Panda

Not actually a panda

Panda is a second-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High and, despite appearances, not an animal at all. He is an Abrupt Mutation — a rare, self-aware cursed corpse created by the school’s principal, Masamichi Yaga — granted true sentience and a wry, easygoing personality.

Multiple cores

Unlike a real panda, Panda’s body houses several cores, each a different “brother” he can switch between. His default form is balanced, but his Gorilla core trades away composure for raw destructive power, and a hidden third core adds further versatility in a hard fight.

A person, not a puppet

Panda’s existence raises one of the series’ quiet questions — what makes someone human — which he answers simply by living as one. He jokes, worries about his friends, and grieves like anyone else, a cursed corpse who is, in every way that matters, a real person.

Loyal to the school

Level-headed where his classmates are volatile, Panda often plays the steady older-brother role among Tokyo’s students. His durability and shifting cores make him a dependable frontline fighter through the series’ hardest battles.