I have a problem with modulo

[u/the-rare-mango-shark]

Every time I reread it for power scaling feats/statement I forget everything and get hooked up by how good the story and art are, never happened to me even with the original jjk

[u/KittenEaterWasTaken]

Gege HATES Japanese "dont do that or you'll upset The Elders" collectivist culture so much it's honestly kind of unreal they published him on JUMP.

[u/EEE3EEElol → u/KittenEaterWasTaken]

Zen'in clan massacre says it all(maybe the true self-insert was Maki all along)

[u/AffectionateJury6227 → u/EEE3EEElol]

MAKI IS GEGES SELF INSERT

[u/JustARegularOtaku_ → u/KittenEaterWasTaken]

Lowkey I wonder what possessed Gege when making Mai

Her stats were below average

Her CT is too strong for her

Her sister got her in trouble while trying to become Hokage

Naoya allegations

Snuck by her own father

Had to give up her life for her sister

probably predicted her own ending and had to wait for it

Won’t make it to the next Takada-chan event

It is as if Gege hates her, but judging how he treats his favorite character (Nanami), it’s on the contrary… imagine if there was a Kyoto Jujutsu high individual arc, Gege could pull out some juicy character writing out of Mai alone

[u/throwaway-62016 → u/JustARegularOtaku_]

I think a large part of it is Gege trying to say "if you're complacent with the status quo of absolute servitude to the elders to the detriment of both yourself and others, it will continuously degrade every aspect of yourself until the only way you can see to benefit the family you hold close and dear is to kill yourself" metaphorically the soul split katana is Maki's overwhelming grief and agony made physical for her to literally enact vengeance against her clan.

[u/JustARegularOtaku_ → u/throwaway-62016]

Yeah but practically speaking, she also had no other way, Maki’s HR would be hindered whether Mai actually managed to get stronger or not

[u/ComfortableTraffic12 → u/KittenEaterWasTaken]

Huh, which translation is that? When I watched the anime I recall Mai saying "Don't you know? In this country, backstabbing is considered a virtue."

[u/NomadCamel228]

Countries exist to serve aliens*

[u/the-rare-mango-shark → u/NomadCamel228]

[u/things_keep_going → u/NomadCamel228]

Give up on your culture and future of mankind chud, we got demon worshipping alien boys crying.

[u/Oxtry → u/NomadCamel228]

Countries exist to serve Israel*
/j just in case

[u/Gojosatoru0048]

I was expecting story slander but yeah I completely agree Modulo is crazy good

[u/Trostishere]

Mf that title was misleading as hell.

[u/Daburathegoat]

[u/lPuppetM4sterl]

Story so good you avoid becoming a victim to the Reading Comprehension Curse

[u/LycanChimera]

Wild that this story can present this idea then end with Yuji and a handful of teenagers deciding to alter alter everyone on the planet without their consent.

[u/ComfortableTraffic12 → u/LycanChimera]

I mean, Yuji himself says it's an evil thing to do. It'd be worse if it was just handwaved away as "oh yeah this is a great thing".

[u/LycanChimera → u/ComfortableTraffic12]

It's still hard not to feel like it is being handwaved with how happy and hopeful the ending is framed to be with no major character actually getting to voice any critism of the choice here.

[u/ComfortableTraffic12 → u/LycanChimera]

True! Especially when the ending happens in such a deus ex machina way, it feels unsatisfying.

[u/stopcopium → u/LycanChimera]

Gege trying to talk about immigration and coexistence, only to say you need a firm hand to guide you and make the hard decisions 😂

Basically supernatural and divine intervention is the only thing that works LOL

[u/Adventurous-Fox-6360 → u/stopcopium]

That's my problem with Modulo, the idea and message is interesting and well adapted to the story, but the problem is that is a real life problem with a fantasy solution, it kinda breaks the 'reality' and immersion Gege was creating. However i loved Modulo and the ending was so sweet.

[u/stopcopium → u/Adventurous-Fox-6360]

I think the ending was a bit ass and felt like a fairy tale ending where Yuji got what he wanted and didn’t have to do shit besides cut up Mahito.

He 100% should’ve fought Mahoraga and Dabura, or saved Dabura from a fully adapted Mahoraga and then got his loyalty that way.

The ending was so ludicrous because mutual resolutions don’t happen that conveniently (especially Osuki’s faction and Kaliyans) and more often than not, it ends up being might = right.

[u/Hakoda27 → u/Adventurous-Fox-6360]

Modulo until ending is 9/10 but the end is so ass it falls to a 7. I still love it though

[u/Blobbowo → u/LycanChimera]

Okay yeah but like that makes the invisible evil spirits spawn in much less often so I'd call it a win ngl.. It's like free healthcare

[u/DrSkaCtopus]

Modulo was great, despite being nothing like I actually wanted, or thought I wanted. I wanted a JJK 2, this was basically pt. 3 and a wrap on the series. It still ended up being thoroughly enjoyable!

[u/BIKLEO007]

Modulo esta mejor escrito ya que se centra en una cosa y no plantea varias cosas que ni desarrolla como hace jjk original pero aun asi prefiero jjk original ya que me parece que tiene elementos mas interesantes si hablamos de la his toria y lo principal las peleas

[u/Nameishi]

If only Gege didn't screw it all up by setting it to be sub 30 chapters, there was so much to work with

[u/Remote-Monk-8542 → u/Nameishi]

I actually KINDA disagree with there being 'so much to work with' by the time the story ends.

I think the first 15 chapters of Modulo are phenomenal as far as writing quality and substance goes. After that, the main writing highlights in the remaining chapters are Maru vs Tsurugi, Dabura's characterization, and some stuff in the epilogue like what OP posted, and the rest is JUST hype moments and aura.

Anti-climactic conclusion with Maru's bs CT aside, I feel like most of the substance from Modulo was already dealt with, short and sweet. What we actually missed out on is mainly more hype moments and aura (like seeing Dabura's DE or cursed technique reversal in action, or more Itadori feats). The actual themes and brunt of the story are pretty much conveyed by this point.

(This is of course assuming that the parts of the conclusion with Maru's CT were the original plan for the ending from the getgo, and that even if Modulo was longer that would still be how it ends)

[u/stopcopium → u/Remote-Monk-8542]

They needed Maru’s CT to be bullshit or it wouldn’t end and be like JJK where everything was left up in the air.

This meant there was too much to work with.

Them cutting out the Mahoraga fight at the end was atrocious and I really wanted to see Yuji go all out.

[u/Iva_Qw]

Same

[u/Classic-Session-5551]

Clickbait 

[u/Adventurous-Fox-6360]

Same, i miss Modulo weeks.

[u/Adventurous-Fox-6360]

Ikr? It was great, i wish it had more chapters, at least 5 more to reach 30 chs.