Gege Akutami reveals Jujutsu Kaisen\u2019s Black Flash was inspired by classic video game CrunchyrollJujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami has provided some background on his inspirations for the Black Flash, and he had a specific image in mind for the maneuver. One of the best anime going, Jujutsu Kaisen has become a phenomenon over the last couple of years. In the spirit of its popularity, there\u2019s an exhibition currently running in Tokyo celebrating the anime and manga. As part of the exhibit, Gege answered a list of questions about the franchise and how he came up with certain ideas. One question pointed to the Black Flash, a move that came about due to some very particular influences. \u201cKatayama, my editor at the time, told me he wanted a special move [for Yuji Itadori] but I really didn\u2019t feel like anything fit, so I think Divergent Fist and then Black Flash were born as moves that not many others do,\u201d Gege revealed. \u201cThe image I had in my mind was the Flash from the game Onimusha. It\u2019s a counterattack move you often see in Real Time Attacks. I also liked the fact that it\u2019s not a unique skill and that it can be used to increase voltage after just one use.\u201d If you haven\u2019t played Onimusha, it\u2019s a classic samurai action game where you guide the hero, Samanosuke, on a quest to rescue a princess imprisoned by demons. The move Gege\u2019s referring to is the Innes counter, where you hit an attack right as an enemy comes towards you. Timed right, you\u2019ll do a special move that inflicts heavy damage. Another form that\u2019s even more powerful can be done using the block button. The Black Flash in Jujutsu Kaisen is even trickier, since canonically almost nobody can use it properly. Once somebody does, their move is amplified considerably. They\u2019re both stylish counters that can be carried out by anybody \u2013 if they\u2019re able to meet the criteria needed. Onimusha Warlords, the first in the franchise, was originally released in 2001, but a remaster from 2019 can be played on PC, Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X\/S. As yet, none of the sequels have enjoyed the same treatment, so they\u2019re harder to find on modern systems. If you want more dark sorcery, check out our guides on the upcoming Jujutsu Kaisen ending, and Chapter 264 of the manga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gege Akutami reveals Jujutsu Kaisen\u2019s Black Flash was inspired by classic video game CrunchyrollJujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami has provided some background on his inspirations for the Black Flash, and he had a specific image in mind for the maneuver. One of the best anime going, Jujutsu Kaisen has become a phenomenon over the last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12159\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}