The Isekai anime is not down to earth, this according to the words of the animator and director of Ghost in the Shell: The new Movie (2015), Kazuchika Kise, within an interview on the franchise’s website, about many personal opinions. This has caused a stir within forums in Japan, as Mr. Kazuchika mentioned that the modern anime had many flaws and fans did not feel good seeing this, so they have debated the director’s words.
Ghost in the Shell director Kazuchika Kise amid debate for criticizing current anime.
In a recent interview with director Kazuchika Kise for the Ghost in the Shell franchise portal about many topics of the Ghost in the Shell movies and on a hot topic, modern anime, the director’s words were clear: “It’s strange that only reincarnation products are made. The director’s words were clear: “It is strange that only reincarnation products are made. Recently, there have even been works that have been reborn as vending machines… I was really stunned (laughs)”. Recall that this director has been in the industry for many years and has gone through all stages of anime’s evolution.
Fans have taken these and other of his words in the interview and have created several forum posts offering their opinion: “I don’t think this is right, where are series like Frieren or Jujutsu Kaisen?”, “It would be leaving Oshi no Ko below”, “The isekais are trendy because of their monetary contribution, but you could not talk about modern anime, you would be excluding very good quality work”. Users are somewhat disappointed by the director’s words, exclaiming that to undervalue current works would be to cast aside many good quality series.
Kazuchika-san has many years within the industry, participating in works such as Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015), Platinum end (2021-2022), Blood C (2011) and many series since 1989. So knowing the career of this gentleman, we can understand his experience within the industry and the talent of it. It is not the first time that we mention a criticism to the constant creation of isekai series due to its demand, which can produce that many do not see originality in these series, it is something that we have detailed in one of our notes about this topic.
To conclude the interview section about this topic, director Kazuchika confesses, “When it comes to anime, I get the impression that there are fewer and fewer works that have their feet on the ground.” Interpreted by many users as the director, he assumes that modern anime does not have many outstanding works, is it right to exclaim it that way? An interview that expands a lot about the Ghost in the Shell universe and its characters and also offers many interesting opinions from the director, if you want to take a look at it, you can do so here.
Director Kazuchika Kise is a great talent of the medium who has brought to life Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, which has continued the events of Ghost int the Shell Arise with very striking art and memorable scenes. This film back in 2015 was received very positively, selling over $1.7 million and laying the groundwork for an already cult franchise within the pre-2000s films.
Many will feel identified with the director’s words, since it is not the first time that we talk about the decline of the Isekai category/genre, but when talking about modern anime, it cannot be said that current works do not have their feet on the ground, Sousou no frieren?, Jujutsu Kaisen?, Oshi no Ko? These are works that have made the industry expand even more with their genius, these and many other works that in less than five years have caused a favorable impact and have shown that current anime does have good quality works.