Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season Episode 19 Discussion

First thing that I want to point out is how well-animated this episode was. I was prepared for this episode to look terrible because of the people shouting doom and gloom, saying they should delay the rest of the season, and claiming that the staff hadn't even started working on the remaining episodes beyond episode 18. But the opposite was true, this looked better than last weeks episode. Also, the claim about them not having started production came from random shit I saw on Twitter, so in hindsight, it's probably safe to assume those had zero merit or credibility to begin with lol.

But damn, the fighting that took place in the episodes first half looked incredible, especially when Yuji was going all in on whooping Mahito's ass. Regardless of what the truth is about this episodes production, the staff is pulling some crazy magic out of their asses so props to them.

Last week was Nanami, now it's Nobara's turn on the chopping block. Hopefully that shot of her in the OP surrounded by chairs while she covers her left eye makes a lot more sense now. Spoilers in plain sight 💀 Gotta also have the emotional backstory before sending her off. Yuji is 15 years old experiencing insane levels of trauma in just a matter of a few hours. Poor kid lol.

RIP Nobara, for all we know. I only say "for all we know" because her status is currently listed as "unknown," and even to this day in the manga we still aren't 100% certain of her fate. Still, if you're a Nobara fan I wouldn't hold out hope lol, it's safe to assume she's more than likely gone for real.

@thebrentinator24 Nah it’s entirely true that the production is fucked. I will say that the thing about episode production is a lie. They typically finish the episode in 3 or so weeks according to people working on the project. That said the episodes are typically finished either the day before or the day of airing. Which is quite bad. And even if episodes look good still(which they will, next ep is supposed to look even better) it should very much be delayed. Animators are suffering just to put out a decent product. That alone should warrant a delay of a few weeks to hopefully reset everything a bit. But yeah expect that the animation will be choppy in a lot of episodes and have some big ups and downs depending on the staff. The big moments will hit and the less important stuff will be looking quite wonky

i dont know how to feel about this
it just feels wrong and out of place, maybe too soon

@Peenutz Oh yea I'm definitely aware of how fucked their production schedule is, and how some episodes are finished at the last possible minute, which is just ridiculous. Even though finishing last minute isn't a new thing in the industry, no anime's staff should be dealing with that kind of crunch. With only 4 episodes left I doubt they'll delay anything this late in the game. It sucks that the animators have to push themselves as hard as they do to barely get the episode done in time, so I'm grateful when they still manage to give us episodes like what we've gotten over the last few weeks.

Does anyone know OST title when Yuji and Nobara fight Mahito?

I felt nothing for Nobara's death just like in the manga, so I guess this was a perfect adaptation from MAPPA. Adding a flashback just before it happens doesn't make me care more for her whatsoever. Wasted character by Gege; he should've had her do more early on in Shibuya for us to actually care.

It's easy to tell that most of these episodes were put together the day/week of airing. Mahito gets punched into a wall by Yuji leaving him sitting down next to a massive blood stain and the next shot we see of him he is standing up with 0 damage taken. It can be seen as nitpicking, but many cuts simply do not flow well into others. Animation was fine, but fine is not enough for JJK.

My sentiments toward this season can be somewhat salvaged if they adapt the upcoming fight to near perfection. Otherwise Shibuya's adaptation is a miss for me.

Nobara's signature move, RESONANCE! God I just love the sequence of Itadori beating the fuck out of Mahito, get that fraud, and oh there’s still more to come between them I JUST HOPE THEY DON’T SCREW UP THE FINAL SHIBUYA PARTS. Mahito is constantly playing tricks on Itadori and Nobara. Going back, there’s a backstory when Nobara was still a little gamer girl playing Super Smash Bros + a total menace for bullying kids and befriending Fumi :), their friendship is sweet while it may not stay as close as it should be now. Tbh Nobara is one of the characters I wouldn’t say is a wasted potential but somewhat, I never feel like I gave her that much attention, compared to the other characters here but I do feel bad for her fans, though her death, thus far, hasn’t been really confirmed by Gege himself.

anybody know what chapter to read after this episode?

I call BS. No way Nobara died while being the only one in the MAIN trio with so little character moments and exposure. Is this gonna be like Junpei's case again? A character with great potential that's killed off just because the author thinks shocking your audience with random deaths equals good writing? sigh* What a waste of an actual good female character smh.

And on a side note, what happened to Itadori's "black flash". I think he hasn't accomplished not even one since the arc started.