MerelyMethJan 6, 202412 replies2K viewsRyū Nakayama founded Andraft, his own animation studio. If the director change wasn't already clear enough, this pretty much confirms it.
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Damn, first Sung-Hoo Park now this? That's crazy. Really makes me wonder how they'll handle the rest of Chainsaw Man. I'm excited too see what the future of this studio'll be though.
Unlike Park I don't think Nakayama still has the resources and personnel to make seasonal anime tbh. This studio will probably focus on PVs of games, vtubers and stuff like that for a while.
Yeah that makes sense
The first season of CSM was amazing, so I will be upset, if they replace Nakayama..., or Mappa should just give the entire franchise to Madhouse. Directors like Keiichirou Saitou and Atsuko Ishizuka can do it justice too.
Heh, I liked Nakayama's direction but honestly I found it a bit bland and with some gaps. Anyway, MAPPA won't give Chainsaw Man to any other studios, it's the title they are aiming for most and which the CEO loves so much. Also, it's a really profitable title for them, as most of the investment comes from MAPPA, and it has been a success on streaming platforms (outside of Japan).
We have to be realistic, I also like the 2 directors you mentioned, but unless they go to work within MAPPA it won't happen.
of course it's boring, just like the CSM manga, when it started. it was just the introduction, which has no chance to exploit more. nevertheless, the anime did justice to the source material in its own way. the "cinematic" look with that high production quality is like cocaine to the eyes, so i don't understand the grudge. even the use of cgi was at the higher level...
and i know they won't let other studios do this, but if they replace Nakayama, at least they can get some great directors from other studios. Mappa before CSM never impressed me in terms of writing and/or direction, so I hope they continue it with someone capable, if not Nakayama.
I mean, I agree that the adapted story arcs are less interesting than the later ones, but I wasn't referring to the content itself, just how they were made. The problems I encountered were the grayish color palette and the limited animations it had in certain places, due to Ryuu Nakayama's rather tight direction about the vision of the "cinematic animation style". And that precluded some of the "madness" of the original work imo. However, yes, the cgi was really great and well implemented
"The problem I faced was the gray color palette" - I get it, even if I liked it (it was more realistic this way, which I preferred), but it was objectively an above average anime in terms of animation. So, at least for me, the color palette is far behind of the animation quality. The madness part, i think it will be more accurate in the next adapted arces.
Oh wait don't get me wrong, the animations are really good. But he proposed a model to the animators that was complicated to follow throughout the tight schedule. And from about ep 9 onwards they had a lot of production problems because of this
I heard about the production issues through JJK2, even though I didn't follow it, but I didn't notice them at all through CSM.
I hope Nakayama manages to find or create a work which fits his style, because I found it boring for Chainsawman.
Sure, turning a style which tried to emulates cinematography through manga, of course the best approach is to, errrr, make it movie like...! Bland. It looked eye catching, but uninspired. Instrad of making something creative and bizarre which pushed the limits of animation it was just a movie split in episodes. It should had been done by some experimental studio like Shaft.
