Studio MAPPA Has ALWAYS Been This Way - Art Commentary

A big thank you to ‪@fxllxngofficial‬ for editing the audio and providing the background music!

Intro - 00:00
Part 1: A Troubling Timeline - 2:46
Part 2: The Boiling Point -7:53
Part 3: Swings and Roundabouts - 14:11
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Resources:

'The story of MAPPA studio: Legendary Japanese animation company' By Ben Barnhart, posted on 29 April 2022: https://www.linearity.io/blog/mappa-s...

Twitter thread of everything said about MAPPA by animators & others:   / 1724836076198433177  

'Attack on Titan The Final Season Episode Director Goes Home 'For the First Time in 3 Days'
posted on 2022-02-15 20:00 EST by Lynzee Loveridge: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...

'The MAPPA JJK animators could not finish their vision for the episode due to time constraints'. By A.R. Madillo, posted on November 17, 2023: https://animehunch.com/jjk-season-2-e...

‘Ghost Fighter’, ‘Naruto’ animator’s death reportedly caused by overworking' by Alfred Bayle, posted on April 13th 2017: https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2...

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