>>7158281that's a much better response than i was expecting, thanks. i'll stop parroting the family guy meme
comparing the more complex staging in anime scenes to generally flat planes in cartoons, it's clear that there's a huge stylistic difference that justifies the distinction (even if actual Japanese people usually don't draw one). the line gets blurry when you consider higher budget western animation (90's Disney), but yes the distinct stylization you mentioned sets it apart as well
however i would still argue that's only one style of anime, however influential, mostly only found in serializations. plenty of feature films throughout the decades (not just Ghibli) have had budgets that allowed for higher framerates and fewer animation shortcuts/stylization, and no one would argue that, say, Satoshi Kon's work wasn't anime. most of his stuff is "shot" using traditional cinematography techniques pioneered in western media. even Paranoia Agent had that same fluid animation style, and most of Madhouse in general iirc. saying anime is defined by that style is too exclusionary, especially with new techniques like CGI where that style is almost impossible to reproduce. saying it's the art style doesn't work either, because that opens the door for things like Avatar to be considered anime. it has to simply be the Japanese origin
but we've gotten pretty sidetracked here. how does this relate to hating Miyazaki?
