at times like these i rly wish i understood japanese just so i can understand it in its own language… BUT i don’t even understand poetry in my own language sometimes so bahahaha 🧍♀️
lavieluv
2024-11-28 17:12:03 +0000 UTC
Yes the poems are a hint to what the next episode is a about (and yeah have been so since cour 1, lol) and they are read by one of the characters that will get the most focus and also usually written from their point of view.
Most of them are from the original manga volumes since Kubo would always start them with a poem and a lot of them are honestly great, but of course you won't really get them on a first watch.
So yeah next week Shunsui :p
Dragon Puncher
2024-11-26 20:58:55 +0000 UTC
I always saw it as linked to evolution. Mayuri's whole thing is that you constantly need to evolve and nothings evolves more and faster than a baby.
Dragon Puncher
2024-11-26 20:53:56 +0000 UTC
The author of jujutsu kaisen really liked this fight. Pretty easy to see why.
I’m sure there’s also a deeper meaning but on the surface mayuri’s bankai is a baby because the thing it’s based on: jizo (meaning womb of the earth) kinda looks like a baby and protects the souls of children and unborn babies who have passed away. I’m sure the caterpillar part of the old bankai is linked to some Japanese spirit too but idk.
Yes the poems are a bit like an artsy non spoilery way to do the next episode preview. Even if you see them unless you can decipher their meaning you don’t get spoiled. And for most of them it’s pretty much impossible to tell what they mean they’re that abstract.
Most of the poems are ones kubo wrote and put in the volumes themselves. One for every volume. But since there are 52 tybw episodes and not as many tybw manga volumes he wrote some new ones too.
Enalyram
2024-11-25 18:23:47 +0000 UTC
hhahahaha im living for it 🤭
lavieluv
2024-11-24 21:38:01 +0000 UTC
i just cant believe i never took notice until now 😭
lavieluv
2024-11-24 21:37:12 +0000 UTC
Yeah the poems are usually a teaser about the main character being featured in the next episode
LDER
2024-11-24 18:25:24 +0000 UTC
This whole episode reminded me how much Mayuri and Kenpachi don't like each other 😆😆