Studio Went Bankrupt After Releasing Only 1 Episode of Call Up Girls
We have here a sensational story where everything went wrong, a Chinese studio called A4works simply went bankrupt after releasing only 1 episode of its first anime called Call Up Girls!
Call Up Girls is based on a web manga and is a story that mixes yuri with daily life, but unfortunately everything we could see was just 1 episode.
Studio Went Bankrupt After Releasing Only 1 Episode of Call Up Girls
But what exactly happened? Initially planned to be a series released directly on the internet, Call Up Girls was considered a different production by Chinese standards, because it is a cute girls yuri anime, and most Chinese productions are more focused on action and battles.
The first special episode was released on the Bilibili platform and managed to surpass 1.7 million views, and it was also made available on YouTube, where it is still accessible. Those who watched it said it is good, the anime is really good, but several production problems caused the studio to GO BANKRUPT.
High costs and internal problems worsened the crisis
Despite the initial positive performance, the production faced serious financial problems. Internal reports indicate that the number of frames per episode exceeded 12,000 images in a 30-minute format, drastically increasing production costs.
In addition, the studio’s internal situation deteriorated with salary cuts and animators simply leaving the production (probably due to the pay cuts), which further compromised the project’s progress.
During the crisis, the studio tried to adopt AI tools to reduce costs and speed up the production process. However, the measure did not bring the expected results and ended up creating problems in the workflow and animation quality.
So with all these problems, the studio went bankrupt after managing to produce only 1 episode (yes, more episodes were planned), this is a classic case of poor management and bad planning.
Despite initial audience interest, the anime Call Up Girls will not have a continuation. The studio A4works confirmed the shutdown of its activities, officially ending the project and leaving behind another anime that may never get a sequel. This is the story of how a studio went bankrupt after releasing only 1 episode.
via Yahoo News