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The animation for this movie is beyond gorgeous. I can't imagine how many hours this took. I can only dream of reaching this level, but not paying the price these animators had to pay. The industry had gotta be better than this.

Looking at the first clips of the movie my two first thoughts were, in order: "It's so pretty" "they ate their workers to make this, didn't they?".

As someone who considers this movie a personal favorite: This movie’s production is a case study for why the anime industry needs more unions, because simply them existing was enough to threaten the studio into paying.

This is really disheartening. I remember reading articles about how some anime studios were labeled as black companies due to their treatment of the staff. The Japanese animation industry REALLY need some kind of reform to undo these injustices.

It is ironic, and a bit tragic, that many fans get or even go for the moral life lessons offered by entertainment media when the entertainment industry often is one of the most exploitative and immoral around.

Very beautiful movie, but saddening to hear what happened behind the scenes. I'm happy they got paid after, but they should have gotten paid when they were supposed to. Animators are artists, and they should be paid the amount they deserve. Especially for a movie like this.

This reminded me of what MAPPA did to many freelance animators during the making of (if I remember correctly) Jujutsu Kaisen and the later season of Attack on Titan where a mass amount of animators were complaining on twitter (where studios find freelancers) saying that they were not paid/credited on the episodes that they worked on. Both of these animes are a huge success especially for JJK because of the amazing animation that it provided, but the fact that the laymen do not know of the issue, or worse, they even defend the studio, is really disappointing.

KyoAni is probably the only studio that treats its staff fairly and pays by hour instead of a frame. Frankly it's disgusting how people can be working like slaves in one of the most developed countries of the 21st century in the world.

Had the opportunity to watch this in a theatre earlier this summer, all I got to say is that the experience from the final scenes in no way can be recreated at home and should be watched in a theatres. Visuals and the orchestra were incredible

One thing I'd like the clarify Mr A hasn't been confirmed as an animator, but someone who worked on the production maybe a production assistant hard to say, but either way the point is the same the work of everyone on the team do is intense not just the animators.

4:14 my god, that is the best water/swimming animation i have seen so far. Its a shame such talented people got treated so poorly.

Watching this movie felt like a big concept art in movement. I keep asking myself how that level of details, colors and those gorgeous character designs were even possible and is so sad knowing it was at the cost of so many people health. This movie would never be the same. Thank you for the video.

I watched this movie a while back and I’m always surprised by how amazing it looks. It’s so sad that the animators who did the beautiful work weren’t compensated for their overtime

I'm a huge fan of the manga and found the film to be fantastic in its own right as well. Focusing the story more on Ruka and her coming-of-age-esque storyline was a great choice for condensing a really, REALLY philosophically and thematically dense manga. It also helps that the film is just breathtaking in its animation, composition, music scoring, shit just about everything.

The moment I saw the video in my feed and the title, as an animator I knew immediately what the kick would be. I actually remember seeing the trailer for this film a while back and I found it absolutely stunning, and when it comes to the information around 4C's exploitation of its animators/compositors it's no where near of surprise. Animators all over in Japan are underpaid and under-evaluated for their time, money, and deserved well-being. It relieves me that unions are starting to be formulated to combat underpayment but it's merely the first step. I'm most definitely going to take in this movie because it's so raw and beautiful with its cosmic mystically euphoric nature, but with that being said I wish the absolute best for it's artists.

the cost of this anime is the soul of every staff that participate in it

The manga is truly the most beautiful and magical thing ive ever read, and its great that the anime did it justice. Im just really sad to hear that theres so much negativity in creating an art piece that is supposed to be so pure and beautiful. They need reformation in the japanese animation industry because this is workplace abuse for real.

I think I definitely need to check this out soon, it's been on my "to watch" list for a little while. Thanks for another great video, your narration is always 110% relaxing :)

This was such a visual masterpiece. It blew my mind. I couldn't understand the whole story in the end, but I didn't care. I went with the majestic ride and chaos of it all. But damn, I'm sad to hear about the creators... :(

Ah man, I'm so Sad never heard about this film in the years that I've been a more avid fan of cinema. This is a real showcase of talent and I'd love more people to see it

I always wonder why animation Studios try to rip off there employees even though they have witness the work at ground level the passion, the time and the skill artist put in every day and yet they do this. Is there some kind of difficulty or it just them trying to save money for themselves?.

Oh perfect, I just watched this for the first time just the other day. Absolutely stunning film, to be sure. Story was strange, wish it had been expanded on more, perhaps I'll read the manga

I just want to say that I enjoy your video essays. As someone who's practicing to be an animator your videos have given me more insight on the japanese animation industry.

Based on just the title: pretty much every anime. Anime studios work their employees to the goddamn bone.

8:52 A company forced to pay salary to it's employees?? That's their worst nightmare!

The only thing that can affect the way Japanese "black companies" abuse their employees is changes in expectations/behaviours in Japanese working culture and stricter enforcement of labour law. This happens regardless of whether they make bank or not. It's a style of management.

This anime reminds me of Disney's Fantasia. It's very costly to make, very artistic and it usually doesn't attract audience very well. It's a niche anime that get praises from artists and critics but general audience just can't appreciate it. At the end, it's a huge financial lost plus complication like this.

I was Waiting for this

This brings a smile to my face Merry Christmas

One of the more visually striking anime movies I stumbled upon by accident. Such a quality story.

Love the videos man, thanks so much

Perhaps not so coincidentally, the other movie mentioned in the video (Kaguya-hime no Monogatari) also has a rather unpleasant story behind the scenes.

What I love from Children of The Sea is how the manga initially inspired Kenshi Yonezu / Hachi in his drawings, as we can see in his Eine Kleine PV, Donut Hole, and his artbooks how similar his style is. Now imagine when he had to make a promotional soundtrack for the movie; he probably had on of the most fun moment in his life

You did this very well! You captured the movie perfectly!

Thank you for this video! I knew that unfortunately happens a lot in the anime industry but damn 100 to 200 hours over time a month, that is crazy

This was a great first vid for me to find of you. Shows your character and personality well. Subbed and cant wait to see more.

For some reason I just watched this for the second or third time recently and found it strangely familiar in a way that wasn’t from watching it more than once but from recognizing the artistic style and a feeling like I know what’s being told of that makes any sense ! Thanks Steve love all your content 🙏🏻👍🏼😁

as an animator/artist just discovering this video the animation is giving me chills every frame from the detail

Awesome video. Also I noticed you're wearing the Kiryu Yakuza bomber jacket! I have one myself lol

This video is so heart breaking for me specifically. For years now ive been a HUGE fan of studio 4.c and its works.. But knowing the animation scene in Japan, this should have probably been expected. Still, its so sad and disheartening to see the name of a studio ive loved so much in this light.

Great video! I honestly wish this movie got more attention it’s so beautiful

this was a really great video that explained a lot, thanks for takin the time!

i love both the movie and manga to the moon n back but wow i had no idea that its beauty came about at the expense of its staff. ill appreciate the animation tenfold with the knowledge of what theyve been put through. thank you for this video

this might be one of the greates videos I've ever watched thanks a lot

Great video!

love your voice and analysis, I'm subbing

This is a masterpiece, everything it express is such a beauty

Anime staff needs more love

AH! Puparia was an instant favorite. I was in awe when I first saw it, and Children of the Sea definitely pushed the same buttons in my brain.

Great video, thank you very much!

Thats a great video man!!

Stunningly gorgeous movie. I did find the storyline confusing, but engaging nonetheless.

You're channel has been absolutely amazing this whole month each video has been a real gem. I've never heard of this movie/manga but my interest has been piqued. It sucks about the shady industry bts stuff but hopefully it'll all be resolved so the workers can look back fondly over what they made.

I’m so damn glad that dude got paid…JEEEZ. One of my FAVORITE movies although painful for reasons. I don’t even know the guy but just hearing this started getting me infuriated. CoS is a serious work of art & the people who can put it on their resume I’m sure will get what they deserve soon, for those who’ve been done wrong. Subbed

The amount of work you put into this video... you deserve way more subs.

Aside from what the video is about the production value of this video is really good and the style is great, looking forward to more videos in the future.

I really loved the subtle story as well! The production is such a tragedy tho :,(

One of my favourite films, but it didn't come without suffering. Unfortunately, that is not at all unique to this one company, but is a widespread issue not just in the Japanese animation sector, but is a global problem across many industries. Corporations are getting away with too much in too many countries, and they must not be allowed to break the rules whenever they please. Labour is not valued nearly enough.

Thank you for talking about this, I am not living in Japan or anything, I don't even wanna do animation whatsoever, since I think it's too much work for me, but I feel greatful. Hope ya the best. and not least I hope Japanese or otherwise animators who put all those hours into creating something amazing will get their fair share! We should be proud of these people for their timeless art pieces, and shouldn't rob the world for some cheap short term profit margins, these are the not replacable people... and even those working in any company shouldn't be put throught such an unfavourable treatment. Somenthing I always found appalling in Japanese culture is how they're overlooking the abuse of the individual, like in a work setting "If it works just let it be." -is the sorta vibe I'm getting. Far from being responsible or wise, yet still claiming both.

First time viewer,,, this is beautiful! Never heard of this film,, you do a great job with production and IP analysis! Gotta watch this movie now!

im starting to learn 3d and vfx and I cannot even imagine the amount of work that went into this anime

I wish I was at the pitch meeting. "OK guys so I got this idea, you know how water is always moving, right? What if we make an entire anime underwater and draw all the rippling, waves, and refraction by hand?"

This movie is on Netflix and I was actually able to watch it a few months ago. Unfortunately I didn't like it at all, and it felt more like a unfiltered passion project rather than a fully fledge film. It seemed way more concerned with the visuals than creating comprehensive or even entertaining characters or plotlines. Towards the end, where all the magic space/ocean psychedelic stuff starts happening, I just had to stop watching entirely because nothing was happening at all. It was like looking through a kaleidoscope... fun colors but nothing else.

wow the graphics in this movie are insane how did they do that i cant believe it

Been putting off this movie for a while, thanks for convincing me to watch it right now.

The entire anime industry behind the scene is very sad when you know their working conditions.

"Nothing gives you ego death about the young quandaries of life quite like this..." "STITCH FIX!!!"

I loved the visual style of this anime so much

Legend for making this vidoe

Being in a union is always helpful

This was just. Such a beautiful animation

I love your kiryu coco jersey jacket o7.

I remember watching this, I didn't find it to be that moving tbh. It's got great animation and looks polished as a diamond fresh outta the box tho.

This is my favorite anime animation ever! It's so good. It's really amazing I literally wish the best for all the hard workers! 🙏💗👌

Such a beautiful artstyle

What is so SAD is that too many animes out there are garbage junk. Harems, fan service, tropes, reused stories, etc… and it gets more audience and $$$ than the beautiful animes out there, that are gold in its story and value. 🤕 people are so messed up nowadays.

animation and camera angles off the charts

woah. its incredible and the art is splendid

That AE86 on your shelf looks great

With everything happening in the world, people aren't very likely to start solidarity protests for the animation workers. But damn the film looks stunning.

This is my first time getting introduced to this movie, and I think it's amazing! I'll go check it out

Found this/you by chance and want to say great content and style! But also, what is that moon lamp I'm low-key obsessed with it?

Hi! Im a first-time watcher and I don't normally comment on others; videos, but this video is absolutely brilliant. I'm a artist trying to Entrepeneur myself to financial freedom, I'm creating my own business with a partner, indirectly this was helpful in what to avoid and just other confirmations of 1.) look at the documents you are signing and 2.) history repeats itself so take advantage of it. I'm excited to watch you further! Have a wonderful day :)

1:26 YES!!! Someone said it! I haven’t even seen the film yet and have only seen the MV for it’s theme song “Spirits of The Sea” (by Kenshi Yonezu) and I noticed just how similar the feel of it is to Puparia. Puparia also took a shit ton of effort and time, and unlike the movie, it was made by one person (Shingo Tamagawa) and was completely hand-drawn.

This is one of my most favourite movies to rewatch and I never knew of it's troubled behind the scenes, really unfortunate.

Behind this gorgeous and stunning animation is a dark history...

Aww this was at a local jp film festival, i didn't know it was this amazing!

Although the story of the movie is kind of meh to me, I cant deny that the animation is really beautiful and it easily topes most anime movies these days when it comes to super high quality animations. Too bad it comes with a price

This is inspiring and educational

10 frames of this anime is the budget of seven deadly sins

I forgot about this animation masterpiece It gave me a spiritual feeling, you will know if u have watched it The animation style is so relaxing and calming I never felt more at ease than when i was watching this movie

It's been a while since I've watched anime or kept up with news. I am so glad I ran into your channel because you described exactly why I lost interest in anime commentary. Appreciate it!

not your best video by a long shot, i'll give a like for the effort

With all the anime being made some real bad eggs have been just cranked out for seasonal production so it's good that some strain be put on the industry. ask yourself " do we really need 9 slice of life and 20 another world animes"? no we don't

I'm so happy to see my instant reminder of puparia is shared

Somehow I hadn't heard of this movie even though i'm a huge fan of studio 4c and they are my favorite animation studio probably. i love whenever someone pushes boundaries of an art form. sure some people even say 'mindgame isnt anime' and such but to me that is a sign of how passionate they are about pushing anime to be more

This movie has some of the best water effects in animation. period .

I love Anime. We the people, I mean the fans "us" should start an organization that helps and supports this genre. It has never been done before but it has a sublime potential for profits to whoever is part of this journey. Enough of top notch studios who define this genre and slave the people who dearly love anime. I will not action this idea because the profits are astronomical and its only for those whose ethical foundation is unquestioned. Anime for life.

I love the video. I just want to ask, where do you find that information? Info about production and etc. I really want to know where to get that information. Thank you!