The anime adaptationSolo Leveling” has generated strong criticism for including a controversial studio in its production, resulting in the total elimination of said study from the credits. The call Studio PPURI, commissioned to animate the well-received opening sequence of “Solo Leveling,” was removed from the anime’s credits following fan protests in South Korea. According to a post on Naver Blog, this only affected the South Korean broadcast of the series, and the decision was probably also motivated by the falling shares of “Solo Leveling” publisher D&C Media.
Studio PPURI has gained a negative reputation in certain parts of Korea due to perceived ‘anti-men’ gestures in its works and its ties to the feminist group MEGALIAN. This group has attracted attention in Korea in part due to its strategy of exposing misogynistic behavior by investing it in online communities. The symbol of this movement, “🤏”, attracted strong criticism because it is often used to say that South Korean men have small penises. Studio PPURI is accused of including this gesture in numerous works, including MapleStory. Some claim that the opening of “Solo Leveling” also features the reference.
However, News Tomato agrees that the decision to remove Studio PPURI from the credits was likely motivated by financial concerns. It reports that D&C Media’s share price on January 15 was down more than 6% from the previous trading day and suffered a 10% drop during the day.
This situation represents a setback for Studio PPURI after the excellent reception of the opening. The video currently has more than two million views and was the topic of conversation in Japan and abroad this month, along with the premiere of “Solo Leveling.”
An insider from the anime world in Japan detailed how The industry discriminates against Chinese animators, pointing out that many foreign companies outsourcelike the South Korean Studio PPURI, They are already on the same level as major Japanese anime studios.
Fountain: Naver Blog
