The Japanese portal Myjitsu published an article compiling the statements of the renowned French animator Vincent Chansardwho stated that will not return to work for MAPPA studios after the second season of “Jujutsu Kaisen“. The above derived from the terrible working conditions of the studio, as well as the abuse of workers by imposing work schedules that are almost impossible to comply with.
«The second season of the super popular anime production “Jujutsu Kaisen” recently ended, and the production of a new sequel has already been decided, so the popularity of the franchise is only increasing. However, the MAPPA studios, in charge of producing this million-selling series, have been constantly accused of abusing their animation workers.».
«What is attracting attention recently is a statement by the young French animator Vincent Chansard. He is a talented artist who has attracted attention with his work in recent years, having in charge of the battle between Sukuna vs. Mahoraga from Episode 41 of “Jujutsu Kaisen” and a variety of battle scenes from the “Wano Country Arc” in “ONE PIECE”».
Here’s my genga for JJK 41.
Managed to find a bit of time in between french work and my return to Toei to help a bit my King Hakuyu Go-san.
Sakkan Hakuyu-go
Thanks also to Lise legier, they did all the end frames of Mahoraga in the cut where he is falling down while being cut pic.twitter.com/lvuvmA3KGe— Chansard Vincent (@Sparkleredpanda) November 19, 2023
«In an interview conducted on Twitch by the media “Konoha TV”, Vincent commented: “I have no intention of continuing to support a company that does not care about its workers.“, revealing that he has no intentions of working for MAPPA studios again. Furthermore, in the same interview the animator revealed that was forced to work to an impossible schedule, which led to great controversy, especially among anime fans outside of Japan.».
«An industry source commented: “In fact, this is not the first time that Vincent-san has made this type of statement, since a few years ago he had already indicated that he would not work for MAPPA again. However, when production began on the second season of ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’, he apparently decided to rejoin the team because Taiwanese animator Hakuyu Go convinced him. In the same interview, Vincent-san commented that Go-san himself also has no intention of working for MAPPA again. It seems that the company will lose two valuable foreign talents“».
«In November of last year, animators Itsuki Tsuchigami and Souta Shigetsugu, who participated in the second season of “Jujutsu Kaisen,” made negative comments via Twitter that immediately attracted attention. Although none of them mentioned the name of the company they were criticizing, their comments were clearly directed towards MAPPA, especially over the issues of poor time planning. Furthermore, in 2021, an animator who participated in the production of “Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season” also made a publication criticizing MAPPA’s poor planning and the company’s lack of interest in providing training for new employees.».
«The source commented: “Japanese animators are accustomed to a certain degree of corporate abuse and bad work environment, so MAPPA’s conditions were never exposed in this way. However, in recent years, talent from abroad has been tapped to help with anime productions. The reality is that to achieve the level of quality that MAPPA has set for itself in its objectives, it has no other option than to resort to foreign animators. However, abusive labor practices by anime studios are ‘normal’ only for Japanese people, but not for foreigners. Besides Vincent-san who decided to break the silence this time, I’m sure that more and more animators will make these kinds of statements in the future.“».
«And he continued: “In addition, many new projects emerging from the pages of Shonen Jump have caught the attention of the public around the world. Fans are expressing their distrust of MAPPA, which seems to release finished jobs at the last minute, so the situation could get worse.“. In reality, no one doubts MAPPA’s capabilities as an anime studio, however, the company must take action on the matter if it wants to avoid these bitter pills from now on.».
Fountain: myjitsu
