Gege Akutami, creator of Jujutsu Kaisenrevealed that the character Toji Fushiguro is impressed by actor Jason Statham and Emiya Kiritsugu of Lot zero.
Akutami mentioned the influences behind Fushiguro’s character in a Q&A, which was a part of a list handed out on the latest Jujutsu Kaisen exhibition held in Shibuya in July 2024.
When interested by Fushiguro’s character, Akutami initially noticed him as just like Kenny from Assault on TitanNevertheless, the character’s look modified after being influenced by the aura of voice actor Kazuhiro Yamaji.
Yamaji is a Japanese actor and voice actor who dubbed Jason Statham’s voice in Japanese. This affect made Akutami resemble Fushiguro, near Jason Statham, identified for his roles as a tricky {and professional} determine.
Akutami additionally drew parallels between Fushiguro and Emiya Kiritsugu Lot zeroEach characters share traits of their strategy and actions which are typically thought-about unacceptable by others of their respective worlds.
Each Emiya and Toji are often called sorcerer assassins of their respective universes, and each used strategies and implies that have been appeared down upon by their counterparts.
Emiya’s affect is clearly seen in Toji, as he makes use of an array of weapons and tactical ingenuity to defeat his opponents.
“At first I thought of making (Toji) one thing alongside the traces of Kenny from Assault on Titan, however then I used to be drawn to (voice actor Kazuhiro) Yamaji-san’s aura and he ended up trying extra like skilled employee Jason Statham. He additionally appears fairly just like Kiritsugu from Destiny/Zero in that he does issues that jujutsu wizards discover abhorrent.”, mentioned Akutami.
The writer additionally elaborated on why he created Toji, explaining that he developed Toji to handle Akutami’s issues that Megumi’s character was too flawed.
Because the story developed, Akutami determined to introduce Fushiguro’s father to deepen the character dynamics. This strategy, urged by editor Katayama, helped to create connections inside the story.
“When serialization first began, there was at all times the difficulty of whether or not Itadori was too weak a personality…? however because the story progressed, I started to surprise if it was Fushiguro’s character who was missing, so I launched Fushiguro’s father. This was a method I realized from editor Katayama to construct connections.”
Toji Fushiguro gained recognition amongst followers after being featured prominently within the manga’s Hidden Stock arc. Identified for his distinctive preventing expertise and formidable presence regardless of missing cursed vitality, Toji shortly grew to become a fan favourite.
His actions set the tone for what was to observe Jujutsu Kaisenwith the homicide of Riko Amanai proving to be one of the necessary moments within the story.
The questions and solutions from the exhibition catalogue additionally present fascinating insights into Megumi, Itadori and even Yuta Okkotsu.
Jujutsu Kaisen manga, which was first serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Leap in 2018.
As of July 2024, the manga chapters have been collected into 27 tankobon volumes, with over 90 million copies in circulation. The continued Shinjuku Showdown arc is alleged to be the ultimate arc/quantity of the manga in response to Akutami.
Supply: Jujutsu Kaisen exhibition by way of Soukatsu
