I wish people would understand that sm crystal was announced in 2012. delayed for 2 years, botched both s1 and s2 and STILL has managed to get up to the 4th arc. that's INCREDIBLY unusual for anime production. a (so far) 8 year long project...
that STILL probably hasn't made the money toei wants it too, or even really the fame?? it's for a, realistically, really niche audience. no it's clearly not a priority for the studio, but by FUCK there's someone up there that wants to see this project through so BAD
if the project was going to be cancelled, it would have happened like 5 years ago. I cannot express enough just how UNUSUAL this production is in the industry
be grateful it got this far. cause there are incredibly real and dedicated people trying so hard to make this happen when literally everyone, (almost including the studio) is working against them
if I could access more info on the matter I would LOVE to know what the ever loving FUCK is going on behind the scenes. s1 and 2 production was beyond unbelievably rushed where animators where being given cuts hours before the episode needed to be in post production and air
also to keep in mind, the average anime studio does maybe 1 show a season or even a show a year and maybe a movie or two
toei is/was doing one piece, precure, Dragon ball super, and maybe each of their respective movies
maybe some digimon movies and smc
toei is/was doing one piece, precure, Dragon ball super, and maybe each of their respective movies
maybe some digimon movies and smc
yes they're an incredibly large studio, but this is also fucking ridiculous