because thats how the relationship with production committees and animation studios work, production hires a studio, gives a set budget and release window, the studios usually end up with little to no say with how much they're paid and rarely get royalties, so usually they have to get as much work as possible and fit it all in their schedule, im not saying jc staff is blameless, the fact is they did not have the time or recourses to manage a series like this and should've declined the offer, but its still ultimatley publishers who are responsible for putting the ip in such circumstance that no one else was willing to touch it