Mugen Monday - Sixteenth Edition

For far too long humans have dared to manifest that which they envision and dream into the physical reality. There is something about manifesting, or transforming the unseen, the abstract, the mental, into a physical form.

I too once dared to dream, I dreamed of finishing 1,000 Anime. Inspired by a regional club I was a part of, I knew people who claimed to get near to that number. I never got to know if they were lying, or if they were truly that veteran.

Today I stand at the epitome of such manifestation. With well over two Anime events conducted in the physical vicinity of the place I live in. As I speak, I have been heavily invested in operating a similar venture in the next week coming.

I introduce you to Hikari - which literally translates to light. With passivities such as stalls, food, Animanga Art exhibits, games, workshops, and Japanese-themed decoration.

This is actually in tie-up with Freebird Music Festival, which is ought to host a few of the finest Artist lineups from all around the nation of India.

Well, anyway. As the hype for putting MAPPA through hell post-their-staff controversy has subsided, we can discuss more things Jujutsu Kaisen.

Such as if all good characters are destined to be swayed away in a wave of death tolls that range as per the Manga, which again ranges as per the author’s need for a dramatic, well, drama.

Why Jujutsu Kaisen is a perfectly crafted Shonen

I mean, think about it. Much of Jujutsu Kaisen is like a beautifully crafted shonen, that fits all the typical tropes of what a shonen is supposed to be. It’s like Gege was sure of all the typicalities that appease the Mainstream, including a bit of Gore, a dark and deep story, with well-laid tragedies of death.

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Such a thing was not part of mainstream shonen - shows like One Piece, Naruto and Bleach, despite touching sensitive content barely, always avoided full-on confrontation.

Things obviously changed when Attack on Titan was categorised as a shonen, a show that showed the protagonists’ mother being crushed and eaten alive by a giant humanoid figure with Valak-like laughing smiley.

You get the point, add this to the fact that Chainsaw Man another popular shonen has also embarked on similar ventures. All of this probably lays it well for Gege on what to write a story on.

It’s simple really, take a unique power (such as curse energy, chakra, nen, devils, demons) and make an academy where the most overpowered good support character lives.

Create a curse that lives within the protagonist (Naruto much?) and add him to this student trio that revolves around quite important characters. Play around the plot with seniors and classmates until the major villain organization starts appearing. Buah! the perfect recipe for a Shonen.

What makes a shonen - a shonen? Something to ponder about once again. But until then, do check out what we have to offer.

- From the Editor’s Desk

Rhytham Das, Editor-in-Chief, Spiel Anime