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Mar 18, 2021 12:52 PM
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Name an anime that has a good plot and characters but bad animation (and name an anime that's the exact opposite of that if you can). For me, I'd say one anime that has a good plot and characters but bad animation is Aot s4 while an anime that's the exact opposite of that is Demon Slayer.

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Mar 18, 2021 12:53 PM
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How did I know this was gonna be about AoT.

Every post can be an Attack on Titan post if you try hard enough.
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Mar 18, 2021 12:56 PM
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Tasel said:
How did I know this was gonna be about AoT.
Every post can be an Attack on Titan post if you try hard enough.
Tasel has ascended and decoded the MAL's hivemind. What a legend.

I think I would say Ping Pong has awful animation.
An anime with awful plot and characters would be God of Highschool.
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how is the aot animation bad. i hate when bitches talk like they know lmao?-

but good animation and awful plot would be goh
devilman crybaby had a good story but i didnt like the animation that much unless it was about accentuating akiras hotness
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Mar 18, 2021 12:56 PM
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Attack on Titan, Im sorry guys but this award goes to AOT


Mar 18, 2021 12:58 PM
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Probably Persona 5 animation, because the plot and characters are good (not as much as the games), but the animation is just horrible

Cannot think of a show for the other way around.
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SmashBlack said:
Name an anime that has a good plot and characters but bad animation (and name an anime that's the exact opposite of that if you can). For me, I'd say one anime that has a good plot and characters but bad animation is Aot s4 while an anime that's the exact opposite of that is Demon Slayer.
name 10 aot characters that are good
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Mar 18, 2021 1:00 PM
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how is the aot animation bad. i hate when bitches talk like they know lmao?-

but good animation and awful plot would be goh
devilman crybaby had a good story but i didnt like the animation that much unless it was about accentuating akiras hotness

It's because there's too much CGI in it and the animation just felt REALLY underwhelming, like seriously just compare the actual declaration of war scene to this fan animation of it.

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One piece (pre-wano arc) 10/10 story with pretty bad animation.

People say Demon Slayer but honestly I thought the story and characters were pretty solid.
Mar 18, 2021 1:01 PM

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Legend of the galactic heroes is an ova that looks like a mid tier tv anime. Everything else is perfect though.
what a coincidence I was just talking about it on another thread Gundam unicorn has some great looking space combat even though the main robot is CG but the the whole thing feels like an unecessary addition to UC that was given way too much importance. Kinda like 0083 now that I think about it except for the part about the cg robot.
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Mar 18, 2021 1:02 PM

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aldnoah zero for good animation - bad everything
I can't find a good example for the other category
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God of High School for shit plot and good animation.

Not really sure about shit animation and good plot though I dont worry a ton about animation. I love good animation although I dont judge animation very harshly but I dont know if I have watched something with an amazing plot but bad animation. Maybe dated animation like stuff from the 90s. Dunno.
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SmashBlack said:
Kenzolo-folk said:
how is the aot animation bad. i hate when bitches talk like they know lmao?-

but good animation and awful plot would be goh
devilman crybaby had a good story but i didnt like the animation that much unless it was about accentuating akiras hotness

It's because there's too much CGI in it and the animation just felt REALLY underwhelming, like seriously just compare the actual declaration of war scene to this fan animation of it.



The fan animation doesnt have nearly as much effects, motion, color or anything. when those things are added some other parts of it are died down or harder to achieve. jesus dude. and just because its underwhelming its bad? There are a WHOLE lot better examples of bad animation good story than this. Its just as your quote says, It's hard to win an argument against smart people, but impossible to win an argument against dumb ones.
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Bad animation but great story... Berserk 2016

The opposite is obvious.. Kimetsu no Yaiba

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cells at work black is a good show, but the budget for it is quite shocking at times. deserved better to be honest.
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Mar 18, 2021 1:05 PM

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demon slayer not only had bad story and bad characters, it also had bad animation. seriously my eyes were bleeding 90% of the time while watching that
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God of highschool has atrocious characters and plot but amazing animation dk about the opposite of this maybe ping pong ig or tatami galaxy 10/10 plot and characters but meh animation
Mar 18, 2021 1:07 PM

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I contest that AOT doesn't count as it DOESN'T have good characters
Mar 18, 2021 1:13 PM

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I know this man did not just say aot season 4 has bad animation. Bro you have not SEEN bad animation😭😭😭
Mar 18, 2021 1:15 PM

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bad plot and characters, but good animation - fire force, the god of high school
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Mar 18, 2021 1:22 PM

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One piece for sure, if the whole one piece anime had wano like animation.
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Good characters and plot, bad animation Berserk (2016)
Bad characters and plot, good animation SAO
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Mar 18, 2021 1:26 PM
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Higurashi no naku koro ni has pretty bad animation but a good plot and characters. As for the opposite, I'd say Sword Art Online.
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Ahiru no Sora pops up. For the opposite No Game No Life is the one I can think of.
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IPFdomain said:
Attack on Titan, Im sorry guys but this award goes to AOT
Go and watch Ex-arm or Seven deadly sins season 3 you will understand what bad animation actually means noob
Mar 18, 2021 1:47 PM
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For me Anime with Good plot and characters but bad animation is Nanatsu no taizai

And anime with bad plot and characters but good animation is God of high school
Mar 18, 2021 1:50 PM
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Kakegurui is one I can think of. Great animation but one-dimensional characters and shitty plot.
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Legend Of The Galactic Heroes is the perfect example of this.

As for the opposite, Darling In The Franxx
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Ajin: I've only watched one episode but it looked interesting. If it wasn't for the shitty animation I would've kept watching it
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watch more anime if u think aot s4 is bad animation. it doesn't even have that many good characters in the first place
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Higurashi no naku koro ni has pretty bad animation but a good plot and characters. As for the opposite, I'd say Sword Art Online.
higurashi has a good plot?????????
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Mar 18, 2021 6:01 PM
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Shinsekai yori

In the end, I find the overall story very intriguing. But most of the time the animation is laughably bad, which killed the viewing experience.
Mar 18, 2021 6:40 PM

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Kingdom S1

I just couldn't bother to watch that awful full CG. The story it covers though in the manga is great. If Kingdom actually got a proper anime adaption it would be way way more popular than it is in the Western fanbase. Popularity is pretty much determined over here by that first impression on the first season of an anime.

I don't know why people are bringing up LOTGH? It doesn't have bad animation it does it's job well enough on the animation side and the art style is very attractive fi anything. Sure the animation isn't amazing but it never took me out of the experience or broke my immersion.
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Kenzolo-folk said:
SmashBlack said:

It's because there's too much CGI in it and the animation just felt REALLY underwhelming, like seriously just compare the actual declaration of war scene to this fan animation of it.



The fan animation doesnt have nearly as much effects, motion, color or anything. when those things are added some other parts of it are died down or harder to achieve. jesus dude. and just because its underwhelming its bad? There are a WHOLE lot better examples of bad animation good story than this. Its just as your quote says, It's hard to win an argument against smart people, but impossible to win an argument against dumb ones.
Fr. People just grasping to straws to hate on MAPPA and be a part of the cool kids club now. There wasn't even CGI in the declaration of war LMAO
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It's GOD OF HIGHSCHOOL, trash animation but the plot is good as compared to animation.

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SmashBlack said:
Name an anime that has a good plot and characters but bad animation (and name an anime that's the exact opposite of that if you can). For me, I'd say one anime that has a good plot and characters but bad animation is Aot s4 while an anime that's the exact opposite of that is Demon Slayer.


I say this to everyone that selected Attack on Titan Season 4 for the first title........... "What in the actual hell is wrong with you people?...", not only are there far worse examples for this, but the animation this season has been over the average, sure, not as good as previous seasons (wich was already like mission impossible for a estudio that's not as big as Wit), but nevertheless it looks really good, hell, I think they improved the movements of the characters while interacting, which was something lacking in the first three seasons (I swear, sometimes it felt like they didn't even blink), of course the cgi can be a bit off putting, but it's still better than your standard cgi anime, and also, the action scenes that don't include titans look gorgeous at many points of the story.
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God of high has 1/10 everything except visuals.



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IPFdomain said:
Attack on Titan, Im sorry guys but this award goes to AOT
Go and watch Ex-arm or Seven deadly sins season 3 you will understand what bad animation actually means noob
seven deadly sins is my favourite. It's unique.
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Haven't watched it yet, but there's 2 different opinions on Flowers of Evil. One absolutely hated it just because of it's animation, while the other one liked it for it's story and characterization

Demon Slayer i just followed the hype and willingly put it on my favs just because of my bias towards ufotable's work
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Good character & good plot one piece pre wano

And opposite is demon slayer
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Great narrative, weak visuals = Fantastic Children. The jank art style really is a barrier to one of the best narratives in all of anime.

Great visuals, weak narrative = Akira. Dazzling animation that entrances the mind, but any story would be banana-pants bonkers if you cut out 85% of the source material, and this movie is no exception.

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Hmmmmm, probably fate stay night...
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Bad animation as in visuals overall, or do you mean just movement.

Good plot and characters:

Avenger
Babylon
Beastras
D.N.Angel

Opposite:

Caligula
Chain Cronicle
Citrus
Dies Irae
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I think I would say Ping Pong has awful animation.


I genuinely don't understand how anyone could think this. Ping Pong's animation is extremely adept and fluid when it wants and needs to be. If you're referring to general aesthetic rather than animation specifically, I can definitely understand why one wouldn't like it; I'm still not quite sure I do myself, but I'm still somewhat surprised that someone would think it was not of quality.
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genuinely cannot get how aot s4 has "bad animation" HOW is it bad?#@?$

but id say ex arm. i couldnt rly focus on the story bc of how shit the animation is but its pretty interesting from what i could understand. dont rly know any anime that has a shit story with great animation but closest to it would be umi no kikoeru i guess? the animation for that was quite pleasing to me but its definitely not great/amazing
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I can already see The Way of the Househusband having a bad animation yet a good plot.


For the opposite, I'd say Your Name.
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You must have very high standards to think AOT's animation was bad
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I can already see The Way of the Househusband having a bad animation yet a good plot.


For the opposite, I'd say Your Name.

Damn, first time I have agreed with someone who is a Junko simp.
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Kenzolo-folk said:
how is the aot animation bad. i hate when bitches talk like they know lmao?-

but good animation and awful plot would be goh
devilman crybaby had a good story but i didnt like the animation that much unless it was about accentuating akiras hotness

It's because there's too much CGI in it and the animation just felt REALLY underwhelming, like seriously just compare the actual declaration of war scene to this fan animation of it.

Heya, I wasn't in anime community back when AoT s3 part2 came out but did people throw shit at how bad CGI was in this. Back when I was watching this scene my eyes were bleeding but i still haven't heard anybody complain about it. Why only throw shit at MAPPA, like why my dude?
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