The second season of the acclaimed anime “ Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ” has hit the television screen, but it has not been without controversy and challenges. The series, which had previously been praised for its stunning animation and captivating battle scenes, is facing increasing criticism from fans due to an apparent decline in animation quality compared to its successful first season. Myjitsu explores in detail the challenges facing “ Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ” and how this affects the public's perception of anime.
« The second season of the popular anime “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation” began airing on television on July 2, but the number of fans who are dissatisfied with the quality of the animation is increasing. What happened to the play that was said to surpass Kimetsu no Yaiba? The first season of “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation” was recognized for its high quality animation. In addition to reflecting the feelings of each of the characters, the battle scenes were spectacular.
« In particular, the battle scene in Episode 21 garnered a great deal of attention, and is still fresh in the memory of those who called it “movie quality” or “an incredible number of frames”. Although the quality of the animation for this second season is also appreciated as "above average", it seems that the fact that the quality of the first season was so perfect had an impact on "the changes being more noticeable", and the fans They have not been able to hide their disappointment ».
« For example, the following comments have been highlighted on social networks: “ The second season has been quite interesting, but I am worried about the animation ”; “ Compared to the impressive animation of the first season, this sequel pales ”; and “ I am concerned that the animation quality is getting worse and worse. The second season has not finished, but the change is noticeable “ ».
« It seems that the reason for the “remarkable change” in the animation quality is the fact that there were significant changes in the production team. An industry source commented on it: “ The first season was directed by Manabu Okamoto, with character designs by Kazutaka Sugiyama. However, the second season is now directed by Hiroki Hirano, with designs being handled by Yoshiko Saitou and Sanae Shimada. In fact, Okamoto instead went to direct “THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: U149”, aired in Spring-2023, and precisely that series also drew attention for its high quality animation “ ».
« Studio Bind, the studio in charge of “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation”, was established precisely to produce this project. It seems then that the reason why the quality of the first season was so spectacular was because it was the "studio's breakout project". The source continued, “ Director Okamoto was recruited by producer Toshiya Otomo, and together they assembled the production team for animation, art, direction, and so on. It seems that the high animation quality was thanks to the strong production team. However, the physical sales numbers weren't great, and it's hard to tell if the project was a success for the studio itself.It wasn't long before rumors surfaced that much of the staff had left the project ."
« In addition, the second season of “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation” has now also drawn attention for internal problems. A Chinese animator who was involved in the project as a subcontractor accused the company of using his designs and sequences, which had allegedly been scrapped, without permission. The animator exposed the situation on Twitter that his work, unpaid, had been used in the series and he had not even been credited ».
« Apparently, it was not a problem with Studio Bind, but with the company that manages the outsourcing of animators abroad, and the party that made the accusation later reported that the situation had been resolved. However, it is likely that for fans who enjoyed the first season, various problems have arisen in the second. Will it be able to recover its reputation and once again become an anime that rivals "Kimetsu no Yaiba" at the animation level? ».
Sauce: Myjitsu
