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NEWS: Witch Hat Atelier Anime Reveals Trailer, Main Staff, 2025 Premiere (Updated)


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Telu



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:40 pm Reply with quote
Bug Films? Damn, the higher ups didn't even tried.
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YackDe



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:47 pm Reply with quote
The trailer certainly looks great, but Bug Films is currently 1 for 1 in production on a show catastrophically melting down.
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L'Imperatore



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:56 pm Reply with quote
The big mystery: How long could they maintain that animation quality before things get... awry?

Positive thinking: They've learnt their lessons.
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Cimarosa



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:12 pm Reply with quote
When will people learn that the promotional video isn't and will never be indicative of the shows actual animation quality. Chances are extremely high that the animation production hasn't actually even started yet and won't until a few months before it premieres. The industry is too stretched too far with a severe lack of talent to ever do this manga justice
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Juno016



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:15 pm Reply with quote
The promotional video is pretty as heck.
What happened with BUGFILM that people are weary about?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:28 pm Reply with quote
Juno016 wrote:
The promotional video is pretty as heck.
What happened with BUGFILM that people are weary about?

Zom 100 faced production issues and many delays, which is why people are wary.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:29 pm Reply with quote
Juno016 wrote:
The promotional video is pretty as heck.


Keep your expectations in check. That PV was a pre-animated trailer, meaning the actual show MAY OR MAY NOT look as good as that trailer.

Juno016 wrote:
What happened with BUGFILM that people are weary about?


They had pretty notorious production meltdown when Zom 100 aired leading the final episodes to be delayed by few months.

EDIT: I share some optimism with people and I do think the actual show will look as good as that trailer. I believe Bug Films learned their lessons but we'll have to see.


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OpenYourEels4TheNextFeels



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:30 pm Reply with quote
Juno016 wrote:
The promotional video is pretty as heck.
What happened with BUGFILM that people are weary about?

Production on Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead broke down. Multiple episode delays resulted in episode 9 airing at the end of September 2023, and the last 3 episodes not being able to air until Christmas in a special timeslot.
I'm optimistic though, and hoping they were able to get an earlier head start on the work this time around.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:42 pm Reply with quote
For now I'm skeptical for the studio the committee picked, I hope Bug Films has made some improvements on how to manage their schedule.
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Mikan-box Glasses-kun



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:47 pm Reply with quote
Juno016 wrote:
The promotional video is pretty as heck.
What happened with BUGFILM that people are weary about?

Definitely the Zom 100 situation, which I'd suggest reading kViN's great write-up of. Since this is the same animation producer as Komi (which had similar issues, though not to the point of delays) and Zom 100, there is a lot of room to worry. Though I really do sincerely hope they learned their lesson and gave this enough time, since they can't get away with the "great first episode, some highlights here and there to distract from near zero production lead time" strategy for Witch Hat Atelier, it's just too much stuff that needs to look good to do that with.

Either way though, I'll just go back to gushing over that trailer for now, because I really am happy to see super nice looking animation for one of my all-time favorite manga!
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 10:44 pm Reply with quote
The director is very good.
Atleast bad It won't be, lets wait and see.
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NebulousNeon



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 11:51 pm Reply with quote
paulchaested wrote:
Keep your expectations in check. That PV was a pre-animated trailer, meaning the actual show MAY OR MAY NOT look as good as that trailer.


I was at the panel. We were told the trailer was comprised of clips from the actual anime and it wasn't pre-animated.
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Mikan-box Glasses-kun wrote:
Juno016 wrote:
The promotional video is pretty as heck.
What happened with BUGFILM that people are weary about?

Definitely the Zom 100 situation, which I'd suggest reading kViN's great write-up of. Since this is the same animation producer as Komi (which had similar issues, though not to the point of delays) and Zom 100, there is a lot of room to worry. Though I really do sincerely hope they learned their lesson and gave this enough time, since they can't get away with the "great first episode, some highlights here and there to distract from near zero production lead time" strategy for Witch Hat Atelier, it's just too much stuff that needs to look good to do that with.

Either way though, I'll just go back to gushing over that trailer for now, because I really am happy to see super nice looking animation for one of my all-time favorite manga!


Kojima was also the AniProducer for Summertime Render, which Watanabe directed, and it flared better than the other two, managing to keep very strong points while never going too low. So I'm not that pessimistic.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2024 1:18 am Reply with quote
A little bit slow animation as in a replay. Hope for 24-26 episodes to air!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2024 2:19 am Reply with quote
paulchaested wrote:
Juno016 wrote:
The promotional video is pretty as heck.


Keep your expectations in check. That PV was a pre-animated trailer, meaning the actual show MAY OR MAY NOT look as good as that trailer.

Juno016 wrote:
What happened with BUGFILM that people are weary about?


They had pretty notorious production meltdown when Zom 100 aired leading the final episodes to be delayed by few months.

EDIT: I share some optimism with people and I do think the actual show will look as good as that trailer. I believe Bug Films learned their lessons but we'll have to see.


They stated at the panel that all the animation in the PV appears in the actual series.
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