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Oct 16, 2017 3:39 PM
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'' Its debuting series director Atsushi Kobayashi had a major breakdown on Twitter while talking about how much he’s been struggling with this project and its abysmal schedule. He has since then deleted the tweets blaming the studio, because burning bridges isn’t the smartest idea in an industry that relies so heavily on acquaintances, but fact remains that he was still correcting the storyboard for episode 8…which will air in slightly over a month.''

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2017/10/16/just-because-and-the-tv-anime-problem-living-characters-dead-production/

tl;dr (because its a pretty long text) : The studio is trying to go too big for a small team when they literally finished another anime last season (Gamers!) and now the animation quality is already derailing.

So yeah, don't be surprised if there's a delay somewhere during the season.
Oct 16, 2017 3:41 PM
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I bet that the western pirates are to blame for that, poor nipponjins.
Oct 16, 2017 3:42 PM
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Swagernator said:
I bet that the western pirates are to blame for that, poor nipponjins.


Goddamn gaijins ruining anime
Oct 16, 2017 5:39 PM
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Welp, that sounds bad. Why the heck did they start another project instantly in the first place? Gamers! animation quality pretty much fell apart completely towards the end, especially in the last episode.
Oct 17, 2017 12:33 AM
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Someone got hit by reality check
poor guy...

Pine Jam is still far from being a studio to remember but it's a promising studio
the model of the market of anime-making is shit, yeah, I know, but I hope they can survive.
Oct 18, 2017 6:17 PM
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Its a shame cause the show has been visually very enjoyable, it has an excellent use of lighting, framing, and the way the texting is implemented is seemless. It in general feels pretty polished and the director has a understanding of the medium so it will be a mighty shame if the series winds up looking bad later on.

however i would say the directors comments come off as unprofessional

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Oct 18, 2017 6:38 PM
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JizzyHitler said:
Its a shame cause the show has been visually very enjoyable, it has an excellent use of lighting, framing, and the way the texting is implemented is seemless. It in general feels pretty polished and the director has a understanding of the medium so it will be a mighty shame if the series winds up looking bad later on.

however i would say the directors comments come off as unprofessional


I'd have to disagree. That sounds like complete hell. I wouldn't begrudge anyone for complaining about it.

Oct 18, 2017 6:53 PM
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Kittens-kun said:
JizzyHitler said:
Its a shame cause the show has been visually very enjoyable, it has an excellent use of lighting, framing, and the way the texting is implemented is seemless. It in general feels pretty polished and the director has a understanding of the medium so it will be a mighty shame if the series winds up looking bad later on.

however i would say the directors comments come off as unprofessional


I'd have to disagree. That sounds like complete hell. I wouldn't begrudge anyone for complaining about it.
No matter the hell, taking to twitter to vent about it in such a childish and whiny manner is unacceptable in the professional landscape especially since this is his first directorial work. Its a shame cause he seems to have talent, but this could absolutely kill his career especially if just because doesn't do well which I really doubt it will cause it just seems like one of those types of shows that flies under the radar. By doing what he did he made himself look like he cannot handle the job and will potentially insult clients in the future. A few people in the industry have apparently already criticized him for it.

This might actually be it for the guy which is just a shame but we will see how it goes.

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Oct 21, 2017 12:54 AM
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I haven't noticed anything wrong yet.
Oct 21, 2017 2:52 AM

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Not surprising but unfortunate. The first thing that comes to mind when watching the show is the somewhat overly meticulous attention to fine detail. Even the OP animations are so beautiful that it's almost silly.

As a debut director + small studio looking to push out one of the more popular series of the season, they should have been careful when setting their goals and ambitions. Lastly, a twitter rant is never a good look.
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Oct 21, 2017 1:29 PM

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I read about this earlier this week and I was pleasantly surprised with how episode 3 looked. Much more consistent than episode 2.

Hope they'll pull through without the production falling apart later on. I really liked Gamers! and I wanna see this new studio succeed
Oct 23, 2017 2:59 PM

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Are there any major cases of inconsistency in the art because from what I remember the art seemed to be fine. Then again it was a while ago and I guess I didn't pay attention to those small details


As for the issue, it seems as if the blame is getting put on the director according to an industry member. Feels bad cause this show has some potential
Oct 26, 2017 1:32 PM
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Short_Circut said:
Are there any major cases of inconsistency in the art because from what I remember the art seemed to be fine. Then again it was a while ago and I guess I didn't pay attention to those small details


As for the issue, it seems as if the blame is getting put on the director according to an industry member. Feels bad cause this show has some potential


I think it isn't noticeable at the beginning but it can be noticeable later on within the show that the production will go downhill.

As a friend of mine describe this, if anyone is aware of 8bit's Rewrite adaption, this is kind of the same scenario when it comes to "production" where they basically made shows in the seasons back to back (Rewrite in Summer, Shounen Maid in Spring, while Just Because was in Fall and Gamers was in Summer). I see it as the same issue but there's different circumstances in that manner.

This might be a shit comparison but in a way I feel like this is more so to blame for the studio because they were already fine with the show they produced for the first time (in full length) but then they wanted to get the big guns. I think Just Because could have been slated for Winter since it'll give the staff more time to correct stuff etc.
Oct 27, 2017 8:29 AM

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Yeah, you can see the some quality drops from time to time in Gamers! too. Hope they can hold out until the series ends... I actually am liking the series so far.

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