The “Nah I’d Win” Jujutsu Kaisen Meme, Explained

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Trend expert Ibrahim N. explains the origins behind this wild JJK meme

Co-authored by Ibrahim N. and Marcus Pruitt, BS

Last Updated: March 3, 2026 Fact Checked

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What is the “nah I’d win” meme?

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The Jujutsu Kaisen fandom is known for its crazy memes. They often teeter on undecipherable, but if you know the lore behind them, you can start to understand why the fans find it so funny. In this article, we dig into the lore behind the “nah I’d win” meme, one of the most popular memes in the fandom. We partnered with trend and anime experts to explain what it is, where it comes from, why it's so popular, and more! Read on to learn all about the “nah I’d win” meme (and other memes from Jujutsu Kaisen). But be warned, there are major spoilers ahead.

“Nah I’d Win” Meme: Quick Overview

An illustration of the original “Nah I’d win” panel, along with some examples of the related meme.

Trend expert Ibrahim N. says the “Nah I’d win” meme is from a Jujutsu Kaisen panel where Satoru Gojo, the strongest modern-day sorcerer, responds to someone asking if he’d lose to Sukuna. After different translations and debates about the line, fans took the panel and swapped it with different characters and words.

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What is the “nah I’d win” meme?

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“Nah I’d win” refers to the ironic line by Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen. The meme takes a panel from chapter 221 of Jujutsu Kaisen, where Gojo says “nah, I’d win,” and replaces his face with different Jujutsu Kaisen characters, different cartoon characters, literal animals, and other more abstract things, like the speech bubble that contains the line “Nah, I’d win.”^{[1]
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- According to anime expert Richard Moore, when he says this line, Gojo is referring to a fight with the greatest sorcerer in history, Ryomen Sukuna, which he’s confident he’d win.^{[2]
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- The meme is popular because of the various translations and re-releases that muddied what the actual line was. This led to various Reddit users coming up with their own humorous interpretations.
Meet the wikiHow Experts

Ibrahim Naaj is a trend expert based in Canada with over 3 years of experience.

Trapped in Anime is a collective of anime experts based out of Indianapolis, IN. The group runs the popular Trapped in Anime YouTube channel where they post anime hot takes, spicy opinions, and interesting fan perspectives.

Richard Moore is an anime expert based in Dayton, Ohio. He has 6+ years of experience creating anime-related content for over 386K followers.

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Where does the “nah I’d win” meme come from?

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“Nah I’d win” became a meme after various line translations spurred online debate. When chapter 221 of Jujutsu Kaisen was released in April 2023, publishers had different translations of the line. VIZ Media initially translated it to “no” when Gojo was responding to another character, but later changed it to “Nah, I’d win” as a callback to the same line in chapter 3. Another translation changed it to “I will win,” which only added to the online debate about what the line really was.^{[3]
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- After two days, the line was turned into a meme, with users coming up with their own translations and changing Gojo’s face to different characters from fiction.
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The meme became abstract humor after redraws of the panel went viral. Reddit users soon created their own versions of the panel after it devolved into a meme, replacing Gojo’s face with other Jujutsu Kaisen characters, notably Jogo, Ryomen Sukuna, and Yuta Okkotsu. Soon, members of the fandom started dropping redraws as abstract memes with no relation to the initial debate.^{[4]
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- TikTok Example: On November 8, 2023, TikToker @kuzi.__ posted an edit that started with the original panel before flashing through redraws that featured characters like Toji Fushiguro, Jogo, Panda, Dagon, and even Mahoraga.
- TikTok Example: On January 6, 2024, @breezygfx_ posted an edit that replaced Gojo with NBA player LeBron James, comparing his rivalry with Michael Jordan to that of Gojo and Sukuna’s.
- To this day, you can scroll through Jujutsu Kaisen content online and come across a “nah, I’d win” meme in the comments. Not for any particular reason, just because it’s funny within the fandom.

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Why is the “nah I’d win” meme popular?

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“Nah I’d win” is popular because Gojo is humorously replaced with out-of-place characters. Many fans find it funny to see Gojo replaced with other characters who wouldn’t be preparing to fight Sukuna solo, like Fumihiko Takaba and Yuko Ozawa. The characters that replace Gojo are also drawn in humorous ways with exaggerated features. For example, the iteration of the meme that features Jogo draws him realistically, which many fans find hilarious.
- Anime experts Trapped in Anime say that memes like this one "allow people to “get in on the action” even if they aren’t fans of the anime. They add that there are even cases where people start watching the show after discovering it through the meme.^{[5]
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“Nah I’d win” is also popular because of the ironic nature of the line. When Gojo initially said the line in chapter 3, readers were confident that he’d be able to beat Sukuna, especially since he just beat him in a 10-second bout. But once the actual fight came around over 200 chapters later, they were met with Gojo’s death at the hands of Sukuna. This ironic moment highlighted Gojo’s arrogance when paired with the line.
- Once Gojo died, readers ended up having a field day with the line, often pairing it with the panel where Gojo is cut in half.
- The ironic meme is often applied to other anime characters who are displayed as cocky or powerful, only to fall short when it matters, too.

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Examples of the “Nah I’d Win” Meme

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Examples of the “nah I’d win” meme swap Gojo out with many random characters. “Nah I’d win” doesn’t stop at Jujutsu Kaisen. Not only is Gojo swapped out with in-universe characters like Yuta Okkotsu, Maki Zenin, and Megumi Fushiguro, but he’s also replaced with out-of-universe characters, like Peter Griffin from Family Guy and Shinobu Kocho from Demon Slayer. Other characters who have been turned into the meme include:^{[6]
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- Allen from Invincible
- Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z
- Chad from Bleach
- Steve from Minecraft
- Miles Morales from Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
- Suguru Geto from Jujutsu Kaisen

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Other Jujutsu Kaisen Memes

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Lobotomy Kaisen Lobotomy Kaisen refers to the breaks taken between the weekly publications of the Jujutsu Kaisen manga. When the manga was on break, fans took to the r/Jujutsufolk subreddit to post memes about the series. These memes were often chaotic, abstract, and nonsensical due to the lack of new content.^{[7]
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- This led to the “lobotomy kaizen” phrase being coined, as fans were acting as though they were “lobotomised.”
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Sukuna screaming “Mahoraga!” During the iconic fight between Ryomen Sukuna and Satoru Gojo, Sukuna had possession of Megumi’s body and his Ten Shadows Technique. So when Gojo was applying pressure and gaining the upper hand on Sukuna in chapter 235, Sukuna screamed for the strongest shikigami available from the technique, Mahoraga.
- The panel showed Sukuna screaming out of desperation, which led to fans turning it into a meme suggesting that Sukuna couldn’t win without the Mahoraga’s assistance.
- Some iterations of the meme saw Sukuna as a clown, complete with the red hair and clown nose.
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Potential Man The Potential Man meme refers to how fans perceive Megumi Fushiguro. In the series, he’s often stated to be the character with the most potential, but when it comes down to it, he usually doesn’t live up to this potential. This led to fans coming up with the “Meet Potential Man!” meme, which lists various lines referring to Megumi’s perceived lack of feats.
- Some of these lines include “Use my cursed technique to its fullest? ❌ Summon Mahoraga on anyone and let Sukuna steal my bag ✅” and “if and when but never is.”