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Yuji Itadori’s hair color has been a contested topic amongJujutsu Kaisenfans ever since the anime adaptation aired. Looking at Itadori’s hair while going through the manga, the readers might notice that the shades of Yuji’s hair keep changing. From a deep shade of pink to a dirty blonde, there is a huge amount of difference in his hair colors.
This gets weirder and more mysterious as the creator of the series, Gege Akutami, confirms that Yuji Itadori does not color his hair and that it is his natural hair. Even assuming Itadori is naturally ‘pink haired,’ like a certain Dragon Slayer that keeps getting fired up, why does the shade keep changing, especially to a very noticeable extent?
While theJujutsu Kaisenanime portrays Yuji’s hair as a consistent pinkish hue, the manga often leaves readers confused due to inconsistent tones.
The manga has been wildly inaccurate with regard to Itadori’s hair
Many have speculated as to this topic and concluded that the variations are deliberate stylistic choices, since they are evidently alternating between heavy and light shades, the possibility also existed that the color changes were an oversight.
However, the real explanation actually lies in a different spectrum and comes from a surprising personal detail aboutthe series’ creator, Gege Akutami. The mangaka has admitted online openly to being partially colorblind, and as a mangaka, they need to check the color palette and decide on the shades of color to be used on the hair and other accessories of the characters.
Even when Akutami had not revealed the underlying reason, the fans embraced these changes as part of the manga’s charm. Many others have pointed out thelack of visual consistencyacted as a distraction while reading and trying to enjoy the manga.
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When it comes to Yuji Itadori’s hair, Akutami’s partial colorblindness made it very difficult for them to accurately distinguish colors, especially when shading or adding highlights.
Gege Akutami accepted their weaknesses and focused on their strengths instead
This is what has inadvertently led to inconsistencies in the character’s design throughout the manga because Akutami manages the panel work and colored fronts for the manga by themself.
As a result of being unable to distinguish the tones of Yuji’s hair, it has appeared in multiple shades across different chapters in the manga, ranging from light brown and dirty blonde to pale pink and even has hints of light green sometimes, which made the fans more and more certain that Yuji Itadori was dying his hair and it just couldn’t be natural.
This difference in the manga between different shades of hair and tones became even more noticeable once the anime standardized Yuji’s hair to a distinct pinkish tone, providing a unified appearance for the audience that’s easier to recognize and iconic.
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Despite the challenges that were caused by his color vision deficiency, especially as a mangaka, Akutami’s focus has always been on storytelling rather than visual perfection being thattheir artistic process prioritizes emotionsand action over precise coloring.
You can streamJujutsu Kaisenon Netflix and Crunchyroll.
Chandra Shekhar
Anime Writer
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Chandra Shekhar is an Anime Writer at FandomWire with over 800 published articles under his belt. A law student by training but a storyteller at heart, he blends his sharp analysis with a deep love for all things anime. From the old-school Yu Yu Hakusho to the eldritch horrors of Lord of the Mysteries, his knowledge spans decades and genres. When he’s not writing, he’s likely buried in webnovels, silently hoping his favorite ones get the anime adaptation they deserve.
