Midway through season 1 of the currently unfolding anime series
Jujutsu Kaisen, two high-school classmates, Nobara Kugisaki and Maki Zenin, walk together after Maki stops a fight between Nobara and a student from another school. As Nobara realizes Maki doesn’t have “cursed” powers like everyone else at their school for jujutsu sorcerers which means fighting would be far more difficult for Maki Nobara asks why she still wants to become a sorcerer. Maki says she’s doing it to spite her family for looking down on her for so many years. Nobara’s eyes sparkle, and she says, “I respect you, Maki-san.” In a sweet gesture, she rests her head on Maki’s shoulder.