Me a few weeks ago: Attack on Titan Season 4's schedule is tough, corrections are poor, and animators are struggling with the designs

Titan fans: Stop making things up and being a doomer. Who even are you?

MAPPA-affiliated animator today:
I love Attack on Titan, and I want this final season to succeed more than anyone. Me reporting on a problematic production doesn't change that. The state of the production doesn't even necessarily mean you'll even notice it on screen; I mean, just look at WIT's three seasons!
They all had terrible schedules, and very rarely would you notice outside of the odd low priority episode or choice moments that were fixed for the BDs. I don't say these things to "cover my back", I say them because they're the truth.
Regardless of whether it visibly falls apart (and it's too early to see yet!), it's essential to highlight the incredibly tough times the staff went through to bring it to the screen. It's about knowing why certain elements are the way they are (CG titans, for example).
Ultimately, nobody knows what it will be like until it airs. Chief AD corrections can solve poor regular AD corrections. Impressive direction can help overcome limited animation. CG can help overcome action animation schedule issues. Rotoscoping can help with character animation.
I know people who have followed me for a long time understand this, but there are a lot of new people who seem to conflate reporting unfortunate information with hating a show, wanting it to fail, or that it's 100% indicative that the show will look bad.
Do I personally think cracks will start to show as we progress further into the series?

Absolutely but I want to be wrong!

Is that a fact you have to agree with?

No.

Is it based on information you should definitely keep in mind?

Yes.
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