Fights that are better in Jujutsu Kaisen anime

Key recommendations

• Jujutsu Kaisen's battles captivate readers with unique abilities, preventing encounters from becoming stale.
• The anime format enhances the visual representations of battles with more special effects and fluid movements.
• Powerful characters engage in intense battles with dramatic tones and dynamic destruction, captivating viewers.

Jujutsu Kaisen is known for its incredible battles that can captivate readers and make them turn from page to page with curiosity and joy. The participation of wizards and cursed spirits, each with unique abilities, makes the battles unique and innovative, which prevents those encounters from becoming stale. Gege Akutami has demonstrated his prowess in writing action scenes many times.

While the manga was already impressive in its visual representation of those clashes, the anime allows much more freedom and variety in its depiction of effects. Starting with the addition of color and continuing with movements that are developed and smooth, with more frames allowed per stage, the anime allows for a brighter presentation with a multitude of special effects that leave a strong impression.

8 Yuji/Sukuna vs. Finger carrier

The First Death

• Manga: Chapter 8
• Anime: Episode 4

His story Jujutsu Kaisen he doesn't hold back, immediately throwing readers and viewers into the fire of a deadly battle. While the concept of killing a protagonist early and resurrecting them later has been done before JJKthe brutal way it is done in the story at the end of this battle still allows the audience to feel a sense of dread.

The anime format perfectly captures the dark gray surroundings of the abandoned place where the battle takes place. It also portrays the Finger Bearer as a creature that moves unnaturally, each of its actions eluding an aura of creepiness. Sukuna's sense of superiority is also better conveyed in the anime.

7 Yuji/Nanami vs. Mahito/Junpei

Witnessing the accursed depravity

• Manga: Chapter 29
• Anime: Episode 13

Mahito is one of the most memorable villains in Jujutsu Kaisenand its powerful introduction is a considerable element of its impact. He starts off as incredibly manipulative towards Yoshino Junpei, orchestrating his mother's death and pushing him down a path of darkness and despair.

The battle begins with a brief skirmish between Yuji and Junpei. The anime shows a better sense of scale and the destruction brought to the school. Junpei's transfiguration is shown in gruesome detail, and Mahito's metamorphoses are smoother, as is the choreography of his battle against two wizards.

6 Panda vs. Mechamaru

A clash of two strangers

• Manga: Chapter 37
• Anime: Episode 16

Panda and Mechamaru clash during the Kyoto Goodwill arc. While there is no abject hatred between the two sorcerers, they do share a similarity of being visibly odd and distinct from the others in their group, which can lead to alienation. Panda is much more peaceful and welcoming, while Mechamaru is prone to despair and self-loathing.

The anime features a more colorful scene with green surroundings and some temples that are broken during the battle. Panda's metamorphosis into multiple forms is more impressive in the anime due to his glowing purple eyes and the attack of his wild and untamed side, adding tension to the battle.

5 Gojo vs. Toji

Cursed against the strongest

• Manga: Chapter 70
• Anime: Episode 27

The Hidden Inventory arc is a short prequel arc that sheds light on the youth of Satoru Gojo and his friend, Suguru Geto, a cursed energy-killing sorcerer who trained long enough to become one of the strongest fighters in his world. Jujutsu Kaisen.

Unsurprisingly, when he challenges Satoru Gojo, an incredibly powerful sorcerer, their battle is sure to be a spectacle. The clash between Gojo and Toji in the anime is saturated with a bright golden hue that adds an aura of divinity and a stronger impact to Gojo's counterattack that ends up annihilating Toji.

4 Gojo vs. Curses of disasters

A long and tense confrontation

• Manga: 84
• Anime: Episode 32

Shibuya Arch marked a boom in popularity for Jujutsu Kaisenand one of the reasons it was so intense was to remove Satoru Gojo from the equation, leaving other wizards vulnerable. This resulted from a prolonged battle between Gojo and all the disaster curses meant to keep him in one place long enough for Kenjaku to trap him.

The anime added a layer of endless horror with the depiction of the bleak setting of the railroad, contrasting the people frozen in one place. That shows how fast curses are, and especially Gojo. The sequence where Gojo opens his domain for a split second was the highlight of this clash.

3 Yuuji vs. Choso

Avenging his brothers

• Manga: Chapter 101
• Anime: Episode 37

Season 1 ended with a conflict between Yuji and Choso, with the latter blaming him and Nobara for his siblings' deaths. A meeting was inevitable and it happened during the Shibuya Arch. Choso began a hunt for Yuji in a competition against Mahito and Jogo and was lucky enough to discover Itadori first.

The theme of the battle is blood, in correlation with Choso's techniques, and the anime represents it perfectly by creating a combination of dark purple and bright azure, which symbolizes light. It's a very intense battle, locked tightly in close quarters, which makes it incredibly dynamic and destructive for both parties involved.

2 Sukuna vs. Mahoraga

Confronting pure chaos

• Manga: Chapter 118
• Anime: Episode 41

Ryomen Sukuna is arguably the most powerful character of all JJKand has a lot of powerful abilities at his disposal. However, at the time of the Shibuya Arc, he is bound to Yuji's body and has very limited control. Due to Jogo's interference, Sukuna is able to take over Yuji, leading to the destruction of chaos in Shibuya.

He fights against Mahoraga, a powerful familiar summoned by Fushiguro Megumi. The anime features a battle between two powers with incredible speed and pace, but the chaotic clash is better represented by the moves shown in the anime. Sukuna completely controls the flow as he is able to counter all of Mahoraga's attacks.

1 Yuuji vs. Mahito

The foil battle

• Manga: Chapter 121
• Anime: Episode 42

The conflict between Yuji and Mahito is a testament to the latter's cruelty and villainy. To anger Yuji, he kills Nanami and seriously injures Nobara, also reminding him of Junpei's tragic death. The conflict culminates with the cursed spirit entering its true form and challenging Yuji again, but he falls to the sorcerer in the process.

The anime does well in reflecting the dramatic tone of the fight, displaying countless examples of transfiguration from the cursed spirit, eventually leading to it taking on a new, more dangerous form. The battle of skills between Todo, Yuji, and Mahito highlights the entire arc as it shows a hard-won triumph for the protagonist.