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‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Fans Are Celebrating Gojo’s Birthday With Dark Humor

Gojo Satoru waking up after a dream in Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen. Edited for Gojo Satoru's birthday.
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When Gojo Satoru was born on December 7, 1989, the balance of Jujutsu Kaisen’s world shifted. At least, that’s what most sorcerers believed. They believed Satoru to be a major threat because, even as a child, he had bounties on his head.

Poor Satoru just couldn’t catch a break, but becoming the strongest surely means that he’ll get his happy ending, right? No, the bleak events in the manga indicate a tragedy for “the strongest,” because Gojo Satoru is celebrating his 29th birthday, half the man he used to be. That’s not because he lost part of himself; he was literally sliced in half before he could even reach his birthday, after being sealed in the Prison Realm.

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Fans have grieved the loss of this beloved character, and it’s clear that they haven’t moved on. They are now coping through memes, and a lot of them are hilarious but morbid. Despite his unchanged fate, fans have also drawn fan art to celebrate Satoru’s birthday. Official outlets such as Crunchyroll and Jujutsu Kaisen’s English Twitter accounts have given their greetings to the wonderful character.

If only Satoru could celebrate his birthday this year with his dear students and friends, while indulging in his favorite sweets. But readers and anime fans wouldn’t be watching if this series were any less tragic, and as it stands, Japan in Jujutsu Kaisen’s manga is overrun and terrorized by curses. Nevertheless, many are still hoping for the return of Gojo Satoru.

(featured image: MAPPA)

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Vanessa Esguerra
Vanessa Esguerra (She/They) has been a Contributing Writer for The Mary Sue since 2023. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy, she (happily) rejected law school in 2021 and has been a full-time content writer since. Vanessa is currently taking her Master's degree in Japanese Studies in hopes of deepening her understanding of the country's media culture in relation to pop culture, women, and queer people like herself. She speaks three languages but still manages to get lost in the subways of Tokyo with her clunky Japanese. Fueled by iced coffee brewed from local cafés in Metro Manila, she also regularly covers anime and video games while queuing for her next match in League of Legends.

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