A little older, but Wagnaria!! really took me by surprise. Genuine LoL in every episode.

In all fairness, Trigun had the best animation of the ones I listed. IMO

It’s also the newest, so hopefully it’s a trend of what’s to come.

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Wow! that’s really impressive.

It’s clear that they have the tech to do it better because there are some great examples out there, but this really drives it home. I much prefer the aesthetic of ASW and would welcome more shows if they used that system. Hopefully more studios will take the challenge.

Thanks for the info!

That makes sense. It’s just seems that I see more of it on their platform than elsewhere.

Thanks for clearing that up.

I completely agree there are good examples. I enjoyed both your examples and wasn’t bothered by the animation, which makes it seem odd that they don’t use the same technology elsewhere.

I really wish it didn’t bother me so much, but I find myself constantly distracted by it. I find it particularly off-putting when they start using it on a series that didn’t use it before like The Seven Deadly Sins. I’ve watched the entire series, and then out of the blue they change it to use this clunky CGI. You get to know and love the characters you’ve spent so much time with, and now it’s like watching an entirely different show.

Thanks for the input!

Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust got the ball rolling for me. Saw it on the shelf and the artwork and premise looked interesting. Loved it!

After that, I asked the guy at the video store for recommendations and ended up binging Evangelion next. Then I was a goner and just started devouring what the clerk suggested and rarely found anything from his list that I didn’t love.

By the time I caught up on all the classics, a ton of absolute classics came out around the same time, and I wondered if there were actually any bad anime. :P

All within a year or 2 was:

• Gurren Lagann
• The Garden of Sinners
• Sword of the Stranger
• Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
• Kanon
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
• Utawarerumono

I’m sure I’m forgetting some, but I wondered at the time if it would always be this good. Feels like a bit of a golden age now.