A new anime is mocked for its 'bad animation'

2024-09-21
A new anime is mocked for its 'bad animation'

A press release announced that the game developed by Cosaic and Group SNE, "Murder Mystery of the Dead", will have an anime adaptation that will premiere on November 13 in Japan. The statement listed production details, but did not disclose the studio in charge.

On the other hand, the synopsis of this project writes:

  • The world has collapsed due to a zombie pandemic. The protagonist, Mikoto Amano, wakes up in an unknown place with no memories and is taken in by six girls. However, a horrifying incident occurs: a man who had been taken in with Mikoto is murdered, and the culprit is one of them. Set in the Tokyu Kabukicho tower, mysteries and secrets follow one another inside the building, now sealed. Will the girls, who have begun to form a bond, be able to discover the truth behind the incident?
A new anime is mocked for its 'bad animation'

While the original board game is quite popular for its mystery theme, the announcement of the anime adaptation has left more than one with an eyebrow up, especially because of the animation style. Although recent works such as "Girls Band Cry" demonstrate that CGI animation can be applauded with good designs and a high density of frames per second, it seems that not all studios have access to these media.

And this was demonstrated in the community comments:

  • "At least the 3D is pretty decent."
  • "Eh, no. Nothing beats Ex-Arm. Sure, Murder Mystery of the Dead comes close, but it's not on the same level."
  • "No one can beat Ex-Arm."
  • "There's probably only one really bad moment, when they use a realistic human for a corpse, but that's a problem of art direction, not 3D animation. The CGI is meh, but it's definitely not at the level of Ex-Arm."
  • "Well, to be honest, at least it looks a little better, lol."
  • "At least Ex-Arm tried to combine 2D and 3D animation. These guys here didn't even try, really."
  • "This feels like a fan-produced show with a bunch of Vtubers."
  • "I mean, if people can enjoy RWBY, why not this? Hahaha, although I'm not going to see it."
  • "This is light years above Ex-Arm. Is CGI bad? Sure, but it doesn't even come close to how terribly bad and comically appalling Ex-Arm's visuals were."
  • "The animation is flawed, obviously, but to call this the 'Ex-Arm of 2024,' don't you think you're exaggerating a little bit?"
  • "No kidding, this looks a lot better than that mess, and Crunchyroll isn't involved here, thank God. Somehow, they always manage to ruin everything they touch."
  • "Good one. I guess you don't really know how bad Ex-Arm's CGI animation was."
  • "This would probably be great with decent animation."
  • "I feel like the Japanese animation industry is falling more and more, decent productions are getting weirder and weirder. There are so many amazing manga that have been sacrificed with such mediocre adaptations, it's really sad to see that."
  • "To all the studios trying to make anime like this: please stop, it never looks good."
  • "I'm a big proponent of CGI anime because people even hate the good ones... but even I can't defend this."
  • "What is this animation? Those eyes look soulless. This is Ex-Arm at its finest."
  • "I love 3D animated TV shows like this... I just wish they would stop using that pesky 15 FPS. Reboot came out in the '90s and had smoother animation!"

Source: @AniNewsAndFacts en Twitter

(c)MURDER MYSTERY OF THE DEAD/マーダーミステリー・オブ・ザ・デッド製作委員会