#Animation Director Ippei Ichii Claims MAPPA Offered Low Rates For Netflix-Made Anime

#Animation Director Ippei Ichii Claims MAPPA Offered Low Rates For Netflix-Made Anime

“#Animation Director Ippei Ichii Claims MAPPA Offered Low Rates For Netflix-Made Anime”   Animation director Ippei Ichii, who recently worked on ZOMBIE LAND SAGA REVENGE episode 8 at MAPPA, expressed disappointment on his Twitter account today at the rates he was offered to work on a show at MAPPA produced by Netflix. He claimed that he was offered just 3,800 yen…

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#Bloomberg: Several Buyers Interested in Purchasing Video Game Giant Square Enix

#Bloomberg: Several Buyers Interested in Purchasing Video Game Giant Square Enix

“#Bloomberg: Several Buyers Interested in Purchasing Video Game Giant Square Enix”   Bloomberg’s Japanese business newsroom reported today that multiple, currently unknown, buyers are interested in purchasing Square Enix, who are known for the video game series Final Fantasy. It has not been confirmed if the interested parties are just gunning for the video game division–which makes…

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#Anime Company Breaks Down the Production Costs of March 2011 10-Year Commemoration OVA

#Anime Company Breaks Down the Production Costs of March 2011 10-Year Commemoration OVA

“#Anime Company Breaks Down the Production Costs of March 2011 10-Year Commemoration OVA”   On April 6, the representative director of animation company Jichitai Anime, Naoya Ishikawa, released a full breakdown of the production costs on Twitter for the latest OVA the company released. The OVA “Shichigahama de Mitsuketa” was produced alongside the town of Shichigahama in Miyagi…

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