Let's review the main studios out there :
No, thanks :
- MAPPA : considering how they treat their employees, that's a no for me
- ufotable : they're too busy milking KnY anyways
- A-1 Pictures : same than MAPPA, they made good anime but their artstyle doesn't really fit with WHA
- Toei Animation : they're busy with One Piece
- Sunrise : WHA isn't a mecha, and Sunrise doesn't make great anime anymore sadly
- David Production : Fire Force was visually impressive, but they should focus on working on Steel Ball Run for now
- White Fox : the studio was pretty good in the early 2010s, now it's still somewhat good but not enough for WHA
- Pierrot : they prefer battle shonen and they're busy with Bleach
- J.C. Staff : please no
- Studio Bind : great studio but they should focus on Mushoku Tensei
- P.A. Works : they're busy with their original anime
- Doga Kobo : high fantasy anime isn't their thing and they're busy milking Oshi no Ko (gimme a S2 of Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle pls)
- Science SARU : great studio but too bold and weird for WHA
- TMS Entertainment : I do not have great faith in this studio despite loving Fruits Basket
- SILVER LINK. : no, they're busy adapting shitty light novels
- Orange : CGI for WHA is a no-no, and they better work on HnK S2 anyways
- OLM : great studio but focus on Apothecary Diaries S2
- Lerche : I like their anime but they're not ready for WHA
- Studio Deen : no.
- Brain's Base : the studio was great in the 2000s/early 2010s but they're pretty dead nowadays, sadly (Fumetsu no Anata e was good tho)
- Kinema Citrus : they're busy milking Shield Hero and not working on Barakamon S2
- 8bit : no thanks, keep milking TenSura
- feel. : absolutely not the right studio for WHA
- Passione : lol, no.
- LIDENFILMS : lol, no.²
Yes, please :
- Kyoto Animation : highly qualitative studio
- Madhouse : considering how astonishing Frieren was, they'd make a great adaptation for WHA
- Wit Studio : they nailed the magical atmosphere with Mahoutsukai no Yome and know how to use different artstyles (Ousama Ranking, Great Pretender, Totsukuni no Shoujo)
- Bones : the overall quality of their anime is weaker than before but it's still a great studio and gave us Mob Psycho 100 and Bungou Stray Dogs lately
- Shaft : the studio hasn't been doing well these past years but I love their anime and they're releasing a new Monogatari anime this year. Also 3-gatsu no Lion S3 pls
- Cloverworks : 2021 was a bad year for them but they redeemed themselves since, it's not my most-wanted studio to animate WHA but they'd still do pretty great I think
- Trigger : they surprised us with Dungeon Meshi this year, they nailed the fantasy elements so why not adapting WHA as well
- Production I.G. : pretty good studio (with some fails of course) but they're not really into high fantasy (they're more leaning towards sports and sci-fi anime)
So, yeah, 8 potential candidates but the best outcome would be Kyoto Animation in my opinion, quickly followed by Madhouse and Wit Studio |