This is a story about Mob — a psychic boy and paranormal expert under a fraud psychic Reigen — cleansing ghosts, fighting other psychics, and trying to become a better person that doesn’t have to rely on his powers. And yeah, it’s written by One (One-Punch Man).
Replace “curses” with “ghosts”, “sorcerers” with “psychics”, and “white-haired man with blue eyes that probably cost half of the animation budget” with “unassuming, perpetually deadpan-looking midschooler”, and you get the gist of Mob Psycho 100. Though it’s the least grimdark title on this list.
Whereas Jujutsu Kaisen tells us about a hidden war between curses and sorcerers, a similar war in the world of Chainsaw Man is held right in the open. Devils that represent human fears and are strengthened by it are hunting humans down both in the dark and in the middle of cities, and devil hunters (both private and government-backed) hunt these demons in turn.
Do note that Chainsaw Man is intended for a more mature audience than Jujutsu Kaisen — though the similarities between the two are quite striking.
Hunters are elite operatives specializing in completing dangerous tasks, from capturing dangerous monsters to locating artifacts or people and beyond. Gon is a son of a prominent Hunter, and he wants to join the Hunter Association to learn what’s so great about being one that his deadbeat dad never came home. On his journey, he will face many dangers, from roaming serial killers to horrible monsters, to a clown that definitely should be on a registry.
This show starts out pretty lighthearted, but goes into some much darker territories later on. Many fights will look at home in JJK, and we are pretty sure Gege was particularly inspired by the Chimera Ant arc in his writing.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken)
Yes, this is a Jojo recommendation, because of course it fits. If there’s something that few people will tell you about Jojo — it’s that it has very deep horror roots. The first two Parts are stories about super vampires and body horror, and the further Parts are constantly dabbing into the horror genre.
Add in the often ingenious and over-the-top ways fights are often resolved — and you’ll see a lot of similarities to Jujutsu Kaisen.
Imagine the world where the corrupt organization of Jujutsu sorcerers rules over everyone else. This is pretty much what you’ll see in Dorohedoro. Anyone not possessing magical ability is a second-class citizen, and all sorcerers care about is research and tradition. The story follows multiple groups of characters, though we do have to warn you — it has no GOOD guys, only multiple points of view.
It also has impressively violent fights, and horrifying magical abilities to boot, scratching that same itch as some of the best JJK fights.
Stories with dark themes and cool fights.
The second season of Jujutsu Kaisen is coming to an end soon — which, of course, means we have to think about what to watch afterwards.
And if you want something similar enough to JJK, we can think of five anime that fulfill those criteria:
This is a story about Mob — a psychic boy and paranormal expert under a fraud psychic Reigen — cleansing ghosts, fighting other psychics, and trying to become a better person that doesn’t have to rely on his powers. And yeah, it’s written by One (One-Punch Man).
Replace “curses” with “ghosts”, “sorcerers” with “psychics”, and “white-haired man with blue eyes that probably cost half of the animation budget” with “unassuming, perpetually deadpan-looking midschooler”, and you get the gist of Mob Psycho 100. Though it’s the least grimdark title on this list.
Whereas Jujutsu Kaisen tells us about a hidden war between curses and sorcerers, a similar war in the world of Chainsaw Man is held right in the open. Devils that represent human fears and are strengthened by it are hunting humans down both in the dark and in the middle of cities, and devil hunters (both private and government-backed) hunt these demons in turn.
Do note that Chainsaw Man is intended for a more mature audience than Jujutsu Kaisen — though the similarities between the two are quite striking.
Hunters are elite operatives specializing in completing dangerous tasks, from capturing dangerous monsters to locating artifacts or people and beyond. Gon is a son of a prominent Hunter, and he wants to join the Hunter Association to learn what’s so great about being one that his deadbeat dad never came home. On his journey, he will face many dangers, from roaming serial killers to horrible monsters, to a clown that definitely should be on a registry.
This show starts out pretty lighthearted, but goes into some much darker territories later on. Many fights will look at home in JJK, and we are pretty sure Gege was particularly inspired by the Chimera Ant arc in his writing.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken)
Yes, this is a Jojo recommendation, because of course it fits. If there’s something that few people will tell you about Jojo — it’s that it has very deep horror roots. The first two Parts are stories about super vampires and body horror, and the further Parts are constantly dabbing into the horror genre.
Add in the often ingenious and over-the-top ways fights are often resolved — and you’ll see a lot of similarities to Jujutsu Kaisen.
Imagine the world where the corrupt organization of Jujutsu sorcerers rules over everyone else. This is pretty much what you’ll see in Dorohedoro. Anyone not possessing magical ability is a second-class citizen, and all sorcerers care about is research and tradition. The story follows multiple groups of characters, though we do have to warn you — it has no GOOD guys, only multiple points of view.
It also has impressively violent fights, and horrifying magical abilities to boot, scratching that same itch as some of the best JJK fights.
