that chart is a bit manipulative
for example, the last image of the first row is from a series called "hakushon daimao", which i've linked to in a previous ost
instead of this character
from the series, why don't they use an image of this one?
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and don't tell me that he looks like someone who could be in a modern anime
"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."that's the main character chris
in any case the character that is designed differently is the one they used
"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."If you talk about specific characters then, well- yeah.
It can be pretty diverse.
Since there is usually a stand-out design from each show that is the identifiable part.
Some, use visuals, some use dialogue and characterization.
And- well- I think the subtleties of design can set things apart just a little even if at a glance it all looks similar.
But, then, I'm not really one to critique visuals all that much.
1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this posti mean they took a vaguely-animesque character from a decidedly non-animesque series and tried to claim the entire series is like that
see also this
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i feel like that's cherrypicking a little
not every show was like that
it's like if i showed you Ping Pong the Animation
and Jo Jo and said anime is so diverse right now
there are many more though
there's also this
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i'm not saying anime cannot be creative anymore (like whatever that thing you showed me is), but it certainly was much more back then, artists weren't afraid to break molds and make characters look distinct
in fact, speaking of gegege no kitaro, check out the evolution of the main character
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you can see him slowly transfoming from a distinct design to increasingly more and more generic and "moe", before snapping back in the last series, which was supposed to be a throwback
see what i mean?
edited 4th Feb '16 1:58:36 PM by WackyPancake
"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."I think it can just be attributed to the genre solidifying over the years Wacky.
Like how last page I was saying that if you read some of the earliest mecha shows, you'd wonder what the hell made Eva so original. When it started out there were no rules to bend or molds to break in the first place because no one had any idea what to expect since the people at that time were the first.
over time the mold started to form, to the point that anything returning to the old ways seems more like mold breaking than simply visiting your roots.
It's also possible the switch from hand drawn has an effect, just look at the difference between Big O season 1 and 2.
edited 4th Feb '16 2:07:27 PM by Bcom
dude that's still REALLY distinct
yeah it's changed a little but it still looks like the original
i know of one show that said "fuck it we're going moe"
and that was soul eater not
that is going from distinct to generic
edited 4th Feb '16 2:11:09 PM by ChrissieMcNapkins
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i dunno those all look pretty different
i mean they all look early anime but they look distinct
@imca yeah thats where i notice it most as well
indie games are a little better about that but at the same time at this point the market is kinda oversaturated w/ a lot of similar ones
the solution: indie anime
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