Jujutsu Kaisen’s villains are some of the most frightening in anime, and Mahito is one of the worst of the bunch. With his powerful Idle Transfiguration technique and his callous disregard for human life, Mahito is a disastrous threat to both innocent humans and the Jujutsu sorcerers of the world. In a recent look, cosplayer@luzanlorenzi has transformed themselves into the monstrous villain.

@luzanlorenzi on Instagram posted their take on the Jujutsu Kaisen villain, resulting in a depiction of Mahito that looks like it came straight out of the anime itself. They are wearing black pants and a matching long black shirt with a striped pattern running across it and a few cutouts on the shoulders. Their hair is long, silvery gray colored, and separated into a ponytail, matching the way the cursed spirit typically wears his hair in the series. @luzanlorenzi’s eyes are heterochromatic in the photographs, with one blue and one gray to match Mahito’s heterochromia in Jujutsu Kaisen.

The Jujutsu Kaisen Cosplay Is Made More Terrifying by Small, but Important Details

Mahito’s Patchwork of Staples and Lines and Transfigured Human Props Appear in the Look

There are a few crucial details in the cosplay that give subtle nods to Mahito’s character in the series. The first are the staples and faint lines littered across different areas of @luzanlorenzi’s body, such as their face and arms. These aspects of the cosplay represent Mahito’s patchwork appearance since parts of his body appear like they were ripped apart and then stitched back together with thread and staples. Two of these lines run across the cosplayer’s face, as well as four that encircle their arms and wrists. This aspect of the look makes it even more frighteningly grotesque.

Jujutsu Kaisen season 2, episode #21 finished Yuji and Mahito’s fight, and the anime’s take on it perfectly exposed Mahito’s true nature.

Finally, perhaps the most chilling details of the cosplay are the small objects grasped between @luzanlorenzi’s fingers. These oval-shaped objects represent transfigured humans. After Mahito chooses a victim, he uses his Idle Transfiguration to break down the living humans and change their shape in any way he chooses. One of the various forms a transfigured human can take is that of one of those tiny, stone-like objects that the cosplayer is holding. By including this very specific Jujutsu Kaisen detail, @luzanlorenzi has proved their deep knowledge of the series and understanding of the cruelty of Mahito’s character.

Very Few Villains in Jujutsu Kaisen Are as Cruel and Heartless as Mahito

@luzanlorenzi Has Perfectly Depicted the Character’s Limitless Evil

The set of images shows the cosplayer standing and sitting in front of an escalator, which could perhaps be a reference to the Shibuya Incident in Jujutsu Kaisen, since Mahito accomplished a great number of his kills in this area by the subway. Even the cosplayer’s facial expressions are sinister, perfectly encapsulating Mahito’s remorseless personality. He is an evil killer who takes pleasure in ending human lives for no reason at all, simply for his own enjoyment. Mahito is one of Jujutsu Kaisen’s most corrupt and unforgivable villains, and @luzanlorenzi has captured the very essence of the evildoer.

Source: @luzanlorenzi on Instagram