Pierrot, the famous animation studio behind major film adaptations like Bleach and Naruto, admitted that the company is lacking in producing high-quality titles quickly, citing Jujutsu Kaisen as an example. example.
Studio Pierrot and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War producer Yoshihiro Tominaga recently spoke with Men's Non-No about how changes in the anime industry are forcing the studio to adapt. “In recent years, other production companies have tended to produce extremely high-quality animation while dividing the broadcast season into separate seasons,” he said. Although Pierrot has a long history and is highly regarded for consistently delivering high-quality productions, I think we are also considered a company that specializes in feature films. Of course, there is value in letting people enjoy our animation without interruption for a long time, say two to three years, but we are not good at creating high-quality works like Jujutsu Kaisen for a short period of time.”
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Pierrot aims to build the studio's brand with long-term programming and high-quality anime that are produced quickly.
Tominaga continued: “In the current situation, where it is becoming increasingly difficult to continue the high quality production required by us without interruption, I believe it is time for us to review the company. How our production should work and what structure we should have. I believe Pierrot should continue to emphasize long-term series production as before, while balancing its strengths in creating high-quality works in short runs. To achieve this, we also want to focus on building the company's brand.”
Pierrot has revealed how it plans to quickly create high-quality works, while also announcing a new PIERROT MOVIE, with Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Season 3 being one of its first major titles. While Tominaga pointed to Jujutsu Kaisen, Michiyuki Honma, president of Pierrot, recently said that Demon Slayer was a turning point for the anime industry. He admitted that Pierrot's anime series was a huge financial risk and that after watching Demon Slayer, he “really felt that we had to change the way we made things.”
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 will premiere in 2024, and based on Tominaga and Honma's words, fans can expect Part 4 not long after. Disney+ airs this anime and describes it: “When new enemies appear, Alternate Shinigami Ichigo Kurosaki will return to the battlefield with his Zanpakuto to help those in need.”
Bleach: The thousand-year blood war
The peace was suddenly broken when sirens sounded throughout Soul Society. Residents are disappearing without a trace and no one knows who is behind it. Meanwhile, darkness is closing in on Ichigo and his friends in Karakura Town.
Release date October 11, 2022
Seasons 2
Creator Tite Kubo
Source: Men Who Don't