Chainsaw Man, MAP changes course: new study, transparency and benefits for the animators

MAPPA has opened a new, gigantic headquarters, which is exclusively for the production of Chainsaw man, the most anticipated anime of 2021. The studio recently received an avalanche of criticism due to the poor working conditions of the animators, and now it seems like it’s on purpose Withdraw and rebuild your reputation.

Chainsaw Man is Studio MAPPA’s Project of the Year, and it seems like an extremely high quality anime must be created for the upper floors, following the path taken by The Attack of the Giants 4 and Jujutsu Kaisen last year. The company recently resumed its hiring to expand the team, but it appears that amid crunch, reduced wages, unacceptable hours and criticism on the internet, the situation turned out to be much more complex than expected.

To solve this problem, MAPPA started a kind of internal revolution with the aim of improving the transparency of the company as well as the working conditions and wages of the animators. The first step is to open the brand new office below, especially for Let the Chainsaw Man team work in the best possible conditions. Ryu Makayama, director of the anime, praised the studio’s availability and foresight and said he was extremely satisfied and eager to get back to work.

The news is positive for a number of reasons. First, because it shows that MAPPA still cares about the health of its employees and that it has listened carefully to criticism from former animators, fans and journalists, and second, because there is a similar work situation can only get employees to do their bestwhich enables him to make the best anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man possible.

We remind you that Chainsaw Man recently appeared in the first trailer and that the series’ release date is planned for the generic 2021. Expectations are very high and we should get an official release date before the end of summer.

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– 竜 / Ryu Nakayama (@r_nkym_) July 5, 2021