Among the many standout battles in Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, the showdown between Ryomen Sukuna and the Divergent Eight-Handed Sword Sila Divine General Mahoraga is considered a new victory for the series. Now, the storyboard artist who worked on the highly anticipated match has revealed an intriguing detail that can only be found in the anime.
As reported by Sportskeeda, animator Weilin Zhang gave Jujutsu Kaisen fans a behind-the-scenes look at the animated fight between Sukuna and Mahoraga on social networking site X (formerly Twitter). The one-minute video covers the storyboarding and animation direction of the climate battle that concludes the “Shibuya Incident” story arc. Instructions on how to organize a match are also provided, as well as interesting notes like comparing physical exchanges to attack strategies in Super Smash Bros. While all of this may sound like standard stuff, the overall commentary on Sukuna's strategy against Mahoraga provides some insight. observations about both characters that fans may have missed on their first viewing.
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New Jujutsu Kaisen storyboards reveal more about Season 2's battle between Sukuna and Mahoraga
In the storyboard video, it is noted that Sukuna repeatedly tricks Mahoraga by making it appear like he is about to perform an attack, but eventually retreats—to the point that even the storyboard depicts described the situation as “pathetic” for Mahoraga. Over time, Mahoraga adapted to Sukuna's feint attack strategy by feigning an attack of his own, eventually successfully taking down the Cursed King.
However, the storyboard notes that this is all part of Sukuna's plan. By teaching Mahoraga how to “lie” in battle, Sukuna damaged the Shikigami's divine status. This particular fight scene – not featured in the manga – showcases Sukuna's cruel personality as he uses Mahoraga's greatest abilities against him just for fun.
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Although the original version of the fight between Sukuna and Mahoraga was praised for its destructive energy and pain, the episode fell victim to the tight deadline set by animation studio MAPPA, leading to visual exhaustion. the physical and mental health of many animators. For the Japanese home media release of the episode, the Jujutsu Kaisen team successfully executed these two epic battles, resulting in a more complete and climactic action sequence than the original. original in the eyes of fans.
The anime series Jujutsu Kaisen is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and coming soon to Netflix. Viz Media is a manga distributor in the UK.
Jujutsu Kaisen
A boy swallows a cursed talisman – a demon's finger – and is cursed. He entered a magician's school so he could locate the demon's other body parts and thereby exorcise himself.
Release date October 2, 2020
Cast Junya Enoki, Yuma Uchida, Yuichi Nakamura, Adam McArthur, Asami Seto
Seasons 3
Studio MAP
Creator Gege Akutami
Protagonist Yuji Itadori, Satoru Gojo, Ryomen Sukuna
Production company Mappa Animation, TOHO
Episodes 47 episodes
Source: X (formerly Twitter), Sportskeeda