The real reason why attack on titan changed studios
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recently new information has surfaced. Oh this is quite something so colossal
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free two weeks. Just to quickly catch you up with studio was behind the first
three seasons of attack on titan this was a fairly young new studio when
their first took on the first season in between attack on titan seasons
they've also worked on other colossal anime like Vinland Saga
and their own original anime the attack on titan inspired Kabaneri of the iron
fortress fast forward to earlier this year we had
the first trailer the final attack on titan season
surprisingly there was a sudden anime studio change with it
WIT studio passed over the titan baton to MAPPA studio
even before this there were some rumors about a possible studio change
but you know rumors and speculation always tend to arise
especially with the lack of good communication from the anime studio
production. What made this really surprising was
that with studio themselves had not only announced the final attack on titan
season but also this definite 2020 fall anime debut
the new piece to this titan puzzle comes straight from MAPPA studio he had the
attack on titan producers this was released online as a web
article for japan's newtype magazine anime news network did translate a portion
and just for good measure i did ask my japanese editor to double check this
with me. The question was asked for the final
attack on titan season there was a switch from wit studio to map
what was the situation or simply what happened
during the production of attack on titan season 3
they received this discussion from wit studio
this discussion that got started by wit studio ultimately led to the change in
the studio so already this is very very telling at
least according to this article wet studio was the one responsible for
beginning the studio change talk. Kensuke continues the reason is
that at the end of attack on titan season 3 the main character saw the sea
this was a turning point for the story. In addition as creators we wanted to
elevate attack on titan even further after discussing it together with with
studio countless times we came to an understanding but the next challenge was
finding a new production company aka new studio pausing it here for a
second it seems what studio and the producers came to a conclusion
for both of them to part ways. Kensuke continues
the three producers searched for this new studio separately but most anime
studios told them ng they all knew how difficult it would be
to take over this massive project so that's why dozens of studios told them
they could not accept it so i've seen this paraded around online
that the attack on titan anime may be in trouble
due to so many studios turning down the project which naturally ignores
practically all context hold on to this. Toshihiro jumps in
of course there were studios that were really motivated but those studios had
to refuse due to the difficult schedule i could just see wit studio sign with
the relief in the background on a serious note practically any studio
wouldn't just be able to take on any new anime project with such a short notice
not unless a different anime they were already working on got delayed or pushed
back. Kensuke continues among those studios
who were interested one studio told them let me think about
it this was Mappa studio the producers discussed this possible option with wit
what studio told them Mappa is safe or more specifically you can rest
easy if it is Mappa studio the producers agreed
so the studio change happened tetsuya added in MAPPA told them that attack on
titan should be finished for the sake of the fans
which really moved him and this was ultimately followed by a small
discussion about the new attack on titan trailer
so how did you like them titan apples there's a lot to unpack here this is
ultimately good or bad for attack on titan season 4.
should you be worried or relieved alright getting into analysis
time let me emphasize the following are my own thoughts and speculation.
Starting with the studio change it smells very very much
of corporate prbs take it from someone that's worked in corporate for years
clearly this was a statement meant to address this studio change topic but
without making anyone look bad at the same time also trying to paint a
positive picture or at the very least not causing any more worry for any fan
however once i read the japanese article it pretty much confirmed what i
speculated last video this japanese article confirms the
attack on titan studio was the one who wanted out again based solely on this
wit studio was the one who approached the producers to bow out
two questions arise from this when and why
for the one question thankfully the article does mention during the
production of attack on titan season 3 which gives us around
2017 around a year before season 3 came out
up until early 2019 when season 3 ended i just pray to the titan gods that they
started this change topic very early on i'm going to strongly
wager an estimate that was around the middle of 2018. the reason this is even
important is because it would actually give you an idea of how much time the
producers actually had to find a new studio
in case you're new to anime production most anime studios got admitted projects
lined up for two to three years down the line
for bigger studios like Bones this could be up to four to five years. Keep in mind
this is a general overview which does vary depending on each individual anime
studio especially for newer studios the whole big c spreading in 2020 has
surely caused some changes here especially with anime projects getting
delayed anyway assuming the attack on titan
changed god decided to man 2018 and they still wanted to keep the 2020
release date this means they needed to find a new anime studio with only a two
year notice jumping ahead in the interview they
explicitly mentioned asking 10 plus studios i really do want to give
them the benefit of the talent and assume they asked
every anime studio they had contact with regardless of size
meaning they asked smaller studios even though they already knew they wouldn't
accept for an anime production-like attack on
titan you really don't have dozens of studios who have the resources to take
it over especially not when combined with this
very tight schedule or deadline i mean just think about it which anime
studio could realistically take over you're talking about at least 24
episodes possibly without a break for ufotable
attack on titan will look amazing it would then go on to win anime
of the year and then be ultimately hated by the popularity backlash
oh too soon seriously Ufotable would be like winning the anime lottery
except they're super busy with the next 10 fate movies and Demon Slayer seasons.
IG Production this seems like the most natural fit
given their work on attack on titan junior high and also helping with studio
with the main attack on titan anime although WIT studio not involved likely
killed any chance of this happening right away.
Bone studio definitely a very capable studio
perhaps they could squeeze in some titans in between the other five
My Hero Academia seasons and movies. The problem here would be scheduling
Bones studios is definitely one of these studios that has
projects lined up for like five years out. A1 pictures
did someone say attack on titan with more god tier animation
unfortunately this would actually be a pretty similar situation to the previous
Bones studio scheduling is a problem although I'd wager they have more
flexibility 2020 would just be a no-go. JC staff oh hell no trigger studio
nope not an original anime kyoto animation unfortunately for this one you
know about the horrific tragedy for the studio they've already
had several projects delayed and even if delays were not an issue
Kyoto animation doesn't really do anime over one core
at least not in the same year david production sorry
too busy with the next jojo season hopefully and perhaps some more fire
force sunrise oh too busy milking more kogiyas
making idle anime or figuring out which new gundam or mech anime to bust
out studio dina not unless you want another 7 daily send
toy animation they're too busy stretching out one piece or making more
sailor moon or precure sometimes digimon mad house a studio
known for great anime like death note no game no
life one punch man but to be honest their record has been spotted since one
punch man season 1. it seems they lost some of their charm
after several people left madhouse which gets into MAPPA studio which
actually got started by a former founder and producer from
house quickly do notice apart from mad house this list has like
only 12 studios what was that line about them supposedly asking
dozens of studios realistically you have like less than 10 that could handle this
24 plus episode production which ultimately
means maple studio seems to be the most appropriate pick
next up why did whip studio want talent i did touch on this last time and
definitely check out that video since this is an extension to it
it really comes down to how anime studios are only contractors for a given
anime with a couple of exceptions it's those
companies that form the production committee that get the lion's share of
the profit and benefits from this colossal anime hint
and honestly i really can't blame wit studio too much they really deserve so
much credit and more for making this attack on titan anime beloveds worldwide
if they were really getting so little for making it which in turn made the
studio not want to work on this anime
production i would rather a different team take over
the Attack on titan anime pretty much put wit studio on the map
despite them getting a very low speculated amount for the production
they have at least benefited by being able to get other anime projects lined
up what's most telling and revealing is
really when you look at what wits dude has done recently
kabaneri of the iron fortress along with the movie an original anime
for them what really started as his attack on titan baby clone
actually has grown into his own thing the best part wit studio is part of the
production committee here Vinland Saga not an original anime but
if you did see this you could easily tell they put more
current to this compared to the attack of that in season three
with studio is also on the production committee here the great pretender
another original anime announced back in anime expo 2019
remember when cons were a thing with studio got to work on another anime they
created from scratch and best of all they were
also on the production committee you may be seeing the pattern here
there's no real reason for whitstudio to kill themselves fitting attack on titan
on their anime workload especially if they don't benefit much from it
from upcoming wit studio anime projects you got Vampire in the garden an
original anime for netflix. Moonrise another original anime this one
for amazon practically no info is out for either
but i'll bet you one levi butt pan wit studio is on the production
committee for both of those not to mention both of the titles are their
original babies taking a step back from the studio
change honestly in hindsight the production committee
should have offered a piece of the pie to which studio and who knows
perhaps wit studio was offered a part behind the scenes but ultimately still
turned it down i wouldn't be surprised if city was
still willing to work on the final season but they were thinking of
something like mid or late 2021 which actually makes
sense given the current known anime projects for them lined up
but no the producers wanted the final season in 2020. in the end the poor
situation resulted in wit studio bowing out
let's hope that MAPPA has enough freedom to keep advancing forward
so should you be worried am i worried i actually felt that the new trailer was a
great way to remove any doubt for now once you got a second trailer
dropped or the first few episodes out that'll be the time where we could
properly gauge whether you should be worried about map of studio behind this
but forget about that right now i would say don't even worry about the season
for anime there's actually a few other things that
you should be worried about instead if you do want to worry
a major one before anything else the attack on titan finale
ultimately it really doesn't matter whether wit studio or MAPPA studio is making
the anime if the manga ends badly and please do
not misunderstand me this is not meant to suggest that attack on titan will
or will not end well but i'm already sensing a decent chunk of fans that will
not be happy without getting into the actual details just know that fan
favorite characters will be dropping left and right
how people are surprised about that for this series i still don't understand
the second thing to keep in mind is the actual episode count
which is currently unknown but i'm still wagering at least 24 episodes
trust me i know the disaster that was god of high school has some of you
freaking out but that was not MAPPA studio's fault.
they were given a mandated episode count and then they did the best they could
any other studio would not have done better
with studio affordable it doesn't matter if they do announce only 12 episodes for
the final season that'll be where you could just strip
and go full karen mode online and i would be right there with you as a
few positive and more assuring things Shuhei Yabuta
is returning which is the guy that worked on the first three anime seasons
as the 3d cg director really having more people that worked on
the past seasons is always a huge plus don't worry hiroyuki sawano returns
which means another god to your soundtrack for the
voice actors all the japanese voice actors will return
no worries here and at the end of the day MAPPA studio is a much bigger anime
studio compared to wind you could look at the actual trailer or
even if you put that aside look at the past anime to get a sense of their
quality even if you didn't like the mess i was
god of high school the animation definitely was not the issue
that said i really do feel bad for any animator working at MAPPA studio if the
final season is not split i could only imagine them working
extreme overtime to make this final season a glowing success
which actually reminds me of stories about the hellish season 1 production
over at wit so if you take anything away from this
video don't worry not yet let's wait for the next trailer or the
episode count and instead put your faith in isayama delivering a great attack on
titan finale since this anime is just so massive now
i do expect more juicy pieces of info like this to come
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