Jujutsu Kaisen's issue.

Much like an animated adaptation can improve peoples experience of a piece of fiction, it can also ruin it if not handled with care. Jujutsu Kaisen is a brilliant battle shonen created by a young and talented artist named Gege Akutami which truly deserves an amazing adaptation. 

Much like the manga counterpart, the anime is known for its exhilarating action and cool fight scenes. Season 1 was amazing and season 2 is delivering on the set expectations of fans. If it weren't for one thing: Ghosting and dimming. 

What is ghosting?

Ghosting and dimming are implemented in Japanese broadcasts as a preventative measure for epileptic seizures during certain hours of the day. What is ghosting and dimming you may ask? Well ghosting is when you sort of blend one frame into the other, making it look like the ghost of the previous frame is still on screen on the next one, hence the word ghosting. Dimming is not as big of a problem but is essentially when they place a filter that darkens the screen. These things are supposed to help prevent seizures, but as many have expressed on social media after episode 8 of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, the ghosting is almost making the visual stimuli worse as people have attested to feeling nauseous and dizzy from the obscene amounts of frame blending. 

But isn't it needed for the broadcast to be aired?

Yes, and normally this wouldn't be an issue for overseas fans, since Crunchyroll usually gets an unaltered version for series such as Demon Slayer. But for unknown reasons, most likely due just pure lack of initiative from Crunchyroll's side, Jujutsu Kaisen isn't as lucky.

How it affects both the consumer and company.

Thanks to the ghosting the animation that the animators and staff behind this new season are working so hard for us to enjoy is being absolutely butchered. Some of the scenes are pointlessly ghosted and others are ghosted to the point where you can't even make out what's happening on your screen. Here are some examples:

 

 

 

 

Now these are not due to low quality, this is just how these scenes turn out due to the ghosting.

As fans, we implore Crunchyroll to try to acquire an uncut version of the simulcast as we are paying good money each month for the services they provide. Not only does it impact the fans but Toho and Crunchyroll are gravely underestimating how the lack of effort to provide clean versions is affecting the engagement and overall reception of the season, as in many instances the ghosting completely ruins or takes you out of the experience.

This petition may be pointless and may not affect the outcome of this season, but if not that, hopefully it can affect Crunchyrolls future simulcasts from suffering the same fate as Jujutsu Kaisen is right now.