Jujutsu Kaisen Animators EXPOSED MAPPA Studios

[@Yiman]

hey guys i plan on interviewing some jjk animators for a future vid! follow me on twitter to stay updated!! twitter.com/YimanStyle

[@Luuuuuuuuf]

okay

[@NixonGerimiah-sk2ff]

as much i love seeing jjk episodes animated i dont chew that the beautiful im seeing is suffers other people and really guilts me as fan

[@deb9548]

Mappa overworking staff is not at all surprising because most anime studios do that but making animators sign nda’s to shut them up is beyond evil🤦🏽‍♂️

[@serenityssolace]

As if we didn't know those practices happen all the time

[@edwon1]

Fr mappa ain't the outlier here

[@zefanyaraysanevadalaput7371]

Remember the mappa accident it's all start in aot, and mappa start getting better, u all support them, with that back then the animation is Terrible, but all of u say no it's amazing it's 10/10 I read some comments say if u really want support the animator say no to mappa they realese everything to fast and take every anime to much, but yeah people even make thaxmappa hastag for making the animator work to hard and too fast, for that aot accident time always become the excuse we'll we never say u have to release it that year, some people even say rather wait for 4 years for aot, it's also give the animator a good time

[@gaminginvirinch3339]

​@@zefanyaraysanevadalaput7371 i dont know about aot it was average but csm was actually well animated

[@aejei]

Even without the contract, mappa takes overworking to a whole other level though. Who the hell takes up that many projects per year for years?? Mappa is comically evil, don't put it on the same level as other studios.

[@jackiely767]

This is beyond sad, if your going to torture your own staff, atleast pay them a wage they can actually live on, its disgusting.

[@cluster4583]

Isn't mappa the 2nd highest paying studio after toei in Japan? Like are they being paid low wages like others too?

[@Deterioratedhomosapien]

@@cluster4583Yes, higher than most but still very low for how much they make their workers work

[@Jollofmuncher2000]

Ik you mean well It's not ''at least'' it's don't torture them period. They're not slaves, they're workers. I love jjk more then the next guy but the manga and anime space is in need for some serious revamping. I hope these studios get a wake up call

[@cluster4583]

@@Deterioratedhomosapien ik how less they're paid on average in the anime industry, but then why point it out only for mappa? like it's such a common thing that everyone knows then why point it out only for mappa? which is actually paying the most overall. and they aren't being paid that low either that they can literally not live with.

[@TheThebigice]

@@Deterioratedhomosapien Lots of people are more or less free-lancers who work for the studio for credibility and exposure. Mappa is demanding they basically working like you're a standard employee. These are the ones you see struggling because the company doesn't HAVE to pay them, because they aren't really employees.

[@hentisenti]

Japanese animators should unionize. It's basically unlivable to be one in japan too I hear. Mappa getting ALL the Major Titles was already suspicious enough.

[@KiyoKami_]

They'd probably lose their jobs if they did that

[@goodbyerealworld8982]

​​@@KiyoKami_They can learn a thing or two from sag aftra.

[@antr9162]

I think japans culture is the reason why it hasn’t happened yet

[@Tacet137]

Southern cultures and any sort of personal freedom lmao

[@SanzuRiver]

​@@antr9162It's a massive reason why. You aren't supposed to talk to the hand that feeds you whilst also taking in seniority in to account. This system was fine in the 80s when pay was liveable and positions were still lifetime. But since the lost decade has happened, the Japanese economy has never really been healthy since then.

[@Nicole_whatsgood]

We've known Mappa's been like this for years now, its crazy to see so many people holding them up as the greatest animation studio rn

[@Radiomen_IV]

Because they are. That doesn't mean they're good people though

[@gamebond6248]

​@@Radiomen_IV"greatest animation studio?" Lmao

[@hangry3102]

Be for real. Nobody is going to pretend Mappa isn't an incredibly talented studio. When people say "Mappa is the greatest animation studio", morals clearly aren't what is being referred to. What's ACTUALLY crazy is that the CEO's of these companies in Japan don't give a rats ass about such amazing talent enough to respect their basic human needs.

[@vedantgupta2145]

if we are talking bout quality then they are @@gamebond6248

[@Radiomen_IV]

@@gamebond6248 yes

[@nimloc1670]

I hope Japanese animators and artist can unionize. I know it's probably scary, as they make them feel disposable, but it's not worth their health.

[@TheLegendA51]

i hope you could not copy a comment?

[@OnlyPixelOne]

does it matter? i am pretty sure that people can have same opinions. SImilarly to your comment, cannot you writer your own reply, "this comment is copied" is a very used phrase. So, please grow up Timmy, don't be a prick and learn to understand psychology@@TheLegendA51

[@FlameSlayer1901]

@@TheLegendA51 This guy highlights a great point about this mess and all you're worried about is the fact it might be copied??

[@imtrash2812]

Bro think japan ar hollywood 😂 can solve any problems by protest 😂😂😂😂 here come woke and shit 😂

[@McAizen_McSosuke]

fax some people got a goofy ahh head on them shoulders@@FlameSlayer1901

[@nielbloxisnub8825]

The mappa animators being held captive meme is starting to become real 💀

[@ozairchishti1264]

It's been real, that's why people were making the jokes. It's impossible to produce as much content as Mappa does without practically locking your animators in a dungeon.

[@lizzytheowl577]

Yeah, just *looking* at the animation for Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 is really telling. Like, sometimes the animation is absolutely gorgeous, but other times it's incredibly obvious they were cutting corners. That kind of oscillation in quality doesn't happen unless the animators are both invested in the project and simultaneously being over worked. They're genuinely doing their best and Mappa is trying to rush things as quickly and cheaply as possible with complete disregard for their employees and the quality of their projects.

[@swift-pawedteif386]

Actually I think it’s horrible. Compared to season one it’s all flash and no substance. I’m feeling that change in director sooo bad. Or maybe you’re right, maybe it’s not the change from seunghoo park but that they are just not able to keep up anymore.

[@lizzytheowl577]

@@swift-pawedteif386 Oh trust me I have *plenty* of critiques about the animation. The change in art style definitely didn't do the show any favors (The fact that cursed energy is sometimes a generic "Look he's glowing" kind of effect is my least favorite design choice) and this is the most apparent in fight scenes. A lot of the impact in each attack is lost because the animation is smooth when it needs to be snappy or the tension gets thrown off with poor timing. However, the animation is actually really good for casual scenes that have a lot of motion, and some fights like the Mega Mechamaru fight work surprisingly well with the new art style. That being said this season seems to have a lot of "Omg look how attractive this character is!!!" shots that seem to be thrown is specifically to get people online to post about it that come at the expense of the scene's tension or framing. Got to say, don't like that.

[@bloocarracer333]

both of theese replies are wrong because i feel like it

[@angryboi595]

@@swift-pawedteif386either way, I feel bad because the animation could be a lot better if Mappa just treated their animators right

[@Bitzy]

can’t we just have a single good animation studio that makes good stuff without abusing its staff. kyoto animations was like the last one to do that and they burned to the ground

[@TheNobleFive]

Kyoani has been back to making anime for 2 or 3 years now. They still hold schools and mentorship for newer animators as well. Ufotable has also been reported as one of the better places to work.

[@zeropen0719]

@@TheNobleFive and the funniest shit for me that i love ufotable,the ceo didnt pay hes taxes to pay hes staff more,and went in jail for that just to pay hes staff.

[@kurokun07]

i think there's wit but look what happened to them now

[@Kanegane]

WIT Studio and Ufotable, these are two studios i know that has a good environment and scedule for the animators

[@Kanegane]

Except Ufotable didn’t pay taxes lol😂

[@sivedd]

Instead of treating animators well, they want to use AI to reduce the size of the team and make it cheaper for the studio. Mappa will collapse at one point in some way or another.

[@thatonedrainedplatter5421]

All the big studios are always on the verge of collapsing, especially this day in age.

[@psychic-friend-toy-freddy]

I wonder if it just applies to mappa or does it apply to other studios like ufotable or toei

[@14bqdonk]

amen

[@TheSiZaGaming]

​@@psychic-friend-toy-freddythe higher the quality the poorer the working conditions. I'm sure Ufotable is no different

[@psychic-friend-toy-freddy]

@@TheSiZaGaming I can agree and it must be a pain for the animators working on demon slayer

[@maxxgaming8064]

At this point... i don't even know what's going on with Mappa..💀💀

[@Yiman]

they seem to always try to +1 their exploitative behavior

[@maxxgaming8064]

@@Yiman yeah... just like in Zom 100..💀

[@Soul.Resonant]

The animators are stuck in the dungeon

[@mattgib711]

The animators are the real talent at that studio, fuck the higher ups making those decisions, they'd be nothing without the animators. So sad to see this type of situation happening everywhere.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Animators are replaceable. Maybe people should be more worried about making themselves less so

[@elliesart_]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 the ignoranus is strong with this one

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

@@elliesart_ then why did you comment if you have a surplus of chromosomes?

[@LiveLaughLovecraft]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271the animators are the backbone. Without them the company is nothing.

[@Clumsykae]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 Animators are NOT replaceable.. if mappa keeps this up their reputation will be much worse then it already is driving away potential animators. And the company is nothing without them, they are all the talent

[@ObscureReferences]

Its sad that a lot of anime studios are like this right now. Everytime I see an epic scene in jjk I have to remember how many animators were probably worked to the bone making it and it makes me sick. I hope all the animators recover from this

[@Suited_Nat]

As an artist myself, it’s beyond depressing to hear this happening. I hope these animators are able to get the rights they need to be able to make a living, and not have to stress themselves to the point of overwork, or terrible illness. Edit: I want to mention, it’s kinda sad that I expected mappa to be treating their animators like this, but to make their animators sign an NDA instead of fixing the problem… like you said, it’s comically evil. Corporate greed never seems to stop surprising me with how low these companies will go to give their workers inhumane treatment.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Then don't work for a corporation

[@goodbyerealworld8982]

If the eyes of AOT final season's director wasn't enough.

[@Yiman]

his before and after pic is even worse than president obamas before and after pic

[@deb9548]

Believe it or not aot now has the best schedule among all the mappa anime😂😭.Dividing it into a bizillion parts made the difference 🫡

[@crunch9699]

its so sad how the animators are treated between the toxic fanbases and horrible treatment from the studios them selves.

[@MEMEMEME-dl8ii]

Even now many people don't know about how much animator have to do to make a animation, the scenes that we don't even notice are drawn 12 to 30 pages of drawing for 1 second !

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

24 frames per second

[@guzzuanim]

This one is quite saddening. I once worked at Mappa before, and offered to work on CSM and JJK but I refused exactly because of this. Low salary, tight deadlines, pressure boogaloos, and no bright future even though putting credits on these anime TV shows could boost up one reputation for more work. Decided to play smart than to work hard, switched to other industries, get paid well and get well deserved respect by the team and production staff.

[@shayoko6]

A lot more money is made from manga and merchandise than anime so it's not surprising. Because the cost of production is not even comparable.

[@clipforyou]

unfortunately, animators in Japan get paid really low, and their working environment is so bad, I heard back then some animators worked 20 hours a day and couldn't go home for a long time, until they had to go to hospital

[@thekamotodragon]

I thought the whole point of it being a seasonal show was to prevent this and give them years to make each season. I hate to hear stuff like this because JJK S2 has been absolute fire so far and really want to see it continue but i just don't understand why Japanese studios can't just have normal working conditions, like why do deadlines have to be so tight and why do they have to overwork the employees? The fans have literally shown after S1 that we are willing to wait almost any amount of time for this good content, so why not just take as much time as they need to? I don't get this strict scheduling for such a quality production. It's so weird when JJK as an IP is already making so much money.

[@zerou6634]

im not sure about everyone else but id be willing to wait an extra 2 years just to make sure that the animators are getting a reasonable amount of time to work on the anime or just give animators more time for breaks in between.

[@Nevinhere]

I feel like the more and more they stay with this establishment the more tired and frustrated they get that they don't care anymore. Animators around the world needs an environment that's healthy and safe to work in. especially considering japan's work culture i believe they need to take action before someone does something stupid. moreover i hope and pray for all the animators best in their lives.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

There's no such thing as a "safe work environment" every day is a day someone else is coming for your job

[@LiveLaughLovecraft]

⁠@@fillerbunnyninjashark271likewise.

[@mechajay3358]

A change has to happen for MAPPA eventually.

[@WeAreOutOfWeed13]

Wow the best animators that left some big studios years ago because of working conditions and went to Mappa surely couldn't see their talent being exploited once again, right? Right? 😮

[@truthboom]

every worried about MAPPA but never donate those hard working animators

[@f3lla776]

Hope one day for these guys to unionize or something like that. Its sad that they have to take shit like this

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Fuck unions. They'd all be out of a job

[@aetherseraph]

Loss of generational knowledge and skills is probably the great filter posited in the fermi paradox. Its not hard to imagine a world full of people who inherited a civilization they don't have the ability to care for... Especially if AI starts doing everything for us...

[@pantitapalittapongarnpim1581]

I mean, the quality of storytelling in jjk season 2 speaks for itself. Some of the parts are just incomprehensible from a visual storytelling standpoint. If that's not telling us something's wrong with the production line, what else would.

[@annaroselarsen4218]

Man this is sad they spend their time working doing what they love, but get overwork and can't even talk about it

[@minuette1752]

Japanese animators, and honestly any animator should be payed extremely well and given love and support for all they do. They are amazing.

[@Jonas-ob2sh]

Crazy to think that AoT team (department 1) has a stable (or more stable) production schedule now with part 3 and 4 compared to Season 4 part 1 which had similar circumstances to JJK season 2.

[@Scarcheeze]

that's messed up man,sending love to all animators who experiencing this.

[@simplydoz]

I feel weird about this. As an artist I don't think it's the "environment" it's the condition. I remember hearing how common ulcers were in crunch culture. I'm suffering from an ulcer right now. It's absolutely DEBILITATING. Stressing the human body to its very limits without properly nourishing it is abuse. And rest and routine are forms of care. So they are absolutely right that the conditions are bad and causing harm. But I want to stress that a clean work station and office is not required to make great animations, it just depends on the person. For me, a clean room or office makes me nervous and distracts me. I how these employees get the schedules and the time off they deserve.

[@wander7812]

5:19 That demon hand think its slick.

[@originaozz]

Thing is, I love Mappa's product. They really excel at unique storytelling & high quality production, especially for JJK. What I don't get is why the studio breadwinner products like JJK or AoT, which have years of lead time between seasons, can't be manage more efficiently? How Mappa keep monopolizing new projects without adding more staffs, time, or even benefits to animators, baffles me. I understand more when smaller studios are struggle to work within the time crunch as they need to make a name for themselves, have less bargaining power, or even resources. This just shows that Mappa doesn't care about the animators at all unless they are the main figures. Anime fans should also be nicer to animators and more patient because these conditions are direct results of their ranting.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Because animation doesn't make anywhere near the money people think it does

[@ramski8057]

It's even worse since they don't have complete control over the scheduling of their shows because production companies technically own the majority rights to the show so they can control the production of the show and most of the time the animation studios like mappa only get like 10-30% of the total revenue made from the shows depending on how much money they invested on the show, further resulting in underpaying animators if the show fails.

[@LittleSparklingStars]

they constantly rely on freelancers, its mainly the higher ups that are being worked to the bone, like PA's en directors.

[@LittleSparklingStars]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 Oh, they make a lot of money actually, but all the money goes to the production commitees and tv station, not the staff that make the anime.

[@janmika4245]

Yeah at this point jjk2 was so fire that i didnt expect anything else

[@dexmeetsdexter]

I hope the animators start a riot because they deserve the respect and happinesses that they have provided me all my years of watching anime through their art. It isn’t fair they have to go through these harsh conditions and get so little in return.

[@positiveproductions6699]

Thanks for covering this I love documentary style videos like this keep up the great work

[@akirashinsa]

Working conditions in japan are bad..... im not suprised, sigh 😢

[@shayoko6]

If the place you are thinking of working at wants you to sign an NDA seriously consider looking for something else. Those contracts make it easier for employees to be abused and not be able to casually speak about it...

[@roanred555]

How can they treat animators like this? They are so talented and do great work. This makes absolutely NO sense. How can they do their best work under such poor working conditions?

[@willspeno]

give them as much time as they need. I will speak for a lot of people, atleast 10, that just want the animators to be comfortable and do their best work in the best conditions. PLEASE let these people work and live not live in work.

[@neven1060]

it's not surprising about overworked animators on animation studio, but mappa handle it terribly

[@vogel2499]

That's because MAPPA handled 3-5 big project at the same time, which is totally insane and probably unheard of.

[@neven1060]

@@vogel2499 i know about mappa handling a lot of animation, and they tend to take more animator from my country. which is insane

[@unwantedraisins7087]

I’m willing to wait as long as these wonderful artists are still able to rest, and have them be able to enjoy their craft. It’s disheartening to see artists slowly loose their passion for their craft and not being able to show their best because they are exhausted 😭

[@reverseshin]

This is why I am grateful when ever a studio tells the truth. Yeah people got angry when Naruto new anime got delayed, but at lease the truth was told.

[@The-Beyonder]

What new Naruto anime?

[@reverseshin]

@@The-Beyonder a naruto 20th anniversary special.

[@kanaotsuyuriofficialchan]

Hopefully they make all Mappa projects to another studio like ufotable smth

[@arandompotato8187]

I hate the kind of people who hate on the animation for being "bad" in a episode when they literally suffering.

[@johnsonken96]

This isn’t just a Mappa problem. It’s an animation industry problem. And it’s not just in Japan. It’s a worldwide problem. Until someone can get a better system going that is beneficial to both the workers and managers, this will spiral out of control. Animators need to make a deal or AI gets the upper hand.

[@vng]

MAPPA is just a more extreme example of the business model of the anime world in Japan, where the industry heavily depends on freelancers but at the same time, treats them poorly (or like some, dirt, or even worse than dirt). We all love Kyoani. I am a great fan too. But at the same time, I am also curious why all the female directors (those who have gone on to head a series, or like Fujita Haruka, almost there) have left Kyoani and gone off to work somewhere else. For a studio that is known for employing women and treating them well, I would expect a better retention of key staff like series directors.

[@deyama2012]

I wish there were more studios that value their employees as much as KyoAni does or that KyoAni would want to expand and hire those ill-treated animators. Also, with that many anime enjoyers all over the world, there needs to be a way for people working their butts off to produce banger after banger to capitalize on that in the bypass of their greedy employers

[@jalapeNAI]

That's why always appreciate animators when they produce quality work like these. I'm really tired of seeing people get up their asses, sending death threats, when these animators are worked to the bone. To the minute that they have to publish the episode. It's a terrible practice, and it sets a bad standard that gets normalized and encourages abuse in creative production. I also see some people say they should unionize. They do have an anime union called Japan Animation Creators Association or "JAniCA," but the experience has left many to feel hopeless which is unfortunate. Thing is, the make up of animation studios are heavily reliant on freelancers as well as independent studios. They don't have set wages. A lot of the budget is already determined without the anime studios input. Even if animators were to collectively determine their wages and set salaries, companies can outsource work and seek out animators who will take the job for low pay as some simply want to animate despite conditions. This makes it hard to come together. It's not their fault for wanting to add to their portfolio by working for massive studios, but it doesn't take away the clear mistreatment. I'm hoping some groups of animators will find big names to fight for their behalf. You can only do so much when you're a collective who doesn't have their foot in the door in the bigger part of the industry, so I'm happy to hear that there are veteran animators are speaking out. I hope directors are joining in as well.

[@tristanmilner9511]

Given how the fanbase of a certain popular anime sent MAPPA's animators death threats cause the execs changed animation studio's, it's not surprising their animators would be overworked. The NDA stuff need some official government investigation and some steep fines to the suits that wrote them.

[@AYmanga-pd4fo]

MAPPA MADE THEM SIGN AN NDA TO WHAT

[@Tyrannosaur6265]

I shudder to think at the workload these poor people have, I can only think of the office from Zom 100 as a frame of reference and it doesnt seem too far off...

[@manuelx23]

yep but you got to consider, animation is often if not always a different department than layout, and often Animation is the hardest department in a production, im taking about tv series and movies. (I know for the people dont know about these jobs it might be similar) but the work load in these departments is totally different, both in 2d and 3d.

[@susmitbarve5374]

i am currently working on a movie myself its a indian film that got its trailer out today i am currently a student i paid to work for this movie i dont get paid anything i get only sundays for myself and i work almost 12 hours every day my health is been ignored for the longest time i have kidney stones and no one cares i get yelled for taking a leave this is how bad the industry is i wish to quit so badly and this video is something i can relate to soo much mind yall i am just a student i dont know much about work ik i am being exploited but its ok as long as i am learning something..... no i am not barely learning any thing new 😭

[@joshuukun]

jjk season 2 production always has been fated to crash. Keisuke Seshimo's production pipeline passed through the cycle of JJK to CSM and back to JJK, with a lot of staff overlap, even to the prior TGoH w/ the director Seong-Hu Park. While Manabu Otsuka is taking way too many projects than the studio should, the producers also want to push JJK to a certain release date. It's just a shit situation overall, with each following MAPPA project stacked on top of each other, the working conditions were doomed deliberately. Jigokuraku took the fall in terms of animation quality, and so far, JJK's been pretty good but that's only because it had a stacked team working on it in the first place.

[@WieldMyWord]

Still just 10-11 episodes in to JJK 2, we will mostly see the backlash in animation towards later episodes for why they needed a 3 week break, etc. Right now its been pretty subpar and nothing exceptional from an animation standpoint.

[@joshuukun]

@WieldMyWord Subpar? Unless you only mean Shibuya Incident arc (which in fairness is still arguable for some scenes) and not what they had for Gojo's Past arc I'd probably agree. If not, hard disagree. Episodes 1-5 of season 2 was the strongest JJK has ever been visually. 6-10 hasn't had the best but it stayed consistent and there were still some creative stylistic choices with the presentation such as with yuji talking about "Human Earthworm 4", iirc Mechamaru's "Pigeon Voila" on Mahito, the dreamlike filter when Kenjaku discussed sealing Gojo (one over a game of what i think is mahjong and another on a playground.) and many more. Tho while I could see why someone would be less impressed with post 3 week break in comparison, jjk season 2's been incredible visually so far, barring, of course, the times where ghosting post-production was added due to potential epilepsy and the laws needed in Japanese TV broadcasts.

[@WieldMyWord]

​@@joshuukun Gojo's past arc had some issues, where sometimes it went high in quality to derp moments (artifacts in some of the 3D shots, low detailes some places), but I agree its better than what is now in terms of animation. "creative stylistic choices with the presentation" human earthworm 4 was just cringe gag, I don't watch jjk for the humor as there is other shows doing that a lot better. The pigeon voila was just epilepsy with all the dimming and ghosting, even then its mostly pop-up storyboard animation with Mahito changing forms. The fact we can see problems already now with the animation and the storyboarding in Shibuya Incident arc, means there are coming more up. Episode 11 ended very abruptly which is an indication there are production issues going on. Its not suprising considering they had an short production time for 23 episodes, and given that the animators are complaining now further emphasises there are something wrong going on. Ofcourse animation is not everything when it comes to an anime, some issues I have with S2 JJK is the justification of how Geto became bad/evil in the Gojo past arc. Given the information that was told it seems forced how Geto went with his justification to kill non-sorcerers, when obviously his main issue was the "Star religious group" that was in his way. Now I dont blame Mappa for this as its a manga problem rather than anime.

[@joshuukun]

@WieldMyWord I'd argue the chibi moments on Gojo's Past arc were a conscious decision rather than a sign of animation issues, unnless you're referring somethine else to the "derp moments," in which case, I'm stumped. I guess that one moment when Gojo turns around and Toji is about to stab him? That episode's director prioritized movement and animation over character design consistency anyway, and they delivered. Then again, there's Arifumi Imai directing the episode after that, which had really strong character drawings that balance things out. It's the creative freedom the animators have that I enjoy for sakuga, which was the complete opposite for the CSM anime for example, which ran strictly on Ryu Nakayama's cinematic vision, while that's good in itself and all. Dislike the Human Earthworm scene or not, going through the cinematic aspect of it was going the extra mile, same with the Pigeon Voila scene, while ruined by all the ghosting post-production for the broadcasting laws, the key animation still shows impressive feats from the animators that went beyond the manga for the adaptation. Even the first scene with Mei Mei and Utahime in the haunted house was all solid, with the exposition of the house too, that wasn't even present in the pages. Especially the visual flair of putting flashbacks in windows/glass (i.e. Gojo explaining his technique, Yuko and Geto discussing Toji) all showed the animators flexing their creative prowess. While JJK season 2 had ultimately fucked schedule and all, and even if you prefer season 1, there is some objectively good feats they've accomplished despite it that even surpasses the first. (the compositing, for example. it was gnarly on the first season.)

[@WieldMyWord]

​@@joshuukun I know the chibi thing is a comedy thing, but it comes in conflict with other styles like its trying to be Bocchi the rock or something. You have one place where gojo crush a can of soda, you don't see him using curse on that object as it just got crushed without him putting force on it (might be an animation error), some uneven time framing in the first episode. The haunted house had better animation due to it being partly rotoscoping (heavy referencing), maybe the Utahime scared scene after the rats was wierdly handled, but other than that its fine. However normally the first episode tends to be higher quality and care than what comes after. The fact we are noticing issues now means we are closer to their production time, which means we are going to see some sloppy work down the line. The only exception are going to be if there is a big end fight or something or highlight (I am only anime watcher). The composition is almost the same, they have trouble blending 3d elements (just look at the background in some scenes when there are movements), you can see it doesn't track the characters properly from where they standand, other than that a lot of it is just subjective. "Especially the visual flair of putting flashbacks in windows/glass (i.e. Gojo explaining his technique, Yuko and Geto discussing Toji) all showed the animators flexing their creative prowess." That is not flexing, its just being pretentious, JJK is not alone in adding stuff to scenes, the problem is when its overwhelmed with exposition dump (people have to read subtitles too). Also personally JJK has one of the worst power system as its insanely vague and dependent, and it doesn't help when someone can ass pull out moves (common trope) from nowhere to counter another.

[@coby2619]

Literally Like Zom: 100 😭😭

[@thomasfarr16]

Their plight kinda reminds me of how Geto feels abt exorcising curses.

[@Rei_likes_art]

I want to become an animator when I grow up, so I really truly with all my heart, hope that the working conditions improve, my physical condition is not the best so I hope the conditions for animators change for the better

[@MalbroughGory-gl3hc]

“But would you keep working?” “Nah, I’d quit.”

[@FarahHammoud-bd2ow]

People are caring now 'cause we're talking about JJK season 2 like one of the biggest shows right now if not the biggest already...Can't the studio at least give the animators their miminal rights for a maximum work of perfection on the most buzzed anime of the year...This is too much honestly , anime fans should boycott mappa studio at this point.

[@PirateZ1]

You can feel the animation quality waver a bit in this season, even tho its still a MEGA BANGER

[@EnderBudoks]

I just expect they take their time to give the best effort but i just read/heard from here just pain from the back without taking their time bruv

[@user-fc9fg5ix2x]

As a business major it's clear to see Kyoani has adopted a more Americanized business practice in the workplace. More or less decentralized authority, mentorships. It should be adopted as it's been proven in multiple businesses that these things empower animators to be more creative and outside the box which is PERFECT for animators! Mappa is doing this because of Japans lack of laws and checks and balances, but more importantly because of their massive cultural conseuqnces. It's very taboo to go against culture and tradition where in America it's not.

[@kenonerboy]

I already knew when i saw the anim quality...

[@sensensen3494]

Layouts are given more time and even extended but it's a different story especially for other positions especially for second kwy animators.

[@Mhyko380]

Mappa animators might move to ufotable at this point XD

[@carpathianhermit7228]

This comes from ignorance but why doesn't the bulk of the staff come together and request better conditions or they leave.

[@thomasfarr16]

RocciaNobili using Mio from stranger by the shore as his pfp 💗

[@guishenStreetB]

They need to be unionized

[@Radiomen_IV]

5:24 💀

[@vaith833]

Lmao

[@cosmic-3767]

XDDD

[@Billy_Herrington1969]

Not only did MAPPA on its own ruined anime with 3D, but they abuse their animators as well, clown fiesta

[@truebigboss]

Im I too norwegian to understand that signing NDA on work condition is illegal? that shit here would trigger hell to the employer

[@mr.savagetube8661]

Mappa should learn from bones studio , demom slayer animation studio ( not about animation talking about how they treat their animators

[@LitereallyNobody7]

I lost respect for Mappa when they release that mess of what was supposed to be God of Highschool.

[@JoseKenDohinod]

I was a die hard of JJK.I was curious about the star plasma vessel name Yuki Tsukomo didn't merge with Tengen,even if in the first place failed to Riko also the star plasma vessel.HOPING YOU NOTICE ME IN THE NEXT VIDEO THIS IS SO PRETTY INSANE

[@JDB51]

Interesting. See, I think it’s interesting that the conditions are so horrible, but at the same time, Mappa has consistently put out some really good stuff. JJK season 2 has been pretty crazy so far

[@sezzy16]

Since when should I care about animators, game developers and shit, just wanna play games and watch damn series. Those are their problems not ours.

[@anonymous-wy2ui]

if this seems to continue then i would not be surprised if the animators just become frustrated with their work and just give up on animating. in my opinion this would probably decrease the quality of the animation MAPPA is providing us with. Its still not too late, if they still do not improve their work conditions then they are digging their own grave.

[@oldcowbb]

taking in all the big projects and constantly pumping out high quality work does come with a price i guess

[@renzandreijustado4822]

Thats sad, i hope they give the animators more time to animate and raise their salary, because for me jjk season 2 looks like it was rushed because the animator does not have much time and schedule to animate, and i hope they re animate jjk season 2😢.

[@hirobeez]

That one guy saying "it didn't happen to me so it doesn't count" quite possibly shows the hierarchy in place. The ones at the top will never even see the blood of those they step on.

[@untitleist8879]

I have a feeling that the working conditions are standard for any job with high demands and these new genz animators are just finding this to bitch about

[@runespar]

KyoAni supremacy.

[@JellowGelo]

Like how there’s WGA strike in the US. Animators should have a strike too!

[@sibsart2039]

100 Zom about to draw more attention to these practices.

[@starrythestar]

A hole... Gets bigger the more you take

[@roseroserosierose]

slowly becoming more of a manga fan because of this

[@ghb323]

0:00 non disparagement clauses.

[@MakeMoney-zh7uc]

I am just sad cause i know what JJK season 2 could have been and what it is at this very moment,disgusting animation and you can't even tell whats going on most of the time like its been cut 21312423 times....

[@Notaurox]

BRO WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!?!? HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW EPISODE

[@MakeMoney-zh7uc]

@@Notaurox What do i mean ? The episodes are pathetic,first minute of the fight in that episode you just mention was watchable,the rest is hot garbage you can't even clearly see whats going on,the animation of characters is laughable,i think we got pranked or something...

[@InsomniaNest]

And now ep 17 is barely finished and it's airing soon

[@BreadCatMarcus]

Its insane how talented and boundary pushing these artists are, and yet they still dont get paid well enough and receive the time off they deserve.

[@soulous6001]

Bruh we gotta save or Mangakas and animators

[@garetz00]

If all these people are getting underpaid, then where does the money go ?

[@IAMDEMIURGE]

No wonder their population is decreasing they are stuck in dungeons

[@wolfyt7054]

I just want to see my family again...

[@Sunrymoon]

5:20 wtf☠️💀

[@Traumglanz]

Did you know that the studio Tendou used to work for was actually studio Mappa? The whole Zom 100 series is just about them!