The BEST action episode yet! | Animation Analysis: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Ep 13

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Versus · Heaven Pierce Her
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Abbreviations that I use regularly:
KA: Key Animation
AD: Animation Direction/Director
CAD: Chief Animation Director
ED: Episode Director
SB: Story Board
LO: Lay Out
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00:00 - MAD
00:26 - Production notes
02:28 - Staff list for the episode
06:41 - Scene by scene breakdown
42:30 - K1ro?
42:38 - Great episode but could be better™

[@Arsalan_82]

Quick question, where does the AD work take place. Is it after LO and before genga or after genga and before douga? Like… do some genga include AD work and some don’t? Second question, if LO and genga are done by different people who’s gonna be credited as the animator? Not really “quick” question lol. But I couldn’t find it online, manko knowledge was needed

[@carloscauan7967]

The process goes animator makes layout > checks by the episode director > cut gets corrected by the AD > animator (same or different one) makes the genga following the AD corrections. As for the other question, I'm not entirely sure, but from what I've seen, the animator that did the layout still gets credited for genga even if he didn't do it for his own scene, but 2nd KA animators get that credit if they made the genga for someone else's LO. Which I guess is why you see small KA numbers but giant 2nd KA ones.

[@Arsalan_82]

Thanks for the explanation. Do they sometimes correct it after the genga again? Cause some scenes have 2 corrections on booru like… one by one of the ADs and one by CAD. And some of the corrections like the Nanami or Toji shots are just straight up used in the show.

[@-MankoMan]

The people making these LO are animators. Ideally they should always do their own genga. Layout is supposed to be a middle step between storyboards and animation, but now because of the state the anime industry is in it's more like the final work that most animators submit. This causes issues; Since it's the final product from the animators' side, they might make it the "best version" according to them, i.e., needlessly complicated movement but unfinished drawings, thus increasing the work load on 2nd KA and AD. Here's an example: www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/163492. This is Vincent Chansard's LO. This is really good "animation", but as a layout, it is a failure. It's complex with broken art, and if it had simpler composition and movement with better drawings, it wouldn't have completely gone to waste. Vincent of course learned from this experience and is now a great animator- He was given 14 days for 23 cuts of gear 5, and he spent only 4 of those days on animation and the other 10 on cleanup. He could have spent all 14 days on animation and submitted a much "better animated" but rough product, but that would be counter-intuitive. AD work is supposed to be "correction". Animators make genga, AD corrects some drawings either because they are sub-par or simply because they want it to look even better. But since most animators are now submitting LO instead of genga, AD work is now a mixture of "correction" and "completion". JJK gives high level of creative freedom to the animators, so a lot of the AD work here is "completion". Eg: Kosuke Kato did his own genga for this episode, which is why it's so different in style compared to the cuts that come before and after. It required no corrections though as the drawings were fully completed already and Kato is a great artist. Coming back to your questions. "Is it after LO and before genga or after genga and before douga?"- Could be at any single stage. Corrections can be made to the LO and animators use that as reference to make genga. AD checks genga if corrections are still required. CAD can overrule AD corrections in the genga and change it, which the animators use as reference to redo the genga. "Do some genga include AD work and some don’t?"- That's right. Depends on how good the genga is and what kind of project it is. For a show like mob psycho with max creative freedom, AD corrections are rarely made to genga. For a show like CSM however, almost every single cut goes through ADs to make sure there's uniformity in the designs. There are also mad-men like Naotoshi Shida who not only skip the correction phase because their art is always perfect, but also skip in-betweening phase as they animate everything themselves. "If LO and genga are done by different people who’s gonna be credited as the animator?"- Usually if the base animation techniques are present, LO artist is credited. If it's redrawn to such a great extent that the 2nd KA or AD's animation style starts seeping in, then they are credited. "Not really “quick” question lol"- Well, hope you find my quick answer useful. Feel free to ask more questions.

[@Arsalan_82]

Dude you are by far the best and most knowledgeable sakuga content creator. Thank you for the very detailed answer. Very helpful as always 🙏

[@animad3010]

Hi, I made an amv of Jujutsu Kaisen. You can find on my page, check it out and if you want tell me what you think about it. Thank you :D ❤

[@lazyworkingsloth]

Hold up, my homework can wait after a MankoPeak video. Can't wait to see what you have to say about what in my opinion is the best action episode in JJK.

[@realms7267]

Before finding your channel I really didnt care about animation further than "oh thats cool" and you have single handedly made it one of the biggest things I notice while watching anything animated. Super engaging content, very knowledgeable, and very entertaining, despite me not being that into animation

[@tehCostHD]

That’s both a blessing and a curse. You now probably can’t enjoy anything that isn’t insane animation. Now that you have a trained eye. I see a lot of people like that… it sucks. Fortunately it hasn’t happened to me yet😂

[@-MankoMan]

​@@tehCostHDAbsolutely correct. While watching the masterpiece that was Vinland saga 2x23, a part of my brain was like "hey, this episode doesn't have as many good looking drawings as the previous one, I guess the schedule has caught up pretty hard now", and I was just there like "STFU brain, let me enjoy peak content."

[@tehCostHD]

@@-MankoMan exactly man!!! Glad you know what I meant haha

[@ett375]

@@tehCostHD That's... actually kinda true, imagine there's someone learns this stuff and then their attitude is condescending and obnoxious.

[@realms7267]

yeah ive ended up doing that a lot more than I mean to lmao @@-MankoMan

[@HebiTan]

1:23 As an animator, retakes hurt more than stepping on legos

[@biscobisco1882]

I did not see this one coming at all! All the blood powers look so damn good throughout this whole ep. The first person stuff was genius, and the understanding of the 'geography' of the bathroom was amazing. 26:52 - It took me a view looks to realise that we're actually watching this sequence through the mirror/the mirror image! Choso swings his left arm in hammerfist-type thing, but when it breaks the mirror, we see that it's his RIGHT fist. Brilliant. 27:12 - this was brilliant, was the kind of thing I felt we were missing earlier in the season, and I hope we see more of it in the remaining fights - Kato rules! 31:08 - I knew something was up here, it's like why are we looking at Yuji's legs only when he's throwing hands off-screen. It's a testament to how great this fight is that even these scruffy cuts don't drag down the overall hype, but fingers crossed they correct this for the BD because that would be establish this whole fight as flawless. 37:25 - That impact is phenomenal, you could feel it through the screen.

[@kipnaplayer5185]

For the some of the 3d moving parts of the bathroom fights it was really hard to follow. I found myself questioning "are they on the wall? ceiling? floor?" beautifully animated but I wish it had more clairty regarding those shots

[@AJ-ry8qd]

Skill issue literally everyone could understand what was going on

[@kipnaplayer5185]

@@AJ-ry8qd no not really. there are rules in movies still. try touching grass

[@AJ-ry8qd]

@@kipnaplayer5185 Wtf are u saying

[@HebiTan]

watch it in a brighter screen I was confused as well when I watched it on my pc screen (which i forgot to brighten in). After I used family's tv (which is brighter), I can see anything clearly

[@Plexi.T]

Dude this video is a masterclass. Your pure passion for the topic of anime animation and storytelling is so satisfying to listen to. Its like I'm seeing the show in a whole new perspective.

[@userK894]

"could look much better" sadly this can be said for all the upcoming eps It's really unfortunate that we didn't get to see kai ikarashi on this ep, also onsen and GO with their respective eps all bcoz of this horrible schedule Great video again and i presumed we will get a 1hr+ for the miso's ep 👀

[@DrakenRP]

and many of the past episodes also, sadly. huge fumble

[@userK894]

@@DrakenRP yeh but atleast HI arc got a near perfect adaptation though ep 5 is still the best non action ep of all jjk

[@Hwaryun666]

If this season had a healthy schedule, I'd imagine this season would have one of the best animated seasons of all time with a packed staff like that

[@user-og6pb6dd5p]

​@@Hwaryun666a healthy schedule almost dosen't exists in the anime industry

[@ZEN-kr7vg]

You know the episode was peak when manko man makes a MAD for it 😂

[@veil6782]

Damm bro, I really enjoy your content and I can't imagine how much effort it takes to make an animation analysis that's this in depth. Makes me really appreciate scenes that I may not have otherwise. Keep up the crazy insane work man. Also, I don't know if you knew about it but, TheFakeWeeb a really popular JJK youtuber shouted you out. :)

[@MackEZ_]

Man, as someone who works in the animation industry I'd really like to know the length of time they get for these episodes because they look so stunning yet I can feel the artists hurting under the pressure. Props to them for the fantastic work this episode, and incredible work this entire season.

[@brycecartwright2403]

Would love to see a quick amv esque sequence like the beginning of this video in future videos; was super hype and made me excited to see you break down the stuff. Could really work well especially with future episodes that you might analyze. Great vid as usual!

[@chrisrey0018]

Yes!! Loved Arai’s works ever since Mob S1!!

[@cryingbball]

Again I want to thank you for compiling so much info from so much sources and giving it to us in one video. Gives us a better appreciation for the artists, the directors, the work, and insight into the industry’s awful working conditions.

[@marcioamaral7511]

Kato and Arai were amazing for this 🙏❤️

[@yatharthrai4658]

My fav part of the ep is that the background is not just....background. I find fights interacting with the environment to be very cool, and its pretty rare (maybe coz barren lands are easier to draw). Also most of the blood effects were just soooo good.

[@osooso6027]

5 minute boys where yall at

[@arac_modeyt9467]

My 22 minute homies pull up

[@jettdaddyfan]

@@arac_modeyt9467ong why do i always see notifications after 22 mins

[@Racher50]

40 min video? MANKO YOU CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITN THIS 😭

[@soulholders]

Feels like just yesterday Juni was playing Gartic Phone with the crew on Rubberross' channel and now he's animating the best shots of the best episode of JJK S2. You love to see it.

[@kayaball4135]

Correction at 40:50, Yuji doesn't have a heavenly pact. He's just physically strong and has cursed energy.

[@luceafarul5740]

That's neither confirmed nor denied. All we know is that yuji was way stronger than a normal person without using curse energy, and that megumi wondered in the first episode if he is like maki.

[@Axel_2K]

@@luceafarul5740 yuji has cursed energy if he has a heavenly restriction it doesn't operate like maki/toji's at all (since he has the strength but none of the drawbacks), there are other reason that make it clear that yuji doesn't have a heavenly restriction but I'd have to give some minor/major spoilers to explain.

[@luceafarul5740]

@@Axel_2K I'm sometimes wondering what goes through the mind of people like you? Is it ignorance, is it pride or what? What do you gain by saying "you're wrong about that theory because the manga disproves it". Do you feel superior for reading the manga and want anime onlies to know your greatness? I trully cannot comprehend how you reached this conclusion

[@crackers5422]

@@luceafarul5740 I mean, he gave a pretty solid reason based on the current anime stuff. But yeah, it's kinda a dick move to mention the manga.

[@Axel_2K]

@@luceafarul5740 you said something wrong and I corrected it nothing else went through my mind. Also the manga stuff is incredibly minor I didn't even think it'd bother anyone

[@HOUNDTOMBS]

I found your channel recently and I have not stopped binging your content, your videos are always so enjoyable and I’ve been super excited for you to cover this episode! Thank you for another wonderful episode breakdown!

[@izzymosley1970]

I can't believe we both thought that ultrakill song would go well with this episode I was thinking of that song while I was watching the episode.

[@user-ii1wt3jy3d]

Great video it’s honestly just sad the amount of potential this arc has in terms of action because it has so many different types of fights. Large scale fights or small scale fights that take place in a bathroom. And it wasn’t given the time it deserved. Literally would’ve been one the greatest action seasons in anime. Anyways Props to the staff they did phenomenal

[@MrAnimason]

I see no reason why it can't still be that since every episode after this one this season should be high-priority.

[@user-ii1wt3jy3d]

@@MrAnimasonI mean consider the fact the amount of things of large scale (if u read manga u know) they will animate latter on this season Im not saying jjk season 2 hasn’t had some phenomenal animation but the fact that the scedule has left animators being disappointed in their own work makes me question that. U may be right though later episodes have a better schedule.

[@Chrisby_fx]

​@@MrAnimasonidk I don't doubt that the remaining of the szn will look great, shibuya has been amazing so far, it just could be wayyyy better than even that if the production wasn't in hell. And that's sad bc studios see that you can slave these animators away but still put out quality work

[@inkkimilo]

⁠@@MrAnimasonWe still dont know yet😂 Every fight from now may hight priority but since work condition this bad and the animator have to suffer this much. I'm afraid there will be times when sacrifice will have to be made. //for me im love this arc so much and love every fight whether big or small…..see some sacrifice is heartache but sympathy for animator😢

[@MrAnimason]

@@Chrisby_fx It's easy to make laws promoting better work conditions. It's difficult to change a culture that has become obsessed with saving face to allow its workers time to breathe. As far as I'm concerned, Shibuya is great for the story and the series' best fights comes after this arc, so if the animation matches the theme and tone of the story, that's what I want more than anything.

[@chapri_from_chapra5443]

[Remember] by ColdRain - The Music choice was so great cause it gives a hint about YUji and Chosos relation but also acts as a bluff for the final blow

[@-MankoMan]

I was so sure that another black flash was coming.

[@MrAnimason]

You can see how the schedule affected the episode when Yuji jumps down the escalator. I immediately thought of the amazing cut in Season 1 episode 4 when Nue drops Megumi off into the tunnel, and I have no doubt that they wanted to do something close to that but just didn't have the time (I would say sanity as well but clearly they're insane enough to go this far).

[@Automatedresponsebot5]

I cannot believe how dense that episode was with so much cohesive animation AND keeping everyone’s style included.

[@dirtydan_BTK_]

Top 4 fav KZbinrs rn.

[@cringemorecringe4549]

Thank you so much for these videos they're very interesting and they also help me better understand the episodes!

[@xmapwin]

Good job spotting the references, love raid 2 but how did i not tie those 2 scenes together. And yea the kizumonogatari style physical rain really adds to a scene, like wow, how is water so hype?

[@Alexkolano]

Thanks for always delivering the in-depth breakdowns, love it!

[@oshxz7361]

All these comments are so deserved man literally speaking my mind never stop these vids ur one of a kind

[@nuggyfresh6430]

This was amazing, great work!

[@justadrian6453]

Love ur videos man! After I saw the episode I was already excited to see you make an animation analysis. Great work and keep it up!

[@AJ__525]

i’ve been waiting forever for this video! welcome back mankoman!

[@bruceshmu]

another great analysis manko this was by far my favorite ep of series and I'm glad one of favorite fights in the manga got such a well adaptation I'm truly grateful for these animators who are working in the worst conditions and still delivering the best they can one thing I do gotta say though is that yuji doesn't have a heavenly restriction like maki, toji, and mechamaru as far as we know he was born physically gifted and keep in mind what you theorize towards the end you are on to something

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

I have no knowledge of animation, but as a manga writer the action designs are insanely creative and amazing, idk how they even fit all those creativity in this hardcore work time, but the amount they expand on the technique needs so much knowledge about the environment, and use shape so much

[@eternaleclipse7813]

Manko, you're great. Keep going man, keep going!

[@antelucem4454]

This is the 1st video of yours I've watched and I must say I am genuinely impressed with your quality of content, you deserve to be at the top of animation breakdowns, keep up the great work you got my subscribe for sure!

[@Dephlazgmatus]

Thank you for your passion and dedication!

[@luckylaky5]

Great Video Bro!

[@prodjaydon8d]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE 🥳

[@knowpai9432]

Absolutely loved this episode the choreography was so good and the music was onpoint that was some master direction whoever did it

[@gamingsam1]

I WAS WAITNG FOR YOUR VIDEO ON THIS EPISIDE YESSSSSSSS

[@naijamations3404]

Finally. I’ve waited patiently and it’s finally here. A new day, a new mankoanalysis

[@kipnaplayer5185]

Dude Mankoman you have to talk about frieren my god what a beautifully animated show

[@fedewyt]

Great video as always mankobro

[@davidbreese3395]

Been waiting for this one

[@anaalonso2760]

Again an awesome video. This chapter blew my mind. I was prepared to be disappointed. I loved the manga fight too much and was conscious of the artists starting to crack exhausted. It turned out to better than the manga, I couldn't believe my eyes. I am also starting to detect some faults which I previously didn't but it is so worth it for how very much I am enjoying everything else. Thank you indeed teacher, really. You posted two packed videos in a very little time, hope you are not mirroring your esteemed animators letting yourself being driven to exhaustion by your passion. Take a lot of care and thanks again.

[@youngjefe6958]

Love your videos my guy.

[@Parshwa_Nathwani]

As kazuto arai tweeted that he was told by hakuyu go to focus a bit more on environments. This ep the environments were so consistent..there a lot of examples people talk about, but one of the best one is.. That for the fist cut arai animated of yuji, the sign yuji jumps off of is the same where the girls is thrown on.. And the blood stain is there

[@subhantariq3585]

imma be wating on that new episode analysis of jjk ep 16

[@ZEN-kr7vg]

40 minute manko Man breakdown lets goo ive been waiting for this ever since the ep dropped time to get my popcorn

[@karingeeemelon6808]

The transition of the hoke going into to choso eyeball did make sense!!!!! The wall broke into a heart because choso realized he loved yuji in that moment then went into his eye to show that he is seeing yuji for what he really is. Cool Easter egg

[@kayaball4135]

Let's fking goooooooooo, sleep well my Mankoking

[@obi-wankenobi343]

holly hell 43 min video 🙀...time to get my popcorn ready 🍿

[@Joseph125]

As a manga reader, I'm sick of people spoiling me from leaks. You'll get no clues or hints from me.

[@reaps2661]

Thanks lol, the leak readers are so fuckin annoying

[@satinlyre2469]

holy shit your predictions are on point

[@justsomeannoyingredpanda]

Forget about collage work, let's binge a Manko Man vid!

[@TomKilworth]

I hope you finish your collage after this

[@yashwardhanmarkam5591]

Nice video bhai, waiting for today's ep 14

[@antooh1167]

insane video,cant wait for episode 16 2 hours analysis video

[@dedcarter1934]

LETS GO BABY MANKO MAN POSTED

[@royoj966]

i’m readyyyy

[@haneefthripati6787]

"k1ro confirmed for the next episode!!" The adrenaline rush inside me📈📈📈📈

[@saitama53034]

If he is in this ep then I wonder who'll do the toji cut next ep cuz thatsthe highlight of the next fight

[@hamzarasheed1998]

bro please give me source 😭

[@-MankoMan]

The source is that I made it the fuck up.

[@hamzarasheed1998]

@@-MankoMan bruh💀

[@snizzle6174]

the best thing we can do is believe in the artists and not be upset or frustrated when they come up short under these conditions.

[@edoardonigro8048]

Amazing video, as always. Short disclaimer (which will probably be lost in the comments), “Roccia” in Roccia Nobili is pronounced with the same C as in Bocchi. If it were in romaji it would be written Roccha (the i is not particularly audible, in Italian if there’s another vowel after it like in this case it’s basically mostly there to get the ch sound). Also, roccia means rock (as in, big/hard stone), so he’s basically Roccha the rock lmao (Nobili is ‘noble’ but plural, which is weird because roccia is singular, I don’t know if he’s referencing something)

[@-MankoMan]

Very useful, thanks a lot! Now just need someone who understands Chinese to correct my pronunciation of Xiao Lin and Haojun Zhou.

[@thekekmaster1032]

I'm not Chinese admittedly but I did take it for multiple years in school. Honestly your pronunciation wasn't too bad. The only things I would note is that non native speakers tend to emphasize the sh sound when they see x more than they need to; it's a bit lighter like a balance between sh and s, but that's more nitpicky than anything. You can also think of the lin as being closer to lean when it's pronounced too. And if I had to try and explain it the jun in Haojun is more said like jin/juen, although trying to capture the nuance in writing is a little hard..@@-MankoMan

[@thekekmaster1032]

Of course it's easiest to correct these things when you can see the name written with the tone marks above characters, but I hope this helped with something.

[@eduardosolorzano5020]

ULTRAKILL music at the start? NICE

[@ghostghost7304]

Yessiirrrr. lets goo

[@anwarnur7885]

MankoMan analysis 🔥

[@nanner3135]

"Choso is playing 4d chess while Yuji is playing checkers" nooooo lmao

[@godzilla0808]

Subscribed

[@jimeulramacula6048]

This guy is a master

[@jimeulramacula6048]

New subscriber her

[@user-od1du1vc8w]

i hope next season may have best healthy production so animator who working on it can show their bestest

[@ma.lucitabaydo5076]

I don't think there will be(atleast for a while)

[@user-og6pb6dd5p]

Production committee are too greedy to do that

[@andaeignat]

Good job with this presentation 👌Yukun is probably Chinese. Full name possibly Yukun Zhuang. I found a profile on linked... mentioning 3D modeler and animator; it could also be a coincidence

[@romulorafael5563]

hold up, i need a coffee to watch this amazing video

[@2amCryptid]

wait Juni worked on JJK too?? he's such a great animator for just a 19 year old kid

[@egsir]

I remember being introduced to him 2 years ago through those gartic phone vids

[@LONKULADE]

Yep great work

[@mysteryboxe9230]

Can you make an review of the recent jjk chap?

[@aahishpal631]

Still waiting for the across the spiderverse, upper moon meeting and heavenly delusion production video 🥺🥺🥺

[@sarathyaravindan3664]

Theory relation about geto choso and yuji chefs kiss

[@MiniatureRose.]

MankoMan is kinda hot

[@-MankoMan]

😳

[@latarniamorska6336]

will there be a video on Pluto?

[@aliyeager51]

Top tier of jjk 💜❤️

[@michaelbraxton137]

Will you do a castlevania nocturne animation analysis

[@Callum112001]

My interpretation of the ending was Yuji was manually coagulating his blood and preventing it from mixing properly with the rest of Choso's blood on the floor hence meaning Yuji's cursed technique is blood manipulation and thus related to Choso but not necessarily being his brother.

[@luckylaky5]

Would it be possible to do an analysis on the upcoming AOT episode? As in the staff and what to expect? This would definetly get views especially since AOT is round the corner. Also would help people appreciate the animation side of MAPPA's AOT.

[@karingeeemelon6808]

You should really check out the manga gege akutami does a wonderful job and showcasing their love of animation and fight choreography and its fun to compare what specific beats from the original paneling made it into the animation 😀

[@allertdb]

15:20 hahah good oneeee

[@e2k220]

Why would a animator not want to be credited for a cut? edit nvm just got to the part of the vid where you explain it

[@szklon4247]

Is that sand in Mashle season 2 trailer from today CGI or 2D?

[@themightyjagrafess8596]

Top quality as always

[@themightyjagrafess8596]

(The video)

[@badpiggy4177]

Tbh, I thought that Choso was cursed or something into thinking that Yuji was his brother pls don't spoil anything manga readers kek Anyway, great analysis. I always love fights which more like unco-ordinated brawls lol

[@satorugojo6881]

😭wait how did bro break both his hands

[@gigaacademia9313]

I said to myself that i wasnt gonna simp over the animation this episode And then i watched it and completely destroyed my promise THIS EPISODE LOOKED SOOOO GOOOOOD 25:04 JUNY?????? NO FREAKKING WAY

[@carloscarvajal9736]

Just one thing that has nothing to do with what you said about the animation, you mentioned that yuji has a heavenly restriction but he doesn't he is just very physcially strong with cursed energy

[@Vast17]

i can see a new episode coming up ep15 is fire

[@ellobo1654]

9 minutes in and i just noticed that bliurred manga background

[@vibinig_sora]

38:36 I also think that sukuna did not do anything maybe yuji has a power to manipulate people's memories, cuz in season 1 in episode 15-16 when todo asked itadori that what type of girls you like and when itadori answered him, Todo got memories of him and itadori were best friends in high-school even though they never meet each other before ( well this is my personal opinion though 😅)

[@kenre4824]

40:50 btw yuuji doesn't have heavenly pact

[@danielbaydo9091]

I think mankoman mentioned it but what was the movie that there's alot of sakuga?

[@-MankoMan]

FGO Camelot 2.

[@danielbaydo9091]

@@-MankoMan THANK YOU VERY MUCH😁👍👍

[@mertcanzafer5446]

Nothing yukun is the biggest nozomu abe and demon slayer fan. He said himself that he wants to work with abe