for the future; it Do not describe the use of these barriers by Tengen itself. Tengen's barriers trap the cursed energy in Japan to keep it from leaking. The reason for Japan's immense cursed energy is not entirely clear. One compelling theory is that, as the birth of Gojo raised the number and skill of sorcerers, the presence of Sukuna in Japan did the opposite. It may also be a commentary on Japanese culture by Gege.
The deepest theme of Jujutsu Kaisen depends on cursed energy
Cursed energy creates a situation where enemies are the fault of people
One major component of Jujutsu Kaisen is his Overarching moral ambiguity. Jujutsu Kaisen is a rare franchise that takes the concept of moral ambiguity seriously, making all of its characters have understandable motivations and values. By creating an energy source that comes from people and their negativity, from which the enemies come and which non-magicians cannot see, Gege developed an incredibly compelling basis for such a project. Consider Suguru Geto. Geto fought curses alongside Satoru Gojo as sorcerers at Jujutsu High. A traumatic event shared by Gojo and Geto, in which a young girl (Riko) is killed by a paid mercenary (Toji), would be the catalyst for Gojo turning against non-sorcerers.
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Sorcerers are "Cursed" to fight secret curses, not defend witches. The fact that the magicians themselves can see them creates a sense of ethical responsibility, in itself. For example, Nanami tried to quit witchcraft, but returned because he felt an ethical obligation to non-witches. Instead of futilely protecting people who will never know and who will kill for something like money, Ghetto decided instead not to abandon witchcraft, but to abandon the dogmatic binary of good and evil to dream of a world where non-witchcraft did not exist. Befriend everyone from curses.
Jujutsu KaisenThe cursed energy system is unique Because it enables a complex moral/ethical network unlike any other. The point of this kind of moral relativism is not to say that all morals are the same or of equal value, but to show that each different system for evaluating things comes from a perspective that has reasons to think the way it does. In turn, cursed energy is what makes Jujutsu Kaisens letters, regardless of which side they represent, so fascinating.