Jujutsu Kaisen: The Official Anime Guide: Season 1

by Gege Akutami

The official companion to the first season of the hugely popular Jujutsu Kaisen anime.

The official companion to the first season of the hugely popular Jujutsu Kaisen anime.

Enter the world of jujutsu sorcerers and cursed spirits with Jujutsu Kaisen: The Official Guide: Anime Season 1. Based on the hugely popular manga series by Gege Akutami, this guide to the Jujutsu Kaisen anime will provide readers with everything they wanted to know about the making of the action-packed series.

Discover all the behind-the-scenes details as the anime production team discusses the painstaking work that went into translating the pages of the best-selling manga to animation. Featuring concept art, original storyboards, character design sketches, exclusive interviews, and commentary from the voice actors, this book also includes two double-sided posters and is the ultimate look into the creation of the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen!

Genres: Manga, Anime, Art, Demons

168 pages, Paperback

First published October 9, 2021

About the author

Gege Akutami 芥見下々 is a Japanese manga author, known for their work Jujutsu Kaisen.

The author does not show their face in public, and their gender is not disclosed.
They previously worked as assistant to mangaka Yasuhiro Kanō.

List of works (including one-shots not published indipendently yet):
2014:
Kamishiro Sōsa (神代捜査) on Shōnen Jump NEXT!! vol. 2 [debut work]
2015:
No.9 on Weekly Shōnen Jump 46-2015
2016:
Nikai Bongai Barabarujura (二界梵骸バラバルジュラ) on Weekly Shōnen Jump 44-2016
2017:
Tōkyō toritsu jujutsu kōtō senmon gakkō (東京都立呪術高等専門学校) serialized on Jump GIGA (volume 1 to 4)
from 2018:
Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦) on Weekly Shōnen Jump

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

●Jujutsu Kaisen The Official Anime Guide Season One by Gege Akutami●

This was a perfect companion to season one of the anime. It gives background information about all the characters alongside some cool artwork and extra details we might not have picked up on in the series. I enjoyed reading the interviews from the cast and reading their opinions and takes on the beloved characters. I also liked seeing a behind the scenes of how the anime gets created and what goes into making it.

Overall, a super fun and enjoyable read whilst I recover from season two of the anime😅

4/5 🌟

[Melanie Galea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be a great guide for someone who is just getting into the series - as someone who is 20+ volumes into the manga I already knew much of the information that was being communicated in the individual character profiles. Because of this, my favourite sections were towards the end where we saw storyboards, staff interviews and cast special messages. The Juju Stroll sections were also super fun to read!

Overall, was a great short look into the production process of Season 1 of the anime! I wish there were more interviews with the producers and editors of the series. You could tell that a lot of thought and effort was put into this anime from both the voice actors and the anime producers' side!

[Micah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some other anime guides I’ve read tend to just summarize the plot and characters with info any casual fan would know, maybe with a small comment or insight from someone who helped create the story that lean more toward basic platitudes. While this guide has that, it also features storyboards and interviews that reveal more of the production process and thought behind different creative choices, as well as some fun thoughts/comments on the story as a whole. I prefer more of this type of behind the scenes aspect of an anime guide, so my main complaint is that it didn’t include more of that.

[Hayleigh ツ · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was cool to see what the people who worked on Jujutsu Kaisen thought about it. When watching the anime, I didn't really pay much attention to how much work is being done. All the people who've worked in it put so much attention to detail, from the vibe of the songs to even little character design details. I def appreciate it more now, and I want to rewatch season 1 to see if I'd catch anything.

[Leeann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this as a gift and I love how amazing this guide is. It's easy to read and understand. Like the MHA guide you learn more about characters and their interest (plus a bunch of other cool things) The artwork is fantastic, you get insites on JJK0 as well and Yuta is bae. You do get cool extras like posters and the interviews with the VA are really cool as well. Im very pleased with this book!!

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This books is perfect for anyone who wants to understand the details of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1. It has interviews, sketches, little bios of every character you meet and props used, and it gives you the reasoning behind certain scenes in the anime. I enjoyed learning all the little details and seeing how the manga was brought to life and their decisions behind certain aspects of scenes.

[〔 ✿ 〕 · Rating 5 out of 5]

shoutout to gojo and sukuna 💟

[Zach Owens · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always love reading the behind the scenes of anime or any type of media.
So, this is a major plus!

[Jyoti · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must for every JJK-fan <3 I loved the behind the scenes, art and interviews

[Daniela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely background Infos and character arts. I enjoyed the interviews with cast and crew about the creation of the first season of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime most.

[SaDarius · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great refresher as I've started to rewatch the anime and am looking forward to start the manga!

[Ana Bernal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing. I want a season two guide!
Do not read it if you're not a crazy Jujutsu Kaisen fan or if you haven't watched season 1 of the anime because it'll make cero sense to you.

[Beersbooksandboos · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75

[lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

As an artist, I appreciate all of the references for all of the characters. All of the little things about the characters was so cool. There's nothing more fun than getting insight on your favorite characters. Plus it was nice to read a little bit on curses and techniques because it was hard to grasp at first.

[Alvaro Matteucci]

Beatiful Art!

It's a great collection of art from the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen. It includes a couple of pages of JJK 0 as well.
I'd recommend it for artists trying to understand the character designs, especially the Kindle version, because you can zoom in on the art.