As I watched the second season of “Jujutsu Kaisen,” I was impressed with the art being more vibrant and fluent. I was very excited watching each episode. As I noticed the production slowing down at Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association (MAPPA) studios, I went to the internet to check it out. The animation this year improved with fluent movements, but around last month, an animator working at MAPPA went on Twitter to reveal the constant stress and long hours that they’ve been under recently.
Season two of Jujutsu Kaisen has an engaging storyline with a vital arc named “The Shibuya Incident” in the show which fans highly anticipated for the traumatic events that happen. The show pressures the managers to make sure the animators fit the standards that the fans expect.
On Nov. 16, episode 17 of the series aired with fight scenes, leaving a big impact on the viewers and showing that it took a lot of time to make the scenes. An animator tweeted their admiration for the episode but, with a tight production schedule, the released version is only a very small percent of what the intended episode was envisioned to be.
There are speculations that season two might be canceled. If the show does get canceled, it’s okay as long as the animators get the rest that they deserve. I am happy with the episodes that have already been released and can’t wait for future projects that MAPPA might have with better working conditions.
