While the Jujutsu Kaisen manga wrapped up over a year ago, the anime's highly anticipated third season, "Culling Game Arc Part 1," is currently airing late-night. With MAPPA's meticulous production and the series' inherent popularity, it's no surprise fans are hyped.
In yesterday's 50th episode, the newly introduced character Kirara Hoshi immediately captivated viewers. Not only did their charmingly mischievous design win hearts, but voice actor Yuki Sakakihara's performance absolutely blew fans away, sparking massive online buzz.
(Heads up! The following article contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen anime Episode 50. Proceed with caution!)
The episode sees Yuji and Megumi infiltrate the Culling Game to track down Kinji Hakari, a third-year Jujutsu High student on suspension. But their mission takes a wild turn when they run into another senior, Kirara Hoshi, who seems to be close with Hakari. Things get tricky fast as Kirara's "Love Rendezvous" Cursed Technique throws them into a serious bind.
Their interactions with Hakari even had a super flirty, almost "girlfriend-like" vibe going on.
While Kirara did make a brief appearance in this season's opening, many anime-only viewers were left guessing about their gender based on their appearance and style. Yuki Sakakihara's voice acting perfectly captured that cute-but-mischievous tone, absolutely nailing the character's unique vibe.
Fans couldn't stop raving about it, amazed by such a powerful performance.
Some netizens even joked that the voice acting was so good, it felt like... a super seductive female voice actor was behind it!
However, Yuki Sakakihara is no stranger to voicing "otokonoko" (cross-dressing male) or gender-neutral characters. A prime example is Kyogoku Masamune from "Touken Ranbu". Other notable roles include the Twin-Tail from "One-Punch Man", Jushi Aimono from "Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-", and Neil Claywood from "The Silent Witch's Secret".
▼ You can definitely hear the incredible range of Yuki Sakakihara's voice in Kyogoku Masamune from "Touken Ranbu".
While Kirara Hoshi was always designed in Jujutsu Kaisen as a cross-dressing character with many feminine traits – even Panda refers to them as a senior, and their relationship with Hakari definitely hints at romance – the anime adaptation, coupled with that stellar voice acting, has clearly won over even more fans!
