Many were annoyed by how casually manga readers dropped the spoilers for the Shibuya Incident arc.
Spoilers ahead!
Summary:
Jujutsu Kaisen’s fandom is one of the most active online right now, but it is not without problems.
Among the problems, one of the biggest ones is how the manga readers spoil the series for everyone else.
The spoilers for things that are not yet animated should be properly tagged.
Not many anime or manga have a fandom as dedicated as Jujutsu Kaisen’s. That doesn’t say JJK doesn’t deserve its popularity — it for sure does. However, as it happens with every big fandom, fans get criticized a lot for their behavior. And there might be some truth in this criticism: there are many reasons otaku find JJK fans overbearing — especially the manga fans.
Jujutsu Kaisen’s fandom has many problems
Every big fandom tends to spiral out of control whenever the anime is airing. This is in no way exclusive to JJK fans — however, this time, the show is the biggest thing airing right now. It is normal that its fans are the loudest ones online — something that many otaku find obnoxious. Not everyone enjoys the show the same way, and a lot of people definitely don’t care about who the strongest character is, for example.
Besides that, the fandom gets criticized for its approach to the recent controversy about the treatment of animators by studio MAPPA — and for the fact that a lot of the arguments surrounding the controversy are substantiated by baseless claims. Perhaps the fans should research the subject matter better before posting about sensitive topics like that.
Manga readers heavily spoiled the latest arc to anime-only watchers
During the Shibuya arc, the problems reached their peak. With the arc being incredibly brutal (some may even consider it too cruel, even for the show’s standards), it was natural that multiple characters were going to die. With the arc being one of the most popular in the series, however, this created a very unfortunate effect: many manga fans were discussing said deaths and how they would be adapted into anime without any regard for the anime-only viewers. This spoiled the series for many, ruining it entirely for some, and therefore drew the anger of anime viewers towards the source readers. And in this case, the anger is justified.
Spoilers should be tagged
JJK fans don’t need to shut up and watch their anime in silence, however (despite the claim of some). It is normal to be hyped about your favorite series, and active discussions online help the anime’s popularity. However, sometimes fans don’t wish to be spoiled — perhaps it would be better if manga readers tagged their spoilers. As they often don’t, many fans on X (formerly Twitter) had to mute every JJK-related word to avoid spoilers, essentially removing themselves from the discussion.
Many were annoyed by how casually manga readers dropped the spoilers for the Shibuya Incident arc.
Spoilers ahead!
Summary:
Jujutsu Kaisen’s fandom is one of the most active online right now, but it is not without problems.
Among the problems, one of the biggest ones is how the manga readers spoil the series for everyone else.
The spoilers for things that are not yet animated should be properly tagged.
Not many anime or manga have a fandom as dedicated as Jujutsu Kaisen’s. That doesn’t say JJK doesn’t deserve its popularity — it for sure does. However, as it happens with every big fandom, fans get criticized a lot for their behavior. And there might be some truth in this criticism: there are many reasons otaku find JJK fans overbearing — especially the manga fans.
Jujutsu Kaisen’s fandom has many problems
Every big fandom tends to spiral out of control whenever the anime is airing. This is in no way exclusive to JJK fans — however, this time, the show is the biggest thing airing right now. It is normal that its fans are the loudest ones online — something that many otaku find obnoxious. Not everyone enjoys the show the same way, and a lot of people definitely don’t care about who the strongest character is, for example.
Besides that, the fandom gets criticized for its approach to the recent controversy about the treatment of animators by studio MAPPA — and for the fact that a lot of the arguments surrounding the controversy are substantiated by baseless claims. Perhaps the fans should research the subject matter better before posting about sensitive topics like that.
Manga readers heavily spoiled the latest arc to anime-only watchers
During the Shibuya arc, the problems reached their peak. With the arc being incredibly brutal (some may even consider it too cruel, even for the show’s standards), it was natural that multiple characters were going to die. With the arc being one of the most popular in the series, however, this created a very unfortunate effect: many manga fans were discussing said deaths and how they would be adapted into anime without any regard for the anime-only viewers. This spoiled the series for many, ruining it entirely for some, and therefore drew the anger of anime viewers towards the source readers. And in this case, the anger is justified.
Spoilers should be tagged
JJK fans don’t need to shut up and watch their anime in silence, however (despite the claim of some). It is normal to be hyped about your favorite series, and active discussions online help the anime’s popularity. However, sometimes fans don’t wish to be spoiled — perhaps it would be better if manga readers tagged their spoilers. As they often don’t, many fans on X (formerly Twitter) had to mute every JJK-related word to avoid spoilers, essentially removing themselves from the discussion.
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