A LETDOWN? | Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 21 Animation Breakdown 

Episode for an action heavy episode looked inredible for me, I'm still amazed how mappa animators are delivering on the quality

I've had to rewatch that Todo scene multiple times already. It was just too good

Tomioka's black flash was the highlight of this ep for me gorgeous effects work Also loved those rotation shots

JJKs staff did so much uniquely that now if a stereotypical cut comes, it becomes unique by default.

Good episode, I think the Mahito fight was done justice. It wasn't necessarily an INSANE overhaul like episodes 16 and 17 but it was good! The background as well as the foreground animation reminded me of Season 1 a lot. Nothing too insane, just good enough and tbh I'm fine with that. Hopefully season 3 is made in a better schedule. DAMN YOU MANABU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i really loved the way the compositing team did the backgrounds honestly i feel like glossy shine of the meat really complimented the tone

Can't believe a young 16 year old animator participated in this episode but then I remembered weilin Zhang was also 16-17 when he animated the Naruto/Sasuke vs momoshiki fight

A barren field isn't supposed to look nice lol

Honestly I didn't have much issues with the episode, just wish that K1R0 sequence was a little more hype. Other than that, episode was solid

that what treating animatior like a sweatshops worker do to the quality it a miracle we got it this good

8:19 this guy is insane. All of these shots were masterfully well done, and so different from one another you'd think a different artist drew each one himself. Nope, just one insanely talented and versatile artist.

wished they extended the fight after mahitos transformation a bit more but other then that id say this is one of my favorite episodes of jjk

Nothing they could have done not enough time they did as best as they could. I agree that for a finale it didn't reach the same levels as yuji vs choso and sukuna vs jogo. Not even close but we did get a couple good sequences and shots. That last black flash was the highlight. Legendary scene.

The transformed mahito fight could have been a little bit longer, but still the episode looks like peak to me

Loved the ep regardless ❤. I like whatever k1ro makes. Such a good sequence

Not curses, transfigured humans. Essentially manipulated biomatter through idle disfiguration. So the texture makes sense considering its human skin being manipulated with

To answer question in title, no it was not letdown

It has some insanely good directorial work.eekee should work on some Itou Junji animes.If there is an adaptation of Uzumaki he would be incredibly good at it

First time disagreeing with you bro, this episode was nuts and very well animated.

Im surprised you didn't mention how itadori's scar on his cheek changes every single scene and sometimes it's not even there.

Kinda worried about next ep, where [spoilers ahead] They have to animate Uzumaki.

thanks for another great informative breakdown !!

Not gonna lie episode 22 surprised me. Didn't except much from it, but for me it was damn good

7:00 this cut reminds me of ufotable, specifically demon slayer tracking scenes The compositing was like that too...like the color of the light

Hey brother, loved you works and your passion behind it. I have just one question , where do you get all this information. Like which cut is made by which person. Did you get these info from websites or you are telling us from you personal experience

Imo it looked amazing and really good work for their part everything was perfect for me

Hayato kurosaki and kaito tomiyoka have been on some sung hoo park timing with the output they have been putting out.

I understand and appreciate critique that understands and loves the art. It’s crazy to listen to different reactors praising or downing art styles because they don’t like them though. I listened to one of your previous videos and you specifically appreciated a change in art style that another content creator I watch mistook for “proof” that Mappa was struggling.

This episode was one of the rewatchable episode in s2 of jjk it was good compared to some of the other episodes for only one time watch😅

Thank you for the video.

11:40 had the final clash from demon slayers red light district arc vibes

Are you going to do the finale ? Love your videos!

Bro what are ur thoughts on bleach cour 3 teaser it looked quite good to me .

"in between" is probably a great way to describe it. The feelings i have on this episode are a mixed bag because theres such a blend of high points and low points. So i end up fluctuating back and forth on my opinion consistently as i watch. "oh this is gorgeous, oh this is really limited though, holy shit this is flames!!! wow the drawings here are really strong!! This sequence looks so raw!! Hm? the drawings here are so weak though" so on and so forth. At least with 17 i could clearly say that "animation was pretty peak, but scenes were cut and art was unfinished at points". 18, i could say it was pretty...consistently eh, save for daniel kims scene, though not bad. But this one had me hella conflicted

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed the similaroties with the Avant music video

3:45 hey! I noticed that too I found many references in the music video

My only problem was they skimmed over the time lag punch scene and it was explained like it was in the manga

I cant unsee that the human transfigured tendral thingys look like veggie straws. the colors are kinda goofy

The taka scene was so good, added some much needed levity. Burst out laughing

What about cursed energy effect secret how they animate this effect ???

Can you do an animation breakdown of violet evergarden pls ? It is a gorgeous show to say the least

What a W episode that was

I'm not that knowledgeable on corrections for blue ray releases but if anyone could answer this for me, just how much is able to be changed so that we get I guess essentially the closest to a finished product? I'm aware what we got is basically what's finished but when they go back in for corrections just how much can they change/add so that the blue ray release seems more polished?

Could def feel some of the issues with the flow and movement readability for certain exchanges, thats for sure. Tbh dont really care abt the draw inconsistencies as long as it moves nicely enough; plus i sort of liked the grotesque look of the fleshy background (altho the edges could blend a little better)... The void background at the end really did suck tho, and its kinda weird to see them regress to s1 levels when pretty much every background so far has been like 10x better than it minimum

Love ur work man but idk how you liked the last ep w todo vs mahito underground but didn’t like the yuji vs mahito final form This ep was waaaaaaaay better Great video tho

Where do you get all the unfinished work like the keyframes?

Well, after two very good looking episodes, it didn't surprise me that this ep had quite a few issues.

Yeah this is why mappa employees do not get to go home

What are corrections? Are they complete redraws of a drawing or just slight tweaks?

I know this would be absolutely impossible but I kinda wish they played skyfall at the scene with yuhi and Mahito

This might be out of your content style, but I'm currently working on the 4th episode of my series, and I would like criticism from someone who knows what their talking abt 😂

Just from preview shots, i think next episode will match this or better, however the last episode will be quality. I believe they would want to go out with a banger, Especially if they animate a highly anticipated's character

Just wait bleach course three is coming you will not find any mistake the quality of cour three trailer is higher than the other cours

Why critique a work that has been done in a poor working condition and short schedule?

Mahito really became a parasyte character 💀💀

Don’t even go there with “It was such a Letdown” knowing damn well they couldn’t possibly have done any better with the Mappa conditions.

what does melting mean?

A letdown? No. There, you've click baited a comment out of me. You're welcome.

I’ve never clicked so fast

This is your most objective video.

A probably pretentious vid is like a bigfoot sighting

I honestly hated Yuji's power of friendship ass black flash at the end of the episode that destroyed Mahito. That's like something straight outta My Hero Academia where he draws out 200% of his strength just for a single blow.

Please analyse Danmachi's animation 🙏🏼

Can someone please tell me why animation studios ghost certain scenes

animation portrayed the manga perfectly

Just be happy they are actually finishing the season despite all the backlash from the harsh working conditions, instead of throwing the managers of a roof 😂

who was the dude you mentioned at 8:59

Hi

i expected more but still satisfied with the episode

CSM Movie teaser dropped Poor animators 🫡

it sucks that the schedule could only allow for only one truly complete k1ro cut (2 if we're being generous to the toji cut). they were all fantastic but it couldve been so much better if he was given time to cook

I agree, after the tranformation part is very underwhelming to me like its lacking something. Maybe because i saw too much reel with adelle audio.

I hate to admit that I expected more. Yes. More. While it is very selfish to think this way knowing what the animators have been through, this is THE finale... this is THE fight. It should have been more prioritized and I'm sure manga readers, knowing the contents of what the episode would hold, expected Sukuna vs Mahoraga levels of flashiness. This episode pales in comparison to Yuji vs Choso, and that is not a good thing. BUT... it still looked good, had various highs and not lows but just okay cuts and the expectation for more and the troubles of not getting it is something one can take up with MAPPA'S DIRECTORS. The animators deserve no hate, they have done enough. My only wish going into this episode was that I was hoping it would have been animated beforehand (no time restraints) and had extended scenes like Sukuna v Jogo, Sukuna v Mahoraga and Yuji v Choso, and we can all tell the animators did not get that liberty. At least the Yuji hunting Mahito scene was done so much JUSTICE. But mannn fuck MAPPA

all you do is complain, yap yap yap.

At the start of the season i liked these videos. But as an animator myself they truly just feel disrespectful to the animators at this point.

The biggest downfall of Season 2 is consistency, always having different directors leading to some episodes being amazing and some sub par. The reason season 1 was superior in storyboarding & flow especially with action is because they had 1 director the whole way through. Mappa should of chosen 1 director for the season & focused all of the different talents into animation. Consistency is key for everything

I thought it looked noticabley more polished than the mahoraga episode.

The animations arent bad its just so unpolished and feels rushed and plain at times. It doesnt feel enjoyable to watch as the first season. You can clearly tell something is off and it just ruins the anime for me. I just wanted to be dragged into the feel of the anime like I did before. 4/10 for this season.

Guy sees perfectly fine backgrounds and be like "naaah, they actually bad" (nor referring to the 1st one, that one does indeed not blend well with the building)

What a stupid title to this video 😂

didn't really like this fight. the animation is perfect but the fight didn't feel rushed or chaotic like Todo's last fight with Hanami

I know that you have to critical, but sometimes you are too picky, annoying, and complany

Icl u r too ungrateful I’m surprised we getting anything like this at all

You have no right to criticize the animators who are dying to finish the show

Idk, criticizing animators who we know are struggling immensely for every single imperfect frame seems off

i am of sick of your jjk content.please make on something else

Too much nitpicking. Do you watch the show at 0.25x to notice all that?

Indians 😂

Kinda worried about next ep, where [spoilers ahead] They have to animate Uzumaki.