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Chris Michael · Jun 10, 2006

It should be clear to everyone by now that nearly every anime series/movie/game/whatever has a distinct artstyle. You could just look at a certain anime character and say what anime it's from, simply by judging from his/her artsyle. The main difference in anime artstyles I've noticed is in the eyes. What IYO is the best anime artstyle?

I think Evangelion has the best style I've seen. The eyes are very simplistic, yet they're so appealing and beautiful to me. It's a very "calm" style I think.

speedpop · Jun 10, 2006

I'd say probably Studio Ghibli's 2D exclusive era - some of the best being in Porco Rosso. Or maybe certain Sunrise and Bones anime. It all depends on the main character designer of the time.

Toshihiro Kawamoto did Cowboy Bebop's and that's pretty iconic. Masayuki did Macross Plus and I adore the shit out of Macross Plus - it's so fluid. Akemi Takada did what I term "relaxing" anime character designs in the Patlabor movies, specifically Patlabor 2.

muttyeah416 · Jun 10, 2006

all anime looks the same

MrOctober · Jun 10, 2006

JayDubya · Jun 10, 2006

Eva or Bebop both seem like solid choices to echo.

speedpop · Jun 10, 2006

muttyeah416 said:
all anime looks the same

That's what happens when you watch the same shitty productions each and every year :lol

Outlaw · Jun 10, 2006

MrOctober said:

The best there is, the best there will always be.

Gantz · Jun 10, 2006

My personal favorites are Studio Ghibli, Project I.G., Gainax(FLCL, Gunbuster 2), and Bones.

sprsk · Jun 10, 2006

speedpop said:
That's what happens when you watch the same shitty productions each and every year :lol

no this is what happens when you try to defend shitty looking games on the gaming forum all day.

Chris Michael · Jun 10, 2006

Cowboy Bebop had a very nice style, but I still think Gainax made the best. Although the reason I may think this is because I "grew up" with CB (it got me into anime in the first place), it just doesn't seem inspiring to me. I don't want to say it's generic, because it's not. But it doesn't really appeal to me like Evangelion's style does.

muttyeah416 said:
all anime looks the same

Yes, bad comparison. But like I said, the main distinction of anime styles is in the eyes. Surely you don't believe the eyes look similar.

â Narayan · Jun 10, 2006

Outlaw said:
The best there is, the best there will always be.

Yep.

Studio Ghibli, too.

GaimeGuy · Jun 10, 2006

I absolutely adore the style of Samurai 7

PhoenixDark · Jun 10, 2006

Bo Bo Bo

Cloudy · Jun 10, 2006

Gundam SEED
Eureka 7

Owed T'Alex · Jun 10, 2006

7Th · Jun 10, 2006

Koji Morimoto's.

Not really my top choice, but close to it and the first that came to my mind.

More here: http://www.kojimorimoto.net/

Eureka seveN's Kenichi Yoshida is also pretty good:

http://f49.aaa.livedoor.jp/~gallo/shangrira/2_02.jpg

Edit: Shin Chan for great justice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk_H8N0X0wU

GaimeGuy · Jun 10, 2006

I see that, as usual, I'm the only Samurai 7 fan around ;_;

Snaku · Jun 10, 2006

7Th · Jun 10, 2006

GaimeGuy said:
I see that, as usual, I'm the only Samurai 7 fan around ;_;

Only 2 episodes of Samurai 7 deserve mention in an artstyle thread, and they are completely off-putting to the fans of the series.

New entry from me: Champloo's 21.

MadraptorMan · Jun 10, 2006

Ghibli's Princess Mononoke! Cowboy Bebop!

Those are my choices...but they're also my favorite anime productions ever too....soo, yeah.

Archie · Jun 10, 2006

DrForester · Jun 10, 2006

Just becasue its the most different thing Ive seen done with animation in a long time...

Other Notables:
Coboy Bebop - First show i ever saw to mix CGi and 2D animation perfectly
FLCL - Just really liked how fluid everything was.

Snaku · Jun 10, 2006

DrForester said:
Just becasue its the most different thing Ive seen done with animation in a long time...

If I had to pick my second favorite, it would be Gankutsuou. Pretty amazing artstyle and design.

Dead · Jun 10, 2006

7Th said:
Only 2 episodes of Samurai 7 deserve mention in an artstyle thread, and they are completely off-putting to the fans of the series.

New entry from me: Champloo's 21.

Samurai 7's Episode 7 heh, the animation in that episode is so wierdly stylized and fluid, I love it, and yeah pretty much any regular fan who likes the show derides that episode
:lol

One ep of Champloo that i'd mention is the Marijuana field one, it had that awesome sequence by Maasaki Yuasa (actually ep 9 now that I check, not 10)

Beezy · Jun 10, 2006

DrForester said:
Just becasue its the most different thing Ive seen done with animation in a long time...

I couldn't watch that. It messes with my eyes.

karasu · Jun 10, 2006

Dynamite Shikoku · Jun 10, 2006

Akira

Beezy · Jun 10, 2006

karasu said:

I love her!

Adam Blade · Jun 10, 2006

JRPereira · Jun 10, 2006

Hayao Miyazaki

I like how the attention to only certain details focuses your eyes in the right direction, and the quality and detail of the animations alone is really neat.

I wish we could include Street fighter 3 in this - not only is the art style great, but the animation style is awesome as well.

jett · Jun 10, 2006

JRPereira said:
Hayao Miyazaki

I like how the attention to only certain details focuses your eyes in the right direction, and the quality and detail of the animations alone is really neat.

I wish we could include Street fighter 3 in this - not only is the art style great, but the animation style is awesome as well.

Huh, I'll give you style, but the animation quality in Miyazaki's films is pretty mediocre...

aoi tsuki · Jun 10, 2006

DrForester said:
Just becasue its the most different thing Ive seen done with animation in a long time...

Other Notables:
Coboy Bebop - First show i ever saw to mix CGi and 2D animation perfectly
FLCL - Just really liked how fluid everything was.

As much as i loved Gankutsuou, if it didn't have that cool texture effect going on, it would look like a number of other anime. The character designs weren't anything spectacular.

sprsk · Jun 10, 2006

also, loved this show

windy tales

djtiesto · Jun 10, 2006

Yoshitaka Amano:

Kazuma Kaneko:

Satoshi Urushihara:

chaostrophy · Jun 10, 2006

It's a bit short on plot, but has the most jaw-droppingly stylish animation I've ever seen.

The Take Out Bandit · Jun 10, 2006

For anime I tend to prefer vibrant and fun - like Gao Gai Gar, Dai Guard, and Godannar.

There are exceptions to that though. So it's pretty stupid to try and pick one.

Plus anything I can tug the tapioca tube to is good too.

Great Rumbler · Jun 10, 2006

Big O:

Kino's Journey:

And just because of how hilarious it is, Cromartie High School:

And I'll second the nomation of Studio Ghibli and Gankutsuou.

7Th · Jun 10, 2006

chaostrophy said:
Dead Leaves DVD Cover

Was about to mention it. If you liked it check out the fifth FLCL OVA and Trava Fist Planet.

Good nod to Windy Tales, sp0rsk.

ryutaro's mama · Jun 10, 2006

Adam Blade said:

Why does she have a bulge?

Adam Blade · Jun 10, 2006

ryutaro's mama said:
Why does she have a bulge?

Oh no you didn't.

Tornado Condor · Jun 10, 2006

elfen lied

Belfast · Jun 10, 2006

Most unique and interesting style, for sure. I love how he uses thin lines, too, and the color work is fantastic. The anime version suffers a little due to the need for a weekly show almost year round, but Oda's actual art is amazing and completely different. You'd be hard pressed to find two characters that look the same.

Adam Blade · Jun 10, 2006

Belfast said:
http://csufanimeclub.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/one-piece-fde.jpg

Most unique and interesting style, for sure. I love how he uses thin lines, too, and the color work is fantastic. The anime version suffers a little due to the need for a weekly show almost year round, but Oda's actual art is amazing and completely different. You'd be hard pressed to find two characters that look the same.

Link dead.

Dead · Jun 10, 2006

salva said:
elfen lied

Oh come on, this is the epitome of anime generic

Belfast · Jun 10, 2006

Adam Blade said:
Link dead.

Geezus, I just realized it was a tripod site, thus it's only showing up for me in the cache...I may have to upload something.

ryutaro's mama · Jun 10, 2006

Adam Blade said:
Oh no you didn't.

Apparently, she didn't....

... have the operation yet, that is!

Adam Blade · Jun 10, 2006

ryutaro's mama said:
Apparently, she didn't....

... have the operation yet, that is!

I hope you rot in the nether regions for dissing Tatiana... (figuratively speaking).

Kabuki Waq · Jun 10, 2006

Trigun has some funky art IMO.

aoi tsuki · Jun 10, 2006

ryutaro's mama said:
Why does she have a bulge?

Fat kitties FTW.

patrickthehedgehog · Jun 10, 2006

Mind Game FTW!

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