The second season of the anime adaptation of the manga Jujutsu Kaisenproduced by the studios MAP, still in production. That was the only announcement given by the project’s production team during the event. Anime Expo 2022but it turns out that some comments were also made about it that could interest more than one, especially since they reveal the intentions of the team for this sequel scheduled for the year 2023.
panel Jujutsu Kaisen included a behind-the-scenes look with Manabu Ohtsuka (general director of MAPPA), Hiroshi Seko (screenwriter) and Hiroaki Matsutani (TOHO producer). They greeted the audience and were glad to see the fans again after such a long time. In the question and answer session, each member of the study spoke about her specific role in making Jujutsu Kaisen. While Ohtsuka is the glue that helps meld the team’s talents into the final product, Seko takes the manga and adapts it into an episodic script, and Masutani’s role revolves around coordinating with the production committee to move the production forward. Serie.
When asked about adapting the manga to anime, Seko replied, “Images and text convey meaning. In the animation you have the sound, the music and other considerations when making it». There is a context that is missing in the text and that they have to give an extra layer in the animation.
From a marketing point of view, Matsutani says that his day to day consists of thinking about how to make an anime that MAPPA can market well. «We also act as a bridge between Gege Akutani and the fans.». Ohtsuka clarifies that the staff had expected Jujutsu Kaisen to be popular because they saw it as the next Kimetsu no Yaiba. Though they weren’t making Jujutsu Kaisen popular for popularity’s sake; it just became a hit on its own.
After promising to show a behind-the-scenes look, they put on a video with the director of the first season, Sunghoo Park. He talked about the challenges during production, but the support from everyone is what made Jujutsu Kaisen 0 It was a great movie in the end. Park shared that he is aware that Aoi Toudou is apparently very popular in the West, which was met with cheers from the audience. «we are all brothers», he said while flexing his arm. Park said that he hopes that fans will continue to support the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen.
When asked about the reception of Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Ohtsuka admitted that they were surprised by the box office sales in Japan and the United States, saying that “they were very impressive“. Matsutani mentioned that they were encouraged by Toudou’s popularity abroad and that the staff is “very into it“. It’s not to say that Toudou isn’t popular in Japan, but the fact that he’s at a similar level to Gojou abroad is “great” for the staff.
As much as she wanted to, Ohtsuka couldn’t share anything yet. However, the Jujutsu Kaisen staff is working hard to bring the next season soon. «Our animation producer couldn’t come, but we wanted to convey the hard collective effort of the team to get to this point.», dijo Matsutani.
Fuente: ANN
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