I actually kinda like the newer styles better, but I agree that it’s kinda symptomatic of the general (for lack of a better term) passive ‘wimpiness’ that characterizes many recent anime. I mean, slice of life shows aren’t bad, but when you’ve got, like, ten (I’m exaggerating here) slice of life shows this season and ten more the next, it gets very tedious, cliche, and annoying. It makes you wish for the cheery fantasy of the 90s or heck, even the hot-bloodedness of the 80s.
Is accurate for representing the popular styles from two decades. Personally, I prefer more realistic styles.
From the styles in the image, I prefer something similar to the new one, although I think more visible pupils are better.
I associate Magical Girls more with the new style, although I get what you are saying.I like the newer style better, but I suppose it depends on the story. Different stories work better with different art styles, you know? You have to have an art style that fits the subject matter, because the art style does a lot to communicate the tone of the series.
Now I’m imagining Dragon Ball Z with the art style of Princess Tutu.
I wonder if the change in aesthetic reflects a change in subject matter? The 90’s art style makes me think of fantasy epics or magical girls, while the 10’s art style makes me think of less dramatic slice of life type stories. I could just be associating them with specific works, though. Or making stuff up.
I think the new style gives a calm feel. Maybe because of that has been popular for slice of life stories.You could be on to something, but I do prefer a robust, healthy-looking, cheerful character style.
The latter style just seems wan and slightly creepy. Which would, however, fit wan and creepy storylines.
It’s not anime but it’s certainly part of the culture. Real steeped in it for sure. I’ve lost count of the many times Reimu, Marisa, and Sakuya have been cosplayed. It goes double for the fan art. XDCue all the people who’ll take offense at ‘Touhou is anime’.
This is gonna sound weird but I see and don’t see a difference. I’ve enjoyed both styles and many similar ones in between. Hence, I use the term moe to describe the very basics of anime/manga style. There are some styles out there that are within anime (e.g. DBZ ugh) but aren’t moe in any sense.
Welllll…I guess I’m with you on the hot-blooded stuff, but all too often here I feel like a fish out of water, with my strictly old-school tastes.
Well, to be fair, SBR is set in an alternate universe. And well, if you want to be precise (spoilers):
, where He basically lived the rest of His days and died (again) of old age. Then His corpse miraculously divides itself.Touhou must be the only fandom where you can get away with not playing (or even knowing) the original games and still call yourself a ‘fan’.
(Still trudging my way through EoSD; played the trial versions of most of the others.)I could never play the danmaku games to save my life. The fighting games on the other hand, I felt I didn’t play enough. I LOVED blowing away the AI with Patchouli. :3Touhou must be the only fandom where you can get away with not playing (or even knowing) the original games and still call yourself a ‘fan’.
I could never get the fighting games to work properly on my computer (hey, six years and running), so I’m pretty much stuck with the danmaku games.
Well, we’re in the same boat actually. I shudder to even estimate the age of my machine.I could never get the fighting games to work properly on my computer (hey, six years and running), so I’m pretty much stuck with the danmaku games.
I just managed to play it until it couldn’t take it anymore. ^^;Alternate universe or not, still I find it bad.Well, to be fair, SBR is set in an alternate universe. And well, if you want to be precise (spoilers):
If we go by SBR’s scenario, the Mormons are (partly) right in that Jesus did go to future America after He rose from the dead
Now the treatment of Jesus in certain manga could be a whole other topic entirely: aside from SBR, I could also name Billy Bat and Saint Young Men here.
We were just talking about this in school. Yeah, the consensus we reached was that in general there’s a trend toward a certain degree of naturalism/realism in many recent anime. That, and increased use of CGI.
Really? I guess I should be watching more then. I always thought most focused on either parody or the paranormal.
Cannot STAND CGI.
CGI is pretty good at depicting certain things, like vehicles and space battles. It’s useful for capturing the scope and depth of certain scenes, especially if there are large fictional landscapes involved. It can allow live action movies to do stunts more safely and cheaply than they otherwise would be able to. And of course, Pixar has used it to great affect in their movies.
I understand…but I can TELL when CGI takes place, and to me it is a visual discord. Never liked it, even when the whole production is CGI.CGI is pretty good at depicting certain things, like vehicles and space battles. It’s useful for capturing the scope and depth of certain scenes, especially if there are large fictional landscapes involved. It can allow live action movies to do stunts more safely and cheaply than they otherwise would be able to. And of course, Pixar has used it to great affect in their movies.
It’s one method out of many, and I understand that it’s being overused lately. I quite like traditional animation myself, and I certainly don’t want to lose it. But I can’t put down CGI as a whole anymore- I’ve seen too many cool productions that depended on it!
Speaking of which, just last week I’ve learned about the difference between how the Japanese use CGI with Western animation’s use of it. I’d like to give Arpeggio of Blue Steel as an example. Arpeggio makes heavy use of CGI - in fact, it’s mostly CGI. But if you compare it to say, Pixar’s animated films, it still tries somewhat to replicate the ol’ ‘hand-drawn’ animation feel. This basically illustrates the difference in the Western and Japanese perception of CGI. What I can say is, you’ll really feel at home here.
