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When it comes to anime, animation plays a crucial role in bringing the story to life. A well-animated scene can convey emotion, tension, and action with remarkable clarity and impact. While many anime series have great animation, there is one series that stands out as the best in terms of animation: Demon Slayer.

Produced by the renowned animation studio Ufotable, Demon Slayer is an action-fantasy anime that is known for its stunning animation and visuals. Ufotable is a studio that is known for its high-quality animation and has produced some of the most visually impressive anime in recent years, such as Fate/Zero and Kara no Kyoukai.

One of the most striking aspects of the animation in Demon Slayer is the attention to detail. From the intricate designs of the demons to the beautifully rendered landscapes, every frame of the show is filled with stunning detail. The use of light and shadow is particularly impressive, creating a sense of depth and atmosphere that immerses the viewer in the world of the show.

Another key aspect of the animation in Demon Slayer is the fluidity of the motion. The fight scenes in the show are some of the most visually impressive in anime, with the characters moving in a way that feels natural and realistic. The choreography of the fights is also top-notch, with each move feeling deliberate and impactful.

The use of color is also a standout aspect of the animation in Demon Slayer. The colors are bright and vibrant, with each scene feeling like a work of art. The use of color is particularly effective in creating a sense of mood and atmosphere, with different colors being used to convey different emotions and themes.

One of the most impressive technical aspects of the animation in Demon Slayer is the use of CGI. While CGI is often criticized in anime for looking jarring and out of place, Ufotable has managed to integrate it seamlessly into the show. The use of CGI is most noticeable in the demon designs, with their otherworldly appearance being brought to life in a way that would not have been possible with traditional animation.

In addition to the technical aspects of the animation, the direction and framing of the show are also worth mentioning. The camera angles and shot composition are expertly done, creating a sense of tension and drama that heightens the impact of each scene.
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Mar 22, 2023 7:10 AM
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Probably not _the_ best, but Tales of Zestiria the Cross came to my mind first.
Mar 22, 2023 8:19 AM
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The AKIRA and Vampire Hunter D movies.
Mar 22, 2023 8:46 AM
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Fate/Zero, Bleach TYBW, No Game No Life [maybe not animation but the art style], Sword art Online Alicization, Fate/SN Heaven's Feel, Violet Evergarden and I guess that's all what I can say from memory.
Mar 22, 2023 9:00 AM
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I don't know which animation I'd consider the best, but to cut to the chase, Mob Psycho's animation is dozens of times better than Kimetsu no Yaiba's. Now that I read it, it seems something direct from Chat GPT.


Mob Psycho 100 is a Japanese anime television series that has been lauded for its exceptional animation quality. Created by ONE, the same creator of One-Punch Man, the series is a story about a young boy named Shigeo Kageyama, also known as Mob, who possesses incredible psychic abilities. The series is renowned for its exceptional animation, and it is widely considered to have the best animation among anime series.
Mob Psycho 100 features animation that is both visually stunning and unique in its style. The animation style is best described as fluid and expressive, with a mix of traditional hand-drawn animation and digital effects. The series uses an art style that is distinctive and is best characterized by its use of bold lines, vibrant colors, and unique character designs.
The animation in Mob Psycho 100 is used to great effect in bringing the story to life. The series features intense action sequences that are not only visually spectacular but also emotionally charged. The animation is so well done that it allows viewers to feel the weight of every punch, the intensity of every explosion, and the gravity of every emotional moment.
One of the most remarkable things about the animation in Mob Psycho 100 is the way it seamlessly blends different animation techniques. The series incorporates elements of 2D animation, 3D animation, and traditional hand-drawn animation to create a unique and dynamic visual style that is unparalleled in anime. The result is an animation that is both fluid and expressive, with a sense of movement and energy that is impossible to replicate in other series.
Another notable aspect of the animation in Mob Psycho 100 is its attention to detail. The series features a level of detail that is unparalleled in anime, with every frame meticulously crafted to create a visually stunning experience. From the intricate character designs to the complex fight scenes, the animation in Mob Psycho 100 is a testament to the incredible skill and talent of the animators involved.
In conclusion, Mob Psycho 100 is an anime series that stands out for its exceptional animation. The animation is not only visually stunning but also emotionally charged, bringing the story and characters to life in a way that is impossible to ignore. The unique animation style and attention to detail make Mob Psycho 100 a must-watch for anyone who appreciates high-quality animation. It is not surprising that it has become one of the most celebrated anime series of all time, and its animation is undoubtedly one of the reasons why.
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If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

Perhaps, this is hell.
Mar 22, 2023 9:44 AM
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Demon Slayer the animation GOAT, fr no cap
Mar 22, 2023 9:52 AM
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Phosphophyllita said:
I don't know which animation I'd consider the best, but to cut to the chase, Mob Psycho's animation is dozens of times better than Kimetsu no Yaiba's.
Exactly what I was going to say. Some of the fights in season 2 are leagues better than any Demon Slayer fight.
Mar 22, 2023 9:55 AM
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Violet Evergarden, no competition. The second place is not even close.
Mar 22, 2023 9:55 AM
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To me, Kaijuu no Kodomo is the best animated anime of all time.
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Mar 22, 2023 10:03 AM

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My top 5

Violet Evergarden
Redline
Hibike Euphonium
Akira
Heike Monogatari
Mar 22, 2023 6:10 PM

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Bakemonogatari and Monogatari and its sequels and prequels I find to have really good animation. The only thing I didn't like was trying to read main characters inner dialog/monologue text/sub. Too much rewinding and pausing to read all that. Which is why I never watched all the sequels, ovas and movies.
Mar 22, 2023 7:05 PM

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Just mentioning flashy fight scenes is boring, so I would say Liz and The Blue Bird. Every animation frame looks and feels very natural. 
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Mar 22, 2023 7:12 PM

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Probably Redline is the choice here. I don't know if I can name one or the other specifically as a winner, but I believe that almost all comparisons to Redline are basically unfair because the film took almost a decade to produce. I haven't seen it yet, but I think Akira deserves a mention in that department as well, as the production vision employed in the film revolutionized the industry.

If we disregard movies and take a clipping of only seasonal anime, the denomination would probably be more difficult. Many point to Violet Evergarden, which I believe is the most consistent example of animation and art. However, if we analyze it based on the amount of sakuga and fluidity prevailing over consistency, Mob Psycho 100 II would be among the favorites.
Mar 22, 2023 7:26 PM

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Akira, Ghibli films cause obviously and the topic is I assume best animation overall but if it came to the topic off sword fights than that one movie sword of the stranger really was something, thought plot was kinda aight but the fights went hard 
Mar 22, 2023 7:40 PM

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Hayao's Miyazaki Howl's Moving Castle and Reki Kawahara's A1-Pictures Sword Art Online. Fluid, crisp, detailed, leveld, based animation right there you've got. 10/10 to each.
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The most beautiful thing I've ever seen in anime is the movie Liz and the Blue Bird, the only thing that comes to mind immediately. There's nothing that comes close to it, quite honestly. It's the best audio-visual experience I've ever had. 


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Mar 22, 2023 7:53 PM

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It's Mob Psycho 100 and it's not even close. Mob Psycho's animation is better than almost all other anime out there.
Mar 22, 2023 7:54 PM

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Hellsing ultimate , Drifters, mob psycho 100 , 86. 
Mar 22, 2023 7:55 PM
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Akira and Ghost in the Shell have some of the best visuals of any work of animation. Let alone Anime
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It's surprising barely anyone mentioned any Production IG work when they have being the kings of animation studios for about 30 years, the only ones that come close are Kyoto Animation and mid-2000s Madhouse.
Mar 22, 2023 8:34 PM
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The ones with the worst storyline like Demon Slayer. I mean run-of-the-mill recycled plots and ordinary character, not special or exciting in any way: characters that we have seen thousands of times in other anime that only appeals to 10 year olds who think that the world is fair
 

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It's debatable, but I would say Wonder Egg priority, Space Dandy, Mob psycho, Redline, Violet Evergarden, Mushoku Tensei are all great. Yeah Demon Slayer too.
Mar 22, 2023 9:47 PM
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There are a lot of things to consider: art style, color palette, mise-en-scène, creativity/design, object's animation. They all combined to create an overall aesthetic, and there aren't really one objectively best animation style/aesthetic out there just as in other art forms/media.

with just 230ish anime watched, I will try my best to compile a list below (omitting mob/demon slayer/violet evergarden):

Cloverworks: Vibrant color palette, creative design/animation
-Wonder Egg Priority
-My Dress-Up Darling
-Akebi's Sailor Uniform
-Bocchi the Rock!
-Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

Shaft: unique/dynamic composition and animation, where the art becomes a part of the world-building and narrative
-Monogatari
-Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Gainax/Trigger: Wild and unrestrained design and animation
-Eva
-FLCL
-Kill la Kill
-Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Madhouse/Science Saru: Distilled and minimalist yet creative
-The Tatami Galaxy
-Sonny Boy
-The Heike Story
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Mar 22, 2023 10:18 PM
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I'm thinking the fate heavens feel movies, but if Pluto's trailer is indicative of the entire thing it could be better
Mar 22, 2023 10:32 PM
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Demon Slayer S2 has some amazing animation in it. 

Not so much animation but Fire Force has some of the best sound in anime...imagine Demon Slayer animation with Fire Force sound
Mar 23, 2023 1:05 AM
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I'd probably say:

Demon Slayer
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
Mob Psycho 100
Jujutsu Kaisen
Violet Evergarden
Mar 23, 2023 1:09 AM
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Fate series has one the best animation 
Mar 23, 2023 4:16 AM
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Nagi no Asukara and Natsume Yuujinchou as for slice of lifes.
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Hayao's Miyazaki Howl's Moving Castle and Reki Kawahara's A1-Pictures Sword Art Online. Fluid, crisp, detailed, leveld, based animation right there you've got. 10/10 to each.
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Mar 23, 2023 4:19 AM

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I think fate series (from ufotable) have a bit better animation so its the top for me. 
Demon slayer comes at a close second but with the promise we are getting for the upcoming seasons by ufotable, I believe it will become the best animated anime in history.
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Mar 23, 2023 4:41 AM
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[Insert any KyoAni show of your choice]
Mar 23, 2023 4:44 AM

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Anything from KyoAni and ufotable.
Mar 23, 2023 4:57 AM

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absolutely baffles me not seeing mushoku tensei mentioned once in the front page, its animation completely blows dempn slayer out of the water, and i can't say i've seen a single anime that comes close to beating it in terms of animation quality, even a pointless scene of some bread being torn is more fluid and has more of a budget than entire anime airing, studio bind blows any project out of the water, if they had their hands on the popular shows with wide demographics it would throw most other studios out of business within a year.
Mar 23, 2023 5:00 AM

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Nagi no Asu Kara's animation is so wonderful.

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I can't believe this anime is from 2013.
Mar 23, 2023 5:01 AM
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Mob psycho is the obvious choice here
And redline too is phenomenal
I don't think demon slayer stands a chance against them in animation department (well mob psycho is better than demon slayer in all departments)
Mar 23, 2023 5:17 AM
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one punch man season 1 would be my pick.
Mar 23, 2023 5:28 AM

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The Metropolis anime film,, te animation is too good its hard to focus on the plot admiring the animation
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Mar 23, 2023 5:29 AM
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TLDR; the OP is a Demon Slayer dick rider.
As for the best animation, even though nobody mentioned it,  Steamboy is a strong contender. If we are talking about series, it would be a toss between GITS SAC, Mushishi and Seirei no Moribito. 
Mar 23, 2023 11:47 AM

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Mob Psycho is definitely up there for sure.


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Mar 23, 2023 11:57 AM
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technically its Akira movie because its full animation and not limited animation
Mar 23, 2023 12:16 PM

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>Year of the lord 2023
>People still believing Demon Slayer Is even remotely one of the best animated shows
It's not even the best animated Ufotable series (and Ufotable, as most famous studios, is already incredibly overrated).
I don't think i can really decide a single one for your example tbh, Just mentioning TV series: Cowboy Bebop? Mob Psycho 100? K-On? Gurren Lagann? For movies i guess It's a bit less difficult, It's probably one between Akira, Redline and maybe Kaguya-Hime Monogatari (or maybe Howl, but i prefer Kaguya)
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Violet evergarden easily my number one pick

other ones I can think of are the tatami galaxy, cyberpunk edgerunners, attack on titan, bocchi the rock, your name, basically any Ghibli movie, and probably wonder egg priority as well
Mar 24, 2023 3:58 AM

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Baraou no Souretsu and Vivy

In that exact order.
Mar 24, 2023 5:19 AM
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JessicaKari said:
Violet evergarden easily my number one pick

other ones I can think of are the tatami galaxy, cyberpunk edgerunners, attack on titan, bocchi the rock, your name, basically any Ghibli movie, and probably wonder egg priority as well
Violet evergarden has amazing art but its animation is nothing out of the ordinary to be called the best animation ever, though it's fluid and keeps a constant quality.
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Sanmolut said:
JessicaKari said:
Violet evergarden easily my number one pick

other ones I can think of are the tatami galaxy, cyberpunk edgerunners, attack on titan, bocchi the rock, your name, basically any Ghibli movie, and probably wonder egg priority as well
Violet evergarden has amazing art but its animation is nothing out of the ordinary to be called the best animation ever, though it's fluid and keeps a constant quality.
it was just a subjective pick! I’m not well versed in what objectively could be the best, just thought of what animation was lovely to me
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JessicaKari said:
Sanmolut said:
Violet evergarden has amazing art but its animation is nothing out of the ordinary to be called the best animation ever, though it's fluid and keeps a constant quality.
it was just a subjective pick! I’m not well versed in what objectively could be the best, just thought of what animation was lovely to me


Okay okay no need to get so riled up about it  I only wanted to make it clear because a lot of people think the art and the animation is the same in Violet Evergarden. I didn't mean to criticize your taste or anything like that, Irish girl.
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Sanmolut said:
JessicaKari said:
it was just a subjective pick! I’m not well versed in what objectively could be the best, just thought of what animation was lovely to me


Okay okay no need to get so riled up about it  I only wanted to make it clear because a lot of people think the art and the animation is the same in Violet Evergarden. I didn't mean to criticize your taste or anything like that, Irish girl.
no worries I didn’t take it as criticism I just like chatting lol 
what do you think is the best animation?
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Baraou no Souretsu and Vivy

In that exact order.
Yes for Vivy, it looks phenomenal. +1
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Sanmolut said:


Okay okay no need to get so riled up about it  I only wanted to make it clear because a lot of people think the art and the animation is the same in Violet Evergarden. I didn't mean to criticize your taste or anything like that, Irish girl.
no worries I didn’t take it as criticism I just like chatting lol 
what do you think is the best animation?


It has to be a movie since movies have more budget and more animators working on animation. My movie  picks are Akira, Redline, GITS and Steamboy .
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocene. It's just so hyperrealistic and ultra detailed. Like that actually realistic slow motion scene
Everyone sees the beauty they're mature enough to see.
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Sanmolut said:
JessicaKari said:
no worries I didn’t take it as criticism I just like chatting lol 
what do you think is the best animation?


It has to be a movie since movies have more budget and more animators working on animation. My movie  picks are Akira, Redline, GITS and Steamboy .
yeah that definitely makes sense, I haven’t seen most of those so I’ll have to check em out! 
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