The manga author is NOT happy

Blu7 said:
So, Takeshi Hinata (the author of the manga "Ahiru no Sora", yeah bc I remind many aniime-only viewers that this is first a manga which started in 2003) came back on twitter (his last tweet was in November 2019) and he's NOT nice with the anime (actually more about Diomedea)

https://twitter.com/hinatatakeshi/status/1279038651024859138

https://twitter.com/hinatatakeshi/status/1279042612771471361

Japanese literates would translate better than me but essentially he said that he was receiving a lot of DM regarding the anime and apologize about the quality of the anime and is very harsh with Diomedea and the directing.

What's funny is that it seems that he does NOT watch the anime (he even tweeted about episode 1 only many weeks later and was already complaining about a small modification). And what seems to piss him even more is the "zone effect" with the Fuwa character in the last episode, because yeah people, there are no super crazy power zones in that manga.

BTW, just a precision about his disappointment. You should know that he refused many proposal in the past (as they wanted to change the scenario) and accepted that time as a present for the fans (Ahiru no Sora is/was already a good seller and Hinata does not care about advertisement. There is one year when It was the best-selling sport manga in whole Japan). And well...

And I like the last tweet: "it's been a long time guys!" Mic drop...

Good to see that he thinks as many manga readers...but I think that season 2 hopes are maybe...doomed

Blu7 said:
So, Takeshi Hinata (the author of the manga "Ahiru no Sora", yeah bc I remind many aniime-only viewers that this is first a manga which started in 2003) came back on twitter (his last tweet was in November 2019) and he's NOT nice with the anime (actually more about Diomedea)

https://twitter.com/hinatatakeshi/status/1279038651024859138

https://twitter.com/hinatatakeshi/status/1279042612771471361

Japanese literates would translate better than me but essentially he said that he was receiving a lot of DM regarding the anime and apologize about the quality of the anime and is very harsh with Diomedea and the directing.

What's funny is that it seems that he does NOT watch the anime (he even tweeted about episode 1 only many weeks later and was already complaining about a small modification). And what seems to piss him even more is the "zone effect" with the Fuwa character in the last episode, because yeah people, there are no super crazy power zones in that manga.

BTW, just a precision about his disappointment. You should know that he refused many proposal in the past (as they wanted to change the scenario) and accepted that time as a present for the fans (Ahiru no Sora is/was already a good seller and Hinata does not care about advertisement. There is one year when It was the best-selling sport manga in whole Japan). And well...

And I like the last tweet: "it's been a long time guys!" Mic drop...

Good to see that he thinks as many manga readers...but I think that season 2 hopes are maybe...doomed

ARSALANMURDER said:





i hope there is another season and the manga is continued but with a different studio coz diomedia are honestly not the right studio for this anime.

RW0 said:
Man, on one hand, the directing is not ideal and the animation is hot garbage. But on the other...they havent really cut out THAT much. I really dont know how to feel.


So do you know what in particular Japanese readers have a problem with regarding the anime? Has to be animation, first and foremost right. Because I feel they havent cut that much? Did they even consult him at all? I'm sure there were some changes to his actual story he probably wanted.

DatRandomDude said:
Diomedea is the right studio for nothing. It is easily one of the worst studio in the industry imo

Blu7 said:

Sorry for the delay of my answer. Well, I don't have the perfect answer to all your questions, but what I can say:

- Regarding consulting him, I am 99% sure that it is not the case. I maybe wrong, but I suppose that you read his comments on twitter too, and as I said, when you read his comment on October 15,2019 about episode 1, you can already see that there was something off. Indeed, that was his reaction about the only "main" modification in that episode 1 (the fact that Sora cleaned the dirty basket ball with a cloth rather than using his sleeve like in the manga): "I could not resist to feel like you became the child of someone else". So I don't know what is exactly the deal between him, Kodansha and production committee, but there are clearly some gaps somewhere.

- Sure, they did not cut many things of the manga but I am almost sure that it was the kind of "promise" that he got from them and that's it. And I won't be surprised if that pic of "Kuroko no Fuwa" has been the final touch to an accumulation of frustration as it is clearly something different from the original material and I mean almost every anime-only viewer was pointing at Kuroko copy after that episode (the episode 37 topic here speaks for itself).And let's not forget that in this episode, they cut 20 pages from the manga!

- But I think that this is another illustration of misunderstanding between "anime world" and manga authors, especially in that "production commitee" model. I mean, for instance, the episode introducing Nao is full of anime original content (I mean, as you have certainly noticed, that episode adapts only 1.5 chapter) and we know that this all for the sake of selling a cute female character to people.

- Regarding Japanese people, I don't go on Japanese "dark" forums etc. and I don't read/speak Japanese (thanks "online translator"!) so I cannot properly answer. But clearly, when I read live comments on twitter during episodes in Japan, you see (sometimes, as they are few) some people disappointed mainly regarding the directing and the lack of animation. Of course, they are less than those enjoying it, but you clearly see a disparity between people who have read the manga, and those who haven't. And actually, I am surprised by the number of people who read the original material and claimed to have stopped watching the anime if you translate some replies to the author rant.

Blu7 said:

Sorry for the delay of my answer. Well, I don't have the perfect answer to all your questions, but what I can say:

- Regarding consulting him, I am 99% sure that it is not the case. I maybe wrong, but I suppose that you read his comments on twitter too, and as I said, when you read his comment on October 15,2019 about episode 1, you can already see that there was something off. Indeed, that was his reaction about the only "main" modification in that episode 1 (the fact that Sora cleaned the dirty basket ball with a cloth rather than using his sleeve like in the manga): "I could not resist to feel like you became the child of someone else". So I don't know what is exactly the deal between him, Kodansha and production committee, but there are clearly some gaps somewhere.

- Sure, they did not cut many things of the manga but I am almost sure that it was the kind of "promise" that he got from them and that's it. And I won't be surprised if that pic of "Kuroko no Fuwa" has been the final touch to an accumulation of frustration as it is clearly something different from the original material and I mean almost every anime-only viewer was pointing at Kuroko copy after that episode (the episode 37 topic here speaks for itself).And let's not forget that in this episode, they cut 20 pages from the manga!

- But I think that this is another illustration of misunderstanding between "anime world" and manga authors, especially in that "production commitee" model. I mean, for instance, the episode introducing Nao is full of anime original content (I mean, as you have certainly noticed, that episode adapts only 1.5 chapter) and we know that this all for the sake of selling a cute female character to people.

- Regarding Japanese people, I don't go on Japanese "dark" forums etc. and I don't read/speak Japanese (thanks "online translator"!) so I cannot properly answer. But clearly, when I read live comments on twitter during episodes in Japan, you see (sometimes, as they are few) some people disappointed mainly regarding the directing and the lack of animation. Of course, they are less than those enjoying it, but you clearly see a disparity between people who have read the manga, and those who haven't. And actually, I am surprised by the number of people who read the original material and claimed to have stopped watching the anime if you translate some replies to the author rant.

DatRandomDude said:

Diomedea is the right studio for nothing.

phantomfandom said:
He should approach Netflix or Crunchyroll

Blu7 said:
So, Takeshi Hinata (the author of the manga "Ahiru no Sora", yeah bc I remind many aniime-only viewers that this is first a manga which started in 2003) came back on twitter (his last tweet was in November 2019) and he's NOT nice with the anime (actually more about Diomedea)

https://twitter.com/hinatatakeshi/status/1279038651024859138

https://twitter.com/hinatatakeshi/status/1279042612771471361

Japanese literates would translate better than me but essentially he said that he was receiving a lot of DM regarding the anime and apologize about the quality of the anime and is very harsh with Diomedea and the directing.

What's funny is that it seems that he does NOT watch the anime (he even tweeted about episode 1 only many weeks later and was already complaining about a small modification). And what seems to piss him even more is the "zone effect" with the Fuwa character in the last episode, because yeah people, there are no super crazy power zones in that manga.

BTW, just a precision about his disappointment. You should know that he refused many proposal in the past (as they wanted to change the scenario) and accepted that time as a present for the fans (Ahiru no Sora is/was already a good seller and Hinata does not care about advertisement. There is one year when It was the best-selling sport manga in whole Japan). And well...

And I like the last tweet: "it's been a long time guys!" Mic drop...

Good to see that he thinks as many manga readers...but I think that season 2 hopes are maybe...doomed

RW0 said:
Man, on one hand, the directing is not ideal and the animation is hot garbage. But on the other...they havent really cut out THAT much. I really dont know how to feel.




So do you know what in particular Japanese readers have a problem with regarding the anime? Has to be animation, first and foremost right. Because I feel they havent cut that much? Did they even consult him at all? I'm sure there were some changes to his actual story he probably wanted.

todd2580 said:



well wasn't those 50 episodes will be a full adaptation to the manga ?

jc9622 said:
I haven't watched the anime but that "zone effect" superpower BS is all the reason I need to avoid not only this anime but sports anime in general. Baby Steps is the only sports anime that was actually done right and it's a shame that they keep turning the sports genre into some shounen BS. What's wrong with keeping sports anime grounded?

Btw, based on that name, basketball teams being on zone is actually a thing but I can already guess the anime exaggerated that and turned it into some cringe-fest.

ImWaltz said:
Reading the manga is an option, but I don't know if it's scanlated, let alone officially translated. Sigh.. how difficult is it to learn Japanese lol?

jc9622 said:
I haven't watched the anime but that "zone effect" superpower BS is all the reason I need to avoid not only this anime but sports anime in general. I play basketball and I watch most, if not, all NBA games (before the pandemic hit) but sports anime will never be as entertaining as real sports. I don't care if this anime features a favourite sport of mine but as long as they keep doing the slow-motion, monologue-heavy, characters having super-power ability bullshit then I ain't going to watch sports anime. Baby Steps is the only sports anime that was actually done right and it's a shame that they keep turning the sports genre into some shounen BS. What's wrong with keeping sports anime grounded?

Btw, based on that name, basketball teams being on zone is actually a thing but I can already guess the anime exaggerated that and turned it into some cringe-fest.

Blu7 said:

Just to tell you that to NOT put too much focused on that pic. The sport in that series is actually grounded and there's not even any mention of zone. This is actually the reason of the WTF. Especially because so far, they had been respectful of the manga, except for that. But anyway, there's also no animation in the games so I prefer to not recommend it to you (even though in "Baby Steps" too there wasn't that much animation but this is different from Basket-ball)


If You can read French, it is legally published. Actually, this is how I read it but that is my native language so...(Just one volume behind Japan but the commercial name has been modified into "Dream Team")

Hinata has previously been critical of adaptations of his work. In the 39th volume of the original manga, he wrote that he had been approached on two prior occasions to organize a screen adaptation of his work, but he turned down both offers because they ended with the protagonist playing in the NBA.

jc9622 said:
I haven't watched the anime but that "zone effect" superpower BS is all the reason I need to avoid not only this anime but sports anime in general. I play basketball and I watch most, if not, all NBA games (before the pandemic hit) but sports anime will never be as entertaining as real sports. I don't care if this anime features a favourite sport of mine but as long as they keep doing the slow-motion, monologue-heavy, characters having super-power ability bullshit then I ain't going to watch sports anime. Baby Steps is the only sports anime that was actually done right and it's a shame that they keep turning the sports genre into some shounen BS. What's wrong with keeping sports anime grounded?

Btw, based on that name, basketball teams being on zone is actually a thing but I can already guess the anime exaggerated that and turned it into some cringe-fest.

Gersen said:
There's nothing wrong with the adaptation, and the opinion of someone who doesn't even watch it should be immediately discarded. Being the original author does not make him a better judge -- the opposite is probably true.

Accusing the anime of presenting super powered characters is an absolutely brainlet take. Anyone who actually watches the show will tell you that isn't the case at all.

The real takeaway from this is that the publisher should keep a better leash on this guy so he doesn't go running his mouth publicly. It also serves as a reminder that twitter is pure cancer and that the world would be a much better place without it.

happyfacecool said:


I agree. This studio definitely put a lot of effort with it getting 50 episodes, not getting delayed once, consistent art. If you think about it, this studio has only done shows that are 12 episodes to 20 max. I'm impressed by the quality that they have given for 50 episodes on their first try of a long running show.

Quite sad that the author doesn't like it. The scene with the lightning effect makes the scene look nicer than if it did not have it. Publicly trash talking the adaption was not good, and the author could have said his opinion in a different way.

Blu7 said:

Sorry to partially disagree. Publicly talking may not be the best thing, but claiming that bc of consitent art (and thanks Lord, the art it is, because the animation, or should I say lack of it, is horrendous), they should be applauded? I disagree (an yeah, I know the situation of animators). And the last episodes have been a butchered puzzle of the manga (funny enough, that should be now that he should complain as some side characters development have been thrown out of the window). And I am not talking about the fashion word "skuga" that everyone claims everywhere, just some basic moves would be enough.

And we don't even know how things have been scheduled. Reminder that the anime was announced on March 2018 and started broadcast in October 2019. So I am happy for them that they managed to do it, but none of us know exactly the details of the deal between them. So, whatever...and good luck for Kodansha trying to put a leash on him knowing who he is...lol

BTW, I repeat that I said that it SEEMS that he does not watch. Not that he does not.

happyfacecool said:

It is good the art is consistent because usually shows with bad animation have bad art (Plunderer for example). People saying Diomedia is the worse studio ever are incorrect when studio such as Geektoys is way worse.

Also about them skipping content, if he complained now it would make sense but a lot of people complain about the slow pacing in this show. Imagine them actually spending time on a side character, and I would imagine people complaining even more.

Kodansha does not have to put him on a leash as he is allowed to have an opinon. What I mean is that he should say his opinion in a better way next time and not as offensive.

Blu7 said:

Sure sure (btw, sorry if I may have sounded offensive). I got what you say about worst studio than Diomedea and I am myself happy that they have at least did so much. That is the reason why I agree that the way he did it was absolutely not...correct (especially as he's himself an artist and know how these kind of critics are bad). About the pace, what's funny is that in my opinion, there were occasions at the beginning to cut things, but they have been slow or extended things (Nao episode for instance, contained many anime only material for "cute character selling" purpose) and it looks like this is only now that they have decided to panick and noticed that there was still a lot to say Lol.

Anyway, the game will start next episode so let's enjoy!

CG said:
What else did he expect? The story he created is to blame. Even if we viewers like the main characters, i t's damn painful to watch them lose all the friggin time. ALlL THE TIME, LITERALLY. What the heck was he even thinking, not letting them win a single, SINGLE game, including practice ones, for dozens of volumes, making them lose in the very first round of the reginal tournament to a pisspoor team who obviously would lose in the 2nd round themselves in a flash. It was a notoriously bad decision on the mangaka's own part, I loved the story until that godawful part, it just made me drop it for kore than half a year simply of how stupid and pointless and outright hopeless it made the whole journey.

jc9622 said:
Baby Steps is the only sports anime that was actually done right and it's a shame that they keep turning the sports genre into some shounen BS. What's wrong with keeping sports anime grounded?