Gege Akutami has provided a detailed backstory about Satoru Gojo, the beloved Jujutsu Kaisen character, at an exhibition. JJK fan account @Go_Jover recently shared all 33 questions that the 32-year-old Japanese illustrator answered in a lengthy thread on X, formerly Twitter. In this article, we will explore Akutami's revelations about Gojo.
Gojo's biography In the first set of questions, Akutami revealed Gojo's early life and history, starting with his birthplace, Kyoto, where his clan's main house is located. When asked about whether Gojo sometimes speaks in his local dialect, Akutami said, “Not likely,” adding that “either as a child, he was taken along on missions as part of an ‘elite Jujutsu Sorcerer training’ of the big three clans. Or he just moved to Tokyo when he was little.
” Akutami explained that it was Gojo's wish and not his parents to go to Jujutsu Tech because “he was fed up with his overbearing family.” The mangaka went on to say that both of his parents are alive and have “gained a higher status within the Gojo clan by giving birth to Gojo Satoru, but they are not particularly strong as Jujutsu Sorcerers so they were separated with Gojo at a young stage.” He explained that this was because his parents couldn't interfere with his education as a sorcerer.
Gojo is an only child but has many relatives because he was born in one of the big three clans. However, he did not have “normal interactions” with any of them because he constantly rece.