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Jiro Awasaka ( (あわ) (さか) () (ろう) Awasaka Jirō?)[1] is a curse user who used to kill and collect money as much as he pleased until Satoru Gojo was born. He was recruited for the Shibuya Incident by Pseudo-Geto and Uraume to guard a set of commissioned curtains and kill jujutsu sorcerers.

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Pseudo-Geto and Uraume recruited Jiro Awasaka for the Shibuya Incident in Jujutsu Kaisen. Awasaka, a curse user, was tasked with guarding commissioned curtains and killing jujutsu sorcerers. Previously a killer for hire, his career was interrupted by the emergence of Satoru Gojo.
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Jiro Awasaka, a character from Jujutsu Kaisen, is a short, elderly man with a muscular physique. His features include large round eyes with dark pupils, thick eyebrows, and a handlebar mustache. He is mostly bald, with a tuft of black hair on top and a goatee on his chin. In his younger years, he had a full head of black hair and a thin beard.
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Jiro Awasaka, at the age of 61, maintains formidable physical abilities. He is a seasoned close-combat fighter skilled in the art of killing. His effectiveness in combat, even in his old age, is demonstrated in his battles with other sorcerers. His proficiency in using his innate technique and manipulating cursed energy underscores his experience.
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Jiro Awasaka, prior to Satoru Gojo's birth, was a professional assassin, utilizing his curse technique for his assignments. His career was interrupted with the arrival of Satoru Gojo.
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Yuji and Megumi, characters from Jujutsu Kaisen, had battles against Sukuna and Awasaka. Their fight with Sukuna was intense, risking Megumi's life in the process. In their confrontation with Awasaka, they found their attacks ineffective.
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Appearance[]

Awasaka is a short elderly man with a defined muscular tone to his body despite his old age. He has large round eyes with dark pupils and black hair. Awasaka is mostly bald but he has a tuft of hair on the top that's a similar shape to the goatee on his chin. He also sports thick eyebrows and a handlebar mustache.

In his youth over twenty years ago, Awasaka had a full head of black hair and a thin beard. He wore casual clothing including a navy blue sweater. Awasaka currently wears a white t-shirt tucked into the tall haramaki sash around his waist where he keeps his knife.[2] He completes his outfit with a yellow haramaki around his waist and tight athletic shorts that show off his defined legs as well shoes that look more like socks.

Personality[]

Awasaka will always trample on the weak (Anime)

"Until the day I die... I will trample on the weak!!"

Awasaka is an evil, selfish, and vindictive old man who desires to live according to his own twisted code. He spent his youth using jujutsu to curse innocent people, believing he could live free and make money as long as he did what "needed to be done". Even as an old man, Awasaka enjoyed the thrill of fighting Yuji and Megumi and wanted to snuff out their promising futures with his own hands.[3]

As a hitman of the late twentieth century, Awasaka believed it was his job to kill people and his duty to understand the human body. In order to do so, Awasaka didn't kill his victims cleanly. He tore them apart and dissected them, ripping the skin from their skulls as they begged for mercy.

Awasaka believed he was free in his youth while jujutsu sorcerers were too busy exorcising cursed spirits. However, this all changed when a child with the Six Eyes was born into the Gojo Clan. His presence stole that all away from Awasaka in his latter years. In order to get his life back, Awasaka agreed to work with Pseudo-Geto's faction to get rid of Satoru Gojo.

The curse user took the chance to get his freedom back because Awasaka believes he's always in the prime of his life. He desires nothing less than to trample on the weak until the day he dies.[4]

Abilities and Powers[]

Awasaka kicking Yuji (Anime)

Awasaka holding his own against Yuji.

Overall Skill: Awasaka is a tough, close-combat type fighter with experience in the art of killing. Most of his work came against victims incapable of fighting back, but even in his old age, Awasaka was effective in battling other sorcerers.

Awasaka's experience is made clear by his ability to use his innate technique and cursed energy manipulation to make himself nigh-invulnerable in battle. It was also shown in his hand-to-hand combat skills, capable of taking on two much younger jujutsu sorcerers at the same time.[5] He believes the harder his opponent's fight, the easier it is for him to win.[6]

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Awasaka is a very capable close-quarters combatant who likes to throw a mix of hand strikes and athletic kicks. He was confident in taking on both Yuji and Megumi at the same time, two very proficient hand-to-hand fighters. Awasaka usually is good at picking his shots, using a wait and counter fighting style that plays to the strengths of his cursed technique. No one has ever been able to dodge Awasaka's counter-attack after a desperate full swing at him.[6]

Cursed Energy[]

Cursed Energy Reinforcement: Awasaka constantly uses cursed energy to reinforce his body and protect it from cursed techniques and slashing attacks. Combining this with his innate technique makes him nearly invulnerable to most attacks.[7]

Cursed Technique[]

Innate Technique

Inverse (あべこべ Abekobe?): While Awasaka's technique is activated, attacks become weaker the stronger they are and stronger the weaker they are.[8] There is a maximum and minimum limit to how much of an impact can be affected by the technique. Awasaka protects himself with cursed energy on top of inverse to effectively nullify all of his opponent's attacks.[9]

Equipment[]

Conventional Weaponry
Awasaka carries a tanto-style knife he keeps tucked in his haramaki sash. He is a proficient user of the short blade, capable of drawing it and slashing his target in one motion with great speed.[10]

Battles & Events[]

Shibuya Incident Arc

Trivia[]

  • Jiro Awasaka is an only child.[1]
  • "I only became a curse user so I could make enough money to help my sick mother" is the kind of lie Jiro Awasaka would tell without a second thought.[1]
  • Jiro's surname has the kanji for "foxtail millet" (粟, awa) and "slope, hill" (坂, saka). His given name has the kanji for "two, double" (二, ji) and "good" (良, ro).
  • Jiro's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows;
    • Jiro ranked 143rd in the fourth Popularity Poll with 1 vote.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jujutsu Kaisen Manga: Vol. 11 (p. 170).
  2. Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime: Chapter 95 (p. 10) and Episode 35.
  3. Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime: Chapter 95 (p. 13) and Episode 35.
  4. Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime: Chapter 96 (p. 4-14) and Episode 35.
  5. Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime: Chapter 96 (p. 12-14) and Episode 35.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime: Chapter 97 (p. 13) and Episode 35.
  7. Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime: Chapter 97 (p. 14) and Episode 35.
  8. Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime: Chapter 97 (p. 12) and Episode 35.
  9. Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime: Chapter 97 and Episode 35, pages-12-14
  10. Jujutsu Kaisen Manga and Anime: Chapter 95 (p. 10-11) and Episode 35.

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Characters
Tokyo Jujutsu High
Faculty Akari Nitta  •  Atsuya Kusakabe  •  Kiyotaka Ijichi  •  Masamichi Yaga  •  Satoru Gojo  •  Shoko Ieiri
Students Kinji Hakari  •  Kirara Hoshi  •  Maki Zenin  •  Megumi Fushiguro  •  Nobara Kugisaki  •  Panda  •  Toge Inumaki  •  Yu Haibara  •  Yuji Itadori  •  Yuta Okkotsu
Kyoto Jujutsu High
Faculty Utahime Iori  •  Yoshinobu Gakuganji
Students Arata Nitta  •  Aoi Todo  •  Kasumi Miwa  •  Kokichi Muta  •  Mai Zenin  •  Momo Nishimiya  •  Noritoshi Kamo
Jujutsu Sorcerers
Professional Sorcerers Kento Nanami  •  Mei Mei  •  Takuma Ino  •  Tengen  •  Yuki Tsukumo
Zenin Clan Chojuro Zenin  •  Jinichi Zenin  •  Naobito Zenin  •  Naoya Zenin  •  Nobuaki Zenin  •  Ogi Zenin  •  Ranta Zenin
Kamo Clan Noritoshi Kamo  •  Shino
Culling Games Players Angel  •  Charles Bernard  •  Chizuru Hari  •  Dhruv Lakdawalla  •  Fumihiko Takaba  •  Haba  •  Hagane Daido  •  Hajime Kashimo  •  Hana Kurusu  •  Hanyu  •  Hiromi Higuruma  •  Iori Hazenoki  •  Reggie Star  •  Remi  •  Rin Amai  •  Rokujushi Miyo  •  Ryu Ishigori  •  Takako Uro  •  Yorozu
Non-Combatants Kaori Itadori  •  Misato Kuroi  •  Riko Amanai  •  Ui Ui
Fukuoka Branch Campus Kaito Yuki  •  Kensuke Nagino  •  Saki Rindo
Curse Users
Suguru Geto's Group Larue  •  Manami Suda  •  Miguel Oduol  •  Mimiko Hasaba  •  Nanako Hasaba  •  Suguru Geto  •  Toshihisa Negi
Kenjaku's Group Haruta Shigemo  •  Jiro Awasaka  •  Juzo Kumiya  •  Kenjaku  •  Niji Ebina  •  Ogami  •  Ogami's grandson  •  Sukuna  •  Uraume
Q Bayer  •  Kokun
Non-Curse Users Shigeru Sonoda  •  Shiu Kong  •  Toji Fushiguro
Cursed Spirits
Mahito's Group Dagon  •  Hanami  •  Jogo  •  Mahito
Vengeful Spirits Kuchisake-Onna  •  Michizane Sugawara  •  Rika Orimoto  •  Tamamo-no-Mae Incarnate
Death Paintings Choso  •  Eso  •  Kechizu
Other Curses Akuro-o Otake  •  Finger Bearer  •  Fly Heads  •  Ganesha  •  Ko-Guy  •  Kurourushi  •  Rainbow Dragon  •  Rika  •  Smallpox Deity
Non-Sorcerers
Sugisawa Third High School Setsuko Sasaki  •  Takagi  •  Takeshi Iguchi
Satozakura High School Junpei Yoshino  •  Shota Ito  •  Sotomura
Saitama Urami East Junior High Fujinuma  •  Taichi Kanada  •  Takeda  •  Tsumiki Fushiguro
Civilians Furudate  •  Fumi  •  Jin Itadori  •  Keita Oe  •  Nagi Yoshino  •  Saori  •  Tadashi Okazaki  •  Takada-chan  •  Wasuke Itadori  •  Yuko Ozawa
U.S. Government Cyrus Veil  •  Garry K. Johnson