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No, Jujutsu Kaisen’s Shibuya Incident Arc is Not Overrated, and Here’s Why

No, Jujutsu Kaisen’s Shibuya Incident Arc is Not Overrated, and Here’s Why

The arc that changed everything.

Summary:

  • Manga readers predicted long ago that the Shibuya Incident Arc would become huge.
  • Some think the arc is highly overrated.
  • The Shibuya Incident Arc is still one of the best JJK arcs.

Slight Shibuya Incident Arc spoilers ahead!

The Shibuya Incident Arc is one of the most important parts of the Jujutsu Kaisen series. Back when the anime just started airing, manga readers could already predict that this arc would become huge when it’s animated. And they were not wrong.

Shibuya excitement is not shared by everyone

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Due to Jujutsu Kaisen being extremely hyped right now and fans talking about it every spare minute, the expectations are skyrocketing, and with great expectations comes great criticism. Some viewers don’t really share the excitement of the fandom, and call the Shibuya Incident Arc, that’s currently being animated, overrated, and it hurts the souls of manga readers a lot.

A big portion of the criticism lies in the production issues that Jujutsu Kaisen is presently having. The direction of the series ruins the impact of the story a lot for some viewers, and they feel like it doesn’t flow as well as it should have.

Another major problem that doesn’t only occur in the JJK fandom, by the way, is spoilers. Manga readers have been talking about this arc for ages now, and if you spend a lot of time in the fandom, there’s a chance that you haven’t managed to avoid a couple of spoilers.

Best Jusutsu Kaisen manga arc?

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Nevertheless, this arc is still considered to be one of the best in the entire JJK series, and a number of fans even say that it can easily compete with any other action shounen arcs. And that can’t be without a reason. So let’s try to figure it out and see why fans are so affectionate towards this particular portion of the story.

Jujutsu Kaisen has always been a great example of a shounen series. It might not have started as something extraordinary, but it handled the shounen genre exceptionally well. The conflicts are clear, the characters are compelling, the story is engaging and the action is breathtaking. But The Shibuya Incident Arc became the turning point for the series. A moment when JJK turned from something good but regular into something outstanding.

The Shibuya Incident Arc is everything a regular shounen fan wants in a series: action, violence, awesome powers, epicness, character defining moments. But what it does differently from numerous other shows is that JJK has real stakes. Once Gojo gets sealed, the villains have the upper hand, and everything turns into chaos. This arc showed that Jujutsu Kaisen is a type of series that’s not afraid to kill important characters, and no one has got any plot armor. You can feel and see the danger, and it makes you anxiously excited to learn what’s going to happen next. Taking a darker turn made the series far more enjoyable and added a certain level of suspense that other anime don’t offer.

The arc that changed everything.

Summary:

  • Manga readers predicted long ago that the Shibuya Incident Arc would become huge.
  • Some think the arc is highly overrated.
  • The Shibuya Incident Arc is still one of the best JJK arcs.

Slight Shibuya Incident Arc spoilers ahead!

The Shibuya Incident Arc is one of the most important parts of the Jujutsu Kaisen series. Back when the anime just started airing, manga readers could already predict that this arc would become huge when it’s animated. And they were not wrong.

Shibuya excitement is not shared by everyone

No, Jujutsu Kaisen’s Shibuya Incident Arc is Not Overrated, and Here’s Why - image 1

Due to Jujutsu Kaisen being extremely hyped right now and fans talking about it every spare minute, the expectations are skyrocketing, and with great expectations comes great criticism. Some viewers don’t really share the excitement of the fandom, and call the Shibuya Incident Arc, that’s currently being animated, overrated, and it hurts the souls of manga readers a lot.

A big portion of the criticism lies in the production issues that Jujutsu Kaisen is presently having. The direction of the series ruins the impact of the story a lot for some viewers, and they feel like it doesn’t flow as well as it should have.

Another major problem that doesn’t only occur in the JJK fandom, by the way, is spoilers. Manga readers have been talking about this arc for ages now, and if you spend a lot of time in the fandom, there’s a chance that you haven’t managed to avoid a couple of spoilers.

Best Jusutsu Kaisen manga arc?

No, Jujutsu Kaisen’s Shibuya Incident Arc is Not Overrated, and Here’s Why - image 2

Nevertheless, this arc is still considered to be one of the best in the entire JJK series, and a number of fans even say that it can easily compete with any other action shounen arcs. And that can’t be without a reason. So let’s try to figure it out and see why fans are so affectionate towards this particular portion of the story.

Jujutsu Kaisen has always been a great example of a shounen series. It might not have started as something extraordinary, but it handled the shounen genre exceptionally well. The conflicts are clear, the characters are compelling, the story is engaging and the action is breathtaking. But The Shibuya Incident Arc became the turning point for the series. A moment when JJK turned from something good but regular into something outstanding.

The Shibuya Incident Arc is everything a regular shounen fan wants in a series: action, violence, awesome powers, epicness, character defining moments. But what it does differently from numerous other shows is that JJK has real stakes. Once Gojo gets sealed, the villains have the upper hand, and everything turns into chaos. This arc showed that Jujutsu Kaisen is a type of series that’s not afraid to kill important characters, and no one has got any plot armor. You can feel and see the danger, and it makes you anxiously excited to learn what’s going to happen next. Taking a darker turn made the series far more enjoyable and added a certain level of suspense that other anime don’t offer.

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