Kento Nanami Quotes — 20 Best Grade 1 Sorcerer Lines (Jujutsu Kaisen, 2026)
Kento Nanami is the adult voice of Jujutsu Kaisen. A Grade 1 sorcerer who once quit jujutsu entirely to work at a securities firm, hated the soul-killing labor, and returned to sorcery because at least the suffering had a purpose, Nanami is the manga’s only character who treats jujutsu like a job. He clocks in. He works overtime when he must. He clocks out at 6:00 PM sharp when he can. He carries a blunted blade calibrated to his Ratio Technique. He believes children should not be soldiers, and he stands between Yuji Itadori and almost every horror the manga can produce — until the Shibuya Incident, where Mahito finally outflanks him.
Nanami’s quotes are dry, exhausted, fundamentally kind. He calls Yuji “Itadori-kun.” He calls Gojo “Gojo” with the long-suffering of a coworker. His death in Shibuya is one of the most-grieved scenes in modern shōnen — and his last words to Yuji (“You’ve got it from here”) have become the line readers tattoo. These 20 quotes cover the salaryman who became Jujutsu Kaisen’s moral center.
About Kento Nanami
Kento Nanami is a major supporting character in Jujutsu Kaisen (2018-2024) by Gege Akutami, introduced in the Cursed Womb: Death Painting arc (Chapter 17) and central to the Yuji Itadori storyline through the Shibuya Incident (Chapter 120). A Grade 1 jujutsu sorcerer and graduate of Tokyo Jujutsu High (one year above Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru), Nanami’s cursed technique is the Ratio Technique — he can forcibly divide any target into a 7:3 ratio, creating a guaranteed weak point at the dividing line that he then strikes with a blunted office-blade.
After graduating, Nanami quit jujutsu and worked four years as a salaryman at a securities firm. He hated the meaningless labor more than the sorcery and returned. He partners frequently with Yuji during Yuji’s training, and the dynamic — exhausted adult mentoring an earnest teenager — becomes one of the manga’s most beloved relationships.
Nanami dies in Shibuya in Chapter 120, killed by Mahito after sustaining grievous Jogo damage, with his last words spoken to Yuji: “You’ve got it from here.” His death is widely cited as the emotional inflection point of the entire Shibuya arc.
His signature: blond hair parted neatly, gold-rimmed glasses, a charcoal three-piece suit (his “work uniform”), a tie patterned with small motifs, and a blunted blade carried in an unmarked briefcase.
Quick Profile
| Role | Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, ex-salaryman, Yuji’s mentor |
| Age | 27 (at death) |
| Affiliation | Tokyo Jujutsu High (formerly Tokyo Jujutsu High Class of Gojo) |
| Cursed Technique | Ratio Technique (7:3 division, blunt strike on weak line) |
| Death | Chapter 120, Shibuya Incident, killed by Mahito |
| First Appearance | Chapter 17 (manga) / Episode 11 (anime, Season 1) |
The 7:3 Work Philosophy
"My working hours are over."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 18)
"Time spent in the office is time you do not get back. A sorcerer who forgets that becomes a tool."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 22, paraphrased)
"I am a jujutsu sorcerer. I am also a man who books his vacations in advance. Both are sacred."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 24, paraphrased)
On Being a Salaryman
"I worked four years at a financial firm. Each day was identical. Each day, a small portion of me died. I returned to sorcery because at least curses are honest."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 27, paraphrased)
"Both jobs are exhausting. The difference is whether the exhaustion adds up to something. As a sorcerer, sometimes it does."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 28, paraphrased)
To Yuji Itadori
"Itadori-kun. You are an excellent partner. I do not say that to children lightly."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 30, paraphrased)
"Adults must take responsibility before children do. That is the only line I have left."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 33, paraphrased)
"Itadori-kun, you do not have to grow up faster than you are growing. Take the bread. Eat it."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 35, paraphrased)
The Bread Speech
"There are moments — small ones — that remind you life can be tolerable. A sandwich at the right bakery. Toast cut to the right thickness. Hold onto those."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 26, paraphrased)
On the Job
"Mahito. I have allocated thirty minutes to your removal. Please cooperate with the schedule."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 48, paraphrased)
"The 7:3 Ratio is not flashy. It is reliable. Reliable beats flashy at the end of every working day."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 30, paraphrased)
Overtime
"It is past six. This is overtime. I will be billing accordingly."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 32, paraphrased)
"A vacation in Malaysia. Beach. Bread. No curses. That is the goal. I keep that picture in my mind, and the workday becomes finite."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 50, paraphrased)
On Adults & Responsibility
"If an adult is unwilling to clean up the mess, do not blame the child for refusing to. The child was correct from the start."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 65, paraphrased)
"Children should not be soldiers. I will repeat this every day I work alongside Itadori-kun until it becomes policy."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 70, paraphrased)
Shibuya — The Final Walk
"Haibara. ...Have you come to take me already? I had thought there was still time."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 120, paraphrased, dying)
"You've got it from here, Itadori."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 120, last words to Yuji)
The Quiet Code
"I do this work so that someone younger does not have to. If that is the only number on my balance sheet, it is enough."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 80, paraphrased)
"There is no such thing as a clean job. Only a finished one. Finish it and go home."
— Kento Nanami, Jujutsu Kaisen (Chapter 100, paraphrased)
Why These Quotes Resonate
Nanami works because Gege Akutami built a shōnen mentor who refuses to be a shōnen mentor. He does not lecture about dreams. He does not radiate effortless strength. He shows up to a curse extermination twenty minutes late because the train was delayed, apologizes for the inconvenience, executes the curse with the most boring cursed technique in the manga, and goes home. He is the only adult in Jujutsu Kaisen who treats jujutsu as a job — and the only adult who treats Yuji as a coworker rather than a weapon.
That is why his death in Shibuya is the most-grieved page in the manga. “You’ve got it from here, Itadori” is shōnen’s most heartbreaking handoff because it is also the moment Yuji loses the one adult who insisted he was still a child. Akutami writes the line plainly. No grand speech. Just a tired man passing the file to a tired junior who he never wanted to inherit it. That restraint is why every JJK reader can quote it.
Frequently Asked Questions about Kento Nanami Quotes
Who is Kento Nanami?
Kento Nanami is a Grade 1 jujutsu sorcerer in Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami. A Tokyo Jujutsu High graduate one year above Gojo and Geto, Nanami quit jujutsu after graduation to work as a salaryman, then returned because corporate labor was even more soul-killing. He becomes Yuji Itadori's primary adult mentor through the early arcs and dies in the Shibuya Incident (Chapter 120), killed by Mahito.
What is Nanami's cursed technique?
Nanami's cursed technique is the Ratio Technique — he can forcibly divide any target into a 7:3 ratio, creating a guaranteed weak point at the dividing line. He then strikes that line with a blunted office-blade. "The 7:3 Ratio is not flashy. It is reliable. Reliable beats flashy at the end of every working day." It is one of the most efficient deterministic techniques in the manga.
Why did Nanami quit being a salaryman?
Nanami worked four years at a securities firm after graduating from Tokyo Jujutsu High. He found the labor meaningless and soul-killing — and returned to sorcery because "at least curses are honest." His salaryman background is the source of his entire ethos: jujutsu is a job with hours, the work matters when it adds up to something, and the goal is to finish the workday and go home.
How does Nanami die?
Nanami dies in the Shibuya Incident in Chapter 120, severely wounded by Jogo's fire and then finished by Mahito's Idle Transfiguration. His dying scene is one of the most-cited in modern shōnen — he hallucinates his deceased classmate Haibara coming to walk him home, then turns to Yuji Itadori and says, "You've got it from here, Itadori." Yuji's psychological collapse in subsequent chapters is directly attributed to this loss.
What is Nanami's most iconic quote?
"You've got it from here, Itadori." (Chapter 120) is the most-quoted line in all of Jujutsu Kaisen, spoken by Nanami at his death and passing his role as Yuji's adult anchor onto Yuji himself. His other defining line — "My working hours are over." (Chapter 18) — established the 7:3 salaryman ethos that the character represents.
Related Characters
Same series — Jujutsu Kaisen:
- Yuji Itadori — his junior partner, the protagonist he insists is still a child
- Satoru Gojo — his year-above classmate and the manga’s strongest sorcerer
- Suguru Geto — Gojo’s partner, Nanami’s senpai
- Megumi Fushiguro — Yuji’s classmate, another student Nanami protected
- Nobara Kugisaki — Yuji’s classmate; another Shibuya casualty
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