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Saddest Quotes In Jujutsu Kaisen

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October 19, 2024

Christoph Rediske

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Gojo’s confident claim as the honored one showcases his immense power and alienation.
Sukuna’s quote to Jogo reflects his impressed yet harsh assessment of ambition.
Yuji’s realization of being just a cog highlights the harsh reality of purposelessness and resolve.

Fans of the mega-hit anime Jujutsu Kaisen can agree that the series has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions. It has hinged on tragedies, whimsical scenes, brutal onslaughts of characters, and other poignant backstories. Curses aside, viewers felt moments of intense sadness throughout the series. Some reported that their insistent dedication to the show had evolved into masochism.

In these moments of grief, characters offer up some of the saddest quotes in anime history, emblematic of the emotional depth of the world that creator Gege Akutami aimed to build. As characters navigate these muddy waters, they deliver lines that capture the bleakness of the human experience, the frailty of life, and the absurdity of existence.

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10 “Throughout Heaven and Earth, I Alone Am The Honored One.”

Satoru Gojo, Season 2, Episode 4

Perhaps one of the most iconic — and definitely one of the most Instagram-caption-worthy — lines from the anime, this one captures Gojo’s confidence in his abilities and his esteemed position in the Jujutsu world. While some sorcerers may be all talk, Gojo’s claim goes beyond arrogance. He is the only sorcerer who inherited both the Six Eyes and Limitless technique in the last 400 years.

Gojo utters this statement in contention to Buddha, who proclaims himself the World-Honored One. Until the end, Gojo proves that only a few can hold a candle to his name — that he alone is the honored one. However, in addition to being a confident claim, the line also represents how alienating immense power can be.

9 “Stand Proud, You’re Strong.”

Ryomen Sukuna, Season 2, Episode 16

With Sukuna in Yuji Itadoro’s body, he fought one of the strongest Disaster Curses, Jogo. However, despite Jogo’s amassed strength and incredible ability in battle, he was no match for Sukuna. Sukuna made him a deal that he would fight for the Curses and kill every human in Shibuya, except one, if the latter could land just one blow on him.

In the end, despite Jogo’s inability to defeat him, Sukuna is impressed by his skill and ambition, a trait he hates Yuji for lacking. Jogo died with the gravity of his incompetence despite his immense abilities, having killed Nanami, Maki Zenin, and Naobito, all great sorcerers. Sukuna is not easily impressed, and these were his last words to Jogo. But to him, it was a reflection of his weakness.

8 “You Are Me, Yuji Itadori. I Kill Without a Second Thought — Just Like You Save People Without a Second Thought.”

Mahito, Season 2, Episode 21

While this may seem altruistic of Yuji, this line packs a punch when examined on a deeper level. Mahito explains to Yuji the nature of their parallel moralities, dissects the line between good and evil, and explains how everything is relative to ideals and subject to interpretation. Yuji may see himself as a righteous man, but killing humans is as natural to Mahito as killing curses is to Yuji.

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Mahito tries to describe their psychological wiring, that Yuji was no better than him, nor should he assume himself to be. In the end, they were no different from one another. Curses aren’t evil out of sheer will, but because they are the manifestations of the deepest and, as Jogo posited, the truest parts of humanity.

7 “In the Grand Scheme of Things, I’m Probably Nothing More Than a Cog.”

Yuji, Season 2, Episode 21

Yuji says this in response to Mahito’s claim that they are the same. In a sad awakening to reality, Yuji realizes the truth in Mahito’s speech, and starts to question everything he stood for and what he believed. Before then, Yuji thought there must be a grander purpose to his mission of eliminating curses, and believed that it was for the greater good. But at that moment, he realizes there is none, and his search for a reason is in vain.

Regardless, Yuji doesn’t let it weaken his will, arguing that he doesn’t need meaning or reason. “I will keep killing curses for as long as I can,” he says. “That is my role in all this.” Sadly, Yuji’s resolve only asserts Mahito’s claim.

6 “If You Die Again, I’ll Kill You Myself.”

Megumi Fushiguro, Episode 19

No one can stand to lose a close friend twice, and this quote is as sad as it is hilarious. Megumi shows how much he cares about Yuji with this one comedic line, having witnessed Sukuna rip out Yuji’s heart earlier.

When it is revealed later on that Yuji is still alive, Megumi is overjoyed and can’t bear the thought of losing his friend again. He knows that true friends are as precious as they are rare. He understands the importance of holding on to valuable bonds, such as the one he shares with Yuji.

5 “Love Is The Most Twisted Curse of Them All.”

Satoru Gojo, Jujutsu Kaisen 0

Anyone can attest to this universal truth. Gojo Satoru declares this after having his own fair share of tragedies. He loses his best friend, Geto Suguru, to the dark side, and witnesses how love became a wicked fate for Yuta and the Curse, Rika.

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Initially, most assumed that Rika was just a Curse that Yuta was curiously attached to. But the story became clearer: They were childhood sweethearts who vowed to be together forever, but fate had something different in mind when Rika suffered an accident. Seeing this as a clear egress from the vow, she cursed Yuta and is now bound to him as a curse, protecting him. In the end, it’s a twisted fate for them.

4 “The Only Thing Granted Equally to All Is An Unfair Reality.”

Megumi Fushiguro, Season 1, Episode 5

This quote wins points for relatability. In both fiction and reality, good people suffer just as much as bad people, and an impartial reward and justice system incrementally increases the bad population. This truth dawns on Megumi after he witnesses his sister Tsumiki, a kind and pure soul, turn into a curse.

This highlights the fact that life can be harsh and cruel to the innocent, creating a mutual understanding of existence. It further drives the importance of the pursuit of justice in a world that often feels unnaturally balanced or stacked against justice. He asserts Yuji’s belief that Jujutsu sorcerers are “just a cog in the machine of retribution.”

3 “But No Matter How Many Allies You Have Around You, When You Die You’ll Be Alone.”

Gojo Satoru, Season 1, Episode 23

Gojo is well-loved for his character’s ability to balance humor with moments of deep insight. This line covers the theme of isolation that he felt in his life beneath his natural charisma and confidence in being the strongest Jujutsu sorcerer. It emphasizes the inescapable solitude of life, whether one has ten friends or a thousand.

Gojo’s words are a reminder of the transient nature of relationships, even ones with the most solid foundations. In the end, everyone is on a solo path and must navigate their different lives cautiously in a dangerous world full of curses.

2 “Are You The Strongest Because You’re Saturo Gojo, or Saturo Gojo Because You’re The Strongest?”

Suguru Geto, Season 2, Episode 5

This line describes how Gojo struggled to understand his own personality, if any, and separate his core from the strength of his character, which was all he’d ever known from birth. He felt that the only person who ever understood him was Geto. When Geto turned to the dark side, Gojo suffered from conflicting thoughts about his identity and projected his feelings to Sukuna, who he assumed suffered the same dilemma.

As Gojo and other characters grappled with the expectations and burdens of responsibility in the dangerous world of Jujutsu Kaisen, it raised a rather sad question: Was it one’s ability as a powerful sorcerer that defined them or innate qualities and history that shaped their strength?

1 “I Will Never Forget You For As Long As I Live, Gojo Saturo, You Were Magnificent.”

Ryomen Sukuna, Chapter 226

Getting a compliment like this from the King of Curses is a true testament to one’s outstanding abilities. When it comes to sorcerer superiority, Gojo needs no introduction, which is why his eventual death at the hands of Sukuna was one of the saddest arcs in the entire series. It came as a huge shock, with fans hoping it was a stunt that would later see the powerful sorcerer resurrected.

But it wasn’t. Sukuna’s last words to Gojo after the battle were words of utter respect, despite Sukuna never having regard for anyone but himself. To the audience, however, these were words of finality that marked the end of the reign of Gojo Satoru, a major driving force of the anime. It was a goodbye no one was prepared for but received anyway.