Surprisingly Gojo X Yuji Is The Most Trending Jujutsu Kaisen Couple In Japan

For fans who ship Gojo and Geto romantically in the Jujutsu Kaisen series, it appears this pairing is not amongst the most widely embraced by the overall fandom, which exhibits intense enthusiasm for character relationships overall.

In fact, the degree of fervor focused on imagined couplings seems to rival that displayed by the infamously passionate shipping community of My Hero Academia.

The latest 2023 data on prevalent Jujutsu Kaisen romantic pairings favored by Japanese fans indicates the Gojo and Yuji tandem unexpectedly predominates instead.

Yes, you read that correctly – the primary ship apparently centers around Gojo and his mentee Yuji according to reports from both Twitter and Reddit.

So while Gojo and Geto devotees still maintain a dedicated following in certain circles, that specific combination does not currently rank near the top tier of prevalent ships dominating the Jujutsu Kaisen shipping fandom more broadly.

An unorthodox master-student dynamic occupies that leading position at present, pointing to shifting preferences even among this unconditionally devoted demographic.

Unconventional Bonds: Exploring the Top Jujutsu Kaisen Ship and Fan Interpretations

Indeed, the top Jujutsu Kaisen ship in Japan pairs the teacher Gojo with his adopted pupil Yuji – an unconventionally quasi-familial relationship.

After their initial encounter battling the evil spirit Sukuna, Gojo takes Yuji under his wing and ushers him into the jujutsu sorcerer program at the Tokyo academy.

Beyond just Yuji, Gojo serves as a fatherly mentor to fellow students Megumi and Nobara too.

Yet somehow romantic chemistry between Gojo and Yuji eclipses other dynamics in the minds of Japanese fans, despite Gojo’s avuncular role in Yuji’s life.

Their teacher-student connection ostensibly positions Gojo as a guiding guardian, but devotees of this ship choose to interpret the rapport differently.

In any case, the prevalence of Gojo and Yuji as the foremost shipped couple is certainly peculiar and eyebrow-raising.

But the unconventionality of this popular pairing perhaps speaks to the uniquely unconstrained nature of fan shipping subcultures – even in otherwise traditionalist societies like Japan.

Here’s the entire list of JJK’s most popular ships in Japan in the year 2023:

A Pact with Curses, Mentorship Under Gojo, and the Ominous Rise of Sukuna

Yuji Itadori is an extraordinarily strong high school student living in Sendai, Japan. As Yuji’s grandfather was on his deathbed in June 2018, he left Yuji with two profound mantras – “always help others” and “die surrounded by people who care about you”.

Later, Yuji’s friends at school inadvertently summoned dangerous Cursed Spirits by unsealing a rotten finger talisman.

To protect a Jujutsu Sorcerer named Megumi Fushiguro, Yuji swallowed the severed finger, becoming the host of the immensely powerful Curse Ryomen Sukuna.

Unfortunately, all Jujutsu sorcerers are obligated to immediately exorcise Sukuna and his human vessel Yuji due to the Curse’s sheer malevolence.

However, Megumi’s mentor Satoru Gojo observed Yuji maintaining control over his body despite Sukuna’s presence.

Gojo then brought Yuji to the Tokyo Jujutsu High School with a proposition – postpone Yuji’s execution and let him train under Gojo’s guidance until he has consumed all 20 of Sukuna’s severed fingers. Eliminating the fingers would eradicate Sukuna forever.

Meanwhile, a contingent of Cursed Spirits has orchestrated a complex offensive against the world of Jujutsu Sorcery, including the uniquely intelligent Curse Mahito.

The coalition is led by Suguru Geto, a former Jujutsu Sorcerer executed by Gojo one year earlier after becoming morally corrupted.

Gojo assigns Yuji to a three-person team with fellow Tokyo freshman Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki. He trains them to become sorcerers, but during a mission gone awry, Sukuna seizes full control over Yuji’s body.

To eliminate the evil Curse, Yuji allows them both to perish. However, Sukuna defiantly resurrects Yuji, having developed an ominous fascination with Megumi’s potential.

Gojo realizes the Jujutsu High authorities would promptly re-execute Yuji if his return was exposed. So to enable Yuji’s ongoing training, Gojo conceals his revival.

On another assignment, senior sorcerer Kento Nanami partners Yuji with student Junpei Yoshino. But the Curse Mahito manipulates Junpei, whom Gojo’s students fail to save.

A vengeful Yuji then vows to defeat Mahito.