My Hero Academia animator Vincent Chansard reveals that they asked for their name to be taken off of the credits after their layouts/rough animation were significantly simplified in the final product.
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Chansard posted their draft of the scene, which features the face-changing villain Himeko Toga, to Twitter. Chansard's rough version of the scene features substantially more complex camera movements and animation than what was seen in the final cut of the episode. The changes were substantial enough that Chansard asked to be left off of the credits for the episode, but the artists bears no ill will to the anime's production team. "I was the one who asked to not be credited in the episode, i usually ask for it when i feel i am not in control over the quality in the final product," Chansard wrote in a follow-up tweet. "It is absolutly not the fault of the very caring team who have treated me with a lot of respect considering the circumstances." Twitter account @SakugaBrasil posted a direct comparison of Chansard's rough animation versus the final product.
A produção de My Hero Hero tem dificuldades em lidar com abordagens mais ambiciosas, pois muitas vezes, um animador faz algo muito complexo e a sua cena tem que ser refeita. Vincent Chansard fez um excelente layout para o episódio dessa semana, que foi refeito na versão final: pic.twitter.com/in7wySiDZG
— Sakuga Brasil「作画 ??」- SakugaCast EP09 no ar! ? (@sakugabrasil) August 28, 2021
I was the one who asked to not be credited in the episode, i usually ask for it when i feel i am not in control over the quality in the final product.
— Chansard Vincent (@Sparkleredpanda) August 28, 2021
It is absolutly not the fault of the very caring team who have treated me whith a lot of respect considering the circumstances.
In a later tweet, Chansard revealed that the production team behind the anime was "working on it until it aired." Chansard also stated that they mostly agree with a Twitter thread posted by another artist with the user name @Xros-ader, which explained that these changes usually happen in animation production because of budgetary and time restrictions, and the final animators have to prioritize their efforts toward more pivotal scenes, which may appear in episodes closer to this current season's climax.
Regardless of the reasons, some My Hero Academia fans have still expressed disappointment with the changes, and are especially sensitive to the topic since an earlier episode of the anime also featured substantial changes to the original rough animation during a particularly gory scene.
Even if some fans aren't happy with some of aspects of the anime, the My Hero Academia franchise remains as popular as it's ever been: the most recent movie in the series, World Heroes' Mission, has performed better at the Japanese box-office than any of the earlier movies in the franchise. The highly anticipated movie will make its international debut outside of Japan this fall, when Funimation will give the film a limited theatrical run in United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. A theatrical release is also planned for Scandinavia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru at an unspecified later date.
My Hero Academia was created by Kohei Horikoshi. The manga is available in English and distributed internationally by VIZ Media. Earlier seasons of the My Hero Academia anime are available for streaming on Netflix and Hulu. The entire series, including simulcasts of the currently airing season, are available on both Crunchyroll and Funimation.
Source: Twitter (1, 2, 3)
