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Every time aJujutsu Kaisenseason debuts, it is received with a lot of hype. However, the popularity and compelling plot of the series sometimes overshadow the failings of MAPPA. While the animation of season 1 was groundbreaking, some fans might be pissed at the fact that some scenes in season 2 could not maintain the same standard.
From the first Sukuna Vs. Gojo battle from season 1 of the series, animators delivered top-notch performance. But what changed during the production of season 2 for the battles to lack the same charm?
The Yuji Vs. Mahito Fight in Season 2 Cannot Compare toJujutsu KaisenSeason 1 Battles
While most of theJujutsu Kaisenfandom is trying hard to cover up MAPPA’s ill-treatment of some Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 battles,the Yuji Vs Mahito’s fightscene cannot be justified. Episode 21 of Season 2 features a battle between Mahito Vs. Yuji and Sukuna. However, the scene was nowhere near as well animated as the ones in season 1.
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Some of the cuts in the sequence have rough background animation. If it is compared to other scenes animated by Keiichiro Watanabe, this action scene will not perform well. Of course, there’s also the issue of the choreography itself, which breaks down a bit. There are minimal keyframes, and the battle looks a bit choppy.
Still, given that it is a work created by Keiichiro Watanabe, it is hard to find mistakes in the animation. It is only the pre-existing scenes of the animator himself, that prove how much better the animation could have been. The prime suspect in this blunder is of course, the studio and the management itself.
Why did the Animation Quality ofJujutsu KaisenSeason 2 Degrade?
The animation team ofJujutsu Kaisenis as ambitious and well-performing as ever. However, MAPPA had taken over several projects whose schedules overlapped and had intense action scenes. Thestaff were overworkedonce again, with very little time to attend to details.
The deadline was very tight, slightly more than 3 days, but thankfuly, thanks to the support of the team, everything went smoothly! Of course, I also thanks all of my friends support, it has been a very eventful past few week!pic.twitter.com/AIkEI5dabL
Roccia Nobili, a key animatorof Jujutsu Kaisenseason 2,spoke up about what went wrong. In an X post, the animator explained that the deadline was extremely tight. In anotherpost that has since been removed, Nobili stated:
I am happy so many people are liking it, but I wish the staff was able to finish it. As it stands right now, what is present on screen is 30% of the intended vision.
The animator also expressed how frustrated they were over it as they wished for more time to finish the scenes. They also explained that there were too many errors in the animation, for them to enjoy it. The episode that is being referred to is episode 17 of Jujutsu Kaisen season 2.
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Poor management from MAPPA and the tight deadlines have indeed affected the series, andthe studio has been under fireseveral times in the past for its ill-treatment of animators and staff members.
Jujutsu Kaisenmanga is available to read on Viz Media, and the anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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