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Sep 19, 5:55 AM
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Do you think this is true?
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Sep 19, 5:57 AM
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nah that is jc staff they make 10+ anime each year while mappa does 5+ anime each year

meanwhile ufotable and kyoto animation do 1-2 anime each year only
Sep 19, 6:17 AM
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3 syllables, JC STAFF
Sep 19, 6:26 AM
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The JC Staff hate has to stop. They make a lot of lesser known Anime adaptations and every single one of them are far above average. I'm obviously not talking about main projects
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Sep 19, 6:27 AM
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In terms of quality, yes definitely. In terms of quantity, not really, many studios put out similar amounts, MAPPA just takes all the popular projects.
Sep 19, 6:43 AM
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What do you mean by McDonald’s of anime studios?
Sep 19, 7:12 AM
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Mappa does some good stuff, but they also make some ass
Sep 19, 7:21 AM
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Deathlydash said:
Do you think this is true?

Don't see how that's an insult, Mc looks and taste great
Sep 19, 7:21 AM
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Mappa does some good stuff, but they also make some ass
@mccreepyy Exactly, just like every other studio
Sep 19, 7:29 AM
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DigiCat said:
@mccreepyy Exactly, just like every other studio

Yeah, like they can produce great anime like Vinland Saga, Banana Fish, Kids on the Slope, Hells Paradise and Chainsaw Man. But then they make trash like Bucchigiri and Granblue. They do fortunately have few bad animes but not every studio is perfect. My anime taste tends to be a bit different so I don't watch a lot of Mappa, I typically lean more towards A1, Cloverworks etc.. I'd put Cloverworks up there as my favorite studio with the works they've done along with adapting my favorite manga and airing it next year
Sep 19, 7:29 AM

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No, because J.C. Staff and Lidenfilms exist.
Sep 19, 7:43 AM
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Nah. They're not the ones churning out low-quality isekai.
Sep 19, 8:44 AM

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Mcdonalds as in mass producing a catalogue of bland and boring product?
I wouldn't say so. They're doing well to decent on most of their projects. The reason for this sentiment is that they are hoarding up a ton of IP to make a name for themselves and dominate the scene.
I don't like their work on SnK, but they've done well with mostly everything else from JJK to Vinland S2 and even older shows like Dororo.
Sep 19, 8:47 AM

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Nah McDonalds actually tastes kinda nice sometimes.
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Sep 19, 9:18 AM
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mistreating their staff just to turn out rather mediocre products? yeah

idk why but Mappa's adaptations mostly just feel soulless
they're usually well executed and all but mostly i dont feel any personality from them
Sep 19, 9:31 AM
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deg said:
nah that is jc staff they make 10+ anime each year while mappa does 5+ anime each year

meanwhile ufotable and kyoto animation do 1-2 anime each year only

does Kyoto animations do that much
could you inform me of their lastest and upcoming anime please
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deg said:
nah that is jc staff they make 10+ anime each year while mappa does 5+ anime each year

meanwhile ufotable and kyoto animation do 1-2 anime each year only

does Kyoto animations do that much
could you inform me of their lastest and upcoming anime please
@Abzy1239 no idea but kyoto animation is teasing a new anime for 2025 and thats about it they do not overwork thats why the animation quality of their anime are great
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No anime studio has made as many hits as Toei.
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Sep 19, 9:50 AM

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What's your definition of "mcdonald's of anime studios"
Sep 19, 9:54 AM

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I think this title belongs to https://myanimelist.net/anime/producer/18/Toei_Animation
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deg said:
nah that is jc staff they make 10+ anime each year while mappa does 5+ anime each year

meanwhile ufotable and kyoto animation do 1-2 anime each year only

does Kyoto animations do that much
could you inform me of their lastest and upcoming anime please
@Abzy1239 they're announcing it on Saturday, but according to the rumors/leaks it's Dragon Maid S3
Sep 19, 10:08 AM
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Cara, MAPPA faz boas atrações e isso é inegável, é claro que vai ter um ou outro meio podre, todo estúdio tem dessas, A staff é várias pessoas.
Sep 19, 10:10 AM

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No, not even close. And I don’t even like Mappa, but comparing MAPPA to fucking McDonalds? WHAT.
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"Hot take: mappa is the mcdonald's of anime studios"

Not really.
Sep 19, 10:26 AM

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No, it's not. How ironic of a Score Boosting Profile that shills My Hero Academia to call the best part of the Anime Industry a McDonald's.
Sep 19, 10:29 AM

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I agree with everyone else here about JC Staff, honestly.
Sep 19, 10:31 AM

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What is the Wcdonalds of western animation studios then?
Sep 19, 10:37 AM

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If we are talking about valuing profit over quality and releasing mostly slop, then ENGI takes the cake, followes closely by JC.

Sep 19, 10:39 AM

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mcdonalds is fast food so a studio like it is doing cheap mass produce anime shows

im surprise people did not get it
Sep 19, 10:40 AM
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I was about to say JC STAFF and see two comments for it already at the top lol
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I definitely love hambaga more than MAPPA.



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Surprise, surprise, your take is Subway, indeed. Which isn't even hot.
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Sep 19, 10:56 AM

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No because Project No.9 and J.C. Staff exist
Sep 19, 11:07 AM

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Wrong, JC staff is the cheap fast food of anime.
Sep 19, 11:23 AM

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Not unless you mean it gets more crap than it deserves, but mcdonald's needs to be given more crap, so not a good comparison if that was your point.

However, I doubt it was, so I'm going to echo what others have said about J.C.Staff. I'd much rather have MAPPA continue One Punch Man than them. Clearly the J.C doesn't stand for Jesus Christ, because Jesus could have done a much better job with that.
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Deathlydash said:
Hot take: mappa is the mcdonald's of anime studios


What a weird take.

Though one thing Users seem to be over looking is the fact that MAPPA is a relatively a small studio with a tighter staff than lets say something like "J.C. Staff" since it seems to be the punching bag in the immediate conversation. So of course "J.C. Staff" is likely to produce more shit than a studio like MAPPA when it comes to season Anime.

Users really shouldn't be trying to compare something like J.C. Staff which has been around for ages and has far larger and expansive animation teams working under their umbrella than something like MAPPA which is relatively a new studio in comparison when one is talking about the volume of content being produced by studios yearly.

The only reason why a studio could pump out more seasonal Anime than others studios is strictly based on their human resources. Where something like J.C. Staff is a giant compared to a studio like MAPPA in this aspect.

Now the quality of stuff produced by either studio is still extremely subjective. Where I could argue that any Studio that consistently produces any amount of seasonal Anime could likely be seen as "McDonald's" in the Anime industry.

A good example of a studio that would not be a "McDonald's" in the Anime industry would be something like "Nut", which just barely produces at least one Anime a year on average.
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Do you think this is true?

Don't see how that's an insult, Mc looks and taste great
@DigiCat McDonalds is a classic example of what's considered to be "slop". Mass appeal, good taste, but ultimately low quality ingredients that just make you sick and/or extremely obese if you ingest a lot of it regularly over a long time span.
When it comes to popular anime I would say MAPPA is a slop studio. They mostly adapt big manga nowadays.
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Sep 19, 11:52 AM
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Terrible take lmao they’ve had straight bangers no mcchicken averageness
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mcdonalds at least don't lie about their product, you go there and you know what to expect when you order but with mappa you get a cool pv but the anime looks like hot garbage, even gonzo is better then mappa
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DanielCrynn said:
what the hell does that even mean ( character limit )


Same here as I'm not familiar with that term TBH.
Sep 19, 12:04 PM

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I liked Inuyashiki and SnK The Final Season (before I abruptly decided to entirely drop SnK because someone on /a/ convinced me to do that) , but I didn't really like CSM too much, probably won't watch the upcoming CSM movie.
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2015: a-1 PiCtuReS is the McDOnald's of Anime
2024: Mappa is the McDOnald's of ANime bla bla

Anime-Fans are addicted to Caveman consciousness and trying to legitimatize stupid concepts
Sep 19, 12:17 PM

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The best definition for MAPPA is The Zack Snyder of anime. Both never understand the source material, but they're able to make visually pleasing works.
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

Perhaps, this is hell.
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The best definition for MAPPA is The Zack Snyder of anime. Both never understand the source material, but they're able to make visually pleasing works.
@Phosphophyllita that might be true.
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ColourWheel said:
Users seem to be over looking is the fact that MAPPA is a relatively a small studio with a tighter staff than lets say something like "J.C. Staff"


nah

mappa - 408 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAPPA
jc staff - 241 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C.Staff
Sep 19, 12:51 PM
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For labor exploitation? Yes. For making a shitty product? Debatable.
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j c stuff fits it much more. while mappa takes on a lot of anime and is very popular it also has high quality anime unlike mc donalds, might be more comparable to temyu eith their horrible work conditions
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In terms of quality, yes definitely. In terms of quantity, not really, many studios put out similar amounts, MAPPA just takes all the popular projects.
@SimplyBrazen and yet your second favorite anime is literally produced by MAPPA.
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dankmitris said:
@SimplyBrazen and yet your second favorite anime is literally produced by MAPPA.

Most of the core staff moved from Wit. Besides, it's not like the second season of Vinland was spectacularly animated or anything, MAPPA barely cares about it.
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Users seem to be over looking is the fact that MAPPA is a relatively a small studio with a tighter staff than lets say something like "J.C. Staff"


nah

mappa - 408 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAPPA
jc staff - 241 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C.Staff
@deg

MAPPA only less than a few years ago I could have sworn had a way smaller animation department and I think those numbers revised as of 2024 must include Subsidiaries.

So I guess I am wrong. If MAPPA has that many employees working on their animation teams now then their Studio is being managed pretty shitty when J.C. Staff is still consistently pumping out more seasonal Anime than a studio that has almost twice as many employees. lol

In this aspect MAPPA pretends to be an over staffed upper class gourmet restaurant that consistently serves up less than slop that one would find at a place like McDonalds (most of the time) just in way smaller servings compared to a studio like J.C. Staff. lol



While I will admit I have enjoyed most stuff I have seen produced by MAPPA, the only Anime titles I have actually recently bought on Blu-ray that were produced by this studio in the last 10 years has only been "Kakegurui" and recently "Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill".

In contrast to the many titles I own on general Official Physical Media from VHS to Laserdiscs to DVD to even Blu-rays from a studio like J.C. Staff.
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