Jujutsu Kaisen is one of the most important Anime to me personally. It was what enraptured me in Anime as a whole in December 2023. While I was aware of Anime I wasnt fully into it. Then I encountered Jujutsu Kaisen. It was a fantastic show with interesting characters and a rich world. However one character stood out to me most: Satoru Gojou. Today Gojou is my third favorite character ever and this arc helped cement that. Hidden Inventory is one of the most tightlywritten arcs in fiction. So when the compilation movie was announced I was excited. A while ago I got to experience Hidden Inventory in theaters twice one in Dub one in Sub. If you want to read my atthemoment out of theater thoughts here it ishttps://anilist.co/activity/928247234 but Ill be covering the same material from that post. Without further ado... heres my full review of Jujutsu Kaisens Hidden Inventory Arc. Characters: https://media1.tenor.com/m/rSjWRoJKZEgAAAAd/gojosatoru.gif Satoru Gojou Naturally this arc had to get Gojou right. It perfectly balanced his cocky nature with his vulnerable side. Hes insufferable sometimes when the situation calls for it but thats to humble him when the time comes and hes a stronger character because of it. Seeing his origin as a cocky brat who doesnt care about protecting anyone is super compelling you know hell become the stellar teacher he is down the line and it excites you to see what happens that changes his mind... and when you do... you cant help but feel sorry for him. Suguru Getos arc is shockingly welldone for a character who had so little to work with based of his JJK 0 counterpart. This is legitimately one of the best Fall from grace arcs Ive ever seen. Its practically tied with the one in TFOne which is high praise coming from me. Seeing a more naive Suguru loose his faith in his beliefs is compelling as all hell and its done in an incredible way. With every rewatch of this arc I notice more times that the clapping hands are in play. The symbolism of the water running sounding like the Star Religious Groups clapping is just brilliant. Despite knowing Geto will become a villain its still heartbreaking to see. Fantastic writing for both Gojou and Geto. It really cements the tragedy of the friendship lost between the only two people who ever really understood each other. And of course... Toji Fushiguro is a fitting antagonist for Hidden Inventory. He parallel Gojou in many ways both being opposite poles of the Jujutsu world one the strongest and one with no cursed energy. However besides that... Tojis severed bonds with both the Zenin Clan and his family run parallel to Gojous eventual isolation in the world of Jujutsu and with his best friend. Not just that but Tojis downfall is tragic in a sense. He lost his family because of his own ego Toji is also just... a lot of fun to watch. Something about him commands attention and I cant help but respect his every move. Hes a captivating presence on screen and when on a movie theater screen? ...My dad going into this movie had no knowlege of JJK. When we left the theater he told me that Toji was his favorite character. In short this movies main cast of Gojou Geto and Toji is one of the most solidlywritten parallel character machines Ive ever been lucky enough to witness. Action: https://media1.tenor.com/m/hC9yUVo8FW4AAAAd/tojifushigurosugurugeto.gif As a battle Shounen JJK has some stellar fight sequences. While Hidden Inventory isnt the best JJK S2 has to offer every fight in the movie still hits hard especially fights involving Gojou and Toji. The best fights involve Gojous technique being utilized creatively. Wether its his fight with Bayer his fights with Toji or how he saves Utahime in the beginning Gojou steals all focus like usual. https://media1.tenor.com/m/0LQuXvf8f3gAAAAd/getosugurujujutsukaisen.gif Suguru doesnt get enough credits for his fights. Naturally his fight with Rourei The Old Man and Toji flow fantastically. The way Geto gets in his opponents heads is impressive... until Toji pushes him into a corner. With the exception of the Hollow Purple scene Getos curse manipulation strategies being torn apart by Toji might be the most beautifully brutal sequence in the movie. https://giffiles.alphacoders.com/219/219898.gif Another added element to the movie apart from the arc of the show is that both Gojous and Getos brutalizations are grey scale. It could be in an effort to censor the gore a bit but they didnt do it for Tojis death. I believe that its used as a device to showcase the moments Gojou and Getos psyche shattered. The grey scale gives off far more of a horror vibe than a shock vibe than the OG scenes did. Hollow Purple: https://media1.tenor.com/m/6cB00Fl1QXYAAAAd/gojosatorugojo.gif Thankfully despite some scenes being edited... one remains unchanged. One of the most memorable scenes from JJK is Gojous Hollow Purple. While the sequence is the exact same... the weight of the scene in theaters was something else. I cried in all honesty. Everything about the scene is as perfect as ever from the colors to the cinematography and shots to the music and even the organization of the surrounding scenery. Everything is on point and it does this iconic moment justice. That being said... being on a larger screen definitely heightened my enjoyment of this scene. It was a lot of fun. From TV to the Big Screen: I rewatched the TV arc before going to see the movie to see if I could spot any potential differences. However most of the arc remains intact. The movie is an hour and 51 minutes so its able to fit all 5 20minuteepisodes Minus OP and ED in without much issue. It never felt rushed or slowed the arc seemed perfectly paced to be a movie. One important question was on my mind going in: how would they handle the cuts between episodes and the alternate takes used in the following episodes? Fortunately the cuts between episodes were noticeable for me but stitched together pretty well so if youre not a maniac like me whos seen it 7 times Im sure you wont notice. I DID like how it combined the end of Eps 3/4 by which Getos line started in Ep 3 but finished with the Ep 4 version. Theres a lot of small moments like that that actually add to the tension of the scene like Kurois kidnapping. The transition to the movie format was actually pretty clean. OSTs: The Music in Hidden Inventory / Premature Death is immaculate as always. Most of the OST is beautifully composed by Yoshimasa Terui. He utilizes a lot of funky techno beats to reflect on the 2006 time period the events of the story takes place in. Its very brilliantly composed. A bunch of the OG OSTs are used notably Gojous power demonstration scene has the same ost and the Hollow Purple Music isnt changed. This movie DOES do some things differently than the Arc of the show does: the music. Namely there are new compositions for multiple tracks. First during Getos rescue of Riko normally the track Hidden Inventoryhttps://www..com/watch?v=bMED0ISrP4 plays. It was slightly altered in this movie. Another change I noticed was during Gojou vs Toji round 1 where a new remix of Searching for Rikohttps://www..com/watch?v=BeV6IF50UeY plays. It seemed slower but I liked it about as much as the OG. Also during the scene where Gojou and Geto break up. Normally the track Arrogancehttps://www..com/watch?v=ikEodeHOiQ plays and was far quieter this time. The final scene where Gojou awakens from his nap usually has the track You Better Get Stronghttps://www..com/watch?v=RuesYEREiD8 but its cut entirely in this version. Rather than bittersweet it ends the movie on a more somber note. So Id say for the four OSTs I noticed that changed I didnt mind the first two and wasnt a fan of the second two. I thought they didnt fit the tone as well. Also for the OP and ED? Ao no Sukima and Akari remain the same. The OP is creditless and the ED isnt the normal episodes credits instead being on a black screen like most movie credits are. I have a full breakdown of the OP already link herehttps://anilist.co/activity/909776177 if you want to know the symbolism behind it According to me at least. However before the end credits a final montage plays with a new mix of Ao no Sukima. Its a series of photos of Gojou Geto and Shokos school days back before the arc takes place. Its a kind of heartbreaking sequence which is heightened by the music which seems to be a mashup of Tatsuya Kitanis track of The First Take version put with a piano cover in the back. While Im glad the OG Ao no Sukima gets to be included in the movie... I find this version to be more emotional. It fits really well and adds to the feeling of memories lost to time that the arc is all about. https://www..com/watch?v=A2jr18ZbkFc And also... NEW JUJU STROLL. HELL YEAH. It was a part of the series that I thought was really missing from JJK S2 so Im glad we got one more. It was a fun interaction between Gojou Geto and Shoko at the movies. It was short but sweet and probably helped characterize the characters for any parents who were going in blind like my dad. https://anilist.co/anime/192810/JujutsuKaisenKaigyokuGyokusetsuJujuSanpo/ Overall the Hidden Inventory movie doesnt slack off like many recap movies do. In its 1 hour 50 minute run time it fits almost the entire arc in only cutting the duplicated cliff hanger scenes. It changes some music both for better and worse and the additions to the screentime are worthy of being a part of this arc. Hidden Inventory is my second favorite movie of all time. Im pretty biased in its favor so I doubt that title will be taken anytime soon. The characters world and story steal my attention no matter how many times I watch it. I highly recommend this arc and movie to anyone. It may help to start from Season 1 of JJK... but this is where the story truly finds its footing. This arc is just as incredible in movie form as it is on its own. Its not Hidden Inventory because its Peak... its Peak because its Hidden Inventory. Bravo Gege.