The creator of Jujutsu Kaisen shows why he is the perfect successor to Akira Toriyama

It is no secret to anyone that Akira Toriyama has been one of the mangakas most important and influential in the industry. Not only is he the creator of the Dragon Ball franchise, but long before, he tried his luck with other stories like Dr. Slump, for example, which helped him gain experience and perfect his future story.

The death of Akira Toriyama has left a great void in the industry, since this is one of the authors who has influenced the most. In fact, Both his work and his ideas have encouraged and inspired many other manga artists. so that they made the decision to dedicate themselves to this work. Logically, Toriyama's official successor is Toyotaro, who is in charge of continuing this story.

However, there is another mangaka who He has everything to be Akira Toriyama's spiritual successor in the industry. And we are referring to Gege Akutami, the creator of Jujutsu Kaisen. This is a statement that can cause confusion, but when analyzed well, it makes sense. Next, we will tell you the details.

Gege Akutami has a characteristic that Akira Toriyama wanted to see in the new generation of mangakas

The creator of Jujutsu Kaisen could have that quality that Toriyama was looking for in new mangakas

The manga industry has existed for many decades. However, when Akira Toriyama entered this world and tried his luck with its stories, there was no formula that guarantee success nor resources that could be copied to ensure more visibilityas there may be today.

Toriyama did not have an easy path, because when he started in the manga industry, many of his ideas were rejected until, finally, he received the opportunity to publish some one-shots. This is how his path began until, a few years later, he created Dragon Ball. and the rest is the story that we all already know, since it is a franchise that became a global phenomenon.

To obtain this great success, Toriyama had to learn and understand the industry, as well as the needs of the general public. This occurred at a time when there were no guidelines or guides or secret formulas. Evidently, many of his ideas did not make it to the end, since they were rejected. This early era of the industry was complicated, as expected.

Before Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama created other interesting one-shots and stories, based on his ideas, since there were no standards or formulas

At this point in history, creators had to create their works the way they felt was best and would hopefully appeal to audiences. This is somewhat different today. In fact, at some point, Toriyama stated that he had a feeling that, today, the quality of the work itself is increasing, while, in parallel, pride in one's work continues to decrease. Furthermore, he claims that he would like to come across a manga that would make him think “This author must have lost his mind!”

And this is where Gege Akutami comes in, as he is one of the most controversial and unconventional manga artists of the new generation. Jujutsu Kaisen is a peculiar storywhich seeks to be atypical and continually demonstrates that it does not care about the readers' opinions, since the events unfold the way they should without being influenced by people's reactions.

A good example of this was the decision to kill off Satoru Gojo, who became the face of this work and is the most beloved character. Besides, He did it in a way that generated great controversy in the community, because it happened off camera. But that's not all, since, recently, it has introduced a new controversy with the “return” of Gojo.

The way Gojo returned shows that Akutami is a mangaka who does not develop his story based on fan reactions

Fans who did not accept Gojo's death had hopes that he would come back to life. And Gege Akutami has made it possible, although not in the way that everyone expected, because, in reality, it is Yuta who is inside the body of this sorcerer. But that's not all, since the outlook doesn't look hopeful eitherbecause not only will he have to face Sukuna, but he runs the risk of dying permanently.