| What are some anime that gained popularity purely because of art/animation? or anime that had animation as their saving grace. I can name a few that I can remember: Dawang Raoming, God of High School & Demon Slayer + Wind Breaker. Edit: title change + added Wind Breaker. |
ST63LTHJun 25, 2024 10:29 AM
| Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, The story is mediocre, the only reason it's so popular is because the animation, especially the fight scenes are amazing. |
Deus-ArcanumJun 25, 2024 10:41 AM
| Gundam Unicorn is pretty ridiculous if you think about it but thankfully the cool explosions made it an enjoyable experience. |
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| The three fate anime made by ufotable. |
| That racing anime called Red Line? All I can remember is that the animation was great. |
| the fate series kind of sucks, the only good thing about it imo is the animation. |
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| Demon Slayer, Fate series, some ufotable anime, etc. |
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| Everybody who replied up until now is coping hard since nobody mentioned Jujutsu Kaisen |
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| A recent case not many would know is Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu. I avoided it at first because I thought it was a generic reincarnation fantasy with overpowered mc but for shotacons, then I gave it a try after seeing the positive reception and... it turned out it is indeed a generic reincarnation fantasy with overpowered shota mc, but in a very soulful and well done anime adaptation. Truly a passion project, something that Mushoku Tensei (I don't mean to compare the two, it's just that they're both fantasy+reincarnation+passion project) seemed to have lost after the first season. And if you're not into shota, don't worry: the effort put into making the mc look as good as possible was put into the other characters as well. |
| Pretty much every shounen with action and fights is carried by animation |
| God of High School is the only valid one objectively since the plot was so rushed that the only reason ppl watched it was cuz of the actual fights. Other than this I'd say there is no such thing as an anime that gets entirely carried by animation. Carried by animation and being more popular cuz of the animation are also not the same thing. Edit: I had no idea that hating on Fate has become a trend recently lmao. |
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| Jujutsu Kaisen. Mediocre characters and story but the fight scenes are good. |
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| Makoto Shinkai's filmography. I think his movies are good but if it weren't because of the animation basically no one would care. |
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| Kimetsu no Yaiba and Bleach Thousand Years Blood War Even though KnY is way much worse. |
| Cowboy Bebop. It also has a good soundtrack, and a few good episodes. Overall, I gave it a 6, despite most of it being quite boring. |
| Jujutsu Kaisen is carried by its animation. |
ST63LTH said: What are some anime that gained popularity purely because of art/animation? or anime that had animation as their saving grace. I can name a few that I can remember: Dawang Raoming, God of High School & Demon Slayer + Wind Breaker Haven't watched Dawang Raoming Agree with God Of Highschool, definite case of style over substence Demon Slayer's a popular one to claim as all style no substence and i highly disagree with this take, of course the animation is got-tier, but you don't gain that amount of popularity with animation alone Don't know why you added Wind Breaker, i found the animation pretty shite As for what other anime gained popularity/are carried by animation, people tend to put a lot of battle shounen in this category Me personally, i don't think genre/demographic has anything to do with if an anime is carried by animation Some anime i think do this: - Land Of The Lustrous - Jujutsu Kaisen - 3-gatsu no Lion - Cowboy Bebop - FLCL - No Game No Life *I know JJK is just as popular as Demon Slayer, but it's a lot more battle focused than even most battle shounen, don't make it bad, but it's storytelling style is more reliant on good animation |
DigiCatJun 25, 2024 3:24 PM
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ST63LTH said: What are some anime that gained popularity purely because of art/animation? Definitely Winbreaker, i never heard about it before, and to my knowledge the manga wasn't that popular. The only thing i saw praised about it was the well animated fights, which what piqued mine and others interest. |
| JJK Your Name Lycoris Recoil Wind breaker Kimetsu no yaiba |
| violet evergarden, the animation is very beautiful but the story is just ok |
| Carried by animation isn't necessarily a bad thing, to me that just means animation is the works biggest selling point, and the thing would be a lot worse without it. But as is the case with a lot of examples, that doesn't always mean the anime is worse for it. with that said, here are my answers: Redline, Demon slayer, Hells, Legend of the Forest, Kurayukaba.... I think in jjks case it's more accurate to say it's carried by "action" not animation. Even if the animation wasn't as great as it is, jjk would still have incredible fight scenes purely because of how well made and well thought out those fights are on a conceptual, stakes and progression level. Something like demon slayer doesn't REALLY have anything that makes the fights interesting if not for the visuals, and I don't think that's the case at all with jjk. People don't appreciate the writing skills that go into writing a well written fight. Cause I assure you, writing good action isn't easy. |
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Pretty much every shounen with action and fights is carried by animation
| @nishant0 Frieren is a shounen that has action and fights |
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| Windbreaker 100%. The plot and setting are completely nonsensical. Vigilante gang high school delinquents attend a publicly funded school that has no staff, and they have territory disputes. Also cops don't exist and the kids get paid with food for doing labor. AT LEAST HAVE ONE THING THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. Easily the worst anime within the past decade. |
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@nishant0 Frieren is a shounen that has action and fights
| @APolygons2 so you’ve watched it for action and fights? huh |
| The animation in Your Lie in April was the only good part of it. |
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| Lmao the replies are full of tryhard elitists. |
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@APolygons2 so you’ve watched it for action and fights? huh
| @nishant0 I did not, but it is still a shounen with fights, Just because that's not it's main appeal, it doesn't make the fights "not exist". They are still there. you can't just make them go poof because they aren't the MAIN reason the show is good. I mean the exam arc had a ton of action (and I think it was the weakest part of the show because of it but that's besides the point). |
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@nishant0 I did not, but it is still a shounen with fights,
Just because that's not it's main appeal, it doesn't make the fights "not exist". They are still there. you can't just make them go poof because they aren't the MAIN reason the show is good.
I mean the exam arc had a ton of action (and I think it was the weakest part of the show because of it but that's besides the point).
Just because that's not it's main appeal, it doesn't make the fights "not exist". They are still there. you can't just make them go poof because they aren't the MAIN reason the show is good.
I mean the exam arc had a ton of action (and I think it was the weakest part of the show because of it but that's besides the point).
| @APolygons2 I never said it isn’t. I think it’s shounen that has decent amount of action which i consider a big plus point of the show, but it’s not entirely carried by that. |
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@APolygons2 I never said it isn’t. I think it’s shounen that has decent amount of action which i consider a big plus point of the show, but it’s not entirely carried by that.
| @nishant0 Yeah, and neither are most battle shounen |
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@DigiCat keep that in mind the next time you reply to me.
Also, cowboy bebop and 3-gatsu are mostly character driven show means they are carried by their characters and not carried by animation, keep this in mind too.
Also, cowboy bebop and 3-gatsu are mostly character driven show means they are carried by their characters and not carried by animation, keep this in mind too.
| @nishant0 Fair enough if you liked the character writing in 3-gatsu and Bebop Personally the writing didn't do much for me, but they both have stunning visuals (this is of course only my opinion) |
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@nishant0 Fair enough if you liked the character writing in 3-gatsu and Bebop
Personally the writing didn't do much for me, but they both have stunning visuals (this is of course only my opinion)
Personally the writing didn't do much for me, but they both have stunning visuals (this is of course only my opinion)
| @DigiCat Well, cowboy bebop is a slow paced episodic anime which might bore some people, but whats wrong with 3 gatsu |
| Sonny Boy gained popularity for being pretentious + animation |
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| @JoeChip it depends, being episodic and slow pace are the two sides of the same coin. |
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| @JoeChip how? Episodic shows tend to be slow, thats just their nature and slow pacing doesn’t make the show any less enjoyable if it helps in developing good character dynamics just like in the case of cowboy bebop. |
| Just watched lycoris recoil, and the animation/music was the best part of it. And if violet evergarden didn't have such beautiful animation, I don't think it would have been nearly as popular as it is. |
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@DigiCat Well, cowboy bebop is a slow paced episodic anime which might bore some people, but whats wrong with 3 gatsu
| @nishant0 3-gatsu the concept is really good, but i didn't feel it did a good job creating an emotional connection to the characters (making characters cry on screen doesn't count) |
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