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The Black Swordsman.
Yeah I’m not aware of the other projects they have in their belt but if they keep repeating this model (they are backed by Twin Engine but still need to stay afloat) it will implode. The irony of a studio whose first two major productions are the embodiment of work labour and art creation topics…
August 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
the consequences of this model multiple times. I remember this interview about Watanabe "joking" after Kojima pitching him WHA the first time. I remember you saying BUG FILMS board members were active creators like Nakano/Kawagoe, are they not able to tell him that this is unrealistic ?
August 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
consistency/idiosincracy clash in the current industry where most of high profile projects choose the latter even if it ruins the sustainability of the whole production (as your Dandadan segment illustrates), but yeah BUG FILMS/Kojima continues putting it in an extreme way even after witnessing
August 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Yes I know that's why I put big quote marks. I just can’t understand the obsession Kojima has on it, cause of course he didn't have these resources prior to Komi but it wasn't always like that, Mix and Major were fine as more modest projects.
Something interesting to note is the -
August 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
-comparisons even more difficult, especially cause WHA is regarded as the most artsy one that pushes the limits of its medium all the time (sakuga is important but storyboards even more) which is also something that they didn’t have to deal with in any of their previous adaptations.
August 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
of other moments that are equally important or even more demanding. The fanbase will also scrutinize a lot more the consistency and details like how to translate the paneling and the hatching techniques etc.
The fact that it will probably air close to Dunmesh and/or Frieren will make the -
August 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Idk if they thought about it but what was ""smart"" with Komi and Z100 is that the intro was also the main highlight of the story in the source imo, so outside of the hook it also made sense to go all out on it, but for WHA I'm not really sure if that strategy is the right one, cause there are a lot
August 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM