Shonen Jump goes live-action in the new release of Jujutsu Kaisen

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The 27th volume of Gege Akutami’s hit Jujutsu Kaisen The series recently hit bookstores in Japan and the franchise is celebrating in every way possible. In honor of Fumihiko Takaba, one of the main characters in the volume, Jujutsu Kaisen Recently, a live-action parody was released in which Takaba plays a “superhuman” high school teacher.

Shonen Jump’s official YouTube channel recently released the aforementioned video, which features Takaba as an overly passionate high school teacher, speaking loudly and making dramatic gestures in the classroom. Via Comic Natalie, this sketch is a direct parody of Coca-Cola’s famous “Fanta Academy Series” – a series of parodic commercials that put the titular soda brand in the spotlight. In Jujutsu KaisenIn the version of “Choujin-sensei,” Takaba takes on the role of Fanta Academy’s “Choujin-sensei.” The iconic antagonist Kenjaku (also known as Pseudo-Geto) also makes an appearance near the end. Readers can watch the full video below.

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Shonen Jump releases a Jujutsu Kaisen live-action parody of Coca-Cola’s Fanta

This is not the first time that Jujutsu Kaisen made fun of the Fanta brand. In Chapter 242 of the JJK Manga, Takaba faces off against Kenjaku during a major battle in the ongoing “Shinjuku Showdown” arc. Using his famous “Comedian” technique, Takaba can distort reality into any imagined scenario that he personally finds humorous. With this ability, he effortlessly transports himself and Kenjaku into the typically silly world of a Grape Fanta commercial. Several JujutsuKaisen Fans on X pointed out that this panel is a reference to an older gag that includes the phrases “Sea of ​​​​Fanta” and “Fantasea.” To get the latest JJK Volume, Jujutsu KaisenAn enlarged color version of the Fanta panel was published on the official X page and has already been shared over 8,000 times at the time of writing.

Takaba’s time in the spotlight is a first for the franchise. In addition, neither main protagonist Yuji Itadori nor fan-favorite icon Satoru Gojo appear, both of whom frequently take the spotlight at marketing events and campaigns – a real rarity when it comes to JJK Marketing. The series has even more in store for Takaba (and Kenjaku) fans this month, however. From July 4 to 10, a WiFi-equipped promotional truck will be making the rounds in Tokyo’s Shibuya and Shinjuku districts, featuring Takaba’s famously corny one-liner, “I don’t want you as my WiFi!” In addition, those who manage to snap a snap of themselves next to the promotional truck will have a chance to win one of the costumes featured in JJK‘s Fanta parody video.

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Jujutsu Kaisen Volumes 1-22 are available in English from VIZ Media. The physical edition of Volume 23 is currently available for pre-order and is scheduled to hit bookstores on August 20, 2024. MAPPAs Jujutsu Kaisen TV anime adaptation and prequel film, Jujutsu Kaisen 0are both currently available to stream on Netflix and Crunchyroll.

Jujutsu Kaisen

Jujutsu Kaisen follows the development of Yuji Itadori, a boy who swallowed a cursed talisman – the finger of a demon – and became cursed himself. He attends a special wizard school to learn to control his new abilities and collect the remaining parts of the demon so that he can consume them and then be eliminated.

Created by

Gege Akutami

First film

Jujutsu Kaisen 0

First TV show

Jujutsu Kaisen

Broadcast date of the first episode

October 3, 2020

Current episode

October 2023

Pour

Junya Enoki, Yuma Uchida, Yuichi Nakamura, Asami Seto, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Adam McArthur, Robbie Daymond, Lex Lang (English), Jun’ichi Suwabe, Kaiji Tang

Where can you watch?

Crunchyroll

Video games)

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash

Release date of the manga

5 March 2018

Manga volumes

25

genre

Anime

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Sources: Shonen Jump, Comic Natalie, X (formerly Twitter)