Hope you are here after Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 episode 20. Minor spoilers ahead
Mahito might be having a blast annihilating one Jujutsu sorcerer after the other, but Todo is also having a heck of time with his boogie-woogie power move. Titled “Transformation”, episode 21 of Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 open with the continued battle between Todo + Yuji Itadori against Mahito. Even though Mahito seems to have the upper hand, the special grade cursed spirit makes the mistake of underestimating Todo and focusing his energies on Yuji, paving the way for his undoing.
The episode begins with a grotesque manifestation of Mahito’s idol transfiguration technique, making the opening scenes look like they’re out of a horror show (but well, “Jujutsu Kaisen” is a dark action-fantasy-horror series anyway). MAPPA animators deliver fast-paced action montages again, with rapidly changing styles and tones throughout the episode, the most striking of which was a brief red-tone-comic-book action-style sequence that unfolded like a bloodied flip-book. There’s a scene where Yuji slides through the body of a gigantic snake-like transfigured mass, reminiscent of a moment inspired by Dragon Ball Z.
Even though every second has become a matter of life and death for both sides, the deadly exchanges didn’t feel as nail-biting as in earlier conflicts. While the atmosphere during the face-off is mostly serious and tense, there’s a hilarious shift in mood in the episode when Mahito is slightly distracted by Todo’s locket, and then the two beat each other to a cheery girly-pop music in the background.
There’s a lot of twists, blood, cuts, and despair in this episode too, but the tables finally turn in Yuji’s favor, and yet again, viewers are left with an exciting cliffhanger. Just when it seemed like the Shibuya arc’s peak was already over with the “Thunderclap” editions, a crucial character makes an appearance in the last second, promising to shake things up.
You can stream Jujutsu Kaisen on Netflix or CrunchyRoll.
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