| I disagree. I'd say A-1 Pictures is the McDonalds of anime studios. A-1 has a level of quality most similar to McDonalds: It's good/comforting and has a certain standard/benchmark of quality. Some notable examples are: Kaguyasama Love is war, Your Lie in April, Erased, SAO, Anohana, Blue Exorcist, Black Buttler, Mashle, Solo Leveling. These are good shows with some bangers but nothing that gets you overly excited. Just like a McDonalds. I would say MAPPA is more like the Five Guys. They have a crazy amount of toppings and it's really good quality but they don't specialize in too much. You also feel gross after eating it similar to how the studio sometimes overworks their staff. |
| "Bro, if you set your mind to it. You can jack off to anything." ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| MAPPA and Ufotable are definitely two of the biggest names in the anime industry right now. MAPPA is known for its prolific output and high-quality animation, much like how McDonald’s is common and consistent. They handle a variety of genres and styles, much like how McDonald’s offers a wide range of items on the menu Ufotable, on the other hand, is renowned for its stunning visuals and meticulous attention to detail, similar to how Burger King often emphasizes quality and customization just like “Demon Slayer, is known for their exceptional animation.. quality and detailed craftsmanship. Kyoto Animation aka KyoAni is famous for its heartfelt storytelling and beautiful animation, akin to Starbucks. Just as Starbucks provides a consistent coffee experience, KyoAni delivers emotional and visually appealing anime that fans love to return to. JC Staff Known for its versatility and ability to handle a huge number of projects, JC Staff is comparable to Subway. Subway offers a variety of customizable sandwiches, and JC Staff has a huge portfolio, from action-packed series to romantic comedies. Madhouse have a reputation for producing high-quality, critically acclaimed anime, Madhouse is like Domino's which is known for its premium pizza with fresh ingredients, and Madhouse is celebrated for its top-tier animation and storytelling in series like “One Punch Man” and “Death Note. |
RainyEveningsSep 19, 8:23 PM
| hmm no? I understand that the comparison to McDonald's is supposed to be offensive and of poor quality, right? So looking at the quality that MAPPA gives to most anime, no, it's not McDonald's. for example JJk, Vinland saga, Snk, Chainsaw man, Banana fish, Dorohedoro, Dororo, Shingeki no Bahamut these are very good adaptations of very high quality. The rest is at a very good or at least good level. (Yuri on ice, Hells paradise, Inuyashiki Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi and others. And when it comes to the frequency of series releases, there are probably studios that release anime even more, so no, the comparison seems bad |
Reply to Lucifrost
No anime studio has made as many hits as Toei.
| @Lucifrost Granted, it was founded in 1948, so there's that. |
| Americans explaining anime studios be like "OK, imagine you have a burger...". |
| And Yuri! On Ice!!! is the ice cream machine that's always broken u_____u |
| I'm not a fan of MAPPA in particular but there is definitely worse anime out there that studios have produced. |
| Uh, not really? Most people agree their animation quality is usually pretty high. |
Bum Bum Dum Dum |
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ColourWheel said:
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.
Deathlydash said:
Hot take: mappa is the mcdonald's of anime studios
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.
Mappa has the second highest in-house animator amount, Toei being the highest.
Infernalization said: Mappa has the second highest in-house animator amount, Toei being the highest. Wasn't always like this, around 4 years ago MAPPA had less than 200 employees working for them and anything else that they couldn't handle was simply outsourced. If you look on their wiki page the info was updated just this year. Something @deg pointed out to me in this post here... deg said: mappa - 408 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAPPA jc staff - 241 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C.Staff  Which if you have been following the entire thread I already addressed this comment with a sarcastic reply to tie it with the theme of the thread. Claiming MAPPA with it's almost double employee count of say J.C. Staff, is more like an over staffed upper class gourmet restaurant basically serving up uncooked 3 bite size pieces of food on a plate, compared to a Studio like J.C. staff. Which J.C. Staff has half the amount of people working at that studio and almost produces twice as much Anime each year than a studio like MAPPA still. lol  As you can see I went back 3 years at most because the "Wayback Machine" didn't have anything before 2021 to point to but even back in 2021 MAPPA only had 250 employee at the time just less than 3 years ago. Either way, if MAPPA has that many employees and they are still turning out half the amount of Anime each year compared to veteran Studios that have been around way longer with half the amount of employees, the company then has extremely shitty management in my opinion. |
ColourWheelSep 19, 10:55 PM
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| What's up with the stupid hate for JC Staff in this thread? In my view they're far more respectable than Mappa and they have produced some very good series. Yall are obsessed with shit punch man |
| No because McDonald's hamburgers don't even look pretty. |
| i'd say that's j.c staff but McDonald's is a compliment for them. |
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Reply to feyyazu35
@SimplyBrazen The core cast did not come from Wit, none of them were Wit employees except the animation producer, but with the 2nd season, Director Shuhei Yabuta joined Mappa and even became a board member, animation producer Hiroya Hasegawa also joined Mappa. became vice president, main animator Akiko Kudou also joined Mappa, Color designer also joined Mappa, even episode director Atsushi Kobayashi joined Mappa. So it's wrong to say that Mappa doesn't care about this.
| @feyyazu35 The staff that worked with Wit for Vinland s1 moved to MAPPA, same shit. And how much MAPPA cares about their projects is always reflected in the production quality. They only care about what makes them the most money, and Vinland isn't that big financially. |
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| Those type of comparisons tell me nothing. For context in Bulgaria the McDonalds restaurants really suck, but some of the MAPPA products are kind of "edible" and their average quality is at least decent, so... Other examples would be: KFC were decent once, but now suck as much as McDonalds. Surprisingly enough Burger King were great when they started, but bankrupted pretty early. Now in their latest iteration they suck like the rest. So, not only you can't compare anime studios to food chains, but also the things change. Once I was enjoying most of MAPPA's catalogue, nowadays they rarely offer anything thematically interesting for me. |
Reply to ColourWheel
Infernalization said:
Mappa has the second highest in-house animator amount, Toei being the highest.
Mappa has the second highest in-house animator amount, Toei being the highest.
Wasn't always like this, around 4 years ago MAPPA had less than 200 employees working for them and anything else that they couldn't handle was simply outsourced. If you look on their wiki page the info was updated just this year. Something @deg pointed out to me in this post here...
deg said:
mappa - 408 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAPPA
jc staff - 241 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C.Staff
mappa - 408 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAPPA
jc staff - 241 employees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C.Staff
Which if you have been following the entire thread I already addressed this comment with a sarcastic reply to tie it with the theme of the thread. Claiming MAPPA with it's almost double employee count of say J.C. Staff, is more like an over staffed upper class gourmet restaurant basically serving up uncooked 3 bite size pieces of food on a plate, compared to a Studio like J.C. staff. Which J.C. Staff has half the amount of people working at that studio and almost produces twice as much Anime each year than a studio like MAPPA still. lol
As you can see I went back 3 years at most because the "Wayback Machine" didn't have anything before 2021 to point to but even back in 2021 MAPPA only had 250 employee at the time just less than 3 years ago.
Either way, if MAPPA has that many employees and they are still turning out half the amount of Anime each year compared to veteran Studios that have been around way longer with half the amount of employees, the company then has extremely shitty management in my opinion.
| @ColourWheel JC Staff's logic is factory production anyway, they try to make as many anime as they can and quality is not a priority for them. The best example of this is that while Maou 2099 looks good, Murai no Koi looks just as bad. And although the number of employees at JC Staff is less than other studios, the fact that it produces more anime shows that JC Staff is a studio that employs its animation producers too much, rather than a well-managed studio. Because otherwise both Ufotable and Kyoani are poorly managed studios. |
Reply to feyyazu35
@ColourWheel JC Staff's logic is factory production anyway, they try to make as many anime as they can and quality is not a priority for them. The best example of this is that while Maou 2099 looks good, Murai no Koi looks just as bad. And although the number of employees at JC Staff is less than other studios, the fact that it produces more anime shows that JC Staff is a studio that employs its animation producers too much, rather than a well-managed studio. Because otherwise both Ufotable and Kyoani are poorly managed studios.
feyyazu35 said: @ColourWheel JC Staff's logic is factory production anyway, they try to make as many anime as they can and quality is not a priority for them. The best example of this is that while Maou 2099 looks good, Murai no Koi looks just as bad. And although the number of employees at JC Staff is less than other studios, the fact that it produces more anime shows that JC Staff is a studio that employs its animation producers too much, rather than a well-managed studio. Because otherwise both Ufotable and Kyoani are poorly managed studios. So your just going to pick one random Anime that hasn't even aired yet, out of all the well established franchises J.C. Studio has pumped, to try to paint some picture that J.C. Staff doesn't produce quality Animation? lol That would be like someone saying MAPPA is crap because just look at "Koi to Producer: EVOL×LOVE" it was completely mid and "Garo: Guren no Tsuki" sucks balls too. lol Just so you understand, I have been fairly sarcastic throughout this thread. I really didn't think anyone would originally take anything I was saying that seriously. Realistically MAPPA is just as fine J.C. Staff. The only reason I started talking about J.C. Staff is because it was originally being used as punching bag example. J.C. Staff has been around a long time, Users really shouldn't disrespect OG animation studios in general. It reminds me of kids these days shitting on Jazz music. When without Jazz, practically anything else that came after it wouldn't even exist today. Also Ufotable and Kyoani are not poorly managed studios. They just aren't managed as well as J.C. Staff where both of those studios have around the same number of employees. But.... MAPPA literally has almost twice as many employees as J.C. Staff and still only producing about half as many titles a year. lol |
ColourWheelSep 20, 5:39 AM
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| Most anime is of low-quality, so this wouldn't really matter TBH. |
Reply to DesuMaiden
Most anime is of low-quality, so this wouldn't really matter TBH.
| @DesuMaiden Mappa over working their staff might be a different story but their anime is never low quality. I don't think anyone in his/her right mind after watching Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan and Chainsaw man will say the animation was cheap unless he/she is a attention seeker or just a pure hater who love heating mainstream stuff. |
| @feyyazu35 I am not even going to quote your word salad response. lol I was just making a silly example. Maybe you want a more coherent equivalent? Just look at How bad the animation looked for "Chainsaw Man". I wouldn't be alone in this opinion. The most intense animated action in 1st season of "Chainsaw Man" was in the 1st episode and it looked like a GCI nightmare. lol Then looking at "Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2" there was a extremely noticeable drop in animation quality from the previous season.... Yet they have almost doubled their human resources as of 2024? That means MAPPA has almost twice as many employees that J.C. staff has and still only producing about half the amount of Anime a year in comparison, plus a clear difference in reduced quality for two of their current "Triple A" franchises. lol I am just calling it as it is, I don't personally have anything against MAPPA. Hell, I even mentioned before I own both "Kakegurui" and "Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill" on Blu-ray. |
ColourWheelSep 20, 6:54 AM
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What's up with the stupid hate for JC Staff in this thread? In my view they're far more respectable than Mappa and they have produced some very good series. Yall are obsessed with shit punch man
| @trinitroglycerin Stop projecting. Most of the people mentioning JC Staff in this thread have not been the slightest bit hateful. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| Almost all anime is bad. It is just that some are even worse than others. |
| JC Staff is especially since their Light Novel and Visual Novel anime adaptations are garbage |
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| Pretty much yeah,easily digestible and accessible with no substance. |
| Can I Still Go To Heaven If I Kill Myself? |
Reply to AshTheChamp
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
| @AshTheChamp People are just bandwagoning. Most people who say that JC Staff is bad are just repeating something they heard from someone else. Also people hating JC Staff because of One Punch Man S2's animation quality not being on par with Natsume Shingo's adaptation of S1 just proves OP's point. People care more about Mappa's eye candy than a good story. One Punch Man's S2 had a much better story than S1 |
Reply to Lucifrost
No anime studio has made as many hits as Toei.
| @Lucifrost They're not ready for the truth |
| Mappa is too edge-lordy to be remotely enjoyable. |
| Since when is hating on MAPPA considered a "Hot Take" ? xDD |
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Reply to Anime_Skaddiel
ColourWheel said:
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.
Deathlydash said:
Hot take: mappa is the mcdonald's of anime studios
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.
bro Mappa ia strong 500 employees with connections ranging from 80s legends to newbie animators. You're calling it a relatively small studio? 🤣🤣 Biggest joke of the century
Anime_Skaddiel said: bro Mappa ia strong 500 employees with connections ranging from 80s legends to newbie animators. You're calling it a relatively small studio? 🤣🤣 Biggest joke of the century If you would have taken the time to read over the entire thread you would have noticed I already addressed this. Less than 4 years ago MAPPA had less than 200 employees. You can use the Wayback machine to look for yourself. lol It's not like I keep looking up their wiki page every day or even every year. Also you are wrong. MAPPA doesn't have 500 employees. As of 2024 they have exactly 408 employees. Of course you would have known this if you would have taken the time to read. lol |
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ColourWheel said:
If you would have taken the time to read over the entire thread you would have noticed I already addressed this. Less than 4 years ago MAPPA had less than 200 employees. You can use the Wayback machine to look for yourself. lol
It's not like I keep looking up their wiki page every day or even every year. Also you are wrong. MAPPA doesn't have 500 employees. As of 2024 they have exactly 408 employees. Of course you would have known this if you would have taken the time to read. lol
Anime_Skaddiel said:
bro Mappa ia strong 500 employees with connections ranging from 80s legends to newbie animators. You're calling it a relatively small studio? 🤣🤣 Biggest joke of the century
bro Mappa ia strong 500 employees with connections ranging from 80s legends to newbie animators. You're calling it a relatively small studio? 🤣🤣 Biggest joke of the century
If you would have taken the time to read over the entire thread you would have noticed I already addressed this. Less than 4 years ago MAPPA had less than 200 employees. You can use the Wayback machine to look for yourself. lol
It's not like I keep looking up their wiki page every day or even every year. Also you are wrong. MAPPA doesn't have 500 employees. As of 2024 they have exactly 408 employees. Of course you would have known this if you would have taken the time to read. lol
I'm taking into account of Contrail and their new recruit for 2025 which was 30 new 2d animators and PA's I think. I do my research well. Good try bro
Anime_Skaddiel said: I'm taking into account of Contrail and their new recruit for 2025 which was 30 new 2d animators and PA's I think. I do my research well. Good try bro Do the math that's doesn't equal 500, Bro! lol 408+30 = 500? lol |
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