"JJK MIKU IS REAL" - Jujutsu Kaisen fanart of Hatsune Miku distracts readers from the end with "Hatsune Kaisen"

Modified Sep 01, 2024 08:47 GMT

"JJK MIKU IS REAL" - Jujutsu Kaisen fanart of Hatsune Miku distracts readers from the end with "Hatsune Kaisen" (Images via MAPPA Studios, P.A. Works)

This week has certainly been an exciting one for Jujutsu Kaisen fans, with the latest alleged spoilers for the series clearly seeing mangaka Gege Akutami set up for the end. Likewise, fans are understandably trying to take their minds off of the series’ impending conclusion however they can.

One such fan chose to do so by capitalizing on the recent Hatsune Miku trend online, seeing her appear in various countries and series in different art styles and renditions. However, the Jujutsu Kaisen fandom’s entry into this trend is one of the most impressive yet and has fans chanting “Hatsune Kaisen” to forget the pain of the manga’s imminent conclusion.

Jujutsu Kaisen community’s entry into Hatsune Miku art trend leaves fandom joyful despite series’ imminent end

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The Jujutsu Kaisen fandom's entry into this latest Hatsune Miku artwork trend comes from X (formerly Twitter) user @cpasDryNa, and features Miku in a style reminiscent of her being on a volume cover for the series. The overall design and aesthetic perfectly match Akutami’s aesthetic, which fans pointed out in replies to the original post.

This artwork comes as a result of a recent trend surrounding Hatsune Miku, which has seen people draw her as if she were from/a citizen of various countries and regions in the world. In part, the trend’s origins stem from the recently announced imminent banning of the X platform in the country of Brazil.

Eventually, the trend found its way into the anime community, with the “Jujutsu Miku” piece (as @cpasDryNa dubbed it in the original post) serving as the latest entry. Hatsune Miku originates as a Vocaloid software voicebank developed by Crypton Future Media and is also their anthropomorphic mascot character. Miku has also been marketed as a virtual idol, performing live at virtual concerts as an animated holographic projection.

Fan reaction

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Unsurprisingly, many Jujutsu Kaisen fans are welcoming the artwork as a distraction from the series’ imminent end, also praising it for its incredibly high quality and similarity to Akutami’s aesthetic. Some are doing so by simply replying with phrases like “Hatsune Kaisen,” as mentioned above, while others are paying more specific compliments:

“You nailed Gege’s art and coloring style so well with this one,” praised one fan.

“Oh dang early volume vibes,” pointed out a second.

“Yo that is fire asf bro,” said a third.

“Hatsune Kaisen [3x speaking head emojis],” chanted a fourth.

Others are instead commenting on the trend itself, sharing whether they want to see it continue in the anime community or come to an end:

“I might need to do fire force or soul eater miku,” pondered one netizen.

“Wrap this miku version trend up, it’s getting tired,” criticized another.

“now she’s travelling through animangas?,” questioned a third.

“We need a My Miku Academia

And a My Villain Miku,” gleefully requested a fourth.

In any case, the fandom for Akutami’s series and the larger anime community at large are being distracted from the series’ imminent end with this latest fanart. While some are more grateful for it than others, it’s at least providing all some respite from the departure of one of modern shonen’s titans. All that’s left for fans to do is wait and see if Akutami can defy expectations and deliver a wholly satisfying ending come Monday, September 30, 2024.