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The significance of Takaba vs Kenjaku, a JJK thread #jjk #kenjaku #takaba I don't usually make analysis threads but the pervasive confusion about Kenjaku's end has prompted me to try my hand. This is my interpretation of what Gege was going for with Takaba vs Kenjaku.

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@Blehbleh289875 Ngl I have a different interpretation of this scene. I think they had serious faces on not because of the body takeover plan but because they were shocked by seeing how serious Gojo himself looked. It’s why when Yuji broke Gojo’s “locked in” face, the others also joined him.

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@tojikunas Sukuna didn’t seem to be in a very good mood but he also did not immediately attack Yorozu either. I genuinely wonder what he was thinking before he decided “Nah, this lady needs some dismantles”.

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@Kipplox @slloooow Don’t forget my GOAT.

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@KaiyoBreeze Are you just gonna leave HIM out?

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@yujiglow Blud traumatized him hard.

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@artdiseasee Uraume is even saying "we won" lol

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@Ryomeanie First thing he does after taking Megumi’s body is changing his hair lol.

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Disclaimer: This thread does not completely capture the full complexity of Kenjaku's characterization throughout the manga but rather deals with the central theme of his character which is also the core of his fight with Takaba and eventual end. Hope you had fun reading this!

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@KaiyoBreeze I haven’t read the leaks but people are missing the point. Each character has a certain aspect that clashes with Sukuna’s and so far all of them have failed to overcome the abyss that Sukuna represents.

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Unfortunately for Kenjaku he had betrayed his reason for living by finding something outside the merger to be fun. Just like how Gojo died the moment he stopped being the strongest, Kenjaku died the moment his idea of needing the merger to be entertained was debunked by Takaba.

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@HeianYuji To be fair, Kenjaku likely didn’t load too many curses in that Uzumaki since Miwa lol. Still a crazy feat though and he proved himself against Sukuna again.

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His fight with Takaba immediately shows his hypocrisy and one of the many flaws within his mindset. He is getting what he wants ("chaos beyond his control") but he immediately tries to reject it and tries to assert control over Takaba instead of embracing it.

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Kenjaku straight up admits the reason he lost and died to Yuta was because he was having so much fun with Takaba that he didn't want their little session to be interrupted. It might even be the first time Kenjaku actually had fun in like a thousand years.

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Multiple characters ask Kenjaku about his personal investment in doing the merger and the answer has always been the same: because it sounds interesting and thus entertaining.

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@yujiglow I think it’s actually the opposite in that Jin was so love in with Kaori that he ignored obvious red flags. Like Wasuke outright said to him that she wasn’t actually Kaori but he chose to stay in denial.

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@SHINGEKIYAIBA These three panels together do an amazing job of showing why Higuruma becomes disillusioned with his job and the “ugliness of the weak”. His client goes from thanking him for believing in him to turning on him the moment he fails to win the trial despite all his hard work in

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However, after Takaba listens to Kenjaku's personal motivation for doing the merger, he makes the most unusual and interesting response: would he give up on the merger if he found something more interesting? It is the first time someone has such an unique reaction to his answer.

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@KaiyoBreeze He will be the sole survivor from the main cast DW:

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@gurokenn I think it honestly depends on how Megumi is freed from Sukuna. If it involves a conversation between Yuji and Megumi’s soul to pull him out off the abyss, I think he’ll emerge redeemed. If he’s simply yanked out, it’d be bad because Sukuna defiled his soul and Megumi will

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Thinking about it a bit more granularly, I think the reason Kenjaku was so bored was due to his lack of human connections. Tengen used to be his friend but not anymore, Sukuna is a transcendental being, and others are but mere tools. The only person he might've seen as an equal+

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@animefan6989 I’m curious about his thought process. Here’s how I imagine it went: “She looks strong. Let’s see what her deal is”. <Yorozu yaps about love and loneliness> “Eh, how dare she assume I feel lonely and need her to alleviate it. I’ve humored her enough. Dismantle!”

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This is because Takaba felt that he can reach Kenjaku and form a connection with him through comedy after seeing Kenjaku's knowledge about entertainment media. Beyond saving the world, Takaba also has a self-centred reason for wanting to do so: to alleviate his own loneliness.

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@KaiyoBreeze Yeah, he’s definitely taking it seriously but I also think he’s still being confident about winning. We saw it during his fight with Gojo where he smiles when he performs better than expected but does not when he feels genuinely threatened.

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After Kenjaku is able to shatter Takaba's confidence, Takaba reflects inwards and realizes that he took up comedy as a way to communicate and connect with others. This leads him to reaffirm his goal to reach Kenjaku with his comedy.

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After sustained arduous attempts, Takaba actually succeeds in breaking Kenjaku's shell and reach him with his comedy. Kenjaku acknowledges that he had fun! Takaba had won the ideological battle against Kenjaku! But what does this mean for Kenjaku?

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This is because Kenjaku is actually a control freak and is decided on the idea that the only thing that can satisfy his curiosity and give him enjoyment is the merger. He looks down on Takaba as the only one among the reincarnated sorcerers he is interested in is Higuruma.

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@DailyKashimo Y’know, this actually makes me think about where exactly Kashimo was during Gojo’s send-off. He was there during the Gojo vs Sukuna watch party waiting at stand-by. Dude even attended Kusakabe’s strategy meetings lol.

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after his friendship with Tengen ended was likely Yuki and he had to kill her. Takaba formed a bond with him through comedy and he finally had fun. You could even say that he is his first friend since his fall out with Tengen.

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Kenjaku is an incredibly bored person and to him the only way he can alleviate this boredom and satisfy his curiosity is creating chaos beyond control and that can only be accomplished through the merger leading him to start killing CG players so he can start the process.

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@Dragonotey You can’t convince me that Junpei’s death wasn’t messed up and that’s in Season 1. Transfigured humans ig is a huge horror element.

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@y0unGeezer @KashimoCT Kenjaku literally says that he was taking damage from the simulations from Takaba’s CT.

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@MagnusMedic @HeianYuji Kenjaku copers are so funny lmfao. Hakari’s RCT is automatic and has been pointed out to be better than both Gojo and Sukuna by Uraume. These definitely are the words of a guy who survived:

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@Ragnar_AY @Noah_sky9 Or Sukuna copying Piercing Blood using Max Elephant’s water. There was a lot of set up to the World Dismantle that becomes much more obvious in hindsight.

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@KaiyoBreeze His entire speech about older brothers paving the path for their younger siblings to Naoya is still engraved to my mind.

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@ShamanUnholy I’m convinced half of the purpose of the fight (apart from showcasing Gojo and Sukuna’s skills) is for the students to learn from it and apply it in the current and upcoming battles.

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@HeianYuji The Sukuna PR team was objectively weaker than Gojo’s though ngl. Gojo fans made edits of Sukuna holding a baby rattle from the kamutoke panel in the very next chapter.

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@KaiyoBreeze Yuji and Yuta make a great tag-team ngl. I don’t think Yuta would’ve performed as well had Yuji not weakened Sukuna repeatedly with his soul punches. Yuji likely wouldn’t have been able to hand that many hits without Yuta’s support either.

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@mainmajin @lynix2648832408 While he acknowledged Toji’s strength, he clinged on to the misogynistic and other toxic ideals of the clan because he was afraid of the idea that everything he believed and was taught about himself were lies. Maki challenged his worldview once again and he couldn’t bear it.

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@yujiglow My guy didn’t lose his parental instincts even after going rogue. He went to buy crepes for his daughters after making a declaration of war.

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@ChillCora @HeianYuji Yuji is the ONLY person who made Sukuna feel weak and powerless due to his ability to suppress him while in his body. There’s a reason Sukuna was desperate to swap bodies and hates Yuji with a passion.

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@TenSNeo Megumi was always on the edge tbf

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@JJKcontents People are really underselling Geto and Shoko’s friendship here. The fact that Geto chose to so casually reveal such a shocking decision to Shoko shows how comfortable they still are with each other.

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@KaiyoBreeze My personal theory is that reincarnated sorcerers can’t actually use black flash because there is a disconnect between the body and the soul.

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@KaiyoBreeze I don’t see Gege doing either of these this early tbh. And it just increases my interest in what exactly caught his interest 👀

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@KaiyoBreeze @OmniGulano To be fair, the whole plan with Mahoraga was one giant gamble. Even his binding vow with Yuji was one lmfao.

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@JovzkyAnimation @JJK_Mya People constantly misunderstand Kenjaku’s role in the story. He has always been the inducer—he sets things in motion but he was never the endgame itself. He made it clear when he said that his goal is to create something that is beyond his potential and the merger is that.

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@mainmajin Reminder that this convo happened BEFORE Shibuya and thus Kusakabe also scales above Todo according to Mei Mei, Nanami, and Gojo.

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@SpeedyOnSpeed I don’t think whether their connection is romantic or platonic is really important in the grand scheme of things. I do have a problem with the view that romantic relationships are the strongest bonds when that’s not really the case even in this series+

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@biyuuji It made so much sense why the Nanami fangirls latched on to Higuruma later. Gege is really good at this lmao.

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@deizelnut @biyuuji @boingoplanet He’s saying “That’s fine”.

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@mainmajin @lynix2648832408 The scene is actually pretty deep if you think about it. He was put on a pedestal and made to believe he was special by the Zenin clan. Meeting Toji traumatized him because it challenged his entire worldview until that point.

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@kurrrto Sounds about par honestly. They’d rather send kids as sacrificial fodder before putting their own lives at risk.

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@gurokenn Finally. It’s been insane hearing three different versions of this.

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@NORBOLOGY To be fair Maki is the only female character Gege seems to put consistent effort towards.

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@PkMemes9 The word “potential” in connection to Megumi has permanently been ruined for me from the memes.

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@kurrrto Need an art of Black Star saying "Nah, I'd win"

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@starkunas This is where I fell in love with him. The cute little “Heh. Heh”

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@kashimonger >escapes Maximum Meteor with minimal injuries while Panda loses an entire core >blocks Uzumaki >blocks Dismantles Kusakabe agenda was always there.

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@eternalskgo Sukuna is a funny little fella who has a calm and dignified side that appreciates things like poetry but also has a completely deranged side that just relishes in mass slaughter. A lot of characters in JJK are like that now that I think of it.

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@KaiyoBreeze And it was heavily implied that killing Yuji would’ve been the final step in completing his evolution.

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@0malevolent @mainmajin Yeah, even Gojo agreed with Nanami and Mei Mei’s assessment that Kusakabe is the strongest Grade 1 (discounting big 3 clan members with the rank).

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@yujiglow Missing the Kenjussy I’m afraid.

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@barbiesukuna Yeah it just shows that Gojo is kinda sheltered, nothing more. He also apologized for it and but now we’ll be experiencing extreme discourse on both sides for who knows how long over a lighthearted exchange

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@KaiyoBreeze There’s a higher chance of a binding vow that allows him to bypass the chant and hand-sign requirements methinks.

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@Bakisthetics Bruh no way you think Miguel and Ui Ui contributed more than Kusakabe when he did this:

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@Hourly_geto I wish Gege showed Mimiko and Nanako reunite with Geto in the afterlife because they really loved each other. The two girls literally got themselves killed because they wanted to free their father’s body from a 1000 year old sorcerer.

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@getomybelovde He pledged his life to Higuruma already XD

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@slervinator3110 @cocosbsf @SHINGEKIYAIBA Definitely but the reason I highlighted this aspect is because Higuruma himself highlighted it. He thought all people were weak and ugly and used it to justify his poor response towards his frustrations with the legal system until Yuji proved to him otherwise.

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@sugerkain @tojikunas I mean he looked bored from the beginning lol:

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@bloodshorelxrd @ol3z2 Ishigori (and Kashimo) are actually from the Edo period.

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@Incr3dibl3Sauce Heavenly Restriction isn’t inherently better. People tend to associate HR with cases like Maki/Toji but forget Kokichi (Mechamaru) who had an immensely deformed body.

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@SaikyoKaii To give credit where it’s due, I’m sure JJK will have a special place in the hearts of its fans whether it’s positive or otherwise.

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@sas51334 Mai can kind of do it too. Not sure if it’s an artistic choice or if there are deeper implications.

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@Blumen_C_RN_ They did it too.

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@ShamanUnholy That’s a frightening thought because his mistranslations literally change the meaning and context of scenes.

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@FrosteKing I'm really curious how the whole translation process goes for Werry because how can you not distinguish between speech bubbles and narrator boxes after translating hundreds of chapters. The translation itself is fine but damn does Werry need better attention to detail.

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This might sound cruel but this is perhaps one of my favorite panels in the last few chapters. Yuji's cog mentality is intrinsically unrealistic because of how painfully human he is and because that's not really how the world works. #jjk259

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@LevKamenev_sov I do think we’ll learn more about Kenjaku (particularly his relationship with Tengen and maybe even Sukuna, and how he created Yuji) but it’ll be posthumously rather than Kenny actually coming back to life or something like that.

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@ani_mme I love Maki but for now the answer is easy. Kusakabe’s kick literally sent Sukuna flying in addition to all those cuts.

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@ShadzMangaOnly I’ve talked about this quite often but I don’t think Utahime will be a part of the raid on Sukuna. She was not a part of or mentioned in the strategy meetings with Kusakabe, was not a part of the Sukuna vs Gojo watch party waiting in stand-by, and she wasn’t in the cover for 246+

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@that1Aksa @Shinkageryo People forget that Sukuna wanted to use the WCS but couldn’t because of Kusakabe’s Simple Domain preventing it.

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@duskgumi That’s more true for 10 Shadows I feel where all the Shikigami (except for Mahoraga) are clearly based on animals.

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@artdiseasee More literally it is "It is our victory" but you get the point.

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@barbietoji Canon

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@mainmajin @CEOOFMT Kaneki was literally violently abused by his mom which caused him to unhealthily repress his trauma. He had a worse childhood than most of the guys listed in “Dreadful”

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@KaiyoBreeze It kinda sucks that others are having such a superficial reading of what’s going on in the story.

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@Fragile_Greed @KaiyoBreeze I mean Sukuna appears to be in a very tight spot now. But his smile seems to indicate that he doesn’t feel as threatened as he did in the later phase of his battle with Gojo yet.

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@MagnusMedic The hallucinatory theory was already put to doubt by the Kashimo afterlife scene and this chapter just completely debunked it.

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@HeianYuji People talking about Sukuna as if the very first chapter isn’t named after him. Color me shocked that the main villain established at the beginning of the story actually has a lot of presence!

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@SpeedyOnSpeed For example, Maki is romantically linked with Yuta but the person she loves the most and is most important to her is her sister Mai.

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@mainmajin Sukuna’s world dismantle is called an asspull when it was clearly thought out from the start. Mahoraga was established as a counter to limitless+six eyes as early as Shibuya and Sukuna being able to replicate techniques was demonstrated with him using Piercing Blood against Gojo.

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@kurrrto He was fixing his tie even in the cover for 246 lol.

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@sas51334 I think so? He was telling Shoko that he and Rika couldn't hold on much longer.

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@KaiyoBreeze Yorozu’s obsession with Sukuna is actually compelling when you think about it deeper. Yorozu also suffers with the isolation from overwhelming strength and latched on to Sukuna to escape that feeling of loneliness.

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@Just_Nessel @lightningclare I think all of the heavy hitters (Yuta, Maki, Hakari, and now Yuji) are very much likely to fight together at one point.

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@sas51334 It’s insane how the narrator kind of confirms that the cast would be cooked if Sukuna recovered his RCT output and regenerated his arms.

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