Sometimes the way the most famous authors, even from Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, become manga fans is almost completely accidental. Gege Akutami knows it well, the face behind it Jujutsu Kaisenwho learned to love this culture through an unforeseen event.
Today it is known that Jujutsu Kaisen is consciously inspired by Bleach and Yu degli Spectra, two works that readers have repeatedly reviewed on the pages of the jewel of akutami Sensei, just think that a character is directly inspired by Kenpachi Zaraki. In any case, one of the backstories of the master’s past has roots in his childhood, particularly in an anecdote related to his passion for manga.
bleaching It’s the manga that convinced the author to take over this sector and this happened when his brother, after leaving home, allowed a young akutami to peek into his magazines. Among them was also the number Jump with the first chapter of the manga by Tite Kubo which changed his life and later led him to pursue a career as a manga artist.
And you, on the other hand, knew this background in connection with the series? As usual, let us know with a comment below.
Since Gege Akutami-sensei’s birthday is in Japan (02/26), some fun facts about him ☺️:
・The first manga that inspired him to become a mangaka was BLEACH. He secretly read his brother’s JUMP magazine which had its 1st chapter while his brother was away. That changed his life pic.twitter.com/qcKrrWQGVQ
— Lightning (@Lightning446) February 25, 2023
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