Gojo Satoru’sreputation antedate him in the Zanzibar copal fandom , signify by the fact that he has always dominatedJujutsu Kaisencharacter popularity polls by a landslide . It is whole , everyone loves Gojo- except forJujutsu Kaisen’screator , Gege Akutami , that is .

Gege Akutami has not been diffident about expressing his disdain for his series ' most notable hero , but counterintuitively , Gege ’s hate for Gojo has actually served his character well . He has often treated Gojo poorly in the linguistic context ofJujutsu Kaisen’sstory , ban him to the Prison Realmin the Shibuya Incident Arcand even later kill him entirely , but these actions motivated by his disapproval of the hero have only made him a better character .

Gojo Fits the Overpowered Hero Trope to a Tee

As Aspirational as Gojo May Be, an Indestructible Hero Poses a Problem From a Story Perspective

Saitama fromOne Punch Man , Dio Brando fromJoJo ’s Bizarre Adventure , and finally , Gojo Satoru fromJujutsu Kaisen , are all examples of a common anime figure : the overpowered hoagy . These characters are almost invincible and able-bodied to get the better of any opposition they run into with ease . The major drawback to this pilot is that these heroes are so unstoppable that they never confront solid threats , and thus , their storey sometimes become slow because there is no factor of challenge for them . If a graphic symbol is the strongest in their universe , what else is left for them to get the best ?

While jujutsu Kaisen ’s Gojo Satoru is popular among fans for a number of esthetic reasons , he ’s far more than just another over - power shonen hero .

Gojo Satoru faces this same dilemma , and inJujutsu Kaisen , he is even nicknamed " the strong . " Since he is so above every other character in terms of his forcible ability and powers , his changeless front in the story also poses a problem : no one else can possibly slip his glare , since he is the best . This is where Gege Akutami ’s hatred for Gojo actually becomes a welfare , rather than a disadvantage . Because hiscreator often diminished Gojo ’s role in the story , whether that was out of genuine dislike for him or not , otherJujutsu Kaisencharacterswere really capable to take a starring role .

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Gojo Was Sealed Away For 131 Chapters of Jujutsu Kaisen

To Add Insult to Injury, After Escaping From the Prison Realm for Only 16 Chapters, Gojo Died and Didn’t Return

In the Shibuya Incident arc ofJujutsu Kaisen , the villain Kenjaku hatched a plan to allow Cursed look to predominate over Japan . An integral ingredient in his scheme was trapping the strongest thaumaturge , since he assumed Gojo was the only person who would stand a chance against him . By luring Gojo in with an attack on impeccant civilian and catch him off guard by using his former dependable friend Geto ’s eubstance as a vas , Kenjaku fulfil his aim andGojo was lock off in the Prison Realmfrom chapter 90 to 221 of the manga , a whopping 131 chapters in aggregate .

After being gone for over a hundred chapters , one of Jujutsu Kaisen ’s strongest and most popular characters Satoru Gojo is at long last hark back .

While Gojo was trapped , he was absent in the story and only cite a handful of times . When he was finally gear up free from his enslavement many months later , fans ' agitation at seeing their favorite hero again was quick destroyed by an even more unexpected occurrent : Gojo ’s last . In chapter 236,only 16 chapters after being unseal , Gojo was kill by the King of Curses , Ryomen Sukuna . His body was rive in two , and although a portion of the fandom stay optimistic that he would be revived , Gege Akutami quickly made it clean-cut that that favorable outcome was not in the plug-in .

Yuji Itadori staring out the window in Jujutsu Kaisen

Gojo’s Absence in the Shibuya Incident Arc Was Actually an Advantage

Gege’s Hatred of Gojo Paved the Way For Other Characters to Succeed

Had Gojo beenJujutsu Kaisen’smain character , Akutami would never have had the chance to make such drastic choices when writing for him . Although he hypothetically could have removed Gojo from the chronicle temporarily , like he didin the Shibuya Incident arcif he was the champion , it would have been more difficult to omit a main character from an anime for over one hundred chapter . Since Yuji Itadori is the agonist alternatively , Akutami could fundamentally treat Gojo however he wanted to , since although he is the impregnable , he is also a side character .

Out of all of Jujutsu Kaisen ’s many heroes , the protagonist , Yuji Itadori , is the most average , and this calibre is one of his greatest strengths .

In Gojo ’s absence seizure , the otherJujutsu Kaisencharacters were forced to meliorate at a speedy rate since society ’s smashing protector was temporarily out of mission . Every other character , but particularly Yuji , grew unattackable and more confident , sincethey had no choice but to take on baddie alone , without lean on Gojo ’s consuming might as a crutch . At first , all Bob Hope seemed lose without Gojo , but Yuji ’s advancement surprised everyone . When Gojo died , he passed the torch down to Yuji so he could terminate what his wise man begin , and it is precisely Gojo ’s removal fromJujutsu Kaisenthat allowed Yuji to eventually conquer Sukuna .

Gojo Satoru pulls back his blindfold threateningly

Gojo Did Not Just Die Because Gege Hates Him, His Death Was Sadly Necessary

In Gojo’s Absence, Yuji Rose to New Heights of Accomplishment and Honored His Mentor’s Legacy

It is extremely difficult to force off the overpowered bomber anime trope well , but because of his disdain for Gojo , Gege managed to do just that inJujutsu Kaisen . There is some speculation that Gege ’s hatred of Gojo is just an overdone joke , but whether his loathing of the fictional character is authentic or not , the fact remains thatcharacters as tough to defeat as Gojo are the most difficult to compose . The meat of Gege ’s dislike of the unassailable sorcerer is likely because he is so laborious to contain into the account without overshadow everyone else , butthe Shibuya Incident and Gojo ’s deathwere excellent workarounds to this problem .

Never at a loss for language , Jujutsu Kaisen ’s Gojo had an exceptional gift of gab . It was n’t all braggadocio , though , much was quite profound .

Gojo ’s impact on not justJujutsu Kaisen , but Zanzibar copal civilisation as a whole , is noteworthy . Eliminating him from the story so suddenly and completely was not just Gege Akutami ’s fashion of expressing his disapproval for a role the entire fandom adores , it was an designed conclusion that forced Yuji to ameliorate in every elbow room . Although there is still discourse besiege whetherGojoshould have been resurrect after his dying , or permit out of the Prison Realm rather , his absence was alas want to elevate other characters and to raise the stake ofJujutsu Kaisen , setting a in high spirits banner for Yuji to endure up to .

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Jujutsu Kaisen’s Gojo unleashes the power of Purple against a black void.

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