Jujutsu Kaisen has become one of the best-selling manga in the past few years and even got nominated in several categories for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 has been a massive hit among anime lovers. Gege Akutami’s magnum opus has reached the peak of popularity, and with the manga nearing its end, the fans are expecting a massive turn of events.
Gege Akutami has often received hatred from the fans for doing the opposite of what the fans wanted. Even though Gege Akutami has often received backlash from fans for killing several fan-favorite characters, there is a particular quality that makes them great mangaka. They choose not to overly s*xualize their female characters, unlike One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda.
Gege Akutami Hates Overly S*xualizing Female Characters
Gege Akutami has earned a bad name in the manga industry for killing characters randomly. But making the female characters less s*xualized has made them a hero in front of the audience. Characters like Kugisaki Nobara, Mai Zen’in, Maki Zen’in, etc., wear fully covered clothes and do not present themselves to be weak. They are powerful and independent women who have an equal footing with men.
One of the reasons for Gege Akutami to refrain from drawing sexy characters is that their parents might be following their work. They do not want their parents to feel uncomfortable with their work. It shows that they hold their parents’ opinions dearly and share a close bond with them. Even though Gege Akutami’s real identity remains a mystery, one thing is known for sure, they respect their parents.
According to the Jujutsu Kaisen creator, they are not good at drawing women, and as a result stick to the things that they are capable of doing. They put the brakes on creating more ‘ladylike’ characters. They portray them as equal to the male characters.
Not Every Mangaka Is Like Jujutsu Kaisen Creator
Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami is a good person when it comes to creating female characters. But there are several mangaka who are not so formal and do not refrain from overly s*xualizing female characters. One of the iconic mangaka of all time, Eiichiro Oda, has often faced backlash for creating characters that are opposite to that of the Jujutsu Kaisen females.
Eiichiro Oda had s*xualized Nami and Robin from the beginning. His name was recently on the headlines again for doing the same thing with Jewelry Bonney. Bonney is 12 years old, yet he drew her in a shirtless scene while she was with three male characters. Even Blackbeard tried to marry her. Fans have often pointed out the disproportionate body of the One Piece’s female characters.
While Eiichiro Oda has drawn a lot of attention, the Jujutsu Kaisen creator is quite focused when it comes it comes to female characters. Fans can argue Oda is a better mangaka than Gege Akutami, but the latter is leading when female characters are involved. Even popularity does not stop people from getting scolded by their parents for naughtiness.
