Kenjiro Tsuda , and Takahiro Sakurai , who plays Kento Nanami Suguru Geto in the anime " Jujutsu Kaisen ," which is based on the popular manga by Gege Akutami that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), have both provided comments.
Tsuda commented, "Even before I joined as a voice actor, there was a lot of excitement about the original work, and it made a big impression on me. It was announced that I would be joining Jujutsu Kaisen as Nanami over the weekend, and there was a lot of excitement. Then, the following week, on Monday, Jump was released, and Nanami died in the original work. There was a huge change in excitement and drop in the time span of those few days. That's how much enthusiasm there was for Jujutsu Kaisen even before I joined, and what's more, the animation was gaining momentum from the synergistic effect with the original work from the time of the first season, so I really felt the influence and popularity of the work. It was also simultaneously streamed worldwide, so I felt that it was getting a lot of excitement not only in Japan but all over the world. When I actually went overseas, all kinds of foreigners would talk to me, and when I asked them how they knew about it, almost all of them said they were watching Jujutsu Kaisen."
Regarding Nanami's final monologue scene in "Shibuya Incident" and the battle scene with the cursed spirits, she said, "I knew the ending before I started "Shibuya Incident," so when I started dubbing, I felt a mixture of excitement and sadness that I would be able to do "Shibuya Incident," and excitement that I was graduating. When I was acting, I did my best to play Nanami so that I would have no regrets. After I finished playing the whole thing, I felt like "Jujutsu Kaisen" had come to an end for me. I think that Nanami's final moments were portrayed very carefully, and I was able to act while feeling the love that the animation staff, including the director, had for Nanami. It felt like we each sent Nanami off in our own parts, and I imagine that we all created that scene together feeling love and enthusiasm."
Regarding the scene where he first appears before Satoru Gojo in the guise of "fake Geto," Sakurai said, "I wanted to portray the moment when Gojo feels something is off, suspicious, creepy, and confused. The goal was to capture him in Gokumonkyou, and he had spent a huge amount of time preparing for that. However, I think fake Geto was certain that he could be sealed away for sure, so he says such a spiteful thing, but I wanted to enjoy the conversation as fake Geto, and although it was the character's expression, I think I also had a bit of fun with it."
Regarding playing various parts of Geto, such as during his time at the technical college, as a curse user, and as Kamo Norimichi, he commented, "Up until the time when he was at the technical college and as a curse user , the anime adaptation had been decided, so I followed him carefully, and I have an attitude of understanding his feelings, but the words he said when he parted ways with Gojo, 'I've decided how I want to live my life,' made a big impression on me, including his doubts about whether there were any other paths, or if there were. It wasn't a resolve. He had already made up his mind, and decided how he wanted to live his life. It was obvious that this way of life was not what Satoru wanted, and I went into the recording thinking that I didn't want to make him feel bad when I told him that if that's why he wanted to kill me, then go ahead and do it, because there is meaning and meaning in it."
"Around Kamo Norimichi it got a little difficult, and I can't really explain it, but I tried to think about the mechanics of the character and express it that way. It's a common explanation, but it's a mathematical or musical approach. It's like controlling your voice as sound. From the perspective of someone expressing it, it's a different kind of fun, but as an acting style it's a bit off the mark and difficult. I enjoyed playing Suguru Geto in ' Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu '. I really got to experience the difference between fun and interesting with just one character."
In preparation for the MX4D and 4DX versions of " Jujutsu Kaisen the Movie: Shibuya Incident Special Edition x Culling Game Advance Screening," which will be screened from November 22nd, photos have also been released of Yuujin, Yuta, and Satoru experiencing it.
"Jujutsu Kaisen" is a manga that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from March 2018 to September 2024. The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori, who is thrown into a world of battles over curses after a powerful "cursed object" is unsealed. The comic series has sold over 100 million copies in total.
The first season of the TV anime aired from October 2020 to March 2021, and the second season, "Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu/ Shibuya Incident," aired from July to December 2023. The third season, "Culling Game Part 1," will be broadcast nationwide simultaneously on the MBS/TBS anime block "Super Animeism TURBO" every Thursday at 12:26 a.m. starting January 8, 2026.
