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fish symbolism in jjk has me ripping my hair out Like I stumbled upon this post when looking for the symbolism of this fish, since I saw it behind Rika's head in s2 ep3 and recognized it from s1 opening.

LIKE

Like the reddit post said this fish dies before winter. I'm actually not sure what exact month she dies in but given the context of what they do in that episode (play on the beach, walk around a garden etc.) I think it's safe to say she dies before winter. But I guess it could just also mean death in general like it did with Junpei, although it looks like Junpei died before winter too

And these betta fish I'm not okay. The black one representing Geto and the Blue eyed white one representing Gojo.

The black betta having torn up fins as a sign of poor health and a sign that it's dying, the fact that you can't put two male bettas in the same tank because they will fight to death..........

Gojo's eyes following the Geto betta while Geto looks away is also so ughdghgfghrhggfhreghfr

I'm not okay

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Suguru Geto: When The Villain Is Right

Villains can sometimes be the most loved characters in an anime but even if they are, it's always easy to understand why they aren’t right. But what happens when the villain is right? In this, I will be discussing the downfall of Suguru Geto and why he wasn’t /wrong/.

| | SPOILERS FOR JUJUTSU KAISEN SEASON 2; HIDDEN INVENTORY EPISODES | |

We’re first introduced to Suguru as a villain, in his first appearance he is Kenjaku, therefore, I will only be talking about Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (JJK0) and Jujutsu Kaisen Hidden Inventory (HI). Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is a prequel following Yuta Okkotsu who’s being haunted by his childhood best friend Rika. When we see Suguru in this movie he is a cult leader who hates non-curse users (whom he calls monkeys). I want to look at two members of his group, twins Nanako and Mimiko Hasaba. At this time both girls are 15 years old and shown to primarily be within Suguru’s general location. The reason why I specifically point out these two is because they hold more importance within the series than I initially gave them credit for.

Based on the time jump from JJK0 and HI both girls would be about 7 with what I will be talking about. Suguru’s first appearance during the Hidden Inventory episodes shows him as a student alongside Satoru Gojo and the other sorcerers such as Kento Nanami. The first few episodes feature Suguru and Satoru as they are tasked to protect Riko Amanai, the Star Plasma Vessel for Tengen. This version of Suguru is extremely different from the version we see later on as Suguru’s view of his power is that he feels a sorcerer's job is to protect those who cannot protect themselves. He takes his role seriously, believing there is a reason for this. When he and Satoru are sent out to protect Riko, they successfully ward off assassins up until Riko’s final moments. Suguru gives Riko the option for her future, she ultimately decides that she would like to stay with everybody but in an instant, she’s shot in the head by Toji Fushiguro. The man hired by the Star Religious Group to kill her. This is the exact moment that paves the path for Suguru’s later decisions. Riko Amanai is a 14-year-old girl who had been thrown into the Jujutsu World, this is something that Suguru thinks about. Upon retrieving her body he and Satoru come face to face with an extremely harsh reality.

Sorcerers are not cared about.

The members of the Star Religious Group are clapping and cheering for the death of a child. This is something that is shown to be very damaging for Suguru as he thinks of who he’s meant to be protecting. Why protect the people who may be just as bad as a curse itself for clapping over the murder of a kid? In the scene, Satoru asks if they should kill them but Suguru decides against it, stating sorcerers kill with reason. Suguru is dealing with an internal battle, shown by a pessimistic view of life. Suguru has a conversation with Yuki Tsukumo where he learns that curses are created by non-sorcerers and their emotions such as hatred (Mahito). Suguru is left with the realization that non-curse users like the members of the Star Religious Group are the cause of curses yet they’ll have no problem with the death of sorcerers or those who can use jujutsu despite being the people who can save them. This is made worse when a second-year student Yu Haibara dies on a mission. 

Suguru is sent on a solo mission to help a village that has curses, while there he is shown a cage that has two young girls in it. Those young girls are the previously mentioned twins Nanako and Mimiko who are about 7 or 5 at the time. With the knowledge of what causes curses, seeing these abused and scared little girls being caged up like animals set Suguru off to where he decides to kill not only the villagers but also his parents, with the new plan to eliminate all non-curse users to create a safe and in his eyes, perfect world. Now, I know after saying that his plan involved genocide having the title of this post saying that he wasn’t wrong may be a bit confusing so let me explain.

Suguru Geto’s plot is an example of somebody who had every right to become a villain. Becoming a sorcerer is signing away your life because, at the end of the day, death could be knocking at your door at any moment. Suguru isn’t a villain like Mahito who does what he wants for his own gain. Suguru is a villain but he cares for people, it is shown that Suguru was a caring person when both Nanako and Mimiko were willing to try and convince Ryomen Sukuna of all people to help which resulted in the death of the twins. Suguru was pushed to his limit after seeing that humans don’t care for what’s sacrificed for their lives, at least from what’s shown by the death of Riko Amanai. It’s easy to say that sorcerers are gifted the ability to know they saved lives but not many people would find that to be an award for everything they’ve done. From seeing people cheer for the death of a child to seeing children being locked up, Suguru just didn’t find meaning in his job in the end.

That’s all for this, if you enjoyed it then yay, if not please let me know how you feel. If there was something wrong do let me know and if you want more Jujutsu Kaisen writings or stories then follow.