This review will contain spoilers of Jujutsu Kaisen 0. But just to put it out there this movie can be watched without having seen the main series since it is a prequel. Although they dont explain how cursed energy works so youre gonna have to leave that to your imagination until you watch the first season. As a diehard Jujutsu Kaisen fan I couldnt help but feel like it couldve been better. For starters I had read the JJK 0 Manga it was based off of as soon as season 1 ended. I became so enamored with the series and the story the Gege Akutami had written. He has the shounen formula refined to a tee so efficient in his storytelling so calculated in his scriptwriting. The characters were so captivating and delightful the power system so complex and intricate. Paired with MAPPAs efforts this series had everything I was looking for and more. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was written prior to the main story and you can feel as you read it that Akutami was still trying to find his rhythm of storytelling. Elements of the story were rushed and some characters felt onedimensional Rika. It still hadnt found its footing just yet but there were some glimpses of greatness. So when they announced that the movie was getting adapted. I was excited I wanted to see them refine the prequel story and fix some of the glaring pacing issues it had. And its so disheartening to say but I feel like MAPPA werent able to achieve that. Getting the good points out the way the production quality of this movie is nuts. The art is absolutely stellar the textures and aftereffects were outstanding to the point that it was jarring to switch to the comedic gag style. The lighting and background art was magnificent. I had originally doubted the casting of Megumi Ogata but she absolutely proved me wrong. I hope she can continue doing the same for the scarier aspects of Yuta that come up later in the series. The anime original fight scenes that were added were my favorite part of the movie with Nanamis black flash record and Gojo and Miguels fight looking out of this world. For me Maki and Inumaki absolutely stole the show as well they were both such a treat to watch. The little cameo of Todo was exciting and the special grade curse he was about to fight looked incredibly cool but I cant help but feel disappointed that they didnt show them actually brawling it out. Ultimately Todos appearance was just for fanservice purposes and nothing else. Moving onto the issues first and most importantly the pacing of this movie was incredibly rapid. It had followed the manga pretty religiously including its problems. Yuta and Rikas relationship was speedran through making the choice of having their flashbacks scattered instead of played chronologically. I disagree with this decision the flashback shouldve played continuously at the start of this movie and they shouldve given us an additional 20/30 minutes at the start to let their relationship breathe more. Then Rikas death wouldve had a far bigger impact on us than the method they went with. To me the soundtrack this time around wasnt up to par for the series I was hoping for some memorable orchestral numbers but instead got some generic soundtracks with no memorability. I still listen to the main soundtrack when I read the manga and that includes some very unique music Im still a fan of even a year after release. It wasnt bad by any means I was just hoping for something a little more exciting. A little complaint I wanted to include was that they made the revelation that Gojo and Yuta were actually related into a gag this plot point is actually coincidentally unfolding in the manga right now so it shouldve been handled with a little more seriousness in my opinion. Do I recommend this movie? Absolutely especially for people who love this series. But dont expect much in terms of plot just let the spectacle play out and enjoy the fights displayed.