The next season of the show may face similar scheduling and management issues if the studio decides to pump it out at the same time as Chainsaw Man.
As long as the show is profitable, the working conditions at the studio probably won't change.
The second season of Jujutsu Kaisen is getting pretty polarized reviews: from fans thirsting over MAPPA's adaptation of certain scenes to them bashing the management for poor scheduling, resulting in driving the animators into crunches and producing some lower-quality shots. We've talked about MAPPA's treatment of their staff a few times, and to put it mildly, it's bad: the studio that tried to escape the grip of capitalism and focus on high-quality passion projects was defeated by money.
Keep your animators happy, please!
The Shibuya Arc that is now in full bloom in the anime is one of the first long and serious arcs that the manga covers, but what follows is even harsher, filled with mind-numbing action and plot twists that leave the manga readers speechless. After following discussions that spark online after every episode of season two, fans start to wonder: will the production issues translate to the next season of the show, or will MAPPA learn from its mistakes?
The future seems grim, as the team that is working on Jujutsu Kaisen is the same one that works on Chainsaw Man — Seshimo Line, and MAPPA stated that they plan to release season two of Chainsaw Man and season three of Jujutsu Kaisen in the same year. The current situation in MAPPA makes it look like a lot of talented animators are planning on not returning for the next season, and that would impact not only Jujutsu Kaisen but Chainsaw Man, too.
Money rules the world
But right now, MAPPA doesn't feel the downside of the harsh working conditions it imposes on its workers: the show has great ratings, the Blu-Ray sales are huge, and the revenue flow is solid. The only repercussions they face are some online rants.
Considering that the CEO of MAPPA stated in a recent interview that to get to the level of Ufotable and Kyoto Animation they need to take on even more projects and be even more productive than they are now, people do not think that the working conditions at the studio will somehow get better. It will still overwork its animators, still rely heavily on freelance and outsourcing, and still create insane schedules that are nearly impossible to follow.
So probably it still will be hell to animate.
Will the next season of Jujutsu Kaisen be worth the crunch, though?
The next season of the show may face similar scheduling and management issues if the studio decides to pump it out at the same time as Chainsaw Man.
As long as the show is profitable, the working conditions at the studio probably won't change.
The second season of Jujutsu Kaisen is getting pretty polarized reviews: from fans thirsting over MAPPA's adaptation of certain scenes to them bashing the management for poor scheduling, resulting in driving the animators into crunches and producing some lower-quality shots. We've talked about MAPPA's treatment of their staff a few times, and to put it mildly, it's bad: the studio that tried to escape the grip of capitalism and focus on high-quality passion projects was defeated by money.
Keep your animators happy, please!
The Shibuya Arc that is now in full bloom in the anime is one of the first long and serious arcs that the manga covers, but what follows is even harsher, filled with mind-numbing action and plot twists that leave the manga readers speechless. After following discussions that spark online after every episode of season two, fans start to wonder: will the production issues translate to the next season of the show, or will MAPPA learn from its mistakes?
The future seems grim, as the team that is working on Jujutsu Kaisen is the same one that works on Chainsaw Man — Seshimo Line, and MAPPA stated that they plan to release season two of Chainsaw Man and season three of Jujutsu Kaisen in the same year. The current situation in MAPPA makes it look like a lot of talented animators are planning on not returning for the next season, and that would impact not only Jujutsu Kaisen but Chainsaw Man, too.
Money rules the world
But right now, MAPPA doesn't feel the downside of the harsh working conditions it imposes on its workers: the show has great ratings, the Blu-Ray sales are huge, and the revenue flow is solid. The only repercussions they face are some online rants.
Considering that the CEO of MAPPA stated in a recent interview that to get to the level of Ufotable and Kyoto Animation they need to take on even more projects and be even more productive than they are now, people do not think that the working conditions at the studio will somehow get better. It will still overwork its animators, still rely heavily on freelance and outsourcing, and still create insane schedules that are nearly impossible to follow.
So probably it still will be hell to animate.
Will the next season of Jujutsu Kaisen be worth the crunch, though?
