Is Gege Akutami Color Blind? Manga Artist Real Name And Eye Illness Problems
Manga and anime lovers who have watched and read Jujutsu Kaisen might know who Gege Akutami is as he is the person behind the masterpiece.
Jujutsu Kaisen portrays the story of how a high school student Yuji Itadori unwittingly becomes the host of a powerful spirit Ryomen Sukuna.
The manga topped the best-sellers list for 2021 while outperforming My Hero Academia and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba with whopping sales of 30 million copies.
Is Gege Akutami Color Blind?
Gege Akutami appears to be color blind as per the discussions on the internet; a Twitter user has shared that the manga artist stated that he couldn’t recognize specific colors.
The hair color of Jujutsu Kaisen’s characters in official illustrations changes a lot; sometimes, it’s ashy, orangey, and occasionally pinkish, especially Yuji’s hair. But in the anime adaptation, Itadori’s hair is painted pink.
actually gege is colorblind! he stated in an interview that he doesnt actually do this on purpose, i was very happy when in the anime it was pink because that was always my favorite color that he’d make yujis hair 😀 https://t.co/jlHhDVSB5F
— c (@catoxyy) January 8, 2021
However, Akutami’s achromatic vision has been questionable as he pulls off other colors well. Furthermore, he also suffers from hair loss; hopefully, Gege will open up about his issues with the public soon to keep his followers and well-wishers updated on his health and lifestyle.
Gege Akutami Real Name And Gender
Akutami has not yet revealed his real name and gender, so the details relating to his tag have remained a mystery. Likewise, the question remains whether the manga artist is a male or female.
However, the artist has popularly referred to using the he/him pronoun but has not disclosed his sexuality, making fans wonder what he looks like in real life.
Furthermore, he appears to leave a one-eyed cat avatar at the end of every Jujutsu Kaisen chapter and drew a self-portrait sans-cat mask on the one-shot manga, No. 9, making fans wonder if the author is a woman.
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Moreover, Gege dressed as Mechamaru while covering his face and all traces of skin from view while appearing on the Mando Kobayashi manga variety show when Jujutsu Kaisen won the grand prize. Thus, he does not want to disclose his identity and only wants to share his work with the world.
Gege Akutami Age And Wikipedia
Akutami is a 30 years old artist born in 1992 in Iwate, Japan. He makes a toast to commemorate his birthday every year on the 26th of February under the astrological sign Pisces.
In fifth grade, the artist moved to Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture and began drawing manga by mimicking a friend, which inspired him to become a professional manga artist. Tite Kubo also influenced him to become one when he read Bleach and worked as Yasuhiro Kanō’s assistant in 2014 for Kiss x Death.
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Gege is best known for his masterpiece Jujutsu Kaisen; its publication began in the 2018 14th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump and got released on the 5th of March 2018. Likewise, he has also released several other Shonen Jump one-shots, including Kamishiro Sousa and Nikai Bongai Barabarujura.
Who Is Gege Akutami’s Wife?
Gege has not revealed whether he is married to his wife or partner, let alone disclosed the details relating to his relationship status.
The artist has remained very professional and shared the details of his work on the internet while keeping his private life confidential.
Although Akutami is available on Twitter under the handle @jujutsuAkutami, he only shares the characters he paints and not a single photo of his loved ones; thus, no sufficient information about his family members is available.
Likewise, the manga artist goes by @gege.akutamii on Instagram and has made 57 posts, but none f them includes a single picture that would describe his private life; he has accumulated 53.8k followers as of the 9th of August 2022.
