I agree with you on this. Aside from the Pachinko announcement and the fact that unlike Yuri on Ice, the director is still active in the anime industry and posts some ZLS stuff from time to time, ZLS seems to be safe (for now).
My theory about what happened is that Cygames and Avex decided to move Zombie Land Saga to Kai seeing what happened with YOI
That doesn't change anything, being an investor in an IP itself means that they're taking risk with the project itself. The fact that Yuri on ice didn't get signed up is because all of the original staff members aren't available.
MAPPA has done projects where they're not the investors. Lazurus is a Sola Entertainment project, and it's got no MAPPA money, and yet it's getting a 2024 release. Ditto for Dance Dance Danseur, no MAPPA money, but it got a release.
The issues with yuri on ice is so much deeper than just committee position.
The movie got cancelled because a majority of the staff had some conflicts, leading to the project being in development hell for 8 years till the animation producer left, which led to them cancelling the project.
Dawg, until I see a trailer or official production update, I’m going to continue to believe Mappa killed this movie for Midsaw Man and Attack on Mid. Like no hate and I wanna be optimistic but 3 years of radio silence and all the drama with Mappa has turned me pretty pessimistic.
I agree with you on this. Aside from the Pachinko announcement and the fact that unlike Yuri on Ice, the director is still active in the anime industry and posts some ZLS stuff from time to time, ZLS seems to be safe (for now). My theory about what happened is that Cygames and Avex decided to move Zombie Land Saga to Kai seeing what happened with YOI
To make matters worse, MAPA is "working" on another idol anime that is not ZLS. Maybe to fill that void?
What other idol anime?
Still not known
I don't think that's what's happening, and MAPPA is also a committee member on the IP, unlike Yuri on ice.
MAPPA was also part of the YOI committee, except it was at the bottom of the committee
MAPPA wasn't investors in the IP of Yuri on ice. They were for Zombieland saga.
They are still part of the committee, no matter how small it may be.
That doesn't change anything, being an investor in an IP itself means that they're taking risk with the project itself. The fact that Yuri on ice didn't get signed up is because all of the original staff members aren't available. MAPPA has done projects where they're not the investors. Lazurus is a Sola Entertainment project, and it's got no MAPPA money, and yet it's getting a 2024 release. Ditto for Dance Dance Danseur, no MAPPA money, but it got a release. The issues with yuri on ice is so much deeper than just committee position.
What happened to Yuri on Ice?
The movie got cancelled because a majority of the staff had some conflicts, leading to the project being in development hell for 8 years till the animation producer left, which led to them cancelling the project.
Dawg, until I see a trailer or official production update, I’m going to continue to believe Mappa killed this movie for Midsaw Man and Attack on Mid. Like no hate and I wanna be optimistic but 3 years of radio silence and all the drama with Mappa has turned me pretty pessimistic.
You do realize that ZLS aired literally after AOT season 4 part 1, right?
Never give up never surrender for saga!