Comments on: MGRR Hijack: Art Vs Animation, Detail Vs Simplicity: Is Anime Art Really On The Decline?

By: Deja Vu - Is Anime Art On The Decline? « Anime Chatter

Deja Vu - Is Anime Art On The Decline? « Anime Chatter — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:41:05 +0000

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By: FFVIIKnight

FFVIIKnight — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:54:03 +0000

Irrelevant. I watch mostly for the plot. Sure, the animation and music play a big part of the overall enjoyment… but true fans can look beyond the superficial aspects. That is, at least in my opinion…

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By: Pure Trance (Figured)

Pure Trance (Figured) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:35:14 +0000

I prefer the simple style myself…I find it hard to watch most of the older stuff I enjoyed even as recently as 5 years ago because it just feels dated. So far the only show I have been able to rewatch has been Cowboy Bebop! For the record I have been watching anime since 1998 or so. So…10m or so years XD

Pure Trance (Figured)s last blog post..ZOMG Moe!

By: Ez

Ez — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:29:32 +0000

Meh, old and good are both fine. I think the presentation and direction is more important eitherways.
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By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:17:42 +0000

Well, if it’s what the market wants, that’s what the market wants. As he’s noted, Disney made the same shift but the masses still bought it up anyway, right? So the studios kept making them that way. In any case, I think he’s looking through rose-tinted glasses – sure, there’s more detail but it doesn’t mean it’s necessarily better.

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By: Humane

Humane — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:57:54 +0000

Comment made on your blog! Ibrevis does make a subtle point. OVAs tend to be more detailed and gorgeous while animated tv series is skimped in several areas. But I have seen some difference from one television series to the next, from old to new. Some art styles are different than others and I think that’s okay. I would be lying if I didn’t say I’m new to the anime world but I do know a thing or two between arts.

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By: biankita

biankita — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:19:41 +0000

for me, everything is about the story appealing to me. i would really rather watch ebichu and die laughing than watch clannad and die of boredom (yeah… i find the harem genre boring). it’s not always about the art – though i can’t deny that pretty art will make me watch more but i don’t really have the most discerning eye for such things.

when i clicked on otaking’s DA thing about the art, i think he’s just too in love with old anime ~~and is bitter about new anime being fansubbed and he doesn’t have a job anymore~~… not that there’s anything wrong with loving old anime. but what a shitty argument: saying that today’s anime sucks because they don’t have 5-tone shading like they did before. isn’t that a little too shallow? whatever happened to great stories, great characters, etc.? is the end all and be all of anime just the art?

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By: Panther

Panther — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:53:50 +0000

The categorization is irrelevant. Each anime is a work unto itself, and I agree most fully with the idea that what you grew up with, or are most familiar with, you are also going to like it or its genre the most.

By: newgeekphilosopher

newgeekphilosopher — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:38:01 +0000

By the way, as for my thoughts on the decline of Anime art, I think the last picture from Otaking looks bad but the rest of the recent ones look good. You can’t accuse me of only liking old style Anime art because I think Kaiba is teh win. I checked out ARIA as well, and the art for that looks amazing. Of course this is coming from somebody who hasn’t been around very long in the blogosphere, much less in Anime reviewing or episodic blogging.

I appreciate old Anime shows like Kimba the White Lion and Speed Racer, but also contemporary classics like Love Hina. Speed Racer in particular has a Warholian sensibility to its art style, and Tezuka really delivers with Kimba. Love Hina has an art style that has a good aesthetic which isn’t too simplified but is detailed enough to be beautiful.
newgeekphilosophers last blog post..The Yukan Podcast, episode 1

By: newgeekphilosopher

newgeekphilosopher — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:20:19 +0000

You hijacked my Mixed Gender Round Robin? I feel so touched, so acknowledged, that you would even bother to hijack anything of mine!