The fact that Jujutsu Kaisen 2 did not achieve the desired quality made fans extremely disappointed and angry, and they condemned the production team on many forums. Afterwards, the director of Jujutsu Kaisen continued to complain about the conditions. did a bad job and posted an article on X, telling us that studio MAPPA still hasn't stopped "exploiting" its employees.
Director Hokuto Sadamoto gave an explanation about the quality of JJK 2
Episode 14 of the anime series War of War Spells season 2 has seriously decreased in quality compared to the epic episode 13. The director of this episode, Mr. Hokuto Sadamoto, apologized and gave an explanation to angry fans. In his article, he said they had to do 250 scenes in just 2 short weeks, along with poor working conditions with MAPPA, leaving him without enough time to take care of this episode 14. .
The character's movements are also not too smooth in episode 14
In addition, director Hokuto Sadamoto also felt guilty because he had to cut some events from the original manga due to time constraints. He admitted that he should have spent a month creating a detailed preview before sending it to the animation director.
In the credits of episode 14, fans also noticed that Hokuto Sadamoto's name did not appear. Mr. Hokuto continued to apologize and explained that he did it intentionally due to fear of being criticized by fans, and he also admitted that his action was extremely cowardly.
Jujutsu Kaisen 2 and the series of production crises behind it
The fact that episode 17 of the Jujutsu Kaisen series was aired on time is a huge effort of the team Itsuki Tsuchigami (Miso) and Keisuke Seshimo. If we look closely, we can see that many parts are of substandard quality, but with a crazy work schedule, this is the best result the staff can bring to the fans.
Miso is not just an ordinary animator; he's incredibly skilled, having contributed to hit series like Mob Psycho 100, Chainsaw Man, Fate/Grand Order Camelot, and even the incredibly popular Episode 22 of Fate/Apocrypha. Yet on Saturday, September 30, he appeared to confirm that MAPPA, the animation studio, was enforcing a contract that prohibited its employees from voicing complaints.
Besides, even Keisuke Seshimo had to speak up because he couldn't stand the pressure even though overtime or bad schedules were normal for him. Not only the animators but also the production managers have to work overtime to meet the work schedule from MAPPA.
MAPPA's work schedule seems like it wants to exhaust its employees
This event is also considered a crisis in MAPPA's production. Many talented contractors/freelancers have stopped working with Mappa (typically Go, Vincent...). This means that MAPPA studio has lost a large number of talented contractors for future projects.
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Through the incident where the Jujutsu Kaisen director continues to complain about poor working conditions and a series of contractors/freelancers turning away, Hobiverse really hopes that CEO Otsuka will rethink the direction of development in the near future. Do not let the most famous studio in Japan lose the talents who have accompanied him for a long time as well as lose the trust of fans.
