okay then why not just create an escenario that forced Itadori to change in more interesting ways? Its your story why are you blaming the character when how he is used is YOUR OWN CHOICE?
You already have potential with how Mahito and Sukuna have been breaking him. Just use that…
SeaYogurtcloset6262 on
MY BROTHER IN CHRIST
YOU MADE THE SANDWICH
MonsterKiller112 on
Why does Akutami always comment on his manga like he is criticizing someone else’s work?
He is the creator of Itadori, if he feels he is bland then he should change it and make him more interesting. Why is he complaining about his own main character?
Zestyclose_Remote874 on
Bro that’s on you.
And as an anime only, I don’t even see how that’s remotely true.
bleachfan9999 on
Gege is Sukuna confirmed lmao
aot-and-yakuzafan_88 on
>Itadori’s character makes the story bland
Gege, YOU CREATED HIM! That’s on you. If you think his character makes the story bland, then why didn’t you think of more character traits or anything for him, If you think he “Makes the story bland”
Labmit on
But you also hated the one who is arguably considered the most fun character in the setting in Gojo.
Nhytex_ on
Imma be real here, does Gege even like his own story? He doesn’t like Gojo. He kills off a majority of his cast. And now he doesn’t really like his MC.
Your the literal creator, you wrote your characters this way.
Immediate-Divide-908 on
So, either he’s confessing he didn’t create Itadori, or more likely, admitting he’s incapable of writing a *good* protagonist. 🌚
ConnectionIcy3717 on
Bro is his own worst critic and probably biggest fanboy too
SerasAshrain on
Well to me he does indeed seem bland. As a bleach fan, people were always giving Ichigo a hard time because he never had some over the top grand goal like “i want to be hokage” or “I want to be pirate king” or “I want to be wizard king”, etc. he was just an otherwise normal guy who wanted to protect his friends and family.
But I was always wondering why Itadori never got the same criticisms when his motivation is “I don’t want to be alone when I die”… I do think he takes the cake, at least to me, for bland MC’s.
Chrisamelio on
I think a lot of people miss out on the fact that he was required to make character changes to get published. Iirc the main 3 were supposed to be killed early in the story and Yuta was supposed to be the main charcacter.
Croal7 on
Yuji is one of the best characters tf lol
W0tW0t123 on
Now all the abuse he puts him through makes sense
EljachFD on
I have no idea why some people seem to be reacting negatively to this comment. I find it amazing that an author can look at its work objectively and look for areas he could of improved on. Authors arent gods who will get everything right, they are allowed to have ideas and later on feel they failed in the execution. From what I have seen in the anime and what I have heard from manga readers it’s obvious jjk isnt a masterpiece so hopefully he uses this experience to make something much better next time
Barros_Luco on
Well, that doesnt help much if you keep killing the interesting characters and the bland one is still alive.
I wanted a Nanami traveling to thailand and visiting different beaches spinoff.
Shiro_no_Orpheus on
I love this. So much. I have a JJK fan in my friend group who called me an idiot for saying that he’s a lame MC, I just don’t get him.
SteakForGoodDogs on
Well, you wrote a main character whose main combat shtick is “I punch it for massive damage” with the same self-sacrificial personality as Shirou Emiya (but without the backstory trauma) without a foil to contrast him, so…..
SanchitoBandito on
I like the character, but he does stick out in a weird way.
bobsjobisfob on
kill him then, pussy. u wont
EffectzHD on
He’s right itadori is a traditional shonen MC, western fans asking why he made it that way then when the actual demographic that matters wouldn’t really accept it.
His actual approach with the ensemble cast allowing other characters to almost be MC’s in their own right is the perfect balance
ozairh18 on
He made the character though
nezeta on
This isn’t the first time he revealed Itadori wasn’t his favorite character. I don’t think he alone makes the story bland, but it’s obvious to me that Gege likes Okkotsu (the original MC), Fushiguro and Gojo (the fan favorite) much more than Itadori and thus struggles to have a balance of screen time between them.
There are not a few series where the authors once introduced new MCs but ended up bringing back the original ones (Dragon Ball, Gundam Seed Destiny, Yakuza, Ace Attorney and the list goes on). I just hope Itadori will not follow the same route.
_mrPinc_ on
JJK’s characterisation has always been weak imo. It only gets worse as we go deeper in the story. This was part of the reason why I didn’t enjoy the shibuya arc.
Akirakajime on
Just personal opinion, Megumi would be a cool protag, a mid sorcerer who got trounced in fighting strength by his new teammates but having a nuclear option just in case. I like Yuji but Megumi seemed to have more potential with his struggle while Yuji just casually gets stronger at a rapid pace with less effort.
94Rebbsy on
Dumbass is the writer, hates the mc so has him be shit on all the time
Falsus on
…
If he feels that way why the fuck did he write it that way then?
Like I know he hates Yuji Itadori but come on, it is still on you how he is portrayed, the story placed around him and whether he is bland or not.
qwilliams92 on
This shit was definitely meant to end a little after Shibuya and he’s been trolling ever since
wallowsworld on
Gege has got to be the funniest mangaka of all time, like I have never seen someone criticize their own series this much in my life
Duliu20 on
He should kill him. You know what they say, the 30th time is the charm.
orphan_of_Ludwig on
Yuji is actually compelling now considering everything with Sukuna. So it’s so strange for him to put out this statement when Yuta and Megumi would be really bland, too cool for school types.
MysteryNeighbor on
Yuji barely moves the story though, bruh has just been caught in the middle of almost every situation he’s been in that doesn’t involve moments of getting possessed by Big Suk
If anything, Yuji is one of the most *passive* MCs out there.
I think this is the only instance I can think of in which I feel the mangaka is just straight-up wrong about his story and shows a worrying lack of self-awareness as to the real issue and that’s giving the villains ridiculous amounts of plot armor
Xononanamol on
Itadori is a boring character. No idea how he never realized that though.
theodoreroberts on
Then it is your fault? You just show you are bad in writing and developing a character. And this is not a difficult character like anti-hero or enigmatic villain or complex godlike being. This is just a white bread with butter character, you are unable to put jam or lecture and chicken, or tuna and tomatoes on it, then it is your fault 100%.
The final fight is getting stretched like a rubber band recently. There is no excitement in the development. It goes around and around:
* Yuji and someone fights, Gege hypes that person for the entire chapter
* Yuji gains the upperhand
* Sukuna insults Yuji, Sukuna punches Yuji
* Sukuna kills or mortally injures that someone, maybe add a Binding Vow
* Someone new joins the fight, Gege hypes that person for the entire chapter
* Sukuna insults an off-screened Yuji
* Sukuna kills or mortally injures that someone, maybe add one more Binding Vow
* Yuji and someone joins the fight, Gege hypes that person for the entire chapter…
* Rinse and repeat, oh maybe some NPC dies.
So lacking of character development is not his only problem. Being unable to kill off the last boss that feel exciting to read is also another of his problems.
nameless_stories on
Gege: *writes a character
Gege: this sucks who wrote this
Matarys on
Gege doesn’t know what he’s doing and just winging it as it goes it seems lmao
TV_H34d on
Ain’t he write the damn book?
BitchYouAintNoNerd on
Insert the SpongeBob meme of him looking for the criminal responsible for this
LouArch on
Gege cooks, but dislikes it for some reason. He then wonders why people like it though which frustrates him that he would then burn it on purpose until it’s shit and everyone thinks it’s shit and that motivates him to create even more shit until it’s all a pile of shit. And then he finally complains about it. 👍
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okay then why not just create an escenario that forced Itadori to change in more interesting ways? Its your story why are you blaming the character when how he is used is YOUR OWN CHOICE?
You already have potential with how Mahito and Sukuna have been breaking him. Just use that…
MY BROTHER IN CHRIST
YOU MADE THE SANDWICH
Why does Akutami always comment on his manga like he is criticizing someone else’s work?
He is the creator of Itadori, if he feels he is bland then he should change it and make him more interesting. Why is he complaining about his own main character?
Bro that’s on you.
And as an anime only, I don’t even see how that’s remotely true.
Gege is Sukuna confirmed lmao
>Itadori’s character makes the story bland
Gege, YOU CREATED HIM! That’s on you. If you think his character makes the story bland, then why didn’t you think of more character traits or anything for him, If you think he “Makes the story bland”
But you also hated the one who is arguably considered the most fun character in the setting in Gojo.
Imma be real here, does Gege even like his own story? He doesn’t like Gojo. He kills off a majority of his cast. And now he doesn’t really like his MC.
Your the literal creator, you wrote your characters this way.
So, either he’s confessing he didn’t create Itadori, or more likely, admitting he’s incapable of writing a *good* protagonist. 🌚
Bro is his own worst critic and probably biggest fanboy too
Well to me he does indeed seem bland. As a bleach fan, people were always giving Ichigo a hard time because he never had some over the top grand goal like “i want to be hokage” or “I want to be pirate king” or “I want to be wizard king”, etc. he was just an otherwise normal guy who wanted to protect his friends and family.
But I was always wondering why Itadori never got the same criticisms when his motivation is “I don’t want to be alone when I die”… I do think he takes the cake, at least to me, for bland MC’s.
I think a lot of people miss out on the fact that he was required to make character changes to get published. Iirc the main 3 were supposed to be killed early in the story and Yuta was supposed to be the main charcacter.
Yuji is one of the best characters tf lol
Now all the abuse he puts him through makes sense
I have no idea why some people seem to be reacting negatively to this comment. I find it amazing that an author can look at its work objectively and look for areas he could of improved on. Authors arent gods who will get everything right, they are allowed to have ideas and later on feel they failed in the execution. From what I have seen in the anime and what I have heard from manga readers it’s obvious jjk isnt a masterpiece so hopefully he uses this experience to make something much better next time
Well, that doesnt help much if you keep killing the interesting characters and the bland one is still alive.
I wanted a Nanami traveling to thailand and visiting different beaches spinoff.
I love this. So much. I have a JJK fan in my friend group who called me an idiot for saying that he’s a lame MC, I just don’t get him.
Well, you wrote a main character whose main combat shtick is “I punch it for massive damage” with the same self-sacrificial personality as Shirou Emiya (but without the backstory trauma) without a foil to contrast him, so…..
I like the character, but he does stick out in a weird way.
kill him then, pussy. u wont
He’s right itadori is a traditional shonen MC, western fans asking why he made it that way then when the actual demographic that matters wouldn’t really accept it.
His actual approach with the ensemble cast allowing other characters to almost be MC’s in their own right is the perfect balance
He made the character though
This isn’t the first time he revealed Itadori wasn’t his favorite character. I don’t think he alone makes the story bland, but it’s obvious to me that Gege likes Okkotsu (the original MC), Fushiguro and Gojo (the fan favorite) much more than Itadori and thus struggles to have a balance of screen time between them.
There are not a few series where the authors once introduced new MCs but ended up bringing back the original ones (Dragon Ball, Gundam Seed Destiny, Yakuza, Ace Attorney and the list goes on). I just hope Itadori will not follow the same route.
JJK’s characterisation has always been weak imo. It only gets worse as we go deeper in the story. This was part of the reason why I didn’t enjoy the shibuya arc.
Just personal opinion, Megumi would be a cool protag, a mid sorcerer who got trounced in fighting strength by his new teammates but having a nuclear option just in case. I like Yuji but Megumi seemed to have more potential with his struggle while Yuji just casually gets stronger at a rapid pace with less effort.
Dumbass is the writer, hates the mc so has him be shit on all the time
…
If he feels that way why the fuck did he write it that way then?
Like I know he hates Yuji Itadori but come on, it is still on you how he is portrayed, the story placed around him and whether he is bland or not.
This shit was definitely meant to end a little after Shibuya and he’s been trolling ever since
Gege has got to be the funniest mangaka of all time, like I have never seen someone criticize their own series this much in my life
He should kill him. You know what they say, the 30th time is the charm.
Yuji is actually compelling now considering everything with Sukuna. So it’s so strange for him to put out this statement when Yuta and Megumi would be really bland, too cool for school types.
Yuji barely moves the story though, bruh has just been caught in the middle of almost every situation he’s been in that doesn’t involve moments of getting possessed by Big Suk
If anything, Yuji is one of the most *passive* MCs out there.
I think this is the only instance I can think of in which I feel the mangaka is just straight-up wrong about his story and shows a worrying lack of self-awareness as to the real issue and that’s giving the villains ridiculous amounts of plot armor
Itadori is a boring character. No idea how he never realized that though.
Then it is your fault? You just show you are bad in writing and developing a character. And this is not a difficult character like anti-hero or enigmatic villain or complex godlike being. This is just a white bread with butter character, you are unable to put jam or lecture and chicken, or tuna and tomatoes on it, then it is your fault 100%.
The final fight is getting stretched like a rubber band recently. There is no excitement in the development. It goes around and around:
* Yuji and someone fights, Gege hypes that person for the entire chapter
* Yuji gains the upperhand
* Sukuna insults Yuji, Sukuna punches Yuji
* Sukuna kills or mortally injures that someone, maybe add a Binding Vow
* Someone new joins the fight, Gege hypes that person for the entire chapter
* Sukuna insults an off-screened Yuji
* Sukuna kills or mortally injures that someone, maybe add one more Binding Vow
* Yuji and someone joins the fight, Gege hypes that person for the entire chapter…
* Rinse and repeat, oh maybe some NPC dies.
So lacking of character development is not his only problem. Being unable to kill off the last boss that feel exciting to read is also another of his problems.
Gege: *writes a character
Gege: this sucks who wrote this
Gege doesn’t know what he’s doing and just winging it as it goes it seems lmao
Ain’t he write the damn book?
Insert the SpongeBob meme of him looking for the criminal responsible for this
Gege cooks, but dislikes it for some reason. He then wonders why people like it though which frustrates him that he would then burn it on purpose until it’s shit and everyone thinks it’s shit and that motivates him to create even more shit until it’s all a pile of shit. And then he finally complains about it. 👍