The Japanese portal Myjitsu published an article compiling
the statements of the renowned French animator Vincent Chansard,
who stated that he will not work for MAPPA studios again 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 been 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.
— Chansard Vincent (@Sparkleredpanda) November 19, 2023
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
«In an interview conducted on Twitch by the media “Konoha
TV”, Vincent commented: “I have no intentions of continuing to support a
company that doesn't care about its workers“, revealing that he has no
intention of working for MAPPA studios again. Furthermore, in the same
interview the animator revealed that he was forced to work on 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 Vincent-san has done this type of statements, 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 the 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 last year, animators Itsuki Tsuchigami
and Souta Shigetsugu, who participated in the second season of “Jujutsu
Kaisen”, made negative comments through Twitter that immediately They drew
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. In addition,
in 2021, an animator who participated in the production of “Shingeki no Kyojin:
The Final Season” also made a publication criticizing MAPPA's terrible planning
and the company's little interest in providing training of new employees».
«The source commented: “Japanese animators are used 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,
the 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
this kind of statement in the future“».
«And he continued: “In addition, many new projects
emerging from the Shonen Jump pages have attracted the attention of the public
around the world. Fans are expressing their distrust towards 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».
Sauce: Myjitsu
