| I know this question is extremely subjective, but since I love Kyoto Animation very very much and I’m going back and watching every main series that KyotoAni has worked on (ex. Full Metal Panic), do you think KyotoAni is the best studio? If not, what is your favorite studio? |
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| they don't have an extensive catalog like the other big hitters but their production quality is definitely top 2 and not 2 |
| because of past disapointments I utterly dispise kyoani, but I still try out some of the anime that come out from them. I don't have a favourite studio, but I noticed I enjoy mostly madhouse, bones and white fox's works. shaft is also a goof pick, but after fireworks I'm kinda disapointed at them. |
| they lack artistic design in characters and enviroments which is something i appraise more than how good is the animation made |
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| Not really the best. But their other works are topnotch. The production quality is superb. Some of their works are my favorites. My other favorites are Madhouse, BONES, etc. |
TicklingThoughtsMay 14, 2019 5:19 AM
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| I like KyoAni a lot, although I'm not sure if they're my absolute favorite studio. I really enjoyed Koe no Katachi, Violet Evergarden, and Hibike Euphonium |
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| They're consistent with their Animation and there's only about a few duds under their belt compared to decent to good series so they are one of the top running studios atm, if they continue doing stuff in the style of Liz and the Blue Bird and A Silent Voice I can see them surpassing Shaft, Madhouse, and Bones. |
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| Great studio overall, just not one that has many personal favorites. It's more like, I appreciate the good and consistent effort it makes and how healthy it is as an institution in the current state of the industry rather than praising it specifically because of its content being among my personal faves. |
| If it's the best, no. Far away from it. If we talking pure Animation, Kyoto have done a amazing job with the recently works. But if we go back 10 years or more, they have done animes like Kanon and Air. They are both pure shit when it comes to character design, animation. FLCL was made in 2000 to 2001 and it's anime that beats alot of works that is coming out even now, 18 years later in character design and animation. As it's always the first thing you see when it comes to a anime, how it's made. Kyoto have done amazing works the last 10 years, but that's that. While it exist studios out there that have done amazing job for 20-40 years. It's a nice studio, I love the work they produces, but it's far from the best anime studio out there. Well, that's what I think atleast. |
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| Incoming plethora of unpopular opinions... Yes, I think their works are fantastic from a visual perspective, but that's really about it. The actual writing is mediocre at best for me. Frankly, Violet Evergarden is the only series I've seen from them that I actually consider to be relatively good (even then, there were a handful of episodes I really didn't enjoy at all). Of the other series I've watched/attempted from them, Chuunibyou was an utter disaster, Hyouka put me asleep three times in the three episodes I saw of it before dropping the show, I dropped Dragon Maid after four episodes and Tamako Market after only two. Nichijou's been on my on-hold for an eternity now (some of it was really funny, but most of it bored me). And Koe no Katachi is unbelievably overrated in my eyes. Sure, I respect the message of the film, but I really couldn't vibe with it. Yeah, go ahead and hate on me for this, but unfortunately Kyoto Animation as a whole has just left a bitter taste in my mouth. I'm willing to give some of their other works a shot someday (namely Clannad and K-On!), but it may be some time before I get around to them. But this post actually made me realize that I don't have a favorite studio. All of the series I've truly loved have come from completely different studios. |
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| Im not sure if KyoAni is the best, some studios also produce anime very well. But i believe they are top tier studio, one of the best studios in Japan. I love their works, the production quality is superb. Violet Evergarden, Koe no Katachi, Kyoukai no Kanata is the example how stunning their visual. They have their own style on art and writing, like Ghibli or CoMix Wave, you will know that is KyoAni when you see their anime. I rarely pay attention to this before, but after checking, KyoAni is the number 1 studio on my list. https://anime.plus/Nabelia/favorites,anime |
NabeliaMay 14, 2019 5:49 AM
| I don't think kyo ani is best. There are studios like bones and shaft which I think are better. for me, sunrise is my personal favorite studio followed by doga kobo. |
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| short answer: no long anser:nooooo |
| if you check my fav section its very easy to tell if my answer is yes or no |
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| Nowadays maybe not but it's definitely one of the best |
| No, absolutely not. They've created some good works, such as "Violet Evergarden," and "Tsurune," but many of their other works are not something that I would watch. |
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| I feel like they stick to the same code and that's why their characters look so similar, but I can't deny their great animation work. I wouldn't call them the best however, they're far from it. |
| Bones are the ones who animate the best, and Jc Staff sucks. |
| Trigger and gainax are my favorite studios. KyoAni is great and all but I think in terms of animation I value creativity over graphical fluidity so Trigger kinda takes the cake in terms of that. In terms of animation, my 5 favorite studious are Trigger, Old Gainax, KyoAni, Bones, and probably Madhouse. |
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| In my opinion, I’d say KyoAni or Bones. KyoAni has the best animation (for non-action, that is) and most of their anime look absolutely gorgeous. Bones is really the only studio that I can say rivals KyoAni since they have a great track record and have some of the best and most consistent animation (especially when it comes to action series). So ima address the studio I know a lot of love to praise but rarely take into account their failings. Madhouse. I wanna first say yes, they have made some great and amazing shows, but they’ve also got a few too many flops and disappointments under their belt that was 100% avoidable since the source material is good cough Overlord cough. Finally, if I’m going to be honest here, their animation isn’t usually all that impressive. The only 2 anime I can think of that the animation stuck with me was One Punch Man and A Place Further Than the Universe. In conclusion, to me the best studio has to have consistent and good animation as well as the anime they make being good on the regular. To me, the talent KyoAni and Bones has at their disposal really shows in their work and they share the title of best studio. |
Kwen53May 14, 2019 6:51 AM
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| FOR REFERENCE: https://myanimelist.net/anime/producer/2/Kyoto_Animation HaruhiismX said: KyoAni stuff I recognizeI know this question is extremely subjective, but since I love Kyoto Animation very very much and I’m going back and watching every main series that KyotoAni has worked on (ex. Full Metal Panic), do you think KyotoAni is the best studio? If not, what is your favorite studio? Clannad, Air, Kanon - no, I don't like the art style Koe no Katachi - excellent Haruhi - great comedy Kyoukai no Kanata - excellent story Maid Dragon - looks interesting but I haven't watched it yet Lucky Star - Konata is annoying, go away Euphonium - I might watch it because music Full Metal Panic - I like the art and for some reason this reminds me of Kiddy Grade, but its being a comedy makes it less my thing Wait actually it IS a Gonzo thing; it's just that KyoAni worked on one of the seasons Takamo Market - maybe? K-On - I'm aware of this but the general look doesn't appeal to me Nichijou - not my preferred style of humor Chuunibiyou - not my preferred subject matter Inuyasha - not currently on my radar Free! - not currently on my radar Violet Evergarden - I've thought about watching this Munto - this movie seems interesting and I just PTW'd it Overall it seems that Kyoto Animation's work is concentrated on a bunch of well-known franchises, some of which I know and like, but much of their stuff has to do with slice-of-life school life in modern realistic settings with comedic and often moë elements. This really isn't my thing, since I'm more into fantasy/sci-fi and drama, typically. Like, I ran across Munto when looking through the full list of everything KyoAni has done, and this is the first time I've heard of it, but it has a premise that caught my attention, even though it's kinda nothing like most of what KyoAni is famous for. Anyway, I'm not sure I have a favorite studio, but if I did it'd probably be Gonzo. |
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| Nope! they're not, unless they majored in literature and know how to write original stories rather than making adaptations of basic literature. I can easily tell that KyoAni has no real experience in literature and has hardly ever majored in college-level or higher literature (what real literature is). Manga and light novels are far from being the gateway or even a doorstep to real literature with all that basic writing KyoAni depends so much on. Basic literature is like their facelift and crotch, just holding back the ability to write stories of their own. Look at Xebec and even AIC, at least they tried to write their own stories. If KyoAni was a person, then that person would be nothing more but a producer rather than an entertainer who knows how to produce and know how to walk on his two feet as well as knowing his s*it. Update: Gonzo made the first season of Full Metal Panic and the second season is like dessert or a late-night snack to me |
Kurt_IrvingMay 14, 2019 7:58 AM
| To me, Kyoani is one of the best, if not the best, when it comes to art work and art direction. It's stunning and really beautiful, quite refreshing. Since Yamada Naoko got there and became a staple of the studio, it has certainly "specified" more in one type of show, but, to me, it's still amazing. Only thing to detract in their work is really the lack of courage to spice up their already successful formula. |
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| They haven't disappointed me yet and they made two of my favorites so I'd say yes, they are my favorite studio. Malgraph seems to agree with me too. |
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| Their animation quality is amazing and consistent, the animation in most of the anime they did is top-notch, as it is realistic to an extent, they're one of the best animation studios, but not the best. I prefer Madhouse, but that's just me. |
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| I think that they pay their animators trough a salary so that inmediately makes them better than the rest. |
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| Historicall speaking, definitely not. Their early stuff was pretty meh and even the recent stuff is often hit or miss. They are arguably the best at animating characters, facial expressions, body language ann that kind of stuff, which is not a small deal, but it doesn't make them the best studio in any other sense than the one I described. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| "Is Kyoto Animation the best animation studio?" There is no such thing as best animation studio. Every studio has it's ups and downs. |
| the consistency of their work as well as what i've heard of their working conditions gives them a special place in my heart, though i understand why you might not consider it the best studio |
| I won't say they are the best animation studio but they've been doing consistently good on the visuals and animation/sakuga department these days. |
FrankyP said: whenever I see their name attached to an anime, I immediately dismiss it because I know I'm going to be bored to tears watching it. this lol ___ I really like their art and animation, they are the best in the aesthetics department along with ufotable and I have nothing but respect for them, *but* most anime's that they produce are boring as fuck. I literally fell asleep on the 3 anime's they've done. |
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| If they were, they haven't been since they started focusing on in-house LNs around 2013 |
| They have consistent animation quality, but my favorite studio will always be Sunrise. Gundam will always be my favorite anime franchise. |
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HaruhiismX said: I know this question is extremely subjective, but since I love Kyoto Animation very very much and I’m going back and watching every main series that KyotoAni has worked on (ex. Full Metal Panic), do you think KyotoAni is the best studio? If not, what is your favorite studio? Putting my money on Ufotable and Production I.G. Seriously, go look at their shows, none of them have bad animations! |
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| KyoAni has great animation due to their inhouse teachings and stuff, and the amount of time they take to make an episode. They are definitely up there, together with MAPPA, Wit Studio, Ufotable and Bones. |
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