Gege Akutami

The manga artist who created Jujutsu Kaisen.

Gege Akutami is the Japanese manga artist who created Jujutsu Kaisen. Born in Iwate Prefecture, he moved to Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture in fifth grade and has named Tite Kubo's Bleach as an influence, along with Hunter x Hunter and Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Quick Facts

Born: 26 February 1992
Birthplace: Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Area: Manga artist
Notable works: Jujutsu Kaisen

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Background

He worked as an assistant on Kiss x Death in 2014, the same year his first one-shot appeared in Jump NEXT!. In 2017 he ran the four-chapter Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School in Jump Giga, later renamed Jujutsu Kaisen 0. Jujutsu Kaisen itself began in Weekly Shonen Jump on March 5, 2018 and ended on September 30, 2024.