JJK: Toji Fushiguro Was Impressed By Actor Jason Statham & Emiya Kiritsugu From Destiny/Zero
Gege Akutami, creator of Jujutsu Kaisen, revealed that the character Toji Fushiguro was impressed by actor Jason Statham and Emiya Kiritsugu from Destiny/Zero.
Akutami mentioned the influences behind Fushiguro’s character in a Q&A, which was a part of a catalog handed out in the course of the current Jujutsu Kaisen exhibition which was held at Shibuya in July 2024.
Whereas contemplating Fushiguro’s character, Akutami initially envisioned him as just like Kenny from Assault on Titan. Nonetheless, the character’s look shifted after being influenced by the aura of voice actor Kazuhiro Yamaji.
Yamaji is a Japanese actor & voice actor who has dubbed the voice of Jason Statham in Japanese. This affect made Akutami resemble Fushiguro near Jason Statham, identified for his roles as a tricky {and professional} determine.
Akutami additionally drew parallels between Fushiguro and Emiya Kiritsugu from Destiny/Zero. Each characters share traits of their method and actions which are typically deemed unacceptable by others of their respective worlds.
Each Emiya and Toji are identified sorcerer killers of their respective universes and each used strategies and implies that had been appeared down upon by their counterparts.
Emiya’s affect can clearly be seen in Toji, as he makes use of a spread of weapons and tactical brilliance to take down his opponents.
“At first I considered making [Toji] one thing alongside the strains of Kenny from Assault on Titan, however then I used to be drawn to [voice actor Kazuhiro] Yamaji-san’s aura and he ended up wanting extra like work skilled Jason Statham. He’s additionally fairly just like Kiritsugu from Destiny/Zero within the sense that he does issues jujutsu sorcerers discover repugnant,” Akutami stated.
The writer additionally delved into why he created Toji, explaining that he was developed to deal with Akutami’s issues of Megumi’s character being too missing.
Because the story advanced, Akutami determined to introduce Fushiguro’s father to deepen the character dynamics. This method, recommended by editor Katayama, helped set up connections throughout the narrative.
“When the serialization first started, there was at all times the problem of whether or not or not Itadori was too weak as a personality…? however because the story progressed, I began to query whether or not it was Fushiguro’s character that was too missing so I launched Fushiguro’s father. This was a way I realized from editor Katayama to construct connections.”
Toji Fushiguro gained reputation amongst followers after he featured prominently within the Hidden Stock arc of the manga. Recognized for his distinctive fight expertise and formidable presence, regardless of missing cursed power, Toji shortly turned a fan favourite.
His actions set the tone for what would observe in Jujutsu Kaisen, with his assassination of Riko Amanai turning out to be one of the essential factors within the story.
The Q&A’s from the exhibition’s catalog additionally present attention-grabbing insights into Megumi, Itadori and even Yuta Okkotsu.
Jujutsu Kaisen manga, which started serializing in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Soar in 2018.
As of July 2024, the chapters of the manga have been collected into 27 tankobon volumes, with over 90 million copies in circulation. The ongoing Shinjuku Showdown arc is reportedly the ultimate arc/a part of the manga in response to Akutami.
Supply: Jujutsu Kaisen exhibition by way of Soukatsu