Music used: Shadowlord Fate/Zero - Down in the Zero Glock in my lap instrumental God of War kratos theme

I swear, that shot of Toji entering Dagon's domain upside down is the hardest panel in the entire series.

Toji is literally the most important character in the entire series literally all the events that happened would not have happened at all or would have taken a significantly longer time to happen if it wasn’t for Toji

I think he was truly free once but seeing Gojo fully awakened shattered that. It's another thing I like about their fight, Toji caused Gojo to gain enlightenment while Gojo caused all of Toji's trauma and pride back to the surface, he made him lose his freedom and enlightenment.

I'd bet Toji was feigning ignorance of his son. His insecurity drove him to sell his son, which he undoubtedly believed would be the best thing for Megumi. Dude loved the shit out of his son, the only living relic of his wife. Even possessed, he stopped himself in front of Megumi and took his life rather than his son's. A Chad till the end

11:00 that panel of toji coming down is like an inverse to gojos awakening panel

Toji is a tragic character. Zen'in really fucked him up as a person. He had too much hate for the Zenin to much of his character was influenced by them. He tried to cover it up as much as possible even throwing away his son and everything but in the end he couldnt. He couldnt just forget and forgive. His pride crawled back in and his sons presence couldnt be forgotten. It sucks but goes to show other peoples influence is what makes us as people.

The Gojo story is so good in this, and it all comes around because of Toji. The thing I love about Gege's writing is his understanding of the teenage element. As adults we still have a fascination with young adult characters in stories, and teenage stories in particular. At this point in life there's this electricity to it, your choices can make or break your life, we've seen people who were clever and set plans in motion to get themselves where they are today, and others, it happens by chance or circumstance. Gojo and Geto were these two young pinnacles of strength, and then came Toji. I keep thinking if they fought him together, maybe that might of been the changing factor in how Gojo and Geto fell off, but they both lost to Toji. When Geto left, he knew that he was only as strong as Gojo if he could match his power. Rika was what Geto saw as his power up to match Gojo, because if Toji beat Geto so easily, and Gojo beat Toji so easily, Geto understood he could never achieve his plans as long as Gojo was the power ceiling he couldn't reach. Toji scared both of them and traumatized them in different ways. Damn good story

Tbh we need an entirely different manga for Toji only bro… he’s so good

Toji going up against a godlike character like Gojo takes a lot of confidence, prep-time, and precision. Even with all the planning, Gojo’s hollow purple surprised Toji not knowing Gojo is capable of such powerful technique. Tbh Gojo and Toji are strongest in their world. Gojo as the peak of jujutsu sorcery and Toji as the peak of human conditioning

bro, toji was a menace to society, he literally traumatized the zenin clan even a decade after his death their still terrified of the thought of him

I'm a Toji fan too but Toji (unlike Gojo) is not really person you want to be around with. He definitely is a badass character in his own right but a shitty father and cruel mercenary. He wanted to die in this job after loosing any respect for others or himself. Distancing himself so Megumi could have a better life is one thing but wasting every once of money because you have nothing better to do is another. Even his co-worker who hired him for the last job didn't like to spend time with Toji.

If megumi's mom didn't die, toji wouldn't have become an assassin, he could have lived a life in peace, nd yet a chose to be a coward. Love toji but damn..

Plot killed him not gojo that's undeniable fact

Usually, an absent/bad father is pretty disliked. But in this case, it's tragically beautiful. I don't think Toji would have made a bad father IF he chose to be one, and defend his place with Megumi to try and rewrite the Zeni's wrongs. But he told himself he could never do it from the get-go. In any case, he needed to do what he did, he was good at one thing, killing sorcerers. That's not a very welcoming place for a child, even if the child is gifted. Toji did what he felt was right by Megumi, by just trying to stay out of his life, and trying to give him a better chance at life. It's brokenly beautiful for some reason. Even the ghost of an absent father can do so much damage..

This is probably the greatest character breakdown of Toji out there. So many people discredit Toji bc he didnt raise Megumi directly, but that was literally the best choice and Toji knew that himself.

My guy was just after a quick buck and ended up creating a chain reaction that would change the world

ostracided jujutsu member, worthless yet the most unique birthright

The Zenin clan's contradiction is clear-they value cursed techniques as supreme power, yet two strong members lack this energy. This twist of fate teaches that real strength isn't just about one thing. Despite this lesson, it's interesting to observe how the clan's members often remain steadfast in their beliefs, continuing their exclusive outlook. The narrative hints at growth and change, but some characters grapple with breaking free from their inherited mindset. This portrayal paints a realistic picture, illustrating how individuals can sometimes resist lessons that challenge their established views. Fate's guidance remains, encouraging the Zenins to consider a broader perspective and recognize the intricate nature of power.

Love this kind of story telling! Keep it up

Remember when Toji kicked Geto in the face and said “you who had the blessings of blood, were killed by a Monkey” while talking to someone whose parents were non-sorcerers? I remember

As a Toji fan This video was amazing to watch

the comparison you did with the monkey king and buddha was amazing you earned a new subscriber

Please make more of these analysis videos, It really helps me with narrative themes I may have missed, and it's entertaining af.

As someone who recently read pretty much the entirety of JJK just for more Toji content, I could not have found this video at a better time. I love the analysis. You made things click that felt obvious, but I just hadn't thought of it before: calling Toji "the pinnacle of humanity" throws the whole series into a different perspective. It gives me a deeper appreciation for his story (and Maki and Megumi's stories, to an extent). Loved the editing on the video, too!

I love this new editing style of storytelling! It’s so compelling. Hope to see it in more videos.

This story telling style is honestly really great, you got yourself a new subscriber

I love your ability too add words to something that is already so well explained, Keep up the great work!

Your allusions to the battle between Gojo and Toji at 5:34 to the Monkey King and the Buddha, etc was insanely poetic. I loved your script and I like how down-to-earth your analysis is. Always saying when "it's your interpretation", etc and not putting words in anyone's mouths. Super cool.

I have been enjoying content too much man keep going and making more banger videos!!!

Another banger, great work & perspective!

loved it, thank you for doing this

I think that Toji did manage to escape from the grips of the zen'in, It isn’t evident but with little hints like his favourite food being meat and offal (internal organs) and him hating alcohol it seems like he doesn't like to indulge himself. It wouldn’t even be far-fetched to say gambling was just a hobby to pass the time instead of addiction, especially considering he only works when he has to and doesn’t try save money. I honestly think he reached enlightenment and was only dragged back by the shadows of his past being embodied in Gojo.

I really respect you bro. your videos are very cool. you made me really see the nuance and the depth.

this video kept my attention pretty well with the storytelling style, great job and ive subbed :)

Hey! This video is actually a masterpiece. Well made man! Please continue to make these story telling vids!

Brilliant video I love it!!💜💜

Such delivery my man. Had me tearing up on this flight. Def subbing

This video was insaaaaaaaane

God damn this title just makes it sound like you are talking to your least favorite child😂

🐐🐐 amazing analysis, loved it

this video was fire bro. do more on any character in the series

Amazing video and looking forward to more!

I was captivated by this video. You're doing amazing work

This was REALLY GOOD!!! omg!!!

Great story really well put

Definitely do this style again 🔥

Dope. Great work.

Loved it

Great video dawg

I want to see Toji come back as an even more powerful force to be reckoned with

Toji is the shit! Everyone be going feral over him and I'm not at all surprised. Great vid bud!

Wow this was awesome!

He was a good father. He wanted the best for his kid whether he wanted to admit it or not. He saved Megumi from his own overwhelming emotion. He took a gamble with Gojo but he was a gambler. It paid off and he was able to see the fruits of his labor in the end.

this is the best analysis of this character ever, keep the good job my man

I find it interesting that toji is given so much significance within the story as the root cause, even though he actively goes agains the very idea of jujutsu kaisen's world and everyone in it, except maybe Sukuna, who he actually has a lot in common with. Both of them let go of themselves amd those around them on their path to the top. I think it's ultimately possible that gege is trying to say that the strongest inhabitants of a cruel world are those who cannot be hurt by that cruelty, and in this itadori almost falls into this. The key part here is that toji and sukuna both possess a flawed escape from this cruelty, with sukuna seeing himself as far above everyone else, and therefore immune to the cruelty of those around them. Sooner or later itadori will have to either follow one of these paths, or create his own, and the ending of jujutsu kaisen hinges on that individual choice.

Enjoyed it and subscribed

Definitely keep it up, this video is great! I really appreciate your chapter vids also!

More content of this kind. Plz & thanks

He deserves a spinoff series tbh. Cant live to 28 with a reputation like that and not be interesting.

I just watched this video on toji and i hope u more like this in the channel keep it up.😊

Great video ! Subscribed brotha.

This was HYPE

Amazing

Toji needed more screen time, he was so much fun to watch

10:06 my boy was spittin

nice video

i love how tojis story and personality is the absolute best of the type of "think yourself and you get it" story. We see so much hints and interactions. Obvioulsy he and Shiu have had a type of friendship beside the basic work they shared probably the most a of a friendship toji had. Just to judge by the way they talked about going to eat and this time toji pays cause Shiu knows toji is gonna eat a lot and tends to not have money. Also shiu babysitted megumi after Mama-Guro died while toji was unable to take care of that child. So Shiu was there for him. Thats why he asked for megumi

Toji as a character reminds me a bit of batman. Both are haunted and fueled by a traumatic past, and both use the many tools at their disposal to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, despite being born "inferior".

Trigger finger Toji aka the ignition switch of JJk. Good video bro

This guy never fails to deliver. From character analysis to Fraudkuna allegations, there is always some to look forward to 😂

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Go to sleep early for work and get some proper rest?! Nah Random video about a cool anime character? Yeaaaaahhh boyyyy 👌

14:10 Another way of looking at it is that Toji saved Megumi because Jogo would've severely burned or even killed him if he was with that group.

I prefer the last words of Toji in the anime compared to the manga "thats great" which I believe from how he said it could be read as I'm glad just feels so much better since he never shows emotion only in his last moments seeing his kid.

5:32 the Monkey King vs the Buddha 😮 oh sh!t just realized that symbolism

Id say the best, for me atleast , i watched few eps of jjk before but couldnt get into it, before i saw toji now i started watching again on ep 8 now

dope

video was fire u should do one on yuji or maki

10:05 impeccable editing.

enjoyed

It's like as if the Zenins hatred for Non curse users created a "cursed spirit" for them

‘The god of war reborn’, kinda fitting to suggest Toji and Maki are the Kratos’ of JJK

Bro can u possibly up the volume, it’s so hard to hear your voice even with headphones 😢 I love love love the content you put out tho keep it up!

He so I have been going back and looking at to his story on a dad lvl bc as a dad I see tough and twisted love let me explain ….toji is an outcast in a big clan but he is the strongest disappointment of the clan that strives to get strong and like sakuna now with maki he knows that their existence is an anomaly and but with toji now as a dad to protect his son he did the impossible and that’s kill gojo or incapacity and with that his will for his son to be the head of the clan was in effect but we never got to see the reunion of toji bringing him to his clan as a leader of a clan by agreement shown in later chapters he was a target to be killed so a new head can be chosen and toji knew that was going to happen to a lil boy so he as his dad was going to be in the shadows guiding him to become a great leader and to change what the zenjin clan is that’s why megamis name is blessing and I feel he wanted to be next to his son this whole time but gojo came back and he wasn’t expecting him to come back as strong as he did be peep the fight he called out blue and seen him use red and already adjusted but that feeling was the. Feeling of lose he knew he had two options in the contract with zenjin gojo must be dead or knocked out for a period of time and he chose to spare him same as he spared geto and with that he never finished his job as toji zenji would have killed gojo with the heavenly spear to the head and not switched out with a knife if he didn’t make the mistake of sparing the one bound by fate as mentions with the 6 eyes and tengan but sparing geto was something he don’t want to handle because his over all goal was to knock out or badly injure them instead of killing them but by fate he was cursed for not finishing the job and now megami is a lost child with no dad and as he is dying he knows he son will be sold to the clan bc of the 10 mill but he knows his othe will of him being head leader and his growing up with him is not going to happen but gojo the new strongest as toji claimed the title for 10 mins now gojo is given the responsibility of megami and his life but gojo has the 6 eyes on awaken rn so Ik he knows tojis heart and will by reading his energy ….. but yea toji loved his son and wanted a better life for the clan and him but he took the easy way of knocking them out and sakuna now is not making that mistake as he did with gojo and geto or Kenny was handled for him and now it’s time to get to work

I really like the amount of times Toji talks to himself about something being wrong when Gojo popped off. To me that showed Toji could well have won but he sort of accepted this as his fate. Almost as if he felt Gojo is meant to beat him ever since he was seen by Gojo as a child. The strongest guy, Toji, meets another strongest and it seemed like it had to be one or the other. It really felt like he chose to stand and nearly sacrifice himself as some sort of self worth test against the strongest sorcerer beint just a monkey

Lit.

Damn that’s sad and great understandable story of toji and makes me even feel sorry and pity him

In fairness to the Toji vs Gojo fight, Ion think Gojo was gonna let that first L slide in the first place so was there really anywhere he could run 😂

Your story telling is great bro, I hope your into HxH 😂

THE ONE WHO LEFT IT ALL BEHIND

I don't think even Toji understood himself.

Common Hundred W

Toji reminds me of Kariya Matou... Very different persons and different fate, but the backgrounds are similar and they made somewhat similar decisions in life

Bro my fav character he just a menace tryna survive and even during his death he didn't bitch or give it but embraced it like it was nothing.

Loving the use of nier soundtrack

Toji is so dope

Just realized that Gojos and Tojis fight is supposed to be a representation of the fight between Wukong (the monkey king) and Buddha (Gojo). At the start of the fight Wukong thinks he wins but is actually fooled by Buddha and gets defeated with no problem. It’s like the fight between Gojo and Toji. Toji fights Gojo “wins” but when Gojo becomes reawakened Toji stood no chance and dies. Gojo even states one of Buddhas quotes.

5:30 I like how you pointed out that Toji represents Sun Wukong while Gojo represents the Buddha

Bro like Gojo said , all he had to do was cut his head off.