A new year means a new season of anime for fans. To be added to the weekly rotation or included in the anime. The backlog of series is constantly increasing. They vowed they could get there, while 2025 could see a head-to-head streaming battle between de facto anime juggernaut Crunchyroll and rising star Netflix, but the former has just released anime. from Jujutsu Kaisen and attack on titan Studio Mappa that attracts anime fans to watch the premiere episode
Before being released for sale Senshuwhich is a clever play on the Japanese phrase: “Whole collections” or “finished works” have piqued the interest of anime fans with marketing evidence of the anime production process from washed-up animators. Although this isn't the first time an anime has pulled back the curtain and made art about the creation of art (see Keep your hands off the azocaine.– blue eraand Looking back– Senshu Some people are suspicious because it's a Mappa anime. As mentioned before, Mappa is widely regarded as an anime studio worth watching. And many of the contents are related to some of the most critically acclaimed shonen anime. It's also a studio that's equally controversial online. The alleged incidents of worker stomping have been repeated. To bring such a highly praised anime to the masses, Mappa making an anime around the challenges of the animation process is sure to be interesting. however, SenshuThe first episode of this story made fans They were stunned at the beginning. Revealing that it is an isekai anime.
Isekai It's a fantasy anime that has quickly become a no-brainer for anime fans. This is because the media has become oversaturated over the past decade. While there are some outstanding items such as Re: center and Unemployed reincarnationIsekai shows are usually dynamic fantasy anime adaptations about a reclusive society in the everyday world who is given a second chance at life in a strange fantasy environment that has godly powers. And while there's nothing wrong with watching something that stimulates the brain in the same way as a coated sugar cookie, fans aren't expecting Mappa to take the isekai route either. Senshu– However, Mappa finds something unique in its approach to the isekai genre. Senshu First episode
She just caused emotional damage to all the isekai fans😠pic.twitter.com/SDasgvZEN3
— Brandon Varnell (@BrandonBVarnell) January 6, 2025
Senshu It follows a woman named Natsuko Hirose who makes the leap from being an animator just out of high school to being the creator of an era-defining anime. Her success propelled her to star in romantic comedies that share the same spirit as the director. of Makoto Shinkai your name or Mamoru Hosoda The girl who leaps through time– Still, Natsuko struggles with holding on to this idea. without ever feeling the happiness of first love She doesn't help her situation by doing major animation. and storyboards as redrawn by her assistant. And she insisted on letting her disheveled hair grow unruly until the project was finished. After searching for a floating ego on social media. Natsuko suddenly discovers that the director is behind the major failure. (and the anime that sparked her love of the craft) has died. This is where Natsuko accidentally chokes on her food, dies, and the isekai enters the anime's fantasy world.
Natsuko quickly pieced together that she had been an isekai and lamented that this phenomenon only happened to unemployed losers. That's before she discovered that she could redraw entire scenes of this tragic fantasy to save her hero from disaster. This power appears in her magic pin bar. It acts like the purple crayon inside. Harold and the purple crayon (or a piece of chalk from Nickelodeon chalk zone for the cool kids) Her first success was when she drew a gigantic kaiju with crudely animated Genga and Zettei production marks. in every movement of the body It received good ratings. So much from being a one-on-one reference shot. Neon Genesis Evangelionof Hideaki AnnoAnimation cut from Hayao Miyazakiis a 1984 Studio Ghibli fantasy film. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
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Nausicaa / Zenshu Episode 1.
Special thoughts for Hideaki Anno 🥲 https://t.co/1eQji1E0SL pic.twitter.com/DzD4xeeFp5— Katsuka (@catsuka) January 7, 2025
Although isekai is a well-received anime genre, SenshuThe opening episode strikes the right balance as one of the most original and conceptually interesting anime the industry has produced in years. The comedic elements use the genre's wit. At the same time, it uses the potential inherent in analyzing fiction and reality in a way that prepares for refreshing storytelling. While it's still too early to say Senshu How will it be for animation? Looking back and Letter from a One Piece fan It entered the anime community last year. It is sure to make a good first impression with an attractive isekai presentation. while providing meta-textual insights into the animation process from one of the industry's leading studios.
New episode of Senshu Premieres every Sunday on Crunchyroll.
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