I just realized something... I was talking to this person one time on a post before and as I was typing thatâs when i realized something:
This is for my fellow Nobamaki & Itafushi shippers! If you guys donât ship it then itâs okay! This is just like a small analysis in my eyes and the way I read things! I can be wrong or just love reaching on a shit ton of things but this is all for fun and I love sharing with you guys!
Letâs get started! Also, this contains spoilers!
Do you guys realize that Nobamaki/Itafushi actually parallel to each other? Let me explain in shitty English and basic grammar and vocabulary lol:
As I watch and read Jujutsu Kaisen I see a lot of parallels between characters; Gojo with Megumi or Yuji, Getou with Megumi and Yuji or Nobara and Maki... but what I want to parallel between characters is:
Yuji & Maki
1. Raw strength:
Both are hella fucking strong and for people who donât have cursed techniques, they know how to kick fucking ass. What made me realize that both of them are the same is honestly during the baseball game. I like how we were able to see Maki and Yuji making a home run... okay well Momo fucked up Makiâs groove! Haha! But during the Tokyo vs Kyoto event, Maki and Yuji go ham on their enemy.
Yes, Maki used weapons but still, we canât deny she got good speed and strength that is similar to Yujiâs. Thatâs why I wish I can see them both doing a bad ass duo fight together.
I have a small headcanon that Yuji actually enjoys training with Maki the most because I feel like he can understand someone who shares similarity in natural raw strength and speed. And Maki feels the same way and itâs a good excuse to bully Yuji as a joke. I would honestly love to see that! Lol!
2. Their story:
Yuji and Maki honestly have it bad. Yuji loosing his only family member (his abuelo) and becoming Sukunaâs vessel which leads him to a future execution. For Maki is the fact that her family treated her like garbage and having to leave her sister behind and eventually her sister dying.
Both Maki and Yuji share that same pain when it comes to loosing someone. We saw Yuji with Junpei and in the Shibuya Arc with Nanamin and Noabra. Again, Maki the same with Mai.
I think what made me even realize it MORE on how alike and how they parallel with each other are these images right here and how they worded their final saying:
In the Shibuya Arc, Yuji lost it. He lost it with Nanamin and Nobara (but luckily for Todo, he was able to pick his feet back up).
If I was Yuji, I wouldâve reacted the same way because imagine having the idea you want to save people no matter what but people keeps dying around you or by you? Itâs tiring and I wouldâve had a mental breakdown too.
After kicking Mahitoâs ass, Yuji says there is no reason anymore. For me, when Makiâs arc came it really reminded me of this:
When Mai died and was killed by her own dad. Her dad took away someone who was precious to Maki no matter how much they didnât get along. Maki really wanted to create the Zenin clan just for Mai to be safe and free.
Again, same with Maki, I wouldâve killed the whole clan too because of how in general the Zenin clan is and how they treat people.
3. Having a âcurseâ:
Nanamin to Yuji: âYouâve got it from hereâ
Mai to Maki: âdestroy everythingâ
I donât necessarily mean a curse curse but itâs more like final words that someone important to them said before dying.
For Yuji, he wonât die because Nanamin believes that Yuji can move forward and save the world.
As for Maki, Mai tells her to destroy everything in order for things to change (I might be wrong). Itâs for the Zenin clan to start fresh. That is another way I kinda Interpreted (again, I can be wrong). Maki still isnât done with destroying things plus she is going to move forward just like Yuji. ďżź
I have a thing that if the higher ups find out about Maki, she would be on the verge of being executed as well. So imagine both Maki and Yuji together being executed.
Now on to the next pair!
Megumi & Nobara
Again, this is just me analyzing. But if you ship Itafushi and Nobamaki, you can actually see another pair that parallels to each other but so far I havenât seen anyone compare them yet, or itâs just me lol!
1. No rivalries:
I think what I love about these ships so damn much is that there is NO RIVALRIES. Even if you donât ship them you have to admit it is amazing seeing a m/m or f/f getting along without being damn rivals. Iâm glad Gege decided not to do that especially towards the women because it does get so tiring that two women donât like each other for no damn reason or fighting over the main guy or other main guy. At least when Nobara didnât like Mai or Momo, she had a reason for not liking them.
And donât get me started with Megumi and Yuji. I was so happy to finally see two boys be friends instead of the usual, boring rivalries. Iâm a be honest with you, I was pretty shocked that Gege was able to make Megumi and Yuji be so close and trust each other as friends. Itâs a breath of fresh air for the two ships like omg I was happy not seeing the basic shonen bullshit with the f/f and m/m relationship.
2. Hyping up their pairs:
What I mean by hyping them up, Iâm talking about the potential that Maki and Yuji has that Nobara and Megumi sees from them. Nobara since the start acknowledge that Maki is strong and vice versa with Megumi with Yuji. What made me see that Nobara knows that Maki is just amazing and strong was during the baseball when Maki was able to hit almost a home run. Nobara just knew that Maki would be able to make that home run but again Momo ruined her moment! Lol!
As for Megumi, we see while the Tokyo students came up with a strategy to win against the Kyoto students, we see him saying that Yuji can actually beat all their asses without curse energy or energy(one of those). Megumi reassures to people that Yuji can take care of himself and is very useful. Another time Megumi reassured that Yuji is strong is when he was in his bed healing from Hanamiâs attacks and when they fought tiger against that one dude (forgot his name)
3. Thinking about them/defending them:
Now⌠this is really what made me think why Nobara and Megumi parallel with each other
Itâs becasue I feel like theyâre the ones who are more attached and over protective with Yuji and Maki than how Maki and Yuji are with them.
Now, Iâm not saying itâs vice verse with Maki and Yuji. But Iâm talking about how Nobara and Megumi expresses it. Let me explain:
While reading and watching JJK, we see how Nobara is with Maki compared to anyone else. And no, Iâm not saying that Nobara isnât overprotective with Megumi or Yuji but just the way she is towards Maki. I would honest love to see how these girls got along and how they became close!
Ever since Maki and Nobara had that deep conversation about why Maki choose to be a sorcerer, that is when I actually started shipping them because of how much respect Nobara has towards Maki and it continues to develop more and more with the two of them. We saw how Nobara got super defensive when she fought against Mai (First time) and started dissing Mai. The second time was with Momo, when she was straight up talking shit about Maki.
I love how when Nobara was talking about Maki and Yuji when fighting against Momo. However, I felt a different vibe towards it as well. What I mean by that is that I got more of a âbig sister vibeâ toward Yuji and a âI love and respect Makiâ
But again, I feel like Nobara had some sort of feeling and attachment toward Maki ever since that fight with Momo and more than anyone else too. However, that is just me though! You do t have to agree with my reaching!
For Megumi and Yuji⌠First of all⌠Megumi would not hesitate to pull a trigger if anyone is trying to harm Yuji. What made me see that was against Kamo and the Kyoto students. I swear that day Megumi was literally about to commit murder.
Yeah, Nobara got pissed but she went easy on them, but Megumi didnât. Oh no, he was about to commit a felony. He wanted all the smoke. He wanted that curse. I swear I even felt how pissed he was. I just feel like every time and separates, shit goes down the wrong way and everything goes wrong.
For me, shipping Megumi and Yuji is a whole ass different post but I wonât do that lmao same with Nobamaki because I can write a whole ass essay why I love how compatibly/perfect for each other lol
Bonus:
But guess what⌠during the Kyoto and Tokyo event, same shit happened with Megumi like Nobara: Megumi was thinking of Tsumiki and Yuji. And again, I felt like it was still different when Megumi was thinking of Tsumiki and Yuji. I find it crazy how Nobara and Megumi were thinking about two people during that event:
Nobara: Maki & Yuji Megumi: Yuji & Tsumiki
This is my personal favorite image of Nobara and Megumi. *wink wink* itâs basically the same image on who is important to to them.
Again, for Nobara and Yujiâs relationship, I just love the way it is. She gives me âbig sisterâ energy towards Yuji and vice verse. Yuji and Nobara are those chaotic siblings that are the hyper ones while Megumi and Maki are the chill ones that can actually keep them down. There has been one occasion where both Megumi and Maki calms Yuji and Nobara down because of how they were acting and Iâm not gonna lie itâs kinda cute lmao:
4. Not leaving them:
During the Shibuya Arc, Maki and Nobara separates but at one panel, Nanamin was telling Nobara and Nitta that he was going to join the Zenins. Nobara quickly picked her head up and suggested that she wanted to join him in order for her to be with Maki (this is a stretch but hey Iike being dramatic) however, Nanamin quickly declines her and tells her that itâs too dangerous. I think she was disappointed that she couldnât go, but hey, Nanamin is a gentleman and he knows when a child is gonna end up getting hurt. I thought it was cute that she was super worried about Maki and just doesnât care and wanting to join her.
Now, up the recent chapters, Megumi really shows us that he doesnât want Yuji leaving him or he wants to stay by his side. Those few chapters really made my heart feel some type of way because it just the way Megumi is for Yuji and I can honestly feel how much he cares for him. As I mentioned above, I feel like everything goes to shit when those two arenât together and I hope that they develop more and more. There has been two more occasions where Fushi doesnât want Yuji to be left behind; one during when they were in prison and the second during the fight against Hanamin. The eyes that Fushiguro gives Yuji is full of trauma and careness.
In conclusionďżź, I canât wait for Nobamaki and Itafushi to develop more and more in future chapters. Again, you guys donât have to agree with me on this. This is just for fun and sharing is fun too! If Iâm overreaching then Iâm sorry I just canât help it :(!!
I hope you guys enjoyed my lil analysis! Iâm sorry for the bad writing, Iâm not very good at translating my feelings as Iâm typing because my brain goes all over the place lol! But please, feel free to comment or give me an ask! Iâll be happy to elaborate more for you guys!
Stay safe yâall! And good night or morning!
