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A sea of pink: ‘Legally BlondeThe Musical’ shines in Stillwater

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A sea of pink flooded the McK night Center Friday night.

OSU hosted “Legally BlondeThe Musical ‘’ and its cast as they performed their 13th show from their national tour.

The musical tells the story of Elle Woods, an iconic Hollywood charac ter, who tackles stereotypes, sexism, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams, and proves that you can be legally blonde and still be the smartest person in the room.

Meadow DeZoete, a sophomore at Missouri Southern State in Joplin, Mis souri, came to Stillwater to spend the weekend with her childhood best friend, Taylor Johnson, a sophomore at OSU majoring in mathematics and secondary education.

“I hadn’t seen Taylor since Labor Day weekend,” DeZoete said. “We had talked about going to watch “Legally Blonde” but the tickets were sold out so I had no expectations of going.”

After registering for a waitlist and hoping a miracle would happen, Johnson got the email letting her know she got two student tickets, for her and DeZoete, for the Friday show.

“It was the first musical I attended at OSU,” Johnson said. “A miracle hap pened and the tickets were only $15 and I was able to sit in the box. It felt really fancy. I was confused about whether it was going to be the OSU students putting it on or an amateur Broadway company. I was impressed with the pro duction and how professional it was.”

It was neither. It was a profes sional traveling Broadway production.

The musical lasted for two and a half hours and from the beginning until the end, the crowd was interacting, either laughing or cheering after a scene was over. There were not only college students at the McKnight Center. Kids, older couples, families and professors also attended the musical.

Johnson said she was excited about the different age groups present in the auditorium and said Woods’ story is for all ages.

Gundy helping former-Bedlam brother Cale

sounded like fun.

“They’re driving in the car, you know (Barry) Switzer and Cale (Gun dy), they’re going over to talk to some guys and drink beer and have a good time,” Mike said.

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When Mike Gundy answered a phone call before going to practice, he might’ve had cause to be jealous.

The destination of the two people talking on speaker phone probably

For the first time since taking the head coaching job at Oklahoma State in 2005, Mike will not coach against his brother Cale during Bedlam. Cale, a former Sooner quarterback and long time OU assistant coach, resigned ear lier this year after he used “a raciallycharged word.”

Mike said he has tried to help Cale through the difficult time.

“I think anybody that goes

through what would be a somewhat, traumatic would be a bad word for it because it’s not traumatic,” Mike said. “There’s a lot of things in life a lot worse than that. But just a tough situa tion. (My role) is to say, ‘Hey, I’m here if you want to talk, whatever.’”

The game itself doesn’t change much for Mike. He said it is a little easier on his family, but Mike said most of the time he forgets he is coach ing against his brother.

Mike’s postgame routine will change this year. Win or lose, Cale, whom Mike said is much more of a people person than he, would be there at midfield to say hello.

“I go to the center to shake the other head coach’s hand and he’ll come up and grab me,” Mike said.

Mike said Cale has partnered with OU coaching legend Barry Swit zer. In August, Cale and Switzer made an appearance at River Spirit Casino for a Coaches’ Cabana. Mike said his brother was having a blast with Swit zer.

“He’s honestly doing really well, and I’m happy for him,” Mike said. “That’s my role, right. Just try to help him out. I did the best I could.”

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“Legally Blonde: The Musical” entertained fans of all ages during its shows Thursday and Friday at the McKnight Center.

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OSU football coach Mike Gundy spoke to the media on Monday ahead of the Bedlam game on Saturday night.

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Column: In win, OSU relies too much on Sanders’ heroics

other 10 players on the field did their role as well.”

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A bag of ice, held together with stretch wrap, clings to Spencer Sand ers’ right shoulder. The same shoulder that caused recent trouble for the Cow boys. The shoulder that is responsible for OSU’s struggles and success.

The most important shoulder in Stillwater. Sanders’ OSU’s quarter back, wouldn’t let that injury get in the way of his job.

“I’m too competitive for that s***,” he said.

With that quote in mind, that’s why Sanders talked about a 20-14 win over Iowa State. Not a loss. That’s why, with the Cowboys trailing four points in the third quarter, Sanders took over for Gunnar Gundy and deliv ered the win.

He played in a game that he wasn’t supposed to. The pregame in jury report from OSU radio announcer Dave Hunziker listed Sanders as doubtful. But he played. He won, too.

“A lot people have been saying that I came in and won the game,” Sanders said. “I really didn’t. I just did my role and everybody else. All the

Sanders will say that because he’s a humble teammate. It’s his duty to compliment his teammates. Stats say otherwise. He did his role. Won the game. Who throws the ball? Quar terback. Not an offensive lineman. Not anyone else.

Sanders drove the Cowboys down the field for a go-ahead touch down. Who drove the Cowboys down the field for a game leading touch down? Sanders. No one else.

The drive was six plays. Five Sanders passes. One Sanders run.

“When we brought him in, we just said we’re gonna throw it every down,” coach Mike Gundy said. “We couldn’t run the ball.”

It worked, too.

In that drive, he proved his value. A fifth-year quarterback who knows the playbook inside and out.

“He can do this blindfolded,” coach Mike Gundy said.

Sanders proved the Cowboys aren’t the same without him. Same with most college football teams with out the starting quarterback.

Kansas started 5-0 and quarter back Jalon Daniels earned some Heis man buzz. Until a right shoulder injury against TCU. Jayhawks are 1-3 since then. At Auburn, quarterback Zach Calzada hasn’t played a game because of a shoulder injury. He’s out for the season and the Tigers are 3-6.

It’s possible, there are a few outliers.

Michigan curb-stomped its oppo nents with running back Blake Corum. His 16 rushing touchdowns are tied with Pitt’s Israel Abanikanda as the nation’s best. Corum leads the offense of the No. 3 team in the country.

Sanders’ stats are better than those of Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Yet, the Wolverines are closing in on a repeat College Football Playoff appearance. McCarthy’s stats don’t matter when Corum is doing the job. Michigan has a game-changing running game. OSU doesn’t.

Remember the 2021 Big 12 championship? Baylor didn’t have its starting quarterback. The backup played in the conference champion ship. Not an ideal situation. Terrible timing. Didn’t matter. After 60 min utes, some might’ve viewed it as great timing. Baylor found its new quarter back, Blake Shapen. Sent the starter to the transfer portal.

How about Iowa? Quarterback Spencer Petras averages 110 yards a game yet the Hawkeyes are bowl eligible in of the most competitive conferences.

OSU didn’t capitalize on ISU’s five turnovers. Sanders changed that.

He’s like Thanos in “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” Thanos looks at his left hand and grips the infinity stones.

“Fine, I’ll do it myself.”

Sanders did that. He exposed

ISU’s top ranked Big 12 defense.

If a half-healthy Sanders will bail out his team like he’s done all season, why not play him? OSU relies on him too much because it can. He proved that Saturday night. He’s done that plenty before.

How about the Fiesta Bowl? He led the Cowboys past a 28-7 deficit to win the thing. Against Texas Tech, he rallied his team down four to win 41-31. What about the Texas game? Down 21-10 in the second quarter. Won 41-34.

If you’re going to let him play, let him do it in the most important part of the game. Fourth quarter. Down a few. That’s what Gundy did.

But for the rest of the season? Let him play. That’s what Sanders does. He doesn’t have an issue with that. If doctors didn’t exist, he’s a guy that would play until he can’t walk. He’s that guy.

As he said a few weeks ago, he’s a “tough mother****er.

“Spencer is gonna play come hell or high water,” offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn said.

Sanders said he’ll play against Oklahoma, too. Team doctors might say otherwise. He won’t shut it down and rest for future seasons.

“I’m playing,” he said. “There ain’t no question about it.”

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OSU quarterback Spencer Sanders entered late in the third quarter and led the Cowboys to a 20-14 win over Iowa State.

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Stepping up to the door, I felt a hesita tion.

I wasn’t sure that I had done the right thing yet, and my whole body was looking for any reason to turn around and change my mind. Slowly, the door opened to a sub par, two queens’ bedroom that doesn’t exist anymore for a good reason.

Marred by years of cigarette smoke and hourly rates, the hue of the room had the appear ance of a monochrome computer screen, with various shades of green highlighted by the flores cent glow of the bath room fixture.

As my eyes finished scanning the room, they came to rest on Drummond, who was patiently waiting with a big southern smile. I introduced myself and proceeded to the bed that

opened my eyes. There was a pounding at the door. It was 4 a.m., why was this happening? Con fused, I fumbled around in the dark. I almost didn’t remember where I had slept. Flipping on the light a realization washed over me Today would be my first day in the Army.

There was feel ing of nervousness in the air that had washed over all the new recruits. For most, this would be their first time away from their parents and out of Okla homa.

Over the next few hours, leading into the darkness of night, my travels pushed me further North. At each stop there was a sense of urgency. I had paid close attention to the instructions of the cadre that had transported me to the airport in Okla homa City and knew that if we missed out connec tions it wouldn’t go well for us.

Though the stress of all of this weighed heavy on the

was beginning to be near unbearable. It felt like an oven on the bus and compared to the flight this wasn’t near as much fun as sharing beers with the boys.

Suddenly, we were instructed to exit our hearth and quickly hurried off the bus in a single file line. The immediate contrast of temperature accentuated the nip in the air, as it was close to 2 a.m. and we had been traveling for close to 24 hours at this point. The fresh air burned our noses.

It had been hours since we, the soldiers, had cordially been invited onto the Prevost Coach at the airport in Louisville, and it was nice to get a full fresh breath after being cooped up with dudes for that long. With that deep breath, I stretched, wiped the sleep from my eyes and peeked across an empty parking lot crowded with a field of fluorescent streetlights.

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3 takeaways: No. 11 OSU beats No. 14 Lehigh 25-6

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Despite dropping two matches, every Cowboy found them selves in tight battles.

OSU traveled to Lehigh and walked away as the victors. The dual was exciting from start to finish.

Here are three takeaways from the dual.

Victor Voinovich had match of the day

Things were look ing grim for No. 19

Victor Voinovich as No. 20 Manzona Bryant went up 8-0 in the first period at 149 pounds. It looked like he was out of the match before the first pe riod was over. However, Voinovich channeled

his clutch gene. He used multiple takedowns and escapes in the second period to find himself in a 11-8 match. He then proceeded to get near fall points and send the match into sudden vic tory, which he won with a takedown.

Multiple Cowboys impressed in debuts, new weights Despite dropping his 197-pound debut, No. 28 Luke Surber impressed against No. 8 Michael Beard. Beard is one of the nation’s best wrestlers regardless of weight class and Surber wrestled him extremely close. No. 33 Konner Doucet upset No. 26 Nathan Taylor in a close victory 2-1 at heavy weight. Travis Wittlake and Wyatt Sheets both

had wins at new weight classes while Kaden Gfeller dropped his de but at 157 pounds.

Conditioning became a factor Doucet, Voinovich and Daton Fix’s matches were all won by their stamina. It became evi dent late in their match es that they were clearly the ones in better shape. Many others looked to be in good shape as well, which is a great sign for the Cowboys. It’s also big considering they have another dual to wrestle on Saturday. Having wrestlers that are good on stamina is im portant heading into the Bucknell dual and OSU flexed their muscles early on Saturday. sports.ed@ocolly.com

3 takeaways: Cowboys low at 157 in win vs Bucknell

When Trevor Mas trogiovanni was on cue last season, OSU was as well.

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John Smith used one word of descrip tion prior to Saturday’s doubleheader slate.

“Gritty”. Two duals later, the same could be used to describe No. 11 OSU’s performance on Saturday. The Cowboys got off to a quick start to the season with road win over No. 14 Lehigh and Bucknell.

Here are three takeaways from OSU’s 30-6 win over Bucknell.

Bottom struggles still prevalent For Young:

Carter Young’s freshman season was filled with ebbs and flows.

From overall frame, lengthiness and quickness, he fit the mold on the outside. But struggles on bot tom highlighted the inconsistencies. Those showed when Young, ranked No. 10 in the 141-pound class, faced No. 28-ranked Darren Miller. Miller recorded 2:45 in riding time on Young, putting any burst of energy from the Cowboy at a standstill.

If the struggles on bottom continue to stick, another up-anddown season could be looming.

Mastrogiovanni starts fast:

His early points gave the Cowboys a quick boost of mo mentum, particularly around midseason when the schedule became increasingly more dif ficult.

His spotty latter portion of the season was a tell-tale sign of how the Cowboys would do. On Saturday, the 125-pounder pinned Bucknell’s Grayson McLellan. If Mastro giovanni can sustain his quick-start abilities as he showcased in the early stages of last year, the Cowboys could be in for a fast start.

Cowboys thin at 157:

Smith reiterated his belief that Kaden Gfeller — who made a late decision to return to OSU for his extra year of eligibility— was not in wrestling shape. Gfeller made his regular season debut, almost pinning No. 9-ranked Josh Humphreys of Lehigh, but lost 7-6.

Smith started redshirt freshman Luke Mechler against Buck nell. Mechler fell to Bucknell’s Nick Delp, 9-3. If Gfeller truly isn’t in wrestling shape with such a difficult schedule early on, many dual points could be up in the air for OSU at an important weight. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Trevor Mastrogiovanni, OSU’s 125-pound starter, pinned Buck nell’s Grayson McLellan on Saturday night.

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As we continued, blindly follow ing one in front of the other, we could have been moving towards our death for all we knew, but not an inquiry would be made as to where we were headed. Entering a big black building we were blasted with radiant heat yet again.

This was a stark contrast to what we had just been experiencing for an indeterminate amount of time and it immediately reminded me of the lack of sleep we had received since waking up in Oklahoma City.

My eyes grew heavy.

We filed into a grimy room filled with old school desks and various pieces of furniture that had obviously been stored there for some time.

On each desk there was a stack of paperwork and a number two pencil, ready for newbies to complete every thing that would make them official.

Sitting there, I wondered why the lighting was so poor in this tragically colored room.

A door slams open and in walks a hulking man with a cup of coffee, a spit cup and the biggest chaw he could fit in his lip.

“Hello gentlemen,” he said. “We have stuff to do, so shut up, listen to di rections and this will go smoothly.”

The next hour was a blur of name, social, home address and a plethora of other personal information. I had barely learned my social security number and found it strange that I did not need something like that for most of my life and it suddenly meaning so much to my future.

Sitting there filling out my W-2 and life insurance information almost seemed surreal at this hour of the morning. Would there be sleep soon? Would there be food? As we finished up, the door slammed open again and three little minions came out, col lected the paperwork by alphabetical order and then disappeared back into the dark hall in which they came, fol lowed by the hulking leader. The door slammed again, and they were gone.

I began to cautiously look around. Others were beginning to nod off and this strange feeling washed over me that this couldn’t be a good thing, based on our current predica ment. Suddenly, from the back of the room a smooth southern voice rang clear through the thick mugginess that was beginning to build in this room of about two hundred men.

Mr. English was about as wide as he was tall, but I could tell he wasn’t fat. He was the in charge of the bed ding we would receive before heading to our quarters for the remainder of the evening. As we filed by, following close instructions, we received sheets, two blankets, a pillow, a rain poncho and a canteen.

We were instructed to file back to the busses with our new accoutre ment, and we would be moved to our temporary accommodations, since we would soon be moved to the barracks in which we would remain for the next nine weeks. As we moved back into the crisp air, I felt a wave of air hit me.

It smelled like rain. We boarded the bus. I looked back over my shoul der at the line of men and the build ing we had just vacated. In the murky darkness of the Kentucky night, you could see the dancing of an intense light show being performed, which signaled that a thunderstorm was ap proaching.

The bus lurches forward. We are finally on the move and much antici pated sleep was at the end of this next bus trip. By this point many of the men

had nodded off from exhaustion, but I was captivated. I watched the storm boil as it moved closer and closer to our destination in almost an ominous way, a warning of what would come.

Pulling up to our lodging, the brakes on the bus squealed and the air doors hissed as they opened. The un mistakable shape of Mr. English soon appeared in the aisle and instructed us to move to a waiting area in which we would be given our room numbers and roommates.

Again, disembarking the bus, this time retrieving my bag, I moved to the assembling group to await further instructions. The sprinkles had be gun to fall. We all could tell that this weather was unexpected and suddenly there was a hurried notion to move us inside as quickly as possible.

Room assignments were handed out quickly, and we moved into the barracks to rack out for the night. As we hustled our way into the hallway, stumbling over our gear, we made our way through the pitch black.

We struggled to see the bunk numbers, unfortunate result of none of us bringing a flashlight with us. It was already lights out, and the lights remained off until first call sounded around 0555, as we soon would learn. Trudging through the sweaty atmo sphere, littered with a thick variety of smells, I arrived at my bunk in time to meet McMillon.

Even though we had traveled together from OKC we had done less talking and shared more cigarettes than I cared to admit. We didn’t learn much about each other at first meet ing, because we were too focused on getting some sleep to really care to ex ercise frivolous social norms. A quick, hey, would suffice and we got to work squaring away our bunks.

Once the corners were tight and my gear was stored, McMillon and I could finally lay down our weary

heads. Glancing at my watch, I noticed it was 0430, and I had a quick appreci ation for the fact that it was February, and the sun wouldn’t be up as early as it usually would have been.

At this point unzipping my bag felt like a foreign action. Having only been out of Oklahoma 30 hours, but with so many experiences at one time it felt like most everything in the bag was packed virtually by someone else. That guy didn’t exist anymore. From this point forward things were going to be different than they were before.

It wasn’t that I went through some metamorphosis or evolutionary change. I knew that the events that would happen over the next nine weeks would shape a new person, with new ideals and goals. I accepted the change enthusiastically. I could hear the rain start to fall in sheets and that clean fresh scent wafted through the open windows.

This wasn’t so bad.

BANG, BANG, BANG. I jolted up and glared at my watch. 0545??

“What is this?” I thought to my self. “What now?”

In walks a man with a trash can and a bat.

“Happy Valentine’s Day boys, no one loves you here,” he said.

We now have five minutes to be outside. What is this insanity? Did anyone sleep? Maybe there is food. This is our wake-up call? What other madness awaited us during this day? Week? Months?

As we all clammer to grab our things and get in formation, I remem ber the poncho that was distributed hours before. I yelled down the line.

“Grab your poncho,” I said.

We moved back down the stairs, down the reeking hallway and towards the door as a mass.

I slid the poncho on as I found my place at the end of second squad. I looked down at my watch and merely

90 minutes had passed since I had laid down to finally get some sleep. The rain was coming down in a concerted effort now, and we stood in there tak ing it for the next two hours.

We didn’t move. We didn’t talk. We didn’t really comprehend what was happening, exhaustion had set in and most of us at this point were simply sleeping as we stood. After what seemed like an eternity, the hulk ing man appeared in the door that we all had been staring at longingly for the last several hours.

They moved down the steps as a unit, gliding down the steps as if it were a choreographed scene. I could begin to see the rest of the formation as the sun rose behind the pouring clouds. Assembled in four platoons of four squads, the gaggle of men that had boarded those busses hours before had already begun to be shaped by this time-honored system.

As I looked around the gray monochrome scene I could see the many walks of life, races, regions and religions. We had all come together here to be shaped into warriors leaving “only with our shield or on it.”

Finally, the hulking dark figure at the front of our formation spoke.

“Good morning gentlemen, welcome to Fort Knox, Kentucky,” he said. “My name is First Sergeant Gould, and there is only one thing you need to remember while you are here, diamonds are trump.”

The platoon stood fast out of fear, lack of comprehension from sleep deprivation or out of shear curiosity of what would happen next. Suddenly the unit splits and four satellites move to their positions in from of each platoon. Sergeant First Class Martin was about 5’5” and looked to be a leprechaun, but I wasn’t going to mention it to him directly.

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“It was so fun to see a lot of people wearing pink and seeing such a visual representation of girl power,” Johnson said. “There weren’t only women there, there were a lot of men who were clearly having a great time. It was almost weird if you weren’t wear ing pink. From the box, I could see a

sea of pink.”

The musical told an important story that can help college students reflect on stereotypes and it played an important part in encouraging young women to not be afraid of fighting for what they want while being proud of who they are. The storyline is even more relevant nowadays, after the #MeToo movement, which gave women the confidence to come forward and speak about their experiences of sex ual assault and harassment. “Legally Blonde” certainly does not shy away from commentating on such abuse

within the workplace and classroom settings.

“My favorite part of the musi cal was seeing women stick together,” Johnson said. “It is always so frustrat ing to see men getting away with sexual assault and harassment. I was definitely tearing up watching Elle’s rival, Vivian, defend her and stay by her after Elle was harassed by her professor.”

This new musical version of “Legally Blonde” is also culturally relevant due because of the distinctive casting decisions. Many of the actors are dynamic choices who bring original

and authentic energy to their respective roles.

“ I didn’t love the casting,” DeZoete said. “Three of the main characters could have been better. They didn’t give much of the sass and sar casm that I think of when I think of the conversations in “Legally Blonde” but at the same time I loved how they chose a representative cast and maybe as the show goes on some small things will be adjusted and it will be perfect.”

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‘God of War: Ragnarok’ Review: An Instant Classic

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As a college student, I have a massive number of responsibilities on my plate almost 24 hours a day. Be cause of this, my trusty old PlayStation 4 has been collecting dust next to my TV for about three months. I just don’t have the time to play video games these days. Even so, I was up at 11 p.m. last Tuesday night to play “God of War: Ragnarök” the second I could get my hands on it.

After playing the game for 18 hours straight, wrecking my health

with eight Red Bulls, and eating an unhealthy quantity of snacks, I have to say this game hasn’t just fulfilled my monumental expectations for this sequel “God of War,” it surpassed them beyond my wildest dreams.

“God of War: Ragnarök” is a direct sequel to 2018’s award-winning “God of War”, which in turn is a sequel to a trilogy of the same name. It follows the titular god of war, Kratos, and his son Atreus attempting to prevent the Norse apocalypse known as Ragnarök. There is plenty more going on with this game, but I truly believe the best way to experience it is going into it knowing as little as possible.

The gameplay is some of the fin

est you can get. Every movement, every combo, and every weapon is perfectly optimized. In some games, it can be annoying having to kill swarms of enemies to progress the story. In “Rag narök,” waves of enemies are welcome because you can always try out a new weapon or ability.

Where this game truly shines is in its story. “Ragnarök” has a story of epic proportions, weaving themes of fate and prophecy, grief and parenthood, and living with the shocking conse quences our choices can have. In almost every quest, some nugget of wisdom is present that truly spoke to me in ways few games have. Anyone could relate to this story, from Kratos struggling to

connect to his son taking his own path, to Atreus fighting to prove himself and become his own person. This is barely scratching the surface. The game has loads of content.

Every time I play this game I am in awe that a game can be this good. Because of this, I recommend it and the 2018 predecessor to anyone who needs an excellent story, a good cry, epic gameplay, and shockingly good life advice for a video game.

“God of War: Ragnarök” is avail able for Sony’s PlayStation 4 and 5.

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‘Jujutsu Kaisen’: 2021’s Anime of the Year returns

Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter

“Jujutsu Kaisen” is ready to excite again with season two coming out soon.

“Jujutsu Kaisen” is a battle shounen anime adapted from the manga of the same name. The “Jujutsu Kaisen” anime was released in October 2020 and ran the majority of its episodes in 2021. “Jujutsu Kaisen” was nominated for a number of awards at the 2021 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, and won best Anime of the Year along with best antagonist and best ending song.

Mappa Studios, the same studio that adapted season four of “Attack on Titan” and the new hit anime se ries “Chainsawman,” adapted “Jujutsu Kaisen.” Season two of “Jujutsu Kai sen” will release in early 2023, likely in January or February.

“Jujutsu Kaisen” takes place in a world similar to ours except cures

infect the world. Curses are the physi cal manifestation of negative human emotions such anger, sorrow or dis gust through the use of cursed energy. Cursed energy is the power system of “Jujutsu Kaisen” and is the manifesta tion of negative emotions that can be altered into a different array of pow ers called cursed techniques. Jujutsu sorcerers are the only ones capable of getting rid of these curses because they are the only ones able to see curses and use cursed energy.

“Jujutsu Kaisen” follows Yuji Itadori, a Japanese high school student, who gets wrapped up in Jujutsu sorcerer business. Unbeknownst to Itadori, he eats a powerful cursed object that seals the soul of Sukuna, the King of Curses, within him. While the higher ups in the jujutsu world believe that he should be executed right away, his teacher and fan-favorite character, Satoru Gojo, proposes a different approach. To post pone his execution, Itadori is tasked with eating all 20 of Sukuna’s fingers,

so the King of Curses can finally be taken down once and for all. Despite his impending execution, Itadori is filled with joy and excitement because all he wants to do in his life is be able to save people.

“Jujutsu Kaisen” is a great series filled with humor, action and horror elements. “Jujutsu Kaisen” is full of eye-appealing animation and has some of the best choreographed fights of the past decade. Unlike many mainstream shonen anime, “Jujutsu Kaisen” favors clean and crisp hand-to-hand fight se quences over big explosions and floods of bright colors to make the fights easier to follow.

The power system in “Jujutsu Kaisen” is also one of the better ones that we have seen in recent years. Cursed energy’s property of being fu eled by negative emotions works very well to help the flow of the story as well as make fights incredibly interest ing. Cursed techniques are also diverse where the majority of the characters in

the show stand out with their personali ties and in fights.

The characters in “Jujutsu Kai sen” are Gege Akutami’s, the creator of “Jujutsu Kaisen,” greatest strong suit. From the protagonist Itadori to Gojo and the other side characters to all the antagonists, Akutami writes his char acters perfectly into the story. “Jujutsu Kaisen” has some of the best dynamics between characters among new genera tion anime, and these dynamics help the show in not being dull or ever feel ing stale.

Jujutsu Kaisen’s second season has even more potential. The season will cover the Shibuya incident story arc, and manga readers of “Jujutsu Kaisen” for the most part see this as the best arc in the story as of now. If Mappa adapts season two as well as they did with season one, then “Jujutsu Kaisen” might win another award.

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Courtesy of Jujutsu Kaisen’s Instagram “Jujutsu Kaisen” won Anime of the Year in 2021 with its first season. Season two will premiere in early 2023.