Is Tradition a “Curse”? — Reflections on Jujutsu Kaisen
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This essay contains spoilers for the currently airing season of the Anime Jujutsu Kaisen.
Manga/Anime Is Tradition a “Curse”? — Reflections on Jujutsu Kaisen NAOKI YAMAMOTO Feb 04, 2026 290 5 70 Share This essay contains spoilers for the currently airing season of the Anime Jujutsu Kaisen. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe One of the most shocking developments in the current season of Jujutsu Kaisen is the awakening of Zen’in Maki. Born into one of the most prestigious jujutsu families yet possessing almost no cursed energy, Maki has long been treated as a failure, humiliated, marginal
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