They actually answered this before Beastars aired. The intention with Beastars was to demonstrate a faster turnaround time on the quality of their animation and product while still being something that would retain top-tier viewing figures. The quality difference between the two shows is obvious but they definitely delivered a demonstration that audiences would watch their 3d content even when made on a nearly typical anime production schedule.
In essence, Houseki was "look what we can do when we're showing off" and Beastars was "look what we can still do in a normal schedule". The studio seems to want to really make a go of 3d on normal production timelines within the industry.
The only thing that bothers me about this is that they're probably sacrificing the first borns of their employees to achieve it.
Comparing houseki no kuni to to the beastars adaption wtf happened
They actually answered this before Beastars aired. The intention with Beastars was to demonstrate a faster turnaround time on the quality of their animation and product while still being something that would retain top-tier viewing figures. The quality difference between the two shows is obvious but they definitely delivered a demonstration that audiences would watch their 3d content even when made on a nearly typical anime production schedule.
In essence, Houseki was "look what we can do when we're showing off" and Beastars was "look what we can still do in a normal schedule". The studio seems to want to really make a go of 3d on normal production timelines within the industry.
The only thing that bothers me about this is that they're probably sacrificing the first borns of their employees to achieve it.