History Main / ShiftedToCGI

Naturally this is [[BrokenBase highly controversial]] amongst long-time fans and animation buffs. Many people will invariably [[ItChangedNowItSucks complain]] whenever a franchise switches to CGI.

* While previous anime adaptations of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' were traditionally animated, ''Anime/Berserk2016'' is mostly in [[CelShading Cel-Shaded]] 3D with small parts in 2D.

** As for characters, ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' will feature the Franchise/DisneyPrincess characters (well, those who weren't CGI to begin with) in CGI during a sequence taking place within a Disney-themed website.

* Creator/DreamWorksAnimation is an entire studio that made the shift. Most of their early hits like ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' were [[FollowTheLeader Disney-esque]] and traditionally animated. With the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' they stopped making traditionally animated films and refuse to make them anymore. Dreamworks is often considered the reason for the "death" of traditionally animated films in the early 2000s. Notably, however, this wasn't a straight shift: their very first movie released, ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'', was CGI, which was followed by the aforementioned 2D animated movies before the infamous disregard of 2D animation altogether.

** Probably the most controversial instance is ''WesternAnimation/GetAHorse'', a semi-CGI Mickey Mouse short. Members of its production reportedly claim that the 2D parts were minimised and asked to be rushed by ExecutiveMeddling, suggesting that Disney is looking forward to completely replace 2D with CGI.

* Creator/DreamWorksAnimation is an entire studio that made the shift. Most of their early hits like ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' were [[FollowTheLeader Disney-esque]] and traditionally animated. With the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' they stopped making traditionally animated films and refuse to make them anymore. Dreamworks is often considered the reason for the "death" of traditionally animated films in the early 2000s. Notably, however, this wasn't a straight shift: their first very movie released, ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'', was CGI, which was followed by the aforementioned 2D animated movies before the infamous disregard of 2D animation altogether.

** As for characters, ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternetWreckItRalph2'' will feature the Franchise/DisneyPrincess characters (well, those who weren't CGI to begin with) in CGI during a sequence taking place within a Disney-themed website.

* The CGI animation combined with the lack of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s main RoguesGallery are considered two of the main reasons why ''Western/BewareTheBatman'' ended up cancelled after one season (and even then it was ScrewedByTheNetwork while airing). Future Franchise/DCComics kid-friendly adaptations are either done in Flash like ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', ''WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls'', and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', or are Franchise/{{LEGO}} styled.

* Creator/DreamWorksAnimation is an entire studio that made the shift. Most of their early hits like ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' were [[FollowTheLeader Disney-esque]] and traditionally animated. With the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' they stopped making traditionally animated films and refuse to make them anymore. Dreamworks is often considered the reason for the "death" of traditionally animated films in the early 2000s.

* ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'' had an all-CGI movie entitled ''GANTZ: O'' which was released n 2016 and focused on the events of the Nurarihyon Seijin arc of the manga.

In the 2000s traditionally animated works fell out of fashion due to blockbuster hits like the ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' series along with the simplicity of animating in CGI compared to traditional animation. While 2D style animation is popular in France and Japan (though many use ConspicuousCG and CGI cartoons are also prominent) and amongst televised cartoons (though they're usually UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash styled), {{All CGI Cartoon}}s have been rising in popularity over the years. Thus many series that used to be done in traditional animation have changed to being CGI over the years.

* Creator/DreamWorksAnimation is an entire studio that made the leap. Most of their early hits like ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' were [[FollowTheLeader Disney-esque]] and traditionally animated. With the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' they stopped making traditionally animated films and refuse to make them anymore. Dreamworks is often considered the reason for the "death" of traditionally animated films in the early 2000s.

* While ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' never made the leap (instead it made the leap to a Flash-like animation style in season 16), the made-for-TV film ''Arthur's Missing Pal '' was entirely in CGI. The characters looked... [[UncannyValley Off]].

In the 2000s traditionally animated works fell out of fashion due to blockbuster hits like the ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' series along with the simplicity of animating in CGI compared to traditional animation. While 2D style animation is popular in France and Japan (though many use ConspicuousCG and CGI cartoons are also prominent) and amongst televised cartoons (though they're usually flash styled), {{All CGI Cartoon}}s have been rising in popularity over the years. Thus many series that used to be done in traditional animation have changed to being CGI over the years.

* Creator/DreamworksAnimation is an entire studio that made the leap. Most of their early hits like ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' were [[FollowTheLeader Disney-esque]] and traditionally animated. With the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' they stopped making traditionally animated films and refuse to make them anymore. Dreamworks is often considered the reason for the "death" of traditionally animated films in the early 2000s.

* The Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon slowly made the shift. After the underwhelming performance of ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' and ''Disney/BrotherBear'', they declared that ''Disney/HomeOnTheRange'' will be their last 2D animated film. Their first attempts at AllCGICartoon, such as ''Disney/ChickenLittle'' and ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons'', were not particularly successful. ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'' seemed to break the streak, and starting with ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' (which was originally to be done in a 2D/3D mix ala ''WesternAnimation/{{Paperman}}'' but was changed due to developmental issues) all of their AllCGICartoon films are major hits. They made two attempts to return to the 2D animation they used to be famous for, but the lukewarm success of ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' and ''Disney/WinnieThePooh'', paired up with such CGI blockbusters as ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' (which was announced as a traditionally animated film but was quickly changed to CGI) and ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', means that we shouldn't expect any 2D Disney films in the near future.

* The WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts characters zig-zag in and out of this trope. The preschool aimed ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse'' was an AllCGICartoon and it was the only thing WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse was in for years. Similarly, the original ''WesternAnimation/MickeysOnceUponAChristmas'' was traditionally animated but [[WesternAnimation/MickeysTwiceUponAChristmas the sequel]] was not. The 2013 short ''WesternAnimation/GetAHorse'' mixes 2D animated "classic" designs with CGI "modern" ones but the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' shorts are not in CGI.
* The films avert this but in terms of television cartoons ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' switched with the preschool aimed ''My Friends Tigger And Pooh'' from 2010. Previously everything had been done with either puppets or traditional animation.
* The CGI animation combined with the lack of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s main RoguesGallery are considered two of the main reasons why ''Western/BewareTheBatman'' ended up cancelled after one season (and even then it was ScrewedByTheNetwork while airing). Future Franchise/DCComics adaptations are either done in Flash like ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', ''WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls'', and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', or are Franchise/{{LEGO}} styled.

* Inverted with ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries''. The original [[Disney/BigHero6 film]] was an AllCGICartoon; however, the cartoon series is in Flash.
* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' inverts this. ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' was CGI but its cartoon midquel is in Flash.

In the 2000s traditionally animated works fell out of fashion due to blockbuster hits like the ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' series along with the simplicity of animating in CGI compared to traditional animation. While 2D style animation is popular in East Asian countries (though many use ConspicuousCG and CGI cartoons are also prominent) and amongst televised cartoons (though they're usually flash styled), {{All CGI Cartoon}}s have been rising in popularity over the years. Thus many series that used to be done in traditional animation have changed to being CGI over the years.

* Inverted with ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries''. The original [[Disney/BigHero6 film]] was an AllCGICartoon however the cartoon series is in Flash.

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* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIGLOO'' is the first CGI Franchise/{{Gundam}} series which is part of the early Universal Century timeline and is set during the One Year War.

* Creator/{{Netflix}} has ordered a reboot of ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolbus'' done in CGI however it is stuck in DevelopmentHell. It was announced in 2014 and as of 2016 no news has been heard of besides the announcement and a piece of concept art.

* Creator/DreamworksAnimation is an entire studio that made the leap. Most of their early hits like ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' were [[FollowTheLeader Disney-esque]] and traditionally animated. With the success of ''Film/{{Shrek}}'' they stopped making traditionally animated films and refuse to make them anymore. Dreamworks is often considered the reason for the "death" of traditionally animated films in the early 2000s.

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* The CGI animation combined with the lack of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s main RoguesGallery are considered two of the main reasons why ''Western/BewareTheBatman'' ended up cancelled after one season (and even then it was ScrewedByTheNetwork while airing). Future Franchise/DCComics adaptations are either done in Flash like ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction, ''WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls'', and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', or are Franchise/{{LEGO}} styled.

* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' was all hand-drawn animation until the release of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', which was all CGI. From then on, the next few series (''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' [a sequel to ''Beast Wars''], and then ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'', ''[[Anime/TransformersEnergon Energon]]'', and [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Cybertron]] [collectively known as the ''Anime/UnicronTrilogy'']) were all CGI. A later series, ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin briefly reversed this trend]]. Another new wave of shows collectively known as the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAlignedUniverse "Aligned Universe"]] (''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'', ''WesternAnimation/TransformersGo'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'') went back to being all CGI.