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Now I'm more fucking confused than ever
I THINK ch. 270 gave us more hints about Momotaro?
Momotaro is mentioned when Gojo speaks to Suguru in the hidden inventory arc. It also appears during Takaba's fight with Kenjaku.
Different translations of the same page - at first, I thought this was saying that Geto is a bit different from Kenjaku - that Takaba used his CT to revive Geto in attempt to have a comedy partner (rip Kenjaku's brain, but it's better to leave him in the afterlife).
In the later translation, it seems they're discussing the difference between jokes. I'm not fluent in Japanese but I wouldn't be surprised if this could be read with multiple meanings.
Why is momotaro only mentioned with Geto - or Kenjaku, in his body? I know that Kenjaku was more interested in playing video games than knowing what CT had occurred in awakened players in the culling games.
There's the satosugu ship, and there's the chemistry between Kenjaku and Takaba.
There's the joke about Momotaro's conception - eating a magic peach and bumping uglies.
Idk the significance yet...
At this point maybe I should watch gameplay of momotaro? Or beg the internet to add anything they know.
I just cannot believe this is a coincidence bc gege wrote this, you know? So what does it meeaannnnnnn.....
Is there any meta analysis on momotaro references in jujutsu kaisen?
Reading the takaba vs kenjaku fight always takes me back to what Gojo said* in the hidden inventory arc.
I think these are all the momotaro mentions.
Pls help me. I can't stop thinking about it but I know nothing.
*Iirc, certain English translations like the dub leave out momotaro completely, and he said "grinding to endgame in an MMO is far more exhausting." similarly, they left out the name of the model on Gojo's phone background. I care too much about translation details.
Edit to add; there might be more references but without being named I wouldn't know. So any additions or context would be appreciated (ik it's a game and I looked into playing it but momotaro doesn't look fun to me r i p)
Edit 2: after looking into this, I believe there are more subtle references to Momotaro, even in the final chapter. I think it has a similar meaning to the satosugu breakup - the folktale vs. the game, are you using jujutsu for your own ethical calling or are you following the rules of someone else's game?
I THINK ch. 270 gave us more hints about Momotaro?
Momotaro is mentioned when Gojo speaks to Suguru in the hidden inventory arc. It also appears during Takaba's fight with Kenjaku.
Different translations of the same page - at first, I thought this was saying that Geto is a bit different from Kenjaku - that Takaba used his CT to revive Geto in attempt to have a comedy partner (rip Kenjaku's brain, but it's better to leave him in the afterlife).
In the later translation, it seems they're discussing the difference between jokes. I'm not fluent in Japanese but I wouldn't be surprised if this could be read with multiple meanings.
Why is momotaro only mentioned with Geto - or Kenjaku, in his body? I know that Kenjaku was more interested in playing video games than knowing what CT had occurred in awakened players in the culling games.
There's the satosugu ship, and there's the chemistry between Kenjaku and Takaba.
There's the joke about Momotaro's conception - eating a magic peach and bumping uglies.
Idk the significance yet...
At this point maybe I should watch gameplay of momotaro? Or beg the internet to add anything they know.
I just cannot believe this is a coincidence bc gege wrote this, you know? So what does it meeaannnnnnn.....
Latest update here:
Momotaro (from the game) seems to resemble the way our latest curse victim sees her fiancé...?
Momotaro from folklore seems to resemble Yuuji.
I hate jjk theories bc I continue to overanalyze them in my sleep.
Sometimes it's overthinking scenes that don't exist w characters who don't exist.
Sometimes it actually makes sense though! Like this time - kenjaku's momotaro joke begins with "Dad wasn't around and Ma was busy" - Jin wasn't around and Kenjaku was busy. It makes extra sense bc I had established while awake that Yuuji is momotaro (from the folktale, at least. Gojo might be momotaro from the game - so far all the gameplay I've seen looked rly boring and the players and the game were all speaking Japanese so I didn't get much out of it beyond rolling dice and moving pieces on the board) I'll find more later.
My analysis on Momotaro (the folk tale and the game momotaro dentetsu / momotetsu, since they are both mentioned in jujutsu kaisen) here.
But tell me what you think...
Made a momotaro based oc for the show and got hyper fixated and made a fic. Enjoy.
Luc ultimate momotaro suit
Luc ultimate momotaro suit
Luc ultimate momotaro suit
I forgot about these doodles I did last year Oops Decided to do a lil revamp on a design I got from @youronlydrpepper 🍒 With also making a story If you know the story of Momotaro My take is, what if Momotaro was a big oni raised by a lovin family 💕🍑