Hello! I am KENTA, a Japanese who loves manga. In this issue, I delve deeper into Utahime’s competence as revealed in the novel version of “Jujutsu-Kaisen”. Utahime is usually thought of as a rather unassuming figure, but in fact he has a surprising charm hidden within him. Through this article, we hope you will discover a new side of Utahime and immerse yourself in the world of “Jujutsu-Kaisen”!
Iori Utahime’s Appearance and Role
Iori Utahime is a slender man, dressed in a black suit and tie with glasses. He looks like a typical office worker and is often compared to Nanami Kento, but his impression is different: if Nanami is a capable elite office worker, Iori is a melancholy office worker.
Iori Utahime is a member of the College of Arts and Crafts and assists the conjurers as an assistant supervisor. His role is to transport the conjurers to and from the site, monitor the situation on site, and provide support services such as taking down the ledger. For example, in the juvenile section, he informed Itadori and his team of the situation at the site and confirmed their duties.
Iori Utahime, a former aspiring sorcerer
In fact, Iori Utahime originally aspired to become a sorceress, but the official fan book reveals the reason why she gave up that dream. It was because her mentality was not suited to fight as a sorceress. However, even after becoming an assistant director instead of a sorcerer, he continues to be under stress.
Iori Utahime was two years junior to Gojo Satoru when he was a student, and because of this, he was often asked to do something reckless by Gojo. Furthermore, because he belongs to an organization called the Jutsu Kosen, he sometimes receives instructions from the upper management. As a result, he is often caught between Gojo’s reckless actions and the instructions of upper management.
Origin of the name Iori Utahime
Iori Utahime’s name has an origin. In fact, he was named after the author’s favorite artist. That artist is named after Iijima Kiyoshi, the drummer of Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Kiyoshi Ijichi himself knows that his name is used as the name of a manga character, and in a manga feature in Brutus magazine, he listed “Jutsu Kaisen” as his favorite manga.
Iori Utahime’s competence revealed in the novel version
Iori Utahime’s charm is also evident in the novel version of “Jujutsu Kaisen,” “Summer and Autumn Return. The novel describes an episode in which Itadori stays at Ijichi’s house, and it is clear that Ijichi is deeply involved in the administrative affairs of the college of witchcraft and sorcery. He is responsible for a wide range of tasks, including the paperwork related to the operation of the conjuring technical college, the large amount of documents to be submitted to the ward office, and greeting the companies that install the vending machines.
In addition, Iori Utahime keeps track of contact information for windows (people involved with the College of Jutsu High School of Cursed Arts who can see curses) around the country in order to answer any reckless requests from Gojo. His work is an indispensable bridge between the National College of Spellcraft and the general public, which proves to be an essential part of facilitating the activities of the spellcasters.
Iori Utahime’s Personality
Iori Utahime is not a highly skilled conjuror, but he has a strong sense of responsibility and is committed to keeping his students safe. He is very engaging in his attempts to protect the students of the conjuring high school. In addition, his willingness to continue to answer to the reckless demands of Gojo makes him a partner to Gojo, the strongest spellcaster in the world.
His strong sense of responsibility is evident in his regret over Itadori’s death in the juvenile reformatory version and his continued efforts to protect the students of the conjuring high school. He is very cool in his willingness to stand up for his beliefs.
That’s all for this issue. Iori Utahime may seem to play a humble role as an assistant director in “Jutsu Kaisen,” but he is actually very capable and an important supporter of Jutsu Kosen. His administrative skills, sense of responsibility, and his willingness to keep answering the reckless requests from Gojo will be attractive to many. We hope this discussion will help you discover something new about Iori Utahime. We hope you enjoyed this article. This site, MangaZamurai, provides articles about Japanese manga to people all over the world. We hope you will read our other articles and rediscover the charm of “Jutsu Kaisen” and other Japanese manga! Look forward to seeing you in the next issue!