Apparently, some followers assume Gojo Satoru is “the anime fandoms princess diana.” And the title appears to suit now that folks have constructed a sprawling public shrine in his honor.
Gojo is a number one character within the manga and anime Jujutsu Kaisen. Within the collection, he’s a barely immature and cocky however well-intentioned mentor who leads the collection’ foremost posse of three children. He appears like your typical anime fairly boy and has a lanky construct and icy blue eyes. Within the fictional world of the present, he’s well-known for being one of the vital — if not the most — highly effective Jujutsu sorcerer. However like all the very best anime characters, Gojo has turn out to be a real-world icon in his personal proper.
Even if you happen to don’t care about anime, manga, or the newest obsession with a fictional character, it’s extremely doable you’ve ran into him digitally. Whether or not it’s social media tendencies utilizing an augmented actuality filter with him in it, memes that flip pets and landmarks into him, or audio clips utilizing his strains from the present, Gojo has turn out to be a daily fixture of web tradition. The tag for his title has over 21 billion views on TikTok alone.
The character turned notable as soon as once more when leakers shared photos of chapter 236 of the manga in September. The contents — which we received’t get into now for spoiler functions — prompted a large present of help for the character. Now, love for the character has poured over from TikTok and different social media feeds and onto the streets of Santiago, Chile as followers convened to construct the character a shrine to have fun him.
[Ed note: Spoilers ahead for the content of the leaks, including major spoilers for the Jujutsu Kaisen manga.]
Final week, leaks of the manga confirmed that Gojo Satoru died within the mainline collection. The fan response has been intense, to say the least. Whereas some followers have been content material to make memes and share artwork of the character, others have despatched dying threats to Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami. On a way more optimistic observe, Chilean followers in Santiago responded to the information by constructing shrines for the character.
In keeping with Fernanda, a fan who visited the shrines and spoke to Polygon for this text, followers have constructed two foremost shrines in Santiago positioned in subway stops operating Crunchyroll and Jujutsu Kaisen adverts. The adverts function Gojo, so the partitions made the proper canvas for followers to specific their love and the sense of loss that got here with the character’s dying. Over the previous week, viewers have flocked to the adverts and have adorned the subway partitions with a whole bunch of items of fan artwork, notes, and candles devoted to the character. Fernanda shared photos of the shrine with Polygon under.
Notes contained messages like, “the strongest without end,” which connects to Gojo’s catchphrase that he’s the strongest. Fernanda left an indication that stated, “my six eyes inform me you might be lifeless however my soul received’t imagine it,” which references the ability behind Gojo’s eyes.
Fernanda advised Polygon that Gojo’s dying isn’t nearly loving a personality, but in addition honoring the deeper which means his character and story brings followers.
“I like the character, his manner of seeing life, and at all times smiles. Additionally his loneliness regardless of every little thing he went by way of. He’s so necessary to lots of people that’s struggling however they attempt to smile regardless of every little thing that is occurring of their life.”
