History Main / ConspicuousCG

** Averted with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' (1998) and ''ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost'' (1999), the only DTV movies in the series to be entirely animated with traditional hand-painted cels.

* ''Anime/LostUniverse'' uses CG for ''some'' of the scenes involving the spaceships, with fairly good results (though sometimes the frame rate of the CG sequences is very low, giving quite a jarring effect. Other times they're smooth as silk). What's unusual is that the ships are just as often rendered with normal cel-animation, which wi... not as cool-looking.

* The Anti-Spirals' Mugann mechs from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' are the only thing in the series done in CG, [[IntendedAudienceReaction which seemingly deliberately adds to]] [[EldritchAbomination just how alien they are]].

* The ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' anime adaptation uses CG for many segments. The ''Japon Mignon'' ones and the one where Popuko feeds the birds are the most obvious ones, but are not the only ones.

* Although most cel-shaded video game aim to emulate the look of animated cartoons, ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' actually emphasizes the 3D aspect of cel-shading by removing the black outlines found in other cel-shaded games and by using more realistic effects such as heat distortion and softer lighting gradients. The result is what many call one of the best-looking games ever, making this example one of the rare times that Conspicuous CG is actually a good thing.

* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', after the transition from Poser to Maya. This happened to Yang's CoolBike Bumblebee, with some of its textures and modeling making it look more like it was ported directly from the earlier seasons with few changes.

** The league's SpacePlane the Javelin and the latter duplicates thereof are entirely CG, which all looked bad.

** ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal''
*** A few giant vehicles and objects are rendered with CG, but it's mostly used for animating big, powerful duel monsters, which are often hand-drawn when still, or when 2D elements (such as the humanoid characters) are in the frame. But considering XYZ monsters are supposed to be extra-dimensional, and many of them look fairly creepy or bizarre already (such as Heraldry Crest and the XYZ Gimmick Puppets), the somewhat jarring look of their extravagant motion sometimes works.

* Common during the dance sequences of [[IdolSinger idol anime]], notably ''VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}}'', ''Franchise/DreamFestival'', ''Anime/PrettyRhythm'', and ''Franchise/LoveLive''. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that it allows the animators to record a real person dancing and apply the character models, resulting in more fluid and natural-looking animation, but it can be rather jarring.

* The bird feeding and "Japon Mignon" segments from ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'', which feature a higher framerate than the rest of the shorts.

* CG is used on several ''Pk2'' (the sequel to ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'') covers, and to show the melted cars and glass caused by sonic weapons. It's very noticeable.

** In the otherwise excellent ''Unlimited'' episode "The Doomsday Sanction", there is a much reviled SpecialEffectsFailure of the Batplane racing to intercept a Nuke over the ocean -- all in low-grade CG, causing some {{Narm}} in what is otherwise a tense scene.
** There's also all the CG Javelin planes they used, which all looked bad.

** The CG intro for the first two seasons is pretty jarring and, frankly, just outright ugly.

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** Due to the immense size of Rod Reiss's Titan form, it's also done in CGI except for some closeups of its "face" and hands.

* The bird feeding and "Japon Mignon" segments from ''Manga/PopTeamEpic''.

* CG is very common within American animation, no doubt due to the budget saving potential. ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' all use it for mechanical things like cars; lately ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' uses it often for live-action-like tracking shots; see the 9th season episode "And Then There Were Fewer."

* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' examples: both the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Archangel]] and the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ptolemaios]] are often, if not always, in 3D.

** In ''00'', every spaceship is CG. Also, the ELS in TheMovie are pure CG to emphasize how [[StarfishAlien alien]] they are.

* In ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit: WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'', CG is used when the rabbits are floating about in the giant vacuum thing. It stands out more, as it is CG shown against stop-motion clay animation. The bunnies themselves are deliberately animated to look like claymation, but they float smoothly around in the air tunnel and that gives away the fact that they're CG.

* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': The blood splatter and some 3D maneuver gear scenes are done in CG.
** When the Colossal Titan swipes the top of the Wall in Episode 5, the effect is in very obvious CGI.

* Similarly, the trains and the backgrounds they occupy in ''Anime/KabaneriOfTheIronFortress'' are rendered with CGI.

** Same can also apply to another CN series, ''TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.

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* ''Film/MirrorMask'': Done deliberately to evoke the otherworldly feel of the fantasy realm.
* ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne2018'': The OASIS features a deliberate version of this, as it is a video game world in-universe.

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* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E11TheGodComplex "The God Complex"]] {{invoke|dTrope}}s it. A character escaping from being BoundAndGagged when the rope turns into obvious CGI and falls away is the first hint that the episode's setting is actually a hologram.
* ''Series/SeaQuestDSV'' is chock full of this. Yes, it was 1993, but it was also produced by the same studio that gave us ''Film/JurassicPark'' that same year.
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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daler_Mehndi Daler Mehndi]]'s SurrealMusicVideo for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTIIMJ9tUc8 Tunak Tunak Tun]]" makes copious use of CG and ChromaKey.
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* ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' has it in any shot of the Orbiting-Ore Asteroid. Or any of the buildings, actually. The cars fair a bit better however.

%% ** The "Pierrot le Fou" episode utilizes CGI backgrounds during the fight between Spike and Pierrot.

%% ** Used again, in ''Anime/GreenVsRed'', for the "Ice Cube" MacGuffin.
%% ** ''Anime/LupinIIIPrincessOfTheBreeze'' has CG for all of the aircraft.

* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' uses CGI for most characters' BattleAura rather than hand drawing it like in the old days. Although most auras blend in quite nicely, some tend to noitceably stick out, such as Jiren's full power form.

* ''Anime/AkumaNoRiddle'' uses CGI for the action sequences, and it's very easy to tell where. Banba's hammer in Episode 9 is particularly obvious -- its head is a polyhedron, perfect for CGI, and the animators take advantage of this almost every time it moves.

** An early season one episode has a ''[[Film/TheMatrix Matrix]]'' parody. The season six finale, and the original GrandFinale, has a ''Matrix'' parody. Both times the CGI is so blatant [[RuleOfFunny it had to have been intentional]].

* In ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', though CelShaded, the 3D animation used for team shots during the opening and for the heroine's TransformationSequence stands out sharply from the traditional animation, which has a deliberately manga-oriented, NoodlePeople aesthetic.

** ''WesternAnimation/Wishology''. features a lot of CGI, particularly the Eliminators. It's a little jarring to some, as the Eliminators almost look like they're from a completely different show.