{"id":50372,"date":"2023-11-23T19:52:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1628606"},"modified":"2023-11-23T19:52:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T19:52:14","slug":"what-is-going-on-with-the-jujutsu-kaisen-season-2-production-the-situation-at-studio-mappa-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/23\/what-is-going-on-with-the-jujutsu-kaisen-season-2-production-the-situation-at-studio-mappa-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What is going on with the \u2018Jujutsu Kaisen\u2019 season 2 production? The situation at studio MAPPA explained"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you\u2019re a Jujutsu Kaisen<\/a><\/em><\/strong> fan and have been religiously following the weekly releases of season 2, chances are you\u2019ve heard of the problems at studio MAPPA<\/a>, or, at the very least, you\u2019ve noticed some of the inconsistencies with the animation quality.<\/p>\n

Because some anime fans tend to jump to the wrong conclusions, let\u2019s state right off the bat that the ones in charge of actually making said animation are not the ones at fault here. But, by now, the majority of the audience is rightfully in the animators\u2019 corner.<\/p>\n

The problem lies right at the top, with MAPPA executives, namely CEO Manabu Otsuka, as well as, in this case, external producers and sponsors like Toho and Shueisha. You can be the most talented artist on the planet, but if someone hands you a blunt pencil and tells you to produce a million-dollar masterpiece in one minute, the odds would be heavily against you.<\/p>\n

Even then, with all the constraints they have had, the animators, up until the latest episode 17, have nevertheless gone above and beyond and produced some of the most mesmerizing animation sequences I have personally witnessed. It makes you wonder what these immensely skilled professionals could bring to the table had the conditions at MAPPA provided them with a fructiferous work environment, instead of a draining, soul-crushing one.<\/p>\n

Problems started further back than you may realize<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Screengrab via MAPPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s not easy to tell when issues at MAPPA began but, judging by how many animators have retweeted old tweets pertaining to problematic conditions at the studio, it\u2019s fair to say they have been present for quite a while. When it comes to the Jujutsu Kaisen<\/em> season 2<\/a> production, though, we can trace the path of this trainwreck in the following manner:<\/p>\n

MAPPA CEO Manabu Otsuka has been vocal in the past about his ambitions to reach the level of renowned studios like Kyoto Animation (A Silent Voice<\/em>, Clannad<\/em>, Violet Evergarden<\/em>, etc.), however, he fixated on doing so without the decent work standards of these other studios. His mission became to produce the most in the shortest time span possible, and when animators managed to complete Jujutsu Kaisen 0<\/em> in a mere 4 months<\/a>, it became proof to MAPPA executives that, disregarding the human cost, such seemingly impossible feats were now not only desirable but also achievable.<\/p>\n

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Garbage human being. pic.twitter.com\/pN107mOQ3H<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kam (@dotdotKam) November 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n