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May 27, 2015 3:54 AM
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Because they're cheap when it comes to producing TV shows, and they only seem to go all out when it comes to producing movies.
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I hope the answer is: Because they saved all that money to make Dragonball Super look freaking awesome.
May 27, 2015 3:58 AM

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aasgo123 said:
Maybe they don't have enough money to have better animation for long running titles. They did a fine job for the recen DBZ movies


They really didn't, they look average as fuck, compared to, say, One Piece movies. Most of the original 13 DB movies looked much better.
May 27, 2015 4:36 AM
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10 weeks on prime time slo alone costs mere than the whole production and casting of 26 week kyo ani or ufotabe shows combined im not over estimating that that is fact 26 weeks of late night coast max 50k per week for the slot os it after 24;01 that its cast

while one week of prime time costs just over 1.2 mlioon per week
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May 27, 2015 4:43 AM

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Well they've got their hands across the entire world with worldwide shows like DBZ and co. But I dont know why they dont spend that huge amount of money on something decent.
May 27, 2015 4:45 AM

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Imeon said:
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are you sure? you are blaming the character design for the poor animation?


They did what they're asked to do. Blame the company (Toei Japan) for tolerating poor standards, if it was poor standard.


It won't matter anyway. One Piece has millions of fans and most of them won't even care to think of its animation. I have casual friends wno are OP fanboys and they don't even notice OP's mediocre animation.
May 27, 2015 4:52 AM

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Klad said:
Well they've got their hands across the entire world with worldwide shows like DBZ and co. But I dont know why they dont spend that huge amount of money on something decent.


Because they're greedy and they know shows like DBZ and OP sell with the name alone. They use their quality animators most often on shows that aren't as popular as those two like Precure, hence why it looks so much better than any recent DBZ or OP material (barring their movies).

I'm 98% sure DB Super will look crap.
May 27, 2015 4:52 AM

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Because their shows print money with minimal effort. Why waste funds into making a show look good when that wouldn't change the toy sales much.

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May 27, 2015 4:56 AM

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Probably cuz they're lazy fucks

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I hope the answer is: Because they saved all that money to make Dragonball Super look freaking awesome.


The day TOEI makes a TV Series that looks "awesome" is probably the day Uwe Boll makes an adaptation that does'nt suck

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10 weeks on prime time slo alone costs mere than the whole production and casting of 26 week kyo ani or ufotabe shows combined im not over estimating that that is fact 26 weeks of late night coast max 50k per week for the slot os it after 24;01 that its cast

while one week of prime time costs just over 1.2 mlioon per week


Yet with twice that Budget they make stuff that look 10 times worse

Seriously, their shows look more like slideshows and fan-videos made on Movie Maker
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DrizzyXP said:

Because they're greedy and they know shows like DBZ and OP sell with the name alone. They use their quality animators most often on shows that aren't as popular as those two like Precure, hence why it looks so much better than any recent DBZ or OP material (barring their movies).

That's a dumb assumption. Difference between their popularity or at least OP and Precure is not that big. Precure is fairly popular. Animation quality has nothing to do with any show's popularity.
May 27, 2015 5:17 AM

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They are pretty much the best when it comes to substantial drops in quality that's for sure.



May 27, 2015 5:20 AM
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King_of_Devils said:
Probably cuz they're lazy fucks

Gator said:
I hope the answer is: Because they saved all that money to make Dragonball Super look freaking awesome.


The day TOEI makes a TV Series that looks "awesome" is probably the day Uwe Boll makes an adaptation that does'nt suck

FGAU1912 said:
10 weeks on prime time slo alone costs mere than the whole production and casting of 26 week kyo ani or ufotabe shows combined im not over estimating that that is fact 26 weeks of late night coast max 50k per week for the slot os it after 24;01 that its cast

while one week of prime time costs just over 1.2 mlioon per week


Yet with twice that Budget they make stuff that look 10 times worse

Seriously, their shows look more like slideshows and fan-videos made on Movie Maker

you fail t se how things work if you have a slot that costs 50k v one that costs over 1 mliion most of the cost of toei shows goe to making merch and pay for the slot

over all a 500 episode weekly show over ots run can cost very 500 mlioon [ over 10 or so years] that is not over estmation a slot in the top rpime times ie [ 14;59- 17;59 or 19;01- 21;59 [ wil cost over 1 mlioon usd per week

while minor prime tme/morning prime time costs aound 500-800k per week for slot alone to this day
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May 27, 2015 5:25 AM
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It's probably because most of their shows are insanely popular like one piece that people would watch them anyway, regardless of the animation quality. Why spend unnecessary money?

That said, it really shows that they lack passion. Pierrot's Naruto really pulled out the stops for certain episodes which shows that they take pride in their work. Toei are awful when it comes to anime. One Piece has more filler than any other shounen and its the most poorly placed, to the point where it makes watching the anime difficult.
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Because they don't feel like putting more money into it.
May 27, 2015 5:36 AM

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JD2411 said:
It's probably because most of their shows are insanely popular like one piece and conan


Toei doesn't produce Conan.
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Agafin said:
JD2411 said:
It's probably because most of their shows are insanely popular like one piece and conant


Toei doesn't produce Conan.
well I never knew that
May 27, 2015 5:52 AM

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I don't really think that their animators lack talent because their expensive GGI movies have glorious animation.
They probably just aren't paid enough for the regular tv series.

Time and number of episodes too don't seem to be the problem since Sailormoon crystal was a bi weekly seasonal series and yet had crap animation.
May 27, 2015 7:09 AM

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FGAU1912 said:
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Probably cuz they're lazy fucks



The day TOEI makes a TV Series that looks "awesome" is probably the day Uwe Boll makes an adaptation that does'nt suck



Yet with twice that Budget they make stuff that look 10 times worse

Seriously, their shows look more like slideshows and fan-videos made on Movie Maker

you fail t se how things work if you have a slot that costs 50k v one that costs over 1 mliion most of the cost of toei shows goe to making merch and pay for the slot

over all a 500 episode weekly show over ots run can cost very 500 mlioon [ over 10 or so years] that is not over estmation a slot in the top rpime times ie [ 14;59- 17;59 or 19;01- 21;59 [ wil cost over 1 mlioon usd per week

while minor prime tme/morning prime time costs aound 500-800k per week for slot alone to this day
[/spoiler]

So basically, the actual animation is like 200K (by your eastimate) and the rest is for Timeslot and making toys??

Also, how to Kyoto Animation (and all those other "laet nihgt anime" studios you go out of your way to bash) pay for Timeslot and Merchandise??
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King_of_Devils said:
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you fail t se how things work if you have a slot that costs 50k v one that costs over 1 mliion most of the cost of toei shows goe to making merch and pay for the slot

over all a 500 episode weekly show over ots run can cost very 500 mlioon [ over 10 or so years] that is not over estmation a slot in the top rpime times ie [ 14;59- 17;59 or 19;01- 21;59 [ wil cost over 1 mlioon usd per week

while minor prime tme/morning prime time costs aound 500-800k per week for slot alone to this day
[/spoiler]

So basically, the actual animation is like 200K (by your eastimate) and the rest is for Timeslot and making toys??

Also, how to Kyoto Animation (and all those other "laet nihgt anime" studios you go out of your way to bash) pay for Timeslot and Merchandise??



yes aorund that tits inly around 50 max for late night network tv slot and around max 0f 20k ofr the same time slot on slot on satalite or cable tv were even in prime time stuff a slot wil never go for over 500k

the big 5 networks still dominate Japanese tv or 6 if you in culd NHK
"If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine"

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May 27, 2015 8:47 AM

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FGAU1912 said:
King_of_Devils said:
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So basically, the actual animation is like 200K (by your eastimate) and the rest is for Timeslot and making toys??

Also, how to Kyoto Animation (and all those other "laet nihgt anime" studios you go out of your way to bash) pay for Timeslot and Merchandise??



yes aorund that tits inly around 50 max for late night network tv slot and around max 0f 20k ofr the same time slot on slot on satalite or cable tv were even in prime time stuff a slot wil never go for over 500k

the big 5 networks still dominate Japanese tv or 6 if you in culd NHK


For once, that was actually pretty helpful. I never did know how Timeslots and whatnot worked. Thanks

Ofc On Topic: That does'nt make TOEI any less crap to me
May 27, 2015 8:52 AM

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King_of_Devils said:
The day TOEI makes a TV Series that looks "awesome" is probably the day Uwe Boll makes an adaptation that does'nt suck
Kyousougiga looks pretty fantastic and its from Toei, although it was directed by Rie Matsumoto who is currently directing Kekkai Sensen at Bones which also has fantastic visuals.
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Feaor said:
King_of_Devils said:
The day TOEI makes a TV Series that looks "awesome" is probably the day Uwe Boll makes an adaptation that does'nt suck
Kyousougiga looks pretty fantastic and its from Toei, although it was directed by Rie Matsumoto who is currently directing Kekkai Sensen at Bones which also has fantastic visuals.


But can director influence the visuals that much?
Or is it because of the trust in the director thah he receives bigger budget?
May 27, 2015 8:55 AM

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limited budget and more costs




But you'll still take damage!
May 27, 2015 8:56 AM

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DejWo said:

But can director influence the visuals that much?

Seems like it (i.e Shinbou, Yuusa)

Looking good, is not only depended on budget.
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King_of_Devils said:
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yes aorund that tits inly around 50 max for late night network tv slot and around max 0f 20k ofr the same time slot on slot on satalite or cable tv were even in prime time stuff a slot wil never go for over 500k

the big 5 networks still dominate Japanese tv or 6 if you in culd NHK


For once, that was actually pretty helpful. I never did know how Timeslots and whatnot worked. Thanks

Ofc On Topic: That does'nt make TOEI any less crap to me



sdie note toei are also one of he fre studios that pay that workers a living wage too and they ahve around 500 - 700 people over in in here anime depatment
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May 27, 2015 11:11 PM

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Haha, Toei is rich as shit. They just don't care because they know that no matter how much effort they put, at the end of the day One Piece will sell because it's "One Piece".

Ps. Toei sucks.
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Haha, Toei is rich as shit. They just don't care because they know that no matter how much effort they put, at the end of the day One Piece will sell because it's "One Piece".

Ps. Toei sucks.
^ Has one Piece in favorites... Just sayin'
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Milk_is_Special said:
Doflamingo45 said:
Haha, Toei is rich as shit. They just don't care because they know that no matter how much effort they put, at the end of the day One Piece will sell because it's "One Piece".

Ps. Toei sucks.
^ Has one Piece in favorites... Just sayin'


It's obvious from his name that he's a OP fanboy.
May 28, 2015 3:41 AM

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King_of_Devils said:
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I hope the answer is: Because they saved all that money to make Dragonball Super look freaking awesome.


The day TOEI makes a TV Series that looks "awesome" is probably the day Uwe Boll makes an adaptation that does'nt suck
lol? kyousougiga, mononoke, kuchuu buranko..

also this
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Precure series are popular among sakuga fags, some episodes of Magical Doremi are as sakuga as it can get, Digimon and One piece movies of Hosoda made with Toei are masterpieces in that aspect.
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Tenshi_Shura said:
Milk_is_Special said:
^ Has one Piece in favorites... Just sayin'


It's obvious from his name that he's a OP fanboy.

Well it says something about Toei if even an OP fanboy thinks that they suck.
Jun 12, 2015 2:21 AM

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Hxh ( 2011 ) had a freaking solid animation for the span of 148 episodes!!
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denice001 said:
Hxh ( 2011 ) had a freaking solid animation for the span of 148 episodes!!

Ummm...
That's MadHouse not Toei :(

And they do bad animation for unimportant scenes, one piece and world trigger have great animation when important scenes are adapted.
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Even ufotable has like unlimited budget and they started getting popularity since F/Z.

Ufotable is not comparable to any normal studio.

Ufotable works, usually have good visuals and such, because they have more time than other studios to produce one TV series, every once in a while (which is usually years, unlike other studio who produce several TV shows each season)

It's not always about the budget, it's about time, scheduling, and talent.

Also kara no kyoukai was godly and it had better art/ animation than any of their tv series so far (which is to be expected 'cus movies).

Anime is good, fucking deal with it.
Jun 12, 2015 9:10 AM

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Didn't read the thread so hopefully I'm not repeating what someone else already said:

The long running series that Toei makes are inelastic goods. Meaning that the same amount of people will buy and watch even if there's shifts in quality- good or bad. Making the animation etc. better isn't going to increase sales, and decreasing quality won't reduce sales. Thus, it's more lucrative to make it cheap lmao and use the budget to make better films etc.


EDIT: and of course they have the budget >.>
Jun 12, 2015 9:15 AM

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lmao its not all becuz of the budget but bcoz of how competent their workers are
Tight schedules, rushes, some conflicts along the way, etc. shood be observed also.

Source: Shirobako lol
Y'all watch Shirobako
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Budget is the first thing that come to mind..
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Jun 12, 2015 9:59 AM

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Izanagi777 said:
Budget is the first thing that come to mind..


Toei is rich.
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Tenshi_Shura said:
Izanagi777 said:
Budget is the first thing that come to mind..


Toei is rich.

So? they still spend millions and millions on an anime, and if 3 or 4 don't live up to expectations they can easily go bankrupt, budget is important.
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You'd think with all that money made from DBZ they would have the best production quality ..
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