Warning: Contains manga spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen!!Possibly the most iconic anime teacher to come out of the post-pandemic era of anime, Satoru Gojo is a new-gen otaku icon representing Jujutsu Kaisen. He’s immensely memorable yet immediately recognizable, a classic powerful white-haired ikemen character, and his ego is just massive enough to reflect it. The anime may be facing his absence, currently, but Gojo’s quotes are everlasting.

This extends beyond sillier yet equally-memorable quips like during the Juju Strolls segments where he picks up Megumi for violin practice, though. Gojo’s larger-than-life personality is often manifested with pure, oddly charming arrogance, but his arrogance is earned as an electrifying, fiercely powerful Special Grade sorcerer, with a proven soft spot for his beloved students.

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“Throughout Heaven and Earth… I Alone Am the Honored One.”

Chapter 75 “Hidden Inventory, Part 11”, Season 2, Episode 4 “Hidden Inventory 4”

One of Gojo’s most iconic quotes in Jujutsu Kaisen occurs during his fight against Toji Fushiguro. Taken to the edge of death by the Sorcerer Killer, Gojo has an epiphany about his Cursed Technique and gains a new understanding of Reverse Cursed Technique. As the strongest sorcerer in the series, Gojo has always been cocky and arrogant, and rightly so.

That said, Gojo’s words against Toji reflect his enlightenment as he finally discovers the true extent of his powers and transcends the assumed limitations of what jujutsu can accomplish. Gojo referring to himself as ‘the honored one’ also draws interesting parallels to Sukuna, who is later referred to as ‘the disgraced one’ by Angel, seemingly setting up their fateful battle.

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“For Real Real. I Feel Like New.”

Chapter 74 “Hidden Inventory”, Season 2, Episode 4 “Hidden Inventory 4”

One of the more shocking events in the early part of the story was Toji Fushiguro’s assassination of Gojo. Until that point, Gojo seemed invincible or, at the very least, able to put up a better fight than he did against Toji’s initial push. The surprise and shock that fans felt was echoed in the expression on Gojo’s face.

If humiliation could be personified, Gojo was its poster boy. However, fans were equally surprised, as was Toji, by his complete recovery two chapters later. Not only does it demonstrate that Gojo is still his egotistical self, but more importantly, that he’s found a means to be even better than he was before.

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“They’ll Be As Good As Me Someday.”

Chapter 11 “The Dream”, Season 1, Episode 6 “After the Rain”

With all his bluster and pushing of the personal brand, it’s clear that Gojo did not think highly of many other sorcerers in the community. Indeed, as his first encounter with Sukuna illustrated, he didn’t even think much of the King of Curses – the most feared sorcerer in the history of the world. That’s what makes this quote so interesting.

Not only does he admit that there are others as good as him, but it also reveals Gojo’s tacit admission that they have the potential to be better than him. That is, anyone as good as Gojo should either be able to defeat him or, at least, not be defeated by him, which, for Gojo, is as good as being defeated.

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“I’m Gonna Reset This Crappy Jujutsu World.”

Chapter 11 “The Dream”, Season 1, Episode 6 “After the Rain”

In his younger days as a student, Gojo enjoyed the whole Jujutsu sorcerer experience. He lived and breathed it, and came away happier from the experience. But with the cold-blooded murder of Riko Amanai, and his friend’s steady descent into the darkness afterward, Gojo’s understanding of the Jujutsu sorcerer community matured.

Gojo no longer saw the community as a source of his enjoyment but as a cabal that manipulated others, especially the youth, for their own interests. This quote succinctly elucidates Gojo’s contempt for community administration in its current form and his plan to change it for the better.

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“Infinity Exists Everywhere.”

Chapter 14 “Assault”, Season 1, Episode 7 Assault”

One of the reasons Gojo has such a big ego is because he truly is a powerful sorcerer. Power hasn’t corrupted Gojo, it just gave him an inflated belief in himself. However, one problem with fans’ understanding of his power is that it’s hard to understand intuitively. This quote goes a long way to pulling back the curtain on his abilities.

It reveals that, like the mathematical formula for infinity, the technique approximates the attempt to close the distance between two points moving in the same direction. According to the formula, the distance can never equal “0”, because the point ahead will always be infinitesimally ahead of the point behind.

Since infinity is everywhere, Gojo can manipulate it such that nothing should be able to hit Gojo unless he decides to turn off the ability.

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“I Have Faith in Everyone.”

Chapter 91 “The Shibuya Incident, Part 9”, Season 2, Episode 10 “Pandemonium”

The Shibuya Incident arc ended with Kenjaku pulling off one of the most important power moves in the story – he was able to trick Gojo just long enough to send him to the Prison Realm. Almost as soon as the trap was sprung, Gojo cursed himself for making a rookie mistake, and not having been more careful.

Nevertheless, despite being the guy who always wants the final shot, this quote reveals how much Gojo has matured. That is, he realizes that he doesn’t need to rely on himself to get the win. Rather, he can rest assured that his team won’t just step forward and take up the fight, but actually win it.

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“I Hope You Don’t Mind if I Show off a Little.”

Chapter 2 “Secret Execution”, Season 1, Episode 2 “For Myself”

One of the subtler but more enjoyable elements of Gojo’s personality is his sense of humor. At times, it can be exuberantly hilarious, even finding ways to use Digimon to a complex sorcerer’s concept. At other times, it can be cutting and acerbic. However, it’s always entertaining.

Whether he uses it as a tactic to throw off an opponent, to cope with the stress of the situation, or whether he truly finds the situation, it’s always entertaining. Moreover, it also provides a key marker of his attitude. When Gojo stops joking, he’s about to get serious. This quote is the perfect example of his sense of humor.

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“My Best Friend Did. My One and Only.”

Chapter 0.4 “Bright Darkness”, Jujutsu Kaizen 0

Gojo is the perfect example of a social introvert. He can, and does, hang out with others. He is not socially awkward in public – in fact, he quite enjoys the limelight. However, all these interactions are merely at the surface level. There’s no deeper connection with the people around him. He is engaging but aloof. Intuitively, this makes sense.

This quote exposes Gojo’s loneliness. Geto was, for a time, as powerful as Gojo and suffered many of the same problems connecting with others. They quickly formed a deep bond; for once in his life Gojo had a true friend, and it made him happy. The death of Riko Amanai changed that, and Gojo has been lonely ever since.

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“Love Is the Most Twisted Curse of All.”

Chapter 0.1: “The Cursed Child”, Jujutsu Kaisen 0

This is an interesting quote largely due to those who made it. While Gojo is interested and cares for his students and the Jujutsu sorcerer community, there had been no evidence at that time that he’d experienced the kind of love that existed between Yuta and Rika. In other words, it would not have been out of place for Yuta to ask Gojo, “Who are you to tell me about love.”

However, upon deeper consideration, the quote is quite profound. Considering what we learn later about Gojo’s relationship with Geto, it reveals that Gojo certainly knows enough to offer his opinion.

On the other hand, based on the translation in the manga, the quote implies that curses, like Rika, who spawn as a result of negative emotions connected with love, are bound to be abnormal and mutant because the underlying emotion is so powerful and intense.

Taken both ways, it reveals the comprehensiveness of Gojo’s mindset and that he was looking for a way to help Yuta.

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“Nah, I’d Win.”

Chapter 221: “Gain and Loss”

If there is any quote that distills the essence of Saturo Gojo, this is the one. It was made in response to a question from Yuji about whether Gojo would be able to defeat a resurrected Sukuna. Gojo’s response was instinctual and immediate. It left little doubt in Yuji’s mind about who would win.

It’s the type of response fans have come to expect. Other than his brush with Toji Fushiguro, no one has come close to stopping Gojo. Gojo never gets in a fight he thinks he’ll lose, because every fight he gets into, he wins. It oozes Gojo’s brash and bombastic persona. It was also absolutely accurate, until it wasn’t.

Jujutsu Kaisen is available from Crunchyroll.

Release Date

October 3, 2020

Network

TBS, MBS, CBC, Tulip Television, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, SBC, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, atv, MBC

Directors

Ryohei Takeshita, Masataka Akai, Chie Nishizawa, Daisuke Tsukushi, Tomomi Kamiya, Kakushi Ifuku, Ken Takahashi

Writers

Hiroshi Seko

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  Yuichi Nakamura

  Satoru Gojo