Fans have been waiting for a long time forThe Beginning After the End’s anime adaptation. Not only because ofSolo Leveling Season 2, which raised the expectations of fans about manhwas being adapted into anime, but also becauseThe Beginning After the Endhas a reputation that precedes it, being considered one of the best webcomic series with more than 1.5 cumulative views all over the world, a number that only keeps increasing with new readers following Arthur Leywin’s story.However,The Beginning After the End’s anime has disappointed viewers, with fans now demanding a do-over.
The suggestion to revamp the series, which has just been voiced recently, might be an exaggeration to some, but fans have been caused uproar bythe low animation quality of thefirst episodes ofThe Beginning After the End, with some having extreme opinionslike asking for it to be canceled altogether.
The Beginning After the End Fans Demand the Anime to Be Canceled
Drastic Fans Start a Petition for the Anime To Be Redone
The Beginning After the Endhasn’t lived up to its anticipation and has had a harsh critical reception, which has brought, just a few days after its premiere on April 2 and with only three episodes released so far,fans to launch a petition on Change.orgasking that the anime be canceled and completely remade by another animation studioto guarantee a better quality.
Some of the major claims of the fans are that the series has a low budget and was most likely rushed, which caused the animation to rely on static images and visual effects to mask the lack of movement, which has led the anime to be compared with a PowerPoint presentation, especially during the fight scenes that don’t deliver the dynamic art of the original webcomic.
This frustration has led fans to demand a bigger studio to remake the anime. In the petition, fans express their disappointment, claiming the adaptation is damaging the original work and asking for the quality that the series deserves, even suggesting financing a new project through fundraising.
The Beginning After the End’s Controversial Animation Explained
Lackluster Anime Adaptations of Manhwas Create a Wide Concern From Fans
Althoughthe first arc ofThe Beginning after the Endis introductory, fans have complained about more than the lack of fluid animation, criticizing the character design, CGI, over-relying on narration, and cutting too much content, which have made the series feel boring and just a disappointing recreation of the original panels without doing justice to the story, visual rhythm, and magical atmosphere conveyed in the manhwa. These animation issues were also seen in other adaptations, likeTower of God Season 2,and are often caused when a studio is forced into a tight schedule.
When studios don’t have sufficient time and resources, they choose to cut the majority of frames, resulting in a simpler adaptation, which is even harder to overlook in action anime likeThe Beginning After the End. However, this has distressed fans who expected their favorite manhwas to be animated in a way that enhances the original story, likeSolo Leveling, making someworry about future adaptations likeOmniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, which hasn’t released any information since its announcement in summer 2024.
Furthermore, otherfans are worried that the harsh criticism could affect the future of the anime, with the project being dropped without the possibility of being remade. The future may be uncertain for the animation of the adaptation, but viewers shouldn’t judge the quality ofThe Beginning After the End’s story, which has steadily made its way to becoming one of the most popular isekai manhwa with a protagonist that overruled a new world and rose to power just like Jinwoo fromSolo Leveling.
