Maybe 8 or 9 people tops actually know what they are doing in this community when it comes to pixel art in the player base. A lot of the older ones that knew left, but as far as qualification goes it is currently free to learn how to draw pixel art.
Also worth noting that Rory used to talk about how complicated it was to make jutsu and he said it was maybe 400-500 frames per animation or something? I'm almost definitely wrong my memory is terrible but I've tried working on game projects before and dude, it's really not as easy as people make it out to be. It requires work, attention to detail, focus, dedication and PATIENCE