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Is Chakra and Cursed Energy the Same in Jujutsu Kaisen?


Avid anime fans might be familiar with chakra that was mentioned a lot in Naruto. It is a substance native to lifeforms. It can be controlled to develop skills or use Jutsu, a mystical art ninjas use in battle.

Jujutsu Kaisen introduced another power system called cursed energy which fans have noticed is quite similar to chakra. Cursed energy comes from anger, grief, or any negative emotion. In the event that a person gains more amount of cursed energy, he or she can see curses. Based on these descriptions, is there a possibility that chakra and cursed energy are the same?

 

Is Chakra and Cursed Energy the Same in Jujutsu Kaisen?

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While there are a lot of similarities between the two, it appears that chakra and cursed energy are not the same. Chakra and cursed energy have a limited supply for each person which means users need to know how to utilize it well in every battle. Both have also been used in battle and are proven more effective than force alone.

Fans might have noticed that both come from the user as well. This allows the user to develop strong techniques against their enemies. The user can also create unique techniques based on their innate skills.

However, as mentioned, there are features that make each one different than the other. While chakra techniques can be copied, cursed energy techniques are unique to each sorcerer. Chakra also has specific elemental natures like water style, earth style, and so on. The cursed energy technique does not have those.

The origin of the two is not the same as well. Fans of Naruto are aware that chakra came from Kaguya while cursed energy comes from mankind. The latter is also occurring energy so it will forever be around.

Lastly, cursed energy is not as versatile as chakra. The former cannot be shaped into various elements unlike the latter. Cursed energy is specific in use but chakra can be used in any movement as simple as running up the walls.

Despite being different from one another, chakra and cursed energy have proven to be strong power systems in Naruto and Jujutsu Kaisen.

Jujutsu Kaisen also introduced the different curse grades. Learn more about these in this article. 

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