Why Do Most Anime Feel the Same?

Hey guys! Just wanted to pop in and drop a comment on my vid to say that I really didn't expect this to get the attention that it did. I made this as a project for a class and published it mostly for my friends to watch. I had 24 subscribers before this went up 😖 so the sudden surge in attention has really taken me by surprise in good and bad ways. I think of me as someone who is very "to myself", so the engagement has been kinda overwhelming as a whole, but I do appreciate it more than anything else. I've been trying to reply to every comment I get and I value everything everyone has to say. It makes me happy that a lot of you seem to have gotten something out of this! I'm gonna have to stop replying to comments for now to lock in on my other schoolwork but just know that I appreciate all of the feedback, both positive and negative. There are a lot of great names and examples people are throwing in the comments that I didn’t even know about, so there'ss a lot more to this topic worth researching that I really only skimmed the surface of. For people who do have a limited palette, I highly encourage taking the time to check out movies and shows outside your usual wheelhouse, because there are a lot of unique experiences out there worth checking out! (And it seems like I myself have a lot of watching to do from all the TV director name drops I’m getting here haha) Thanks for checking this out :) hope to make more stuff in the future that y'all enjoy ✌ also in hindsight i really wish i talked about Chainsaw Man's anime adaptation and how it was received by Japanese audiences. Really good case study for the topic, unfortunately the talking point got trumped by the "keep your project short" assignment guidelines for this one 😭

Mob psycho feels extremely different compared to other anime, one's style got translated with an extreme fidelity to the screen

Most anime fail to be different, not only through visuals, but from a writing viewpoint as well. I think this is because mangaka can't try anything new in fear of having their manga cancelled due to not reaching a large audience, significantly affecting the creative industry in a negative way.

Schedules are also a big factor. These shows are on schedule and often leave no time for artists to express themselves fully. Imagine trying to make every single episode the most breathtaking art piece you've ever seen. You need to have lots of time to cook up something like that. These studios simply don't give that time. You could do it, but certainly not in the time span they give any typical show.

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I’ve been saying for awhile how afraid anime is to add creativity to the works they adapt. The most simple example is manga being in black and white so they need lines of dialogue to address colors “he turned purple?! He activated his technique!” Yet the anime will keep these lines of dialogue. They don’t lean into the strengths of the medium at all

I'd argue since Wano started and moving forward, the One Piece community has started keeping track of directors due to almost movie level quality, such as Yasunori Koyama and Megumi Ishitani. For 1028 and 1015 respectively, but loads of other established names coming back to do other episodes. Same goes for an animation context with Vincent Chansard etc, who actually have recently appeared on One Piece youtuber interviews and interacting with the community.

Studio Trigger anime are visually stunning (gurren lagann, klk, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, etc.)

Remember when Jojo Part 4 was mocked for having piss yellow / green / purple colors? Unironically that was genius and goated. Bring that shit back.

Your video is great. In anime, people often give credit to the mangaka but forget about the animators and directors who actually make the anime. A great anime with unique style is monogatari, the work Tatsuya Oishi always stands out from any other.

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I clicked on this and expected the channel to have 4, maybe 5 hundred thousand subs, but just 200???? I’m investing early, can’t wait to see where this channel goes

Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 is a prime example of this imo, episode directors like Hakuyu Go, Miso and Shota Goshozono really knocked the direction out of the park and did something different from most shonen anime.

Go watch Space Dandy. Each episode has a unique vibe based on the director and animators who made it. AND it was made on a schedule that let it be simultaneously broadcast in Japanese and English on Adult Swim.

Because the “time my sisters friends all had a crush on me and we became wizards in an alternate universe” simply can only go one of a few ways sadly

I was expecting this to be a talk about the samey tropes in anime, but ended up with a pretty good video about anime directors, nice.

It's all about the cost. These directors demand a loooooooooot of resources to make their vision come true on the screen, and that's why they're more fit for films or short projects. I mean, look at Imagawa. Dude is amazing, Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still is still to this day one of the best OVAs ever made, but him going massively overbudget has cost him his job multiple times lol.

FLCL using yellows and blue is always a stand out sky to me that fits the mood perfectly

Will never understand why a director like Rie Matsumoto is routinely passed by the industry. She was one of the bright young gems of the 2010s and hasn't been seen in anything major since. Soul crushing.

Attack on Titan the Final Chapters is another example. Hayashi is a great director.