MAPPA’s reputation in recent years has been built on their incredible animation and CGI effects that have made fans hoping for more anime adaptations of hit manga series from the studio. The animation studio has a number of well-known series under its belt, namely Banana Fish, Yuri!!! on Ice, Dorohedoro, and with the most recent one being Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku.
While MAPPA continues to thrive, the studio has geared up to work on a few important shows that are much anticipated this year. Thus, as 2023 reaches its mid-year phase in a few weeks, make sure to keep up with anime shows by MAPPA that has already released and the ones that will be out in the upcoming months.
Jujutsu Kaisen season 2, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku, and 3 other anime shows by MAPPA that otakus need to watch this year
Vinland Saga season 2
The events of an intense season finale covered Thorfinn being in despair after Canute slays Askeladd, who killed his father. After Thorfinn attacks Canute because the latter denied his wish of killing Askeladd, he receives a punishment and is enslaved. Vinland Saga season 2 follows Thorfinn in the Slave arc, dealing much with the development of the protagonist and his peers’ character rather than on blood, battle, and gore.
Although Vinland Saga received a change in the studio after the first season, season 2 continued retaining its authenticity with the original staff reprising their roles. Directed by Shuhei Yabuta, Vinland Saga season 2 started premiering on January 10. The series is now available to watch on Netflix.
Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Honestly, probably my favorite Mappa work in a WHILE. It's so cozy and the food is animated so well it's absurd. I truly hope they make a Season 2 since this was a worthwhile watch. 10/10 would watch again pic.twitter.com/s8jLCkTPIO
— Gouinu Δ (@gouinu01) April 25, 2023
An isekai anime series, Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill sees a group of four being transported into the fantastical Kingdom of Reijseger. While the other three of the group gets extraordinary magical abilities, protagonist Tsuyoshi Mukouda gets a power called “Online Supermarket” that allows him to order food and products from Japan. As he continues living a normal life in a new world, he is offered multiple familiar contracts and blessings by supernatural beings.
Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill is based on Ren Eguchi’s light novel series of the same name. The isekai series was directed by Kiyoshi Matsuda and had a run from January 11 to March 29. The series is now globally available on Crunchyroll.
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3
Directed by Yuichiro Hayashi, Ryota Aikei, and Tokio Igarashi, the part one of Attack on Titan: The Final Season focused on how Eren’s Rumbling affected civilians in other nations as the operation of genocide continued. Divided into two chapter called The Rumbling and The Sinners, the one-hour special showed many deaths that echoed the horror of the characters within the viewers. Hange appoints Armin as the next commander of the Survey Corps, following which the group set off on their journey to reach Odiha. The episode ends with the battle commencing between the Survey Corps and Pieck and Reiner in theri Titan forms attacking Eren’s Founding Titan, Beast Titan, and his army of Colossal Titans.
Cour 1 of part 3 premiered on March 4, much to the hype of the fandom. The second part will be the final one in the instalment and will be released in Fall 2023. Assumed to have an anime-original ending, the second part will continue the battle from the first chapter. As of now, not much has been revealed about the second part, except for its tentative release season. The first part can be streamed on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Funimation, but the availability of the series may alter depending upon one’s location.
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
Centered around the story of death row convict Gabimaru the Hollow, the plot sees him being captured on an assassination mission but is unable to die due to him possessing supernatural powers. Thinking his love for his wife is the motivation behind his living, he travels to the land of Shinsenkyo with his executioner, Yamada Asaemon Sagiri, to find the legendary elixir of life. The catch is if he can find the elixir of life, he would be pardoned by the Shogunate. However, just like him, there are several other death row convicts who are sent to the island with their Yamada Asaemon executioners to search for the same thing. What follows is a series of extraordinary battles against a beautiful backdrop of vivid colors.
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku is an ongoing series that premiered its first episode on April 1. Licensed by Crunhyroll, this incredible anime series is directed by Kaori Makita and is available to watch on Netflix.
Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
NEWS: JUJUTSU KAISEN Anime Reveals Gojo's School Life in First Season 2 Trailer!pic.twitter.com/G4RuhP3BVA
— JUJUTSU KAISEN EN (@Jujutsu_Kaisen_) March 25, 2023
One of the most anticipated releases of the year besides Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3, the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen will be divided into two halves, with the first one focusing on the Gojo’s Past arc. The second part will adapt the Shibuya Incident arc. According to Fandom, the first arc will see “Satoru Gojo during the year 2006 back when he was a second-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High. Together with Suguru Geto, Satoru must escort the Star Plasma Vessel to Master Tengen as curse user groups conspire against them.” Following this, the Shibuya Incident arc will see the capture of Gojo and the commencement of the Culling Game.
Directed by Shota Goshazono, season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen will start premiering from July 6. However, the episode run of the upcoming season is yet to be determined, which is why it is difficult to understand just how many chapters of the Shibuya Incident arc season 2 will adapt.
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