Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Check out Li Cree's vid: youtube.com/watch?v=WqKgcIujOAg
Jujutsu Kaisen Animator reacts to Kaiju No. 8: youtu.be/RXbh2WrgvI8
Interviewing Jujutsu Kaisen Animators on MAPPA: youtu.be/idsXdjYlXWw?si=7dz-zF4DtO8xPPvE
Follow me on Twitter▷ twitter.com/YimanStyle
Timestamps:
0:00 intro
3:56 How did you get into the anime industry?
6:24 Is the anime industry a small world?
9:37 How did you land a role for JJK?
12:02 What were your perception of MAPPA before your JJK job offering?
13:22 Why didn’t Li Cree turn down JJK despite the MAPPA rumors?
18:05 Quickly breaking down the different production staff roles
19:55 Sentiments when JJK Ep Director recruited you
22:46 An Average day of a JJK Animator
28:07 The pay for anime is really low
35:30 Why did you drop the “I worked on JJK” video?
39:33 Reaction to Director Okubo’s viral tweet
44:18 Did anyone notable reach out after the vid drop?
45:50 JJK S2 Production Meltdown
49:42 Production Assistants carry anime projects fr
52:38 When JJK S2 production took a turn for worse
55:51 MAPPA animators carried s2
56:42 Mental state during the meltdown
1:00:42 Day to day schedule during the meltdown
1:04:16 The opportunities that came after working on jjk s2
1:07:24 Did your love for animation waver?
1:13:15 How can we support animators?
1:14:16 Would you accept a JJK S3 job offering?
1:15:39 Any contact with other JJK animators?
1:19:15 Closing thoughts on animating for JJK S2?
1:22:16 How do you warm up before animating?
1:23:36 Reaction to JJK S2 getting all these awards
1:25:12 When are you think you are ready to join the anime industry
1:28:18 Has MAPPA attempted to improve scheduling?
1:30:48 If you were MAPPA CEO, how would you change MAPPA?
1:36:04 Why is it hard to create an animator union in Japan?
1:39:12 What is your fav anime as of late?
1:41:21 Famous American animation studios look at Frieren for inspiration
1:44:15 How to separate watching anime for enjoyment vs over analysis?
1:45:32 Most Favorite and least favorite JJK character to animate
1:47:32 JJK Shibuya Arc made us speechless…
1:48:26 Are you hopeful for the anime industry?
1:52:46 Are you mind blown you got to work on JJK?
1:56:13 What is your animator's end goal?
1:59:38 Li Cree’s Closing Remarks
Check out Li Cree's vid: youtube.com/watch?v=WqKgcIujOAg
Jujutsu Kaisen Animator reacts to Kaiju No. 8: youtu.be/RXbh2WrgvI8
Interviewing Jujutsu Kaisen Animators on MAPPA: youtu.be/idsXdjYlXWw?si=7dz-zF4DtO8xPPvE
Follow me on Twitter▷ twitter.com/YimanStyle
Timestamps:
0:00 intro
3:56 How did you get into the anime industry?
6:24 Is the anime industry a small world?
9:37 How did you land a role for JJK?
12:02 What were your perception of MAPPA before your JJK job offering?
13:22 Why didn’t Li Cree turn down JJK despite the MAPPA rumors?
18:05 Quickly breaking down the different production staff roles
19:55 Sentiments when JJK Ep Director recruited you
22:46 An Average day of a JJK Animator
28:07 The pay for anime is really low
35:30 Why did you drop the “I worked on JJK” video?
39:33 Reaction to Director Okubo’s viral tweet
44:18 Did anyone notable reach out after the vid drop?
45:50 JJK S2 Production Meltdown
49:42 Production Assistants carry anime projects fr
52:38 When JJK S2 production took a turn for worse
55:51 MAPPA animators carried s2
56:42 Mental state during the meltdown
1:00:42 Day to day schedule during the meltdown
1:04:16 The opportunities that came after working on jjk s2
1:07:24 Did your love for animation waver?
1:13:15 How can we support animators?
1:14:16 Would you accept a JJK S3 job offering?
1:15:39 Any contact with other JJK animators?
1:19:15 Closing thoughts on animating for JJK S2?
1:22:16 How do you warm up before animating?
1:23:36 Reaction to JJK S2 getting all these awards
1:25:12 When are you think you are ready to join the anime industry
1:28:18 Has MAPPA attempted to improve scheduling?
1:30:48 If you were MAPPA CEO, how would you change MAPPA?
1:36:04 Why is it hard to create an animator union in Japan?
1:39:12 What is your fav anime as of late?
1:41:21 Famous American animation studios look at Frieren for inspiration
1:44:15 How to separate watching anime for enjoyment vs over analysis?
1:45:32 Most Favorite and least favorite JJK character to animate
1:47:32 JJK Shibuya Arc made us speechless…
1:48:26 Are you hopeful for the anime industry?
1:52:46 Are you mind blown you got to work on JJK?
1:56:13 What is your animator's end goal?
1:59:38 Li Cree’s Closing Remarks
