Is CHAINSAW MAN A Good Adaptation? (Yes.) | Animation Spotlight
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Canipa breaks down the animation of Studio MAPPA's Chainsaw Man to see how it matches up to one of the most critically acclaimed manga in recent years.
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Sources and Further Reading:
CR Interview with CSM MAPPA staff - www.crunchyroll.com/anime-fea...
CB Interview with CSM MAPPA staff - comicbook.com/anime/news/chai...
Interview with Nakayama and Seshimo - www.mensnonno.jp/lifestyle/cu...
CRX CSM panel report - animegalaxyofficial.com/chain...
Nakayama on animator recruitment - r-nkym.fanbox.cc/posts/2623524
Interview with Fujimoto - www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...
Animator credits sourced via sakugabooru.com/
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Intro:
Animated by Christian Maize (@CookieficationJ)
Music by Steven Kelly (@Sarifus)
Produced for The Canipa Effect
Anime series featured in this video (chronologically):
The Promised Neverland
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
Chainsaw Man
Classroom of the Elite
Bocchi the Rock
Blood of Zeus
Yozakura Quartet - Hana no Uta
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes
Space Dandy
Jujutsu Kaisen
Zombie Land Saga Revenge
Attack on Titan: The Final Season
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts
The God of High School
The Gymnastics Samurai
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Flip Flappers
Fate/Grand Order: Babylonia
Ranking of Kings
The Dungeon of Black Company
Yatterman Night
Inuyashiki
Music:
00:00 - Miki The Witch - kensuke ushio (Devilman CRYBABY)
01:21 - The Canipa Effect Intro - Steven Kelly
01:36 - Buddy, Ryo - kensuke ushio (Devilman CRYBABY)
02:09 - Fire Witch ii - kensuke ushio (Boogiepop & Others)
06:39 - From Here To Eternity - kensuke ushio (Devilman CRYBABY)
08:15 - Sabbath I - kensuke ushio (Devilman CRYBABY)
10:14 - Night Hawk - kensuke ushio (Devilman CRYBABY)
12:06 - Strategist - kensuke ushio (Devilman CRYBABY)
All footage is used for the purpose of review and is fair use. - Фільми й анімація
Kouki Fujimoto was the highlight of Chainsaw Man. Ever since JJK I feel like he's become one of the industry's best animators. Both action and character, he excels at it all.
The amount of work he had on chainsawman was absurd. Plus his work on jjk and jjk 0. Idk how he manages to make it so consistent.
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9:50 This shot feels absolutely insane to me. Just how many unique Denji frames do we have here? There's no vector tweening here, I zoomed in and you can easily notice the slight jitter you can expect of anybody who has to draw so many near-identical frames with only small changes from frame to frame.
Actually, this exact comment could be made for several scenes in this anime, but this one takes the cake for being over 8 uninterrupted seconds of constantly changing perspective, on a character in standard anime style (not stylized for ease of animation), and entirely animated on 1s. The fact that they used a CG background, or a 3D pose model reference for Denji, or that the shot begins with only Denji's left foot being visible doesn't detract at all from the 200+ drawings of Denji on display, all without being able to reuse any part of previous frames due to the changing perspective, all spent on this scene alone.
I heard that it was made up of around 327 frames
The jitter is INTENTIONAL. Why would they spend so much time on this shot if its humanly impossible to make it look "perfect"? Because the inconsistencies are what make the Drunk Effect!
@@agilsonlobato9517 The noticeable jitter is natural of any hand-drawn animation made on 1s. It's neither intentional or unintentional.
@@agilsonlobato9517 that's just your personal interpretation buddy lol. it's not connected to drunkness, that's kind of a reach. the jitter is completely normal and is always there when hand drawing a tracking shot on 1's.
subtle shots man... they sneak up on ya
Like Super Eyepatch wolf mentioned, Mappa understood the assignment when they started their teaser with all three (plus Nyanko) all together in the living room table. It's not just about the cool action scenes and twists, it's also the family relationship that's formed with individuals that wouldn't even live with each other in the first place.
Chainsaw man outside of its amazing action, had some of the most glorious character acting scenes. Felt like a clover works anime at times
Finally someone knows What Character acting IS. Tbh, The Character acting was even more consistent than cloverworks for almost every episode
@@user-og6pb6dd5p well there's wonder egg👀
@@lowdistortion(sorry for my bad english) i didn't Watched it yet. But i heard that it has very good Character acting. But i also heard that the production was ready in only one day Before the Show started
@@user-og6pb6dd5p it did have bad production, but the character acting was some of the best I ever seen. It's definitely ahead of csm
@@lowdistortion then that's great. The staff at cloverworks is Really passionate about Their works despite their terrible schedules and sometimes even working on Multiple shows
As an artist who learns how to draw hands, peak of hand drawing was Mahito's Ryoiki Tenkai from JJK
But now... The peak of CINEMA is Ghost devil's appearance
Music, plot, fear, every millisecond of hands of Ghost devil is absolute GOD LEVEL ART
bruh comparing not just cinema to anime, but saying it's the peak of cinema lmao
@@emmanuellalfakzuala252 cinema is overrated, Chainsawman feels like real movie better than real movies
@@kenmaru777 lmao, please watch more movies
@@emmanuellalfakzuala252he's right tho
While the hyper color style would be cool for chainsaw man, it would not have the same merge between cinema and anime that truly makes the show unique. While I liked the direction the anime took, I realized after reading the manga that the cinematic inspiration was just as strong there, and that having cinematic anime with stylized OP/ED's is honestly more reflective of the source material than if the entire anime looked like the manga covers, especially when we have unique endings for EACH episode in different styles. Honestly one of the best and most faithful anime adaptations, because while it may have some surface level changes, it's essence is as close to the source material as you can get.
The insult of CSM style has gotten pass my "Don't Care" limit. I'm also the one where think CSM need a more bizzare approach but in the end i love to see this kind of project where the artists can express themself in different way with what people expect without lacking any quality standard. It's fresh, it's fun, it's not boring and not easy to be expected. The rejection of such a passionate project are dumb. This is what makes originality in anime became much harder to grow, people won't let some kind of variety to be exist.
Very well said.
I love the cinematic approach.
Because chibi tsukkomi moments can ruin the immersion.
I understand and agree with what u just said, but please correct your grammar man ( English isn't my first language either, but still )
And sadly, it seems like they won’t let it exist bc going by the teaser for the Chainsaw Man movie, they’re doing away with S1’s style in favor of something more 1:1 with the manga. It’s a shame. Hopefully they still are able to be creative and offer something unique with the adaptation.
Chainsaw Man is a good adaptation in every category and absolutely carries the first arc of the manga
Yep, before the Katana Man arc, CSM was just solid(still better than most current shonen though), then that arc came and made CSM great, subsequent arcs(Bomb/Int.Ass./Hell/Control) made people lose their minds though.
The anime definitely elevates the early material, even if some comedy and atmosphere is lost, but something else is added in it's place.
Literally my only complaint is that the humor doesn't really work as well as it did in the manga imo. Otherwise, it's the best adapation we could have ever hoped for.
CARRIES???? if you’re talking about the intro->katana man, you’re tripping. Manga was great
@@CheekiTiki True
I disagree. Up until at least the start of the Infinity Devil arc, I was heavily questioning the directorial choices. I'm glad it picks up soon after, but those first few weeks felt very slow.
I very much enjoy how the opening and endings, which are colored very emphatically, (in my opinion) act as the anime's version of the manga's cover art. Like you said, they give the viewer a lot of different interpretations, which im totally for! I remember lately someone, maybe a producer if memory serves, from Mappa said something along the lines of wanting to adapt Fujimoto's entire portfolio. Which makes my brain race with different ideas on how to adapt different kinds of stories. I like the direction that was taken for the CSM anime because it already had the vibe and personality of an exploitation film that is accented by exentricities that cartoons can only give. But I'm interested if they ever do adapt something like Fire Punch, what they would even go for. Thats when I hope the director of CSM episode 8 (my favorite) gets the helm somehow, because I think that's a story where his camera movements would benefit the most!
Episode 7 had some of the most insane animation I’d ever seen from Keiichiro Watanabe, hope he gets to the supervisor or animation director role cause his approach is so unorthodox and bonkers
To me the animation felt special,you can Cleary see that they wanted to make it with all the effort to give us the best anime of 2022
I was so excited to learn that Ushio was the composer for CSM's anime before it released! Honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way, his use of leitmotifs in the Devilman Crybaby ost was honestly beautiful and the music was so fitting for each scene.
Ushio's tracks for CSM are absolutely gorgeous, my favorite moment is the one where we see Makima get back up on the train, where she just...stares. I'm not a music guy, but his music captures the unsettling feeling so well through the composure.
Edit: LivingRoom is a good listen from the CSM bgm
I'm an anime-only guy and found this show highly entertaining. A modern fave if you will. So many sakuga moments. Was never a fan of 3D with 2D layered animation but it makes sense to be used at this point and they executed it very well. Hats off to the amazing animators. Camera shots, fight choreos, subtle body language, facial expressions, emotions and voice acting, all blended into a delicious smoothie.
it helps that they used blender who's tools and community provide a solid foundation to make cg in anime work.
its not easy to do by a long shot but these people used 3d not as a cost cutting measure but as a creative choice from the start.
grease pencel (blender 2d animation tools) and relay help to blend 2d and 3d together by allowing them to be in the same space and influence each other
The designs are so damn detailed it kinda needed 3d
I honestly think this season covered the worst arcs of chainsaw man. If you liked it that much you'll probably be in love with the next season lol
@@weebeon worst implies they’re bad, which they’re not, they just pale in comparison to the fucking insane quality of stuff that comes after
@@brycecartwright2403 exactly, spot on
Man you have so much info regarding the show. Thank you for sharing those insights and your opinion, it was thrilling to watch
I found myself saving gifs of different shots and pouring over them. And it's rarely the action scenes, but the little pops in the slow movement. The upward bob of Power's elbow when she points to her chest. The enthusiastic twist when Himeno declares she got Aki onto cigarettes. The snappy cuts when Aki makes apple bunnies. The action scenes are great, but character acting is phenomenal.
I always thought the cinematic feeling adaptation was just a poetic stroke. Almost every work of Fujimoto includes a theme or even an entire character that is about the appreciation of art, specifically film. The opening being several homages of cinematic scenes should be telling that this team takes Fujimoto’s work very seriously.
On the off chance you think this video was too nice to MAPPA, here's my MAPPA spotlight from 2021 which talks about some of the fundamental management issues I have with the studio today: ua-cam.com/video/7guCSs-gQs4/v-deo.html
EDIT: Also, I just realized I wrote that Bono was a Beatle and my dad is probably gonna disown me for that.
You should have mentioned it earlier
Seriously we can't even have opinion
Because these mappa Stans gets offended very easily🤦🏻😂
When will the next video on bocchi the rock?
The anime was mostly made for Fujimoto and if he loves it then it is a great adaptation which he did
I loved this adaptation so much. I hope the whole series gets animated because this direction style would work so well for part 2.
Chainsawman anime staff is a fckin Avengers of Anime world
Music, action, background, colors, design
Like Tatsuki sensei said: Looks like Im a luckiest mangaka ever was born
I honestly dont get how people think this directing style was for bad for CHAINSAW MAN. From Fujimoto. Most other manga communities typically dont obsess over a creators other work. But if you read Fire Punch and Goodbye Eri… how could you possibly think a more “movie-like” take on CSM is bad or doesn’t fit? Thats just really stupid imo.
They are spoiled with falshy action from Ufotable, and don't remember keywords called Aesthetic and Ambience. People wanted it to be like ending 3 with lots of action and mouthflapping for non action parts
@@simplyrohith2163 that's what it was supposed to be
the director and the author himself thought realistic artstyle and animation would be perfect for csm but no it doesn't work at all it feels generic and not creative at all
@@heisenberg3206 okay ig?
@@heisenberg3206 so you guys have gone from saying the director to saying the literal creator of the series is wrong. Thats fucking crazy
also it just isn’t generic, you can say its boring or doesn’t fit but its far from generic. Not many anime have this style, most are flashy and over glorified.
Chainsaw Man getting this treatment just makes sense to be honest. It's a guaranteed sell, yes, and it's massively popular, but that's nothing compared to how huge the story is itself. Not in terms of story length or worldbuilding detail, but instead in how you could ask anyone what the story is about and you'll likely get thousands of different answers that are all debatably correct. Every time I rewatch an episode or re-read the manga I end up leaving paragraphs of text somewhere talking about ONE MOMENT in the story that I have to analyze. And that bleeds out into the rest of the story like drops of ink into a massive body of water. After I finished reading part 1 for the first time I was stuttering and stammering to explain what I thought the story was about. I wasn't sure if the message at the end was one of great hope or great despair. I ended up just saying "it's about EVERYTHING" and I felt stupid saying it at the time, but I haven't had anything happen to make that feel incorrect to me. This story SPARKS something in people to an extreme degree.
I really don't care if it's not the most accurate adaptation of the style/aesthetic/tone of the manga.. THIS SHOW RULES! It's great on it's own right.
Love your videos
Boy do I love it when the second version I watch of a show/manga is better than the first one I went through, but I love it even more when I can, in different parts, individually go "oh, this is better than the other version" or vice versa in the same show.
the dislikes are from those who signed the petition for the remake of Chainsaw Man
its nice to see blender making its way into the anime industry and as it dose i hope to see the knowledge from the community make its way into the industry at large. thus improving the look of 3d in anime
I was waiting for this video
Couldn't have asked for a better adaptation
The adaptation was for sure a big win, it was so fresh and unusual for an anime to have this realistic approach. But I think they overused inbetween to smooth animations, and sometimes, gengas are WAY better and with a better rythm and spacing imo.
Anyway, some episodes were SO good with its directing that it blown my mind more than once. Made me fall in love again for the series.
What an amazing adaptation. Man, am I glad to have binge read the manga in Dezember
i absolutely love how they approached it
Absolutely love Canipa Effect for providing all this fantastic anime industry information that a casual viewer would never know about. Just one of the many reasons to consider the work by this channel to some of the very best to be found. Thank you for making my anime viewing so much richer by your work.
I love how every frame looks like an artwork
Great Video :)
I was waiting for you to talk about Shun Enokido & Takahiro Sakazume
The realism in chainsaw man is out of this world
I've seen better.
@@fredericabitch3983 in anime movies*
@@fredericabitch3983 like?
@@Rigo9 NNT S3 💀
@@fredericabitch3983 One piece? 😂 jk
They had shinichi kurita and hironori tanaka the animation has to be next level, I want more mature dark gritty anime like this. I'm tired of kiddish shonen
Looks like it's time for a rewatch
The people petitioning for a remake are bananas. Honestly, the most faithful adaptations are the anime with the worst pacing. Animators need to storyboard first and this show does not drag, just like the manga wastes no ink in telling the story. If that's not faithful then I don't know what is.
Great adaptation, definitely ground breaking production. One of the best looking shows I've seen, Second only to my favorite Space Dandy
Most anime is just flat af. Basic, stiff, and bare minimum animation just passable enough.
You'll always see 2, maybe 3, frames of a character talking. Mouth opening and closing on loop. But that's all that moved, usually
In CSM, every single frame is different, animating more than just the mouth. It gives it such a life-like fluidity. It feels like actual effort. Not wasting a single frame for short cuts
Because Most of the times they have terrible schedules and there is no talented staff to work on all of these shows
And that you said called (Character acting)
I want to say thank you once again for such an in-depth but hopeful take on this adaptation, it's inspiring me to make my own video on the topic! I honestly don't think the adaptation gets the appreciation it deserves, just because it lacks in conventional flash doesn't mean it isn't chock full of love and attention to detail. Your last bit about just letting the team pursue their own vision is a sentiment I agree with whole-heartedly and really want Mappa to hear, it'd be such a shame to not let Ryu Nakayama continue to work on the show when he can only get better as a director with experience.
I would love for the channel to cover season 3 of Mob Psycho as well.
12:30 here we go again with the CGI = bad argument
not gonna lie the short fighting scene on top of the train is the best looking action sequence of the entire show DESPITE it being CGI, specifically the couple seconds after they're done talking about Denji's ambitions.
looks like a game cutscene...that alone makes it bad like really bad in terms of being an anime
@@heisenberg3206
Just because something is made in 3D doesn't mean it's not anime, if they were creating 3D models that happened to look like from a video game due to incompetence and lack of experience, the models wouldn't have outlines that imitate 2D drawings.
So yes, the models are very anime esque and don't look like video game characters at all.
@@Jonas-ob2sh "Just because something is made in 3D doesn't mean it's not anime"
anime never had 3d elements in the past 90s and 2000s era those were golden age for animes but since 2010s 3dcg has been integrated and now its been growing more and more diminishing the essence of "anime" by putting hundreds of filters on it making it look like "anime"
whether the models look like anime or not its still bad cause it's, afterall, a 3d model disguised to make it look like "anime"
Completely agreed, the camerawork and energy of it all was insane.
I'm in the middle of my final exams and I'm keeping away from all social media and distractions . . . Except a Canipa Effect video 😅😆
Great review and I agree on your main touch points. ChainsawMan was lit. When are you going to review Super Crooks?
i'm glad they're making it 12 episode, cuz i'm sure the production team will learn something from this and craft insane stuff in Season 2
the source material (Reze bomb arc & International Assassin) are my favorite shounen arcs, on par with Shibuya Incident in JJK and Chimera ant in HxH.
This adaptation was absolutely beautiful. The animation, soundtrack, acting, everything about it just slapped hard
8:07 Was that an intentional joke? Cause I don't recall the Beatles having Bono as a member haha
People who complain about this adaptation literally have brain damage
I dont know but when i watch csm the animation is very smooth as if im watching an anime in 60 fps
8:07 *Calls Bono one of the Beatles*
PLEASE do something on Space Dandy
At times I do think they bit off more than they could chew, but by and large the adaptation is a massive success. Keeping the palette and style as grounded as possible makes the world of CSM feel like it could be our own. And that's what a Fujimoto adaptation deserves, considering how real the characters feel.
"Bono, the animator, not the Beatle" 8:08
lol
csm is a manga that could "work" any any and all animation "styles" and allmost all "tones"(from heavy thriller vibes to silly slapcomedy).the 12 endings proove this cause you can easly imagine a show drawn in any of those 12 "styles"! btw im really happy that an anituber finally mentioned that those 12 endings are a way to show that this animu could work in any style,all anitubers just praise the fact that we got 12 dif. songs and visuals.
Happy new year, canipa.
Happy new year!
I saw an article from a Sakugabooru community member talking about Nakayama’s direction controversy to this series. Not many people in Japan are very happy with the cinematic and photorealistic tone, the earthly grey real life colors, and serious direction of the adaptation, there’s a lot of people here in the west who complained about it on social medias.
My recommendation to manga readers and anime onlys is to view the Chainsaw Man watching experience as an entirely different stand alone series where you can’t expect the outcome and not as an adaptation. I think that’s what Nakayama tried to do with Chainsaw Man, give it it’s own world within his vision away from adaptations, anime tropes, comics and tv mainstream and also in respect to Fujimoto’s love for cinema.
many ?? it was like some loud people on twitter. MOST people 97% liked the show. who cares. its the anime of the year
@@UserdoesnotexitAgreed. People are just further propagating an insignificant minority’s biased views. The majority of people, in Japan and the west, loved this adaptation.
12:46 I'm A-OK with CG Ghost here. The messy hair and neck-patch of flowers would've been hell to keep consistent and good-looking in 2D, and the innate uncanniness of fully CG-lit characters in anime isn't a bad fit here. We are looking at something that should be highly detailed, uncanny and off-looking. Just the kind of thing computers are talented at. And shadow composition errors in the hands-crawling-on-the-floor shot aside, it's one of the absolute sickest shots I've ever seen on any anime. In terms of vibes, it is immaculate. It encompasses the creepy and the hype of the moment, all at once. Same with the shot of Snake just hard cut disappearing after being told to leave and leaving Ghost's falling severed head behind in slow-mo. No sound or transition effect, just... gone from one frame to the next, along with your hopes and dreams. Unreal. The kind of cinematic flair that is unique to the possibilities of the anime medium and couldn't be achieved to the same extent on the original source material.
Bocchi the rock analysis when?
I love the live action filmic look of chainsaw man 🗿🗿👌👌
I too got hooked on a CSM with ep 8. If not that episode I probably wouldn't binge manga.
As someone who doesn't watch much anime, I love MAPPA's vision of CSM. It reminds me of hollywood classics. Hard to put it into words but csm feels like it's made for adults, and I'm not talking about fight scenes, gore or fanservice.
I found out about CSM from teasers. They felt mysterious, grand, chock-fulll of symbolism and subtle storytelling and I truly believe that live-action like approach suits it best.
The show looks great but I'm not too much of a fan of the adaptation. While its pretty, it doesn’t feel like "Chainsawman" to me
Yeah Same for me
They are overhyping Just because it's from mappa 😂
@@aniketghorai8386that's absurd. The adaptation for the Most part has better Character acting and movements than a lot of movies. And that's the answer of this passion huh?
@@user-og6pb6dd5p who said I disliked acting
God I can't wait until they adapt the international assassins arch
Can you make a video about studio C2C he had a very good animation
It was a fantastic adaptation from top to bottom.
8:08 U2 not The Beatles just so everyone's clear!
9:49 I appreciate the guts of the team to even try to attempt this shot.
I spent so much time double-checking facts for the rest of the vid that I totally missed that I'd wrote (and recorded!) that lol
I personally love Nakayama's direction. It's exactly what I imagined while reading the manga. He lets the scenes breathe, his angles give this tangible feeling to whatever is happening and he focuses on highlighting details that add to the characterization of the characters (something I consider to be real important for a story like CSM), one example that comes to mind being when Denji tells Aki that he never went to school and Aki gives him this side-eye look and stays quiet for a second.
Nakayama adapted Himeno's sacrifice perfectly, I was stunned while watching Himeno vanish little by little combined with that beautiful OST. I don't think I felt that immersed by her sacrifice when reading the manga. I believe Nakayama's realism was also responsible for making me realize how truly messed up and gritty Denji's life was at the beginning of the story. Between Pochita and Himeno's death he definitely knows how to provoke strong emotions. I was particularly pleased and Impressed by the way he handled the entire Eternity Devil arc.
And I think people are being way too harsh on him due to their own specific perceptions of what CSM adaptation should've been. In my opinion the colored covers (and the unofficial colored version) of the manga gave the impression of saturated colours being inherent to CSM and the only way it could've been represented, but the insanity and chaos of the story can absolutely be conveyed in more than one way. It doesn't need to be a Trigger kind of animation. A cinematographic approach allows to expand on CSM more psychological and humane aspect while still maintaining that comedic and cartoony feeling.
There's things I would've done differently but there will always be complaints like that when adapting a work as famous as CSM. Overall Nayakama's direction was unique and solid.
I think Ryu Nakayama's vision for this series is honestly perfect. The manga reads like a movie storyboard at numerous points, the movie references are clear as day and his use of letting a moment or scene breathe even in the manga creates such a great contrast with the chaos that follows in the rest of the story. It's such a shame he has such nasty detractors online, for a first-time director his approach is just fantastic to me. As exemplified with episode 1 and the industry-pushing episode 12 with some of the best 2D/3D blending all-round I've seen in years.
I thought the CG was absolutely fine, in this context: Nearly every use of CG in horror/gore anime has been a disaster...up until Mieruko-chan. The style used in that show was a perfect balance of aesthetic and production viability. Since then, and as the only data point of success, every other anime that wanted something similar has used Mieruko-chan's aesthetic, CSM included. And unless someone discovers anything else, I think this was a fine choice for CSM to do.
As a fan of horror i thank you for the suggestion on mieruko-chan. Till now I've completely avoided horror anime because of how terrible it's. Not even junji ito was made justice lol
CGI was fine? CSM has one of the most immaculate use of CGI in compared to any anime ever.
Agreed that it's a good adaptation. The director seems to have added a few original scenes which adds to the characters, and making use of its medium
He should do akihiro ota I really want to see he’s opinion
If the rumours about the Bomb Devil arc being a movie, are true, we should expect it early next year(or even late this year if they're following the JJK model), then S2 to end Part1 of the manga only in 2025.
I honestly reckon Bomb Devil would make a great movie with this adaptive style
@@TheCanipaEffectunfortunately they changed directors
people who demand a petition to remake Chainsaw man and change the director look like a clown now.
Yeah just bunch of 9 years old 😅
The Aki morning routine segment of that episode is one of my favourite moments of anime ever I think. It's just animated so damn well, and the atmosphere is superb!
It’s not recency bias to say chainsaw man anime has some of the most stunning character animation ever made
I share the vision of of the animators so I think it's a good decision. But I would have liked a lime green zombie blood
(sorry for my bad english) Thanks for your hard work. A question, The compositing department for CSM is in-house or outsourced? Also What about The art direction? As i heard The CGI department is in-house which is very impressive for a TV Show (they made a CGI studio for themselves). If The compositing is in-house, then I'm excited for JJK season 2, despite the actual production schedule is not good (The pre production was good as i heard).
Also another question: the compositing department can work for Multiple shows or it's not possible? (sorry I'm Learning).
For CSM, yeah, the compositing is handled in-house at MAPPA. In fact, they've been handling the compositing for most of their own shows these days, and will almost definitely return for JJK S2. They've improved a lot since the first season. JJK film was particularly good too.
A compositing department can take on an amount of jobs depending on their size. But most are able to take on multiple shows at a time.
@@TheCanipaEffect(sorry for my bad english) thanks. that's probably because teppei ito didn't had any experience for JJK season 1. But his improvements is insane. Also What do you think about The direction of Mappa right now. They definitely don't wanna be another ufotable or kyoani. But they have a LOT of connections. They made a CGI studio for themselves (CSM and AOT part 2 CGI is in-house). As you said they are handling most of their projects (compositing). They are appearing more in the production committee than Before (which is not an easy thing and it's also risky). What is even more risky and rare is that they can even Fund a Show Completely like CSM and this new isekai Show. Sure their direction has flaws and is not easy at all (if production committees weren't this harsh, it wouldn't have been a lot easier, but it's kinda makes sense that the production committees Dosen't want this to happen.)but looks like they want to get more and more independent and create a lot of Quality shows (and looks like they are successing to do it a lot more than Before) and also they are growing so quickly. And more people are joining them like yubata (even looks like Gosso has joined Mappa 💀. Which is possible that he is gonna be The director for JJK season 2). Manabu's direction has flaws, but it's interesting. What do you think (i Watched your other video about Mappa btw). And thanks for your response.
I don't know if Bono would be offended or honored being called a Beatle. The question sounds like it could be inspiration for a good U2 song.
Chainsaw man is a masterpiece and that's a fact any other opinion is just wrong
The only anime which I have enjoyed more than its manga source.
Uh, can you please do a bleach tybw animation breakdown video.even though deep down i know you wont do it.
I thought about it, but I know nothing about Bleach, so it'd be a pretty vague video
I think we truly are in the golden age of anime.
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Horror: When something unexpected is viewed as a threat.
Humor: When something unexpected is obviously not a threat.
Creepy: When something unexpected happens and you cannot ascertain whether or not it is a threat.
Personal take.
cool
I think after saying the Bono was one of the Beatles you're legally barred from re-entering the United Kingdom
Oh my god, how did I miss that
I feel like the tone that this adaptation took was actually pretty close to the Manga's. It was mostly just the covers/inserts that had the more crazy and sort of graffiti/bright style. People who were expecting something a bit flashier should watch Dorohedoro since that's also a great show but has a bit more of the unhinged feel like some people were expecting from chainsaw.
Neat.
Chainsaw man quite reminds me of Space Dandy and Dennō Coil in some ways, I don't know why.
Nada que ver space dandy si tiene alma en sus animaciones
Most anime studio adapt manga for the audience to consume, Mappa adapted the manga for fujimoto
No mappa did it for money too mate
And the risk they taken for being alone in the production committee
It really does nail Fujimoto's sensibilities to a T.
nah, they expected a megahit like jjk and kimetsu
@@aniketghorai8386 Fun Fact : Every Anime studio, make Anime for Money. This is business afterall.
@@imshubhajit and it depends how they adapt it
By outsourcing their shows episodes other studio
Or doing it all inhouse
When a studios have a full control in charge with anime they can produce the best out of it and we can feel their love and passion in it.
yes.
I like how Bocchi was so important that even Canipa had to talk about it in his video about chainsaw man.
Your subtitles call Fire Punch Fire Force 😅
Are you going to make a video about Bocchi the Rock in the future? Because if you are, I am really looking forward to it.
I might do /something/ on it, but I won't have the time to give it the full video it absolutely deserves.
@@TheCanipaEffect i guessing u will make studio cloverworks spotlight video?
i appreciate the devilman crybaby bgm
The best thing I hope comes from Chainsaw Man is that it proves the viability of these shows outside the traditional anime committee structure.
That setup has resulted in a medium that prioritizes promotion of manga, unfinished stories, subpar products, & overworked artists, just to dump a project & move on to the next glorified advertisement. It's ridiculous that such a great medium is resigned to leaving 90% of its stories unfinished...
It feels completely backwards... a great medium's only purpose is moving more physical, paperback volumes of manga? That'd be like if Hollywood only made movies to get people to buy celebrity magazines, or MCU films to push weekly comics...or Baseball being played to push baseball cards. Why can't the medium exist & be profitable on its own accord, absent all the tertiary stuff?
It's become so foreign to see a show just get a normal, one season a year setup, that continues the story & progresses until its conclusion. You either have an endless series that pumps out episodes every week all year (like One Piece) loaded with filler to pad out the runtime, or shows that disappear for years on end, either never heard from again or reemerging out of nowhere (like Classroom of the Elite).
All of this is due to the traditional anime-committee structure, and anime studios taking on a million projects just to get by. It's why you have a billion Isekai release each season, with 99% of them never being continued. Even shows that are successful & beloved go abandoned. Look at Magi: Kingdom of Magic... It was hugely successful in boosting manga sales, keeping the series in the top 10 sellers its entire run. But because it was so successful, the anime committees felt it did its job, therefore no more Magi!
If it didn't boost manga sales, it'd get discontinued. If it did push manga sales, it did its job & gets discontinued.
Anyway, apologies for the long rant. This medium deserves better. Anime can be successful absent of anime-committees. Content is king these days, and licensing to streaming services can be extremely lucrative on its own. I hope Chainsaw Man proves extremely successful so this trend can continue.
Yep. Even if you are a hardcore MAPPA hater, you should at least give credit to the webgen. Or are you so blind-sided by toxicity that you also give freelancers crap for working on the project?
Honestly, what MAPPA did best when working on CSM was managing human resources. The animation followed.
Shout out to the webgen. Big fan here. You guys are inspiring. And also to Kensuke Ushio. He contributed big time to the vibe of the show. His OSTs for CSM are awesome. Like a cross between Devilman Crybaby and A Silent Voice OSTs but there's a lot of atmosphere in them
Thanks for the video! I pretty much figured this is what happened behind the scenes but this is a well-thought out proof.
The hate is just absurd
If people want to trash MAPPA, they should at least specifically trash the higher ups of the company who make all the shitty business decisions, like Manabu Otsuka and Makoto Kimura, because saying "MAPPA BAD" usually involves everyone in the company and people who are clueless about who makes the decisions often lash out to directors and animators too.
@@Jonas-ob2sh manabu wants to make Mappa an independent studio. He definitely knows What he is doing. It has flaws but he is not stupid. Unfortunately there's need to be sacrifices. Also we can only say this in the next few years or a bit more to see What direction the Studio would go
Why Aren't you making Breakdown of Demon Slayer Season 2 Animator Spotlight ?
It'd pretty much be a repeat of everything I said in my previous two videos
I think its so fucking weird reading some of the manga reader comments. Like legit how can you look at csm and not think the direction is a complete banger. Its easily the best directed anime i have seen and drops a lot of cringe tropes that have no purpose in most stories.
they really want their 1:1 adaptation
even though manga and anime is different medias