Anime has evolved dramatically over the last few decades. The genre in particular has joined the mainstream media because of popular anime series like One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, and more. What was once considered a fringe type of entertainment is now a popular narrative genre that has captivated the hearts and emotions of people all around the world. Anime has crossed borders, both culturally and geographically, engaging viewers of all ages and backgrounds.
However, Hunter x Hunter’s director Hiroshi Koujina pointed out one of the main difficulties that he sees is now plaguing the anime business as the medium continues to get greater with each passing year. He expressed his disappointment with the lack of animators and training available even after anime became such a big format all over the world.
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Hiroshi Koujina Expressed His Disappointment Regarding Lack of Animators
Hiroshi Koujina is a character designer, animator, and animation director from Japan. Grenadier, Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro, Kiba, Rainbow – Nisha Rokubo no Shichinin, and the 2011 anime adaption of Hunter x Hunter are among his directorial works. He belongs to the Japanese Animation Creators Association. Hiroshi recently attended a Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association event, where he expressed concern over the scarcity of animators trying to bring anime to life. Koujina also mentioned the lack of available training needed to mold the future generation, as well as the lack of developmental chances.
Koujina’s concerns regarding the anime industry’s lack of manpower and training may be one of the reasons why Hunter x Hunter is not able to adapt the further story in the anime. However, these are still just speculations and the original reason is yet to be confirmed.
Will Hunter x Hunter Anime Return?
After the long-awaited return of Hunter x Hunter’s manga series following a lengthy break, several chapters were released to continue the Succession Contest Arc. The manga of the series continues to generate news whenever author Yoshihiro Togashi returns to write new chapters of the Hunter x Hunter universe. While the Shonen manga series continues to issue new installments, the anime adaptation has been placed on hold following Studio Madhouse’s successful television production. Yoshihiro has not confirmed that Gon’s story will conclude anytime soon, thus it remains to be seen how long Hunter x Hunter will continue in the future.
However, no additional anime projects for the series have been confirmed. If the series does return, it will be intriguing to see if Madhouse will return with it or if a new animation studio will take over Yoshihiro’s most successful series.
Source: ComicBook
