Jujutsu Kaisen 1x13 Reaction Extended (YT link below)
Added 2022-07-02 01:55:28 +0000 UTCIn Jujutsu Kaisen 1x13, Tomorrow, Itadori summons the power of souls and Nanami summons the power of sandwiches to bring an end to the first half of season 1.
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“Why did that give me hope? What a fool I am,” “Pretty good for a newborn,” “It’s a fool’s victory to think that you’re smart by discarding with everything,” “He looks so much like Shigaraki and now we have this fixation on hands. Could it be a coincidence? Yes,” “That’s a lot of hands,” “And baguette flashback. Sandwich,” “I don’t like it when cashiers know me like that. Maybe it’s because I don’t want to know myself like that,” “Who is this guy?! Get out of my head,” “When done right, money should be a representation of value created,” “Man, if you thought that relationship was satisfying, imagine if you had had a girlfriend,” “I love a guy who doesn’t know his place in exactly the right ways,” (This literally sounds like song lyrics) “Is he really dead? Did he just die? It was really unclear,” (Man makes so many ATLA references I can’t even keep track) “He’s a man of many hidden talents,”
Geneva The Weeba
2022-07-06 16:53:50 +0000 UTCAlso, might wanna mention that Nanami is the author’s favorite character.
Chris Sharpe
2022-07-02 23:41:40 +0000 UTCThe biggest of sad faces, now there’s only my mediocre comments without your supremely eloquent clarifications and expanded explanations 😭
Jake White
2022-07-02 15:38:15 +0000 UTCI CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ARC!!!!!!
Dommo
2022-07-02 12:23:45 +0000 UTCEeek!! Seems like my comment was deleted by Patreon? I can't possibly type all that again🙃
Bighead
2022-07-02 08:26:28 +0000 UTCYes i really like this arc. There's so many good dialogues to quote. This arc is really good for discussion
Kei
2022-07-02 07:58:22 +0000 UTCThank you!! You put this far more eloquently into words than I think I’d ever have the patience to lol
Jake White
2022-07-02 06:31:21 +0000 UTCThe reason I thought you'd like/resonate with Nanami more so than even Gojo is because of how real and human of a character he is. He's practical and sees the world for what it is. And while he does have a cynical view on the world, he's never questioned or looked down on Yuji's need to not kill or give people proper deaths even though he knows it's not possible given the work of a jujutsu sorcerer. He respects Yuji and his vision and him always protecting and shielding him as much as possible from fighting these curses shows how he too wants to believe in the world Yuji is seeing. And he's aware of the absurdity of sending kids into battle and wanting to avoid that from happening as much as possible and for as long as possible, which is refreshing in a shounen series where kids with superpowers saving the world is almost a given normal. And adding to the point @Jake made about the whole job quote, I'm surprised by your view on it. I do get your point, but a jujutsu sorcerer's work is more closely tied into the actual human life than contributing to the society and it's infrastructure as a whole. What Nanami was trying to say is how people who put their lives on the line to actually save human lives get no recognition or as much money as someone who does a 9-5 where the majority of the money circulates. It's not to diminish the work of office workers but a sad reality of life where people who are directly part of a job that protects its citizens don't get the compensation they require(take soldiers for example). While circulation of money and building a society is important, is it really that important in the face of human life? The pandemic is a great example where we saw a halt of all work and business for actual human lives. That's not to say people didn't suffer due to monetary loss, but to point out the urgency and necessity of putting human lives on the forefront as opposed to running the economy. Jujutsu sorcerers are a necessity for human life while his job as a salaryman was a convenience. And yes, there is much more nuance to this topic than i can really cover here, but this was just a surface level opinion of mine. You say "skillful allocation of capital is really important and makes a huge difference in the world, way more than a JJ sorcerer unless he stops doomsday" which I do agree to a certain extent. But him in the office or as a JJ sorcerer is almost the same, he's merely a cog in the wheel and won't be making a tangible difference by himself. The difference is that as a JJ sorcerer he's actually on the field saving lives that he can see, while as a salaryman he can't really fully see the contribution he has made. And i know you're just being introduced to this world, so to understand the importance of JJ sorcerers, we can presume that without them, curses would be running rampant, enough to kill a majority of the citizens and it's basically the apocalypse. So kinda like doomsday😅 While Nanami didn't really have any ambition after graduating jujutsu tech and thought earning enough money for an early retirement was what he required he slowly comes to realise the dissatisfaction he still feels and realises after exorcising the flyhead that that tiny action and the thank you he got afterwards was more fulfilling than all the money he had worked for till now. He still thinks it's idiotic(as he says) that jujutsu sorcerers have to put their lives or their colleagues' lives on the line everyday to protect people but would rather do this work than live a life he feels nothing for. In a way he kinda resonates with Yuji's whole idea of knowing that people are being killed at any moment while he is tapping away on his computer for money all the while aware of this fact but not doing anything about it. Jujutsu sorcerers are few and far between so all the manpower available is essential and Nanami probably feels the guilt of actively trying to run away from it due to his selfishness.
Bighead
2022-07-02 06:14:42 +0000 UTCI think what's most important about it is what you said about him wanting to feel like he makes a difference. At the end of the day, if his job wasn't for him it wasn't for him. Also, him not caring about money, and his choice to do what feels right feels good and authentic to me. But I think where I depart from the ideas he expressed a little and why I think it's sort of borrowed social thought is that skillful allocation of capital is really important and makes a huge difference in the world, arguably way more of a difference than he'll ever do as a JJ sorcerer, unless of course he stops doomsday or something which I guess is possible given the stakes haha. The problem is, it's not just about "the rich getting richer." It's about growth and infrastructure and so many things that actually can benefit people in huge ways. It's just that for whatever reason that's less tangible and isn't as emotionally compelling as fighting curses. But painting finance or wealth management as a pursuit devoid of real world connection or utility is oversimplistic to me, and I feel that someone as analytical as Nanami would understand that.
Alex G
2022-07-02 04:56:30 +0000 UTCThat's the common thread, the eyebrows. It's been right in front of me the whole time
Alex G
2022-07-02 04:49:24 +0000 UTCJust wanted to say that Nanami’s “...my job exists outside of that cycle of human life and yet, for some reason, my job still pays more” statement was 100% in line with his character and not at all from out of nowhere or a forced point from the creator. Just judging from your semi-lengthy pause discussion after it, I think you might’ve possibly misunderstood the point of why exactly that was brought up and said how it was. It wasn’t a forced social justice moment or anything like that, it was about Nanami coming to the realization that he was unsatisfied with his job that ‘exists outside of that natural cycle of human life’ and wanting to go back to being a jujutsu sorcerer, something where real everyday people rely on him and he feels much more content/fulfilled from doing. The purpose of showing the whole “all I need is money, money, money” scene right beforehand, is to be an escalation to his tipping point. His tipping point being the transition from him walking out the office doors at end of that scene and into the bakery of the next scene where he realizes that he doesn’t care about the fact that he earns more money currently. He’d rather go back to being needed by others and feeling like he genuinely makes a tangible difference in the lives of those around him.
Jake White
2022-07-02 04:30:37 +0000 UTCSomeone said last episode that Mahito and Yuki share a VA and honestly i hear it now, its just pitched ever so slightly to sound not like the pure bean that yuki is I probably never noticed since Nanami is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda whose one of my favorite most recognizable VA's :3
Brimmy
2022-07-02 03:01:31 +0000 UTCOne thing I really enjoyed about this episode was the whole idea that Nanami's obsession with an early retirement and money, took more of a toll on him than the literal physical curse that had manifested on the bread store clerks' shoulder.
NotJustEngineering
2022-07-02 02:34:57 +0000 UTCWe all dream about having eyebrows as glorious as Erwin, it’s not just you!
im__JAM
2022-07-02 02:28:53 +0000 UTCThis episode really makes you like nanami I feel what with how realistic his type of personality is. There are tons of people who can relate to his types of struggles and even live a similar lifestyle that it makes him feel more impactful as a character. There are a few other future characters in this series too that also have very realistic if somewhat mundane lives that are also relatable to in real life. Especially when you remember this is more of a senien supernatural action series.
Zein Sy
2022-07-02 02:13:30 +0000 UTC
