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Review: If imaginative and extreme violence is your thing, 'Jujutsu Kaisen 0' is for you

If you can’ t put your finger on what makes“ Jujutsu Kaisen” such a huge hit manga and anime, you might check out the theatrical prequel,“ Jujutsu Kaisen 0,” which pits students against“ curses” and bad guys who prefer the company of curses to humans.

To prep for watching "Jujutsu Kaisen 0," the theatrical prequel to the massively successful "Jujutsu Kaisen" anime TV series and manga, this reviewer consulted an expert: his fangirl daughter. She briefed me on the finger-eatin' bad insanity of the franchise, in which a kid who has swallowed a monster's finger develops a "Venom"-like symbiotic relationship — though

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