Thukuna

About

Thukuna is a nickname given to a series of photoshopped images of the character Ryomen Sukuna from Jujutsu Kaisen with only one or two teeth in his mouth. The name is derived from how the name "Sukuna" sounds when spoken with a lisp. The image gained viral spread online starting as early as October 2023 and was further popularized throughout early 2024, becoming notably popularized on TikTok in April 2024.

Origin

The origin of the Thukuna tooth edit is unclear. The earliest known meme to use the image is a video posted by TikToker^[1] @satorugojodayo on October 7th, 2023, garnering over 15,000 views in six months (shown below). It is unclear if this user created the original Photoshop edit.

Spread

More photoshops of Sukuna with too-few teeth were posted online over the following months, becoming the subject of memes and edits. On November 1st, 2023, TikToker^[2] @haaaaaaaile1247 posted a video showcasing several of these edits, garnering over 140,000 views in six months (shown below, left).

On December 2nd, TikToker^[3] @nasra1006 then posted a video in which they give Thukuna teeth, garnering over 368,000 views in four months (shown below, right).

On December 22nd, 2023, X^[4] user @gearfivehotdogs posted a thread consisting of photoshops of several Jujutsu Kaisen characters with bad teeth, including two of the Thukuna images, garnering over 2,500 likes in four months (shown below).

The images saw a spike in virality in April 2024. On April 9th, 2024, TikToker^[5] @sk1cx1 posted an edit showing a phone theme based on a Thukuna image, garnering over 340,000 views in two weeks (shown below, left).

On April 14th, X^[6] user @103point555 shared two Thukuna images, writing, "who is making these and why," garnering over 700 likes in a week. On April 19th, TikToker^[7] @zoros110cm posted an image macro video using another edit of Thukuna, garnering over 800,000 views in four days (shown below, right).

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