Noritoshi Kamo and the Kyoto Side of Jujutsu Kaisen

Noritoshi Kamo Mini Art Sheet from Kyoto, Jujutsu Kaisen

A Flat Collectible in the World of Jujutsu Kaisen

This item is a mini art sheet — sometimes also called an art card — a flat, rectangular format from Japan’s anime merchandise market. The format sits in the same family as bromide prints and mini posters: a thin sheet with rounded corners, laid out with multiple illustrations of the character across different poses and expressions. It is a visual, display-oriented piece rather than a boxed or assembled item.

The franchise is Jujutsu Kaisen, the dark fantasy manga by Gege Akutami serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 2018. The anime aired its first season from October 2020 to March 2021, followed by a theatrical film in December 2021 and a second season from July 2023 to January 2024. In terms of international reach, Jujutsu Kaisen ranks alongside Kimetsu no Yaiba and Shingeki no Kyojin as one of the most widely recognized Japanese anime titles of the early 2020s, with a substantial English-speaking audience through Crunchyroll and Netflix.

Noritoshi Kamo and the Three Great Sorcerer Families

The character featured here is Noritoshi Kamo, a second-year student at Kyoto Prefectural Jujutsu Technical College — known in the series as Kyoto Jujutsu High. He is born into the main line of the Kamo clan, one of the three great sorcerer families in the story alongside the Gojo and Zenin clans. His cursed technique is blood manipulation: he can weaponize and direct his own blood, a visually distinctive ability that tends to make a strong impression on viewers.

He is also recognizable by the bandaging worn on part of his face, and is characterized as composed and strict in demeanor — a personality that aligns with the formal expectations placed on him by his clan. As a supporting rather than lead character, his most prominent story arc is the exchange event between Tokyo and Kyoto Jujutsu High (spanning roughly volumes 5 through 8 of the manga), where the Kyoto school students receive their longest run of screen time. It is also the arc that leans most heavily on the Kyoto setting within the narrative.

Location Goods, the Kyoto Connection, and International Appeal

In Japan’s anime merchandise landscape, mini art sheets are typically sold through specialty stores like Animate, at event venues, or as location-specific goods tied to particular cities. The “Kyoto” in this item’s title plausibly connects it to one of two things: a release through a Kyoto-based retail location, or a product concept built around the in-story Kyoto school setting. Both are plausible, and the precise origin is not confirmed from available information.

For collectors outside Japan, the flat format has a logistical upside: it is lightweight and straightforward to ship internationally. More broadly, Jujutsu Kaisen merchandise distributed through Japan’s domestic market is not always accessible to overseas fans through official channels. Noritoshi Kamo may sit behind the franchise’s top-tier characters in general popularity, but his connection to the Kamo bloodline, the specificity of his cursed technique, and his central role in the Kyoto arc give him a dedicated following among fans who have moved deeper into the series and its supporting cast.