A popular Weibo account reported that new animation studios E&H Production They have recently opened their recruitment section. On this page it can be confirmed that the company was founded in March 2021 by Sunghoo Parkdirector recognized for his participation in works by the studios MAP What jujutsu kaisen and The God of High Schooland which has ten members to date.
In its description, the profile mentions that the company is looking for new original animation projects and new production processes, not limited to the traditional, and that it intends to venture into video game mechanics, virtual reality, and live-action projects. The list of members assigned as study workers include:
- Representative Director: Sunghoo Park (Jujutsu Kaisen, The God of High School).
- Direction: Yui Umemoto (Jujutsu Kaisen, Durarara!!).
- Direction: Hiroki Itai (Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion).
- Animation: Takayuki Sano (Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season, Jujutsu Kaisen).
- Animation: Chie Nishizawa (Banana Fish, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic).
- Art direction: Yann Le Gall (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari, Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul).
- Direction of photography: Ju-Mi Lee (Ryuu no Haisha, Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen).
Lately, Sunghoo Park was associated with studies MAP for a long time and collaborated in many of his great projects, such as kakegurui, The God Of Highschool, Yuri On Ice, Zombieland Saga and jujutsu kaisen. However, he was working as a freelancer at the studio and was not a permanent employee. Now that he runs his own studio, it is clear that he will have to focus on moving his company forward and not his individual career.
This confirms the previous rumors distributed by the Japanese portal myjitsu since the beginning of this year, where it was reported that “the production members of a very popular 2021 anime had left the studio to form their own company“. Fans were torn between Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation and jujutsu kaisen, but it turned out to be the second. On the other hand, although MAP has already confirmed the production of a second season of the anime jujutsu kaisenhas not specified whether Sunghoo Park will be back at the address.
It should be remembered that the video game Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade will be available soon in the catalog QooApp on this link.
Synopsis of Jujutsu Kaisen
High school student Yuuji Itadori, who engages in groundless paranormal activities with the Occult Club, spends his days in the club room or in the hospital, where he visits his bedridden grandfather. However, this leisurely lifestyle soon takes a turn for the bizarre when he unknowingly comes across a cursed item. Unleashing a chain of supernatural events, Yuuji finds himself suddenly plunged into the world of curses – terrible beings formed from human evil and negativity – after swallowing said object, which is revealed to be a finger belonging to the demon Sukuna Ryoumen, the “King of Curses”.
Yuuji experiences firsthand the threat these Curses pose to society as he discovers his own newfound powers. Introduced into the Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu Technical School, he begins to walk a path from which he cannot return: that of a Jujutsu sorcerer.
Source: Weibo
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