The Inspiration For Jujutsu Kaisen 

Bruh seeing Yusuke, Ichigo,and Gon coming together to create JJK makes my heart swell

Bleach has inspired so many new gen manga it's actually crazy

Another influence from Hunter X Hunter would be the "showing one's cards" vow. In HxH there is a character called Genthru in Greed Island, who in order to make his hatsu work better, required him to explain his ability. How it is activated, what it does, and how to disable it. Because of that, he was able to take use his power on dozens of people at once and take them out.

I love how open Gege is about his inspirations. He's mentioned Evangelion too

You forgot to mention that Gege is also a fan of the Fate series, and Domain Expansions, while taking inspiration from YYH's domains, are more like Fate's Reality Marbles.

I think Bleach inspiration goes much deeper than that. The main character designs age and occupation. In both worlds you have monsters that normal people can’t see that are created by negative human emotions on top of a secret society who works to stop those monsters from harming society. A wolf in sheep’s clothing in Aizen and Kenjaku.

Another inspiration from bleach is the reveal of kenjaku and the reveal of aizen as main villains that fundamentally change the stories they are in. Also the fact that they have both known the MC longer than the MC has known themselves

Togashi has inspired so many mangakas. Him and Araki are the most influential after Toriyama imo. They changed the shonen game with the way they presented power systems and strategic fights among other things

Love when artists wear their influences proudly on their shelves

When gege said he used to spend his time at a family friends’ restaurant reading dragon ball… I realized I, too, had to dive into DB to fully appreciate gege’s work. Same goes for gege’s comment on how a friend of his said his house was covered in HxH volumes.

I fear how Gege ends jjk

I'm surprised it's not mentioned but there are a few notable Bankai that clearly inspired Domain Expansion too. Tosen's bankai created a small area that robbed Zaraki of his senses (except touch), Unohana releases a mass pool of blood which she freely manipulates, and Shunsui has an elaborate ruleset for his Shikai within an area while his Bankai completely envelopes an area that affects opponents in stages of a play. It's incredible seeing what details were inspirational for Gege.

I’d say there’s a BIG Comparison with Mahito and The Elder Toguro in character and abilities, both have metamorphing / shape shifting abilities, loves playing around and making there opponents suffer in the worst way possible. There’s also the scene with Elder toguro shapeshifting his hand into Genkai and stabbing her. Mahito did the same with Junpei when fighting Itadori in Shibuya.

Togashi has 2 of the greatest series of all time let's be real

I’m glad this video was made because I feel that here in the U.S. anime and manga fans don’t understand that other mangakas also have their favorite series and mangakas thus drawing inspiration from them.

Sukuna sharing the same cover pose and seiyuu than grimjow is kinda cool tbh

Back in my day Domain Expansions were called Reality Marbles!

Bleach is my favorite anime/manga and Yu Yu Hakusho is my third, so both of their influences onto Jujutsu I’ve always seen as one of the many reasons I really enjoy this series. I love HUNTERxHUNTER too, but not to the extent of Bleach and Yu Yu, tho the power system was clearly an influence and I think some of the art too 😂

I also see a few shreds of D.Gray-man with character parallels Yuji has with Allen Walker. But HxH, Bleach, and YYH definitely shine the most in their influence on JJK

Domain Expansions are also more based off Reality Marbles from the Fate series and Gege has confirmed to be bit of a Fate fan, he has said that he really likes how Nasu makes his worldbuilding and uses it as inspiration, and he has also drawn Cu Chulainn for the Fate Series 15 year anniversary

Didnt Gege also said in interview that Fate is also one of the main inspiration for world building also domain expansion being manifestation of one inner technique or self, is literally textbook definition of Reality Marble. Gege also mentions he like the dark element of Fate Zero which might be why there is so many suffering in the series, and how gilgamesh is his fav character from fate. Gege also Especially like zero gil "Self righteous, and unforgiving attitude" which might also inspired some part of sukuna *Spoiler for sukuna* Gege even give sukuna mini Ea slash that cut apart "the world"

The editing of this video is friggin insane Absolutely love it man!

That’s so true. People are so quick to call something “unoriginal” or accuse somebody of plagiarism. Every piece of art has to have some kind of influence. Even if they do it subconsciously. Having influence is how pieces of art relate to one another throughout history and how culture is formed over time. Bleach takes ideas from yu yu hakusho and expands on the ideas the same way jjk expands on ideas from bleach. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s good because it’s taking an earlier idea and modernizing it. I can’t think of a more respectful way to pay homage to your favorite work. People take the stuff they like way too seriously and accept no criticism. It’s exhausting and close-minded. An example of this is how people accuse naruto of ripping off hunter x hunter. The forest of death is very similar to genkai’s forest during her tournament but togashi actually praised kishimoto for how well he did it. People also unfairly compare the chunin exams to the hunter exams. Those two arcs are similar in concept but they couldn’t be more different. Also sasuke is always criticized for being a dollar store version of kurapika but sasuke’s personality is much different than kurapika’s personality. It’s like these hive mind mentality people believe that nobody can use any ideas that bear even the slightest resemblance to something else. That’s so stupid because if that were true, no art would be allowed to exist. To me that would be a dystopian reality. There are people that do genuinely copy, plagiarize, and take credit for others ideas and they should be singled out for it instead of people seeing similarities and immediately slandering it, calling it unoriginal as if it should be cancelled, and immediately discrediting any artistic merit or quality that the work might have.

This was such a great discussion. Thanks for the insight!

Once again you've cooked and the editing in this one was truly a feast for the eyes I only hope that it gets the praise it deserves

Man, I love when mangaka gice props to other mangaka. Something so wholesome about writers respecting those that came before them.

Bro, the transitions, the overall editing and everything in the video is amazing. It has reached a new level compared to your older videos. Looks like the hours you've put to improve has paid off. Keep up the good work and I'm excited as always to see your new videos.

The chant to strengthen the curse technique and the kido spell is also a similar point in the "power system" (maybe i'm wrong) Really Good video !

The idea of the magic system being negative energy literally from negative emotions is honestly a genius concept.

Ronin, your editing gets more and more amazing with each video like God damn

YYH will always be goated.. glad to see yusuke in the thumbnail, makes me remember how bad ass he is

Dragonball inspired the shonen tropes, but Bleach changed the genre to be what it is today. Still very few manga/anime can catch up to the mastery of Bleach (if any). It has great memorable scenes, incredibly unique characters, amazing story telling and an overall cool aesthetic.

You can feel the swag of the respected series listed clear as day

Jujutsu Kaisen is lowkey like if you took the Chapter Black Arc from YuYu Hakusho- then made it a whole series.

Domains and barriers remind me of HxH's En too. Especially Simple Domain Nobunaga's use of En.

This video deserves more views

Gege taking inspiration from all his favorite series' & openly displaying his love for them is nice to see. But he does make Jjk stand out from the others & that's perfect.

bro, your work is crazy, damn

That thumbnail is one of my favourites you've ever had no lie and all 3 of these I love plus we getting live action Yu Yu Hakusho next month

People act like inspirations don’t create inspirations of what people like.

Honorable mention gotta go to Shaman King. Was being published at a similar time as Hunter, similar characters, total spiritual power system, and the end of the main series especially showcased the domain expansion concept. It was a very popular series back in the day (my first manga), just too bad that it doesnt really get talked about more. Also has to be one of my favorite main villians in manga. Very wacky at times, but eventually dives into heavy complexity as the series progresses. If you haven't read or watched the 2021 remake, its definitely a good fast read/watch

Love the editing fr

Nice coincidence too that sukuna and grimmjow share aesthetics and voice

The editing in this video is phenomenal

The editing is on point bro

The thing that made me fall in love with JJK in the first place was I found out that me & GeGe are the same age and he clearly liked the same anime/manga I did growing up lol

This editing is fire 🔥🔥🔥 love your vids. Keep up the great work

Gege chose all the animes that have IMMENSE drip kudos to him

That's an awesome thumbnail

Editor going crazy in this vid 🔥

bro the editing in this video is insane, Wroken Wonin

6:55 Love the new Enditing Style bro👍

This is why since the beginning JJK was my favorite from this new generation of manga along side CSM, since a kid I always gravitated towards the more Dark Creepy shonens like YYH later on Bleach, and when JJK was beginning serialization it was amazing cuz it was a like New Gen Bleach mixed with elements of HXH, and Martial arts, it was the combination of lots of stuff I loved, The Dark atmosphere creepy monsters complex power system amazing character designs and that clever writing.

your editor went crazy this video !!

Really well done. Realizing how much Togashi inspired Gege makes me love JJK and him even more.

I love a video like this. Tbh every single creator is influenced by the things they love, that’s the essence of inspiration. But I love JJK because when I first picked it up, I could tell that the author was heavily influenced by the same series that I’ve been influenced by.

I really like the slick editing of this

Another aspect about Toji that Gege Akutami took inspiration from Bleach was his "Heavenly Restriction" which was inspired by Aizen's comment in which he originally believed that "Dangai Ichigo" discarded his Reiatsu in exchange for godly physical strength.

Your video editing are so much better now

Hatin' on Naruto at the end lmao. Great vid!

this is the coolest thing ever

I watched jjk and yyh at the same time and i too realized the similarities between domain expansion and territories and also geto and sensui being so similar, its amazing i wasn't the only one who realized

Dude your voice is majestic, and you also have a great script.

Dang been a minute since i watched one of your videos. Gratz on 100k.

The first thing I thought about when reading the title was the similarities between the September 1st in Yorkshire arc in HxH and October 31st in Shibuya in JJK, it really surprised me that this didn't appear in the video, but nonetheless great video.

Love how creators in a sense carry the mantle from the past greats and adap/relate it to modern times , need more anime like JJK

One of the more interesting aspects of the similarities in writing power systems in jjk to bleach and hunter x hunter is Akutami’s use of restriction as a means to flesh out power. Toji and maki’s restrictions have covenants of sacrifice to obtain higher power. Similar to Gons nen restriction against pitou and ichigos final getsuga. It allows for Gege to frame incredibly illogicaly strong characters within a realm of reason (and for a LOT of grim deaths) which makes this series what it is for me. It’s reaching heights while trying to simultaneously ask the question “what does it take to get there”

BLEACH WAS THE MOST ENTERTAINING BADASS SHOW, hunter x hunter and yuyu hakusho were also amazing

I never understood those who call mangaka’s thieves for being inspired by others before them. I’m sure a lot of guys our age if we made mangas would be inspired heavily by Naruto, Bleach or One Piece. If I were making a Manga, I’d say I’d be inspired by Dragonball, Naruto, JJK and elements of Yu Yu, HunterXHunter and FMA. The power system would be a mix of Chakra and Cursed Energy.

Sweet editing brudda

Also binding vows as a concept. In a meta sense of shonen he gave a reason for characters to explain their powers. I think it’s undeniable that Toji is influenced and a realized role for Guy and Lee. As they have the same restrictions on not being able to use the power system and finding their own way to fight

I also borrowed quite a bit from Naruto. 1. external similarity between the 7th team and the gojo team. (I think this is an intentional reference) 2. distribution of magicians into teams of three people and a mentor, as in Naruto 3. the number of fingers of sukuna, the more, the stronger it is. the same thing with the tailed beasts in naruto 4. Megumi’s ability to summon animals, in Naruto you can also summon animals 5. the story of geto and gojo is similar to the story of kakashi and obito, but they played it differently 6. gojo blue's ability is reminiscent of shibaku tensei and also attracts everything around it 7. a character without cursed energy who relies only on physical data, toji, like guy sensei, uses only physical data 8. attack during the tournament arc 9. mehamaru is a disabled person who controls his body from a distance just like pain 10. Maki kills his clan like Itachi. The similarities are slight, maybe it's just a coincidence 11.the technique used to resurrect toji is so very similar to edo tensei 12. OrochimaruSukuna wants to take Sasuke/Megumi body because he is talented and has strong abilities

I think this shows that in writing ideas are not very important, its all about execution. Binding bows are very similar to nen contracts, but the way they are implemented is very different. I especially like that binding bows are based on beliefs, meaning that you cannot take a hostage and make someone make a binding bow, and that the meaning of the bow depends on what the users think about it (as seen in the manga).

I'm just mad you left out Naruto, but nice video. Hxh is peak after all.

Seeing Yuta and mechamaru gives another influence neon Genesis Evangelium and it's protagonist Shinji

Bro Broken Ronin I’m on too u you’re postin banger after banger im peakin game and im locking in

1:55 😂 best part of the vid

Glad u mentioned Netero x Todo reference, GOATED REFERENCE for me the best moment of the manga honestly, hyped me to the moon!

The Thumbnail for this video is great

@The BrokenRonin 😢😢 thanks for this😊. My day sucked and once this came up my ❤ skipped a beat

cheetu traps morel in what is basically a domain expansion in hxh

I'd say to a lesser extent, there's also inspiration from Naruto, I mean the whole clans thing, inherited techniques being similar to Kekei Genkai and spoilers for JJK manga but Sukuna's plan for megumi is the same as Orochimaru's for Sasuke also his overall personality, being an arrogant beast from the past who enjoys battles against strong foes, is similar to Madara's Culling games reviving sorcerers from the past is like 4th great ninja war of Naruto as well There are quite a few other examples but I can't be bothered to type them all out Also no I don't mean this in a negative way, I love JJK and really love when it has elements inspired from my other favs

Great vídeo

Today's episode. Yuji straight up in JaJanken pose and todo literally quoting Netero

Please make a video on ranking every major character from the bleach tybw arc from weakest to strongest 🙏. I would love to see your take in this.

Mahito reminds me Elder Toguro of Yuyu Hakusho beucase of his powers and sadism, I never thought of the influences of Hisoka, nice to see your comparison

What you said about the power system is something I've noticed while watching the Shibuya arc. I don't think blending a complex magic system like HxH's and a simple one like Bleach's works that well. In the end I end up being confused by the story and not as invested in its characters.

The 80s Doomed Megalopolis novels, adapted to film and anime started the supernatural warrior boom YYH and so on jumped on. The domains you see in JJK, Bleach or X/1999 (Clamp named Doomed Megalopolis as their main inspiration) are a gimmick in Doomed Megalopolis. Not that it was invented there either. Anyway: Doomed Megalopolis WAS BIG BUSINESS in the 80s and 90s.

This is just an ultimate statement that it only gets better from here. The goats become og's and Og's cultivate goats

"Gege has stated that Uzumaki, Naruto..." that was intentional

It’s interesting to see how people change up on stuff like Twitter depending on how they feel about the series too. I remember when vol11 for jjk came out people were like “cmon brah not everything is a hxh reference” to bag on hunter but now the same people will say Gege meatriding or stealing from Togashi now that the story is in a place or doing something they don’t like. Suddenly it’s stealing

I feel that the Sakuna and Mazoku inspiration needs to be acknowledged over everything

this editing goes so unbelievably hard

Fye cause I love all these series

I love that newer shonen are inspired by previous shonen. You can see the progression over time and I think its fun to see. I enjoy it.

JJK is Bleach with balance and good character building, and balanced fights.

Probably been mentioned but Demon Yusuke and Sakuna share a cool tattooed design, not to mention the tattoos are meant to mark the dark strength hidden within the respective lead characters.

If you want a random fun fact kubo kinda did a toji in saint seiya which he has cited as one of his main inspirations. Theres a scene in saint seiya where a character is using sound based powers against a foe and that foe bursts his eardrums to block it. The same way mask ruptured his eardrums to block rose's bankai. Except in saint seiya the guy loses even after destroying his own hearing. So i assume in the same way that gege made toji more prominent because he liked the design of cang du, kubo made mask win the fight instead because he thought it was stupid that the guy lost even after blowing out his own eardrums. I feel like while you can see gege took huge inspiration from togashi's series and naruto i still feel like he looks to kubo most as mentor. For starters, this could be just because hes the most available but he's the only one you see meeting up with him in person. Not just gege but horikoshi too. Gege even got his penname from the protagonist of zombiepowder, kubo's older manga. You may not have known this but kubo when he was starting out got a lot of flak from editors and magazine staff telling him he shouldn't write like he was and do it like dragonball and stuff instead. So he developed this kind of rebellious anti-authority mindset. And even though he is an oldhead himself now he probably still sees himself as a rebel and with the upcomers. Thats why he's selecting rising artists for the opening songs of TYBW anime instead of safe bets. I think he's the most nurturing of the newer gen writers and other writers seem to get him more. Like how a bunch of other mangaka's fave character is mayuri who also happens to be kubo's fave. I think its a reach and don't see it personally but i showed a JJK fan who hadn't read bleach a picture of the character azashiro from the spirits are forever with you and he said it was geto. Like i said i don't really see it. There are a few more panels i noticed which are almost 1 to 1 homages of bleach panels but i forget them all now. Personally i think mahito is significantly inspired by mayuri. Itadori is clearly closest to ichigo. They are almost the same person at the start of the series. Then theres the settings and hollows and all that i'm sure you can go on forever listing similarities so theres no point. Oh last thing i know people said yu yu hakusho heavily inspired bleach but 2 things are: kubo never said as much and he did list a lot of inspirations. Saint seiya as said before and gegege no kitaro. But also there are only 1 section of the series that actually look like it was nspired by YYH, and its the least popular sections: the fullbring arc. It's my fave arc and it does look like a massive copy of chapter black but everyone hates it, so we can see how far taking inspiration from YYH got kubo. Not very far. Every other comparison to YYH i've seen has been a massive reach except a few tiny references.

Great analysis. Next time could you please analyze Kohei Horikoshi's My hero academia and the inspiration behind it?

Also a similarity between Bleach and Jjk is how both Aizen and Kenjaku reveal there plan at the end of soul society and shibuya arcs, how they both fight of characters and proudly tells there plan to them. Also how the maximum technique that kenjaku tells Uzumaki, that scene looks just like aizen explaining hogyoku. Also that the domain expansion is kinda influenced from Bankai as they both are the last resort killer moves a character can do while fighting.