Thread by @lightning446

An Anime-Manga COMPARISON of #JujutsuKaisen S2, E5: Premature Death. The downward spiral of Suguru Geto as he realizes what he wants to protect wasn’t what he taught Gojo all along

In other words, the end of a Blue Spring; the end of a dream

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#呪術廻戦 #懐玉・玉折

In contrast to the Hidden Jewel, 玉折 (Gyokusetsu) means literally a Broken Jewel, referring to the "Premature Death" of a virtuous being. The loss of someone who would become great

It refers to Geto, whose chosen way of life turned into a loss for Gojo and the Jujutsu Society

EP begins with Gojo practicing his Limitless Jujutsu: the eraser but not pencil hitting him is the auto-Infinity we mainly know; the crazy hand motion shows us his great mastery over Blue & Red, which when combined is basically a form of telekinesis

But note Geto's drained look

This new detail, including Geto & Gojo's distance, may indicate Geto's own emotional distress

And now the E1 prologue comes full circle. The dark alley/colors represent the ugliness of non-sorcerer society... except the Cursed Spirit ball, Geto's identity as a sorcerer https://t.co/AyLlK0rLRhtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Toji's influence on Geto comes full circle too. The word "monkey" was subconsciously taken by Geto, which would later become his signature insult in JJK0

Not only that, but he also received Toji's Curse. Meanwhile, Gojo would later receive his "blessing"... such is cruel irony

Yuki Tsukumo, the oldest Special Grade Sorcerer— same rank as that of Gojo, Geto, & Yuta. A woman of many talents & research, one of the most knowledgeable chars out there

Her Way No. 2 of getting rid of curses is to teach humans how to control CE. Which, as we know, resulted in… https://t.co/YtOrxXvwmWtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

During Geto's discussion with Yuki, a new scene is added that symbolizes the two paths Geto can take: one is the escape of his dilemma, while the other is the continuation of the path with no light at the end

The same symbolism embroidered earlier with Gojo walking in light

For my fellow riders, the motorcycle Yuki rides appears to be a Harley-Davidson 1200cc Sportster. Bc riding is also her hobby (Fanbook)!

To characterize Geto, we must also talk about Yu Haibara & his influence. A good boy who died too young, even Nanami looks FAR more distraught

In the village, Geto finally snaps & chooses to take the escape: unleash his anger upon non-sorcerer society, stop the blood of his comrades running flowing into the halls

A new scene, but this may be Shoko reading the report; the only time we see her smoke (off-screen), as… https://t.co/WGDQK1cD3Ytwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Yuichi Nakamura's performance as Gojo is simply INCREDIBLE. Gojo's moral compass just broke; the way he screams in agony as Geto's crime is relayed + the blood from clenching his hands too hard

The confrontation. Again, they censored Shoko smoking from the manga in here

“I’ll give it my all when it comes to what I can do! That’s how I feel!”

“I’ve chosen my way of life. Now I’ll give it my all when it comes to what I can do.”

Tfw you realize Geto literally took Haibara’s own words and used them as the driving force for his new way of life… Oh https://t.co/y68k7dV9LAtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Btw KFC literally tweeted about this scene all because their parting was in front of the JJK-verse KFC 🤣

Why advertise when you already got the Jujutsu Kaisen drama anime doing it?

https://twitter.com/kfc/status/1687184709564948480

Gojo knew Geto was gonna create an army to realize his ideal. So for Gojo to oppose him in this clash of ideals, he needed to find & raise just as strong sorcerers (hence, Megumi)

Bc if he did everything himself, then it would only prove Geto's original point

Gojo on his way to troll the Zenins & become a single father. The financial legal guardian for Megumi & Tsumiki

A rocky but start of a beautiful mentorship. Pouty fluffy Megumi that was referenced after explosions is also CUTE

Thus, Gojo finally wakes up. The Hidden Inventory arc was his remembrance all along & we were just living inside his dream

One good thing came out of it: Gojo's dream came true; he is raising many splendid Sorcerers for sure. For better or for worse, he isn’t truly alone anymore