5/18/08 - 5 anime with the best art style - Anime-Planet forum

Cetonis · 05-12-2008, 11:37 AM

Last time was a pretty wide-open topic, so for this week we'll go a bit on the narrow side and vote for the 5 anime with the best art styles.

There are a number of anime out there that choose to deviate from the standard way of drawing things. They might use cel-shading, or heavy cg, or draw the characters' faces in some unique way, or any number of things. Which series have you seen whose art style you particularly liked?

Happy Voting ^_^

***Voting Closed***

This week's top 5:

Mushishi
Princess Mononoke
Last Exile
Gankutsuou
Seirei no Moribito

Thanks for voting!

ForgottenSon · 05-12-2008, 12:36 PM

Kaiji
Monster
Boogiepop Phantom
Haibane Renmei
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

foureyedalice · 05-12-2008, 01:55 PM

visually pleasing and/or interesting shows:
Mushishi
Last Exile
Diary of Tortov Roddle
Princess Mononoke and
Howl's Moving Castle (though almost everything Ghibli looks interesting/ incredible)

KiraRin · 05-12-2008, 02:00 PM

Mushishi
Kemonozume
Gankutsuou
Final Fantasy - Advent Children
Kakurenbo

H.

kamkaw · 05-12-2008, 02:44 PM

Hmm I guess

Lucky Star
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Black Lagoon
Magikano
Karin

elricbro15 · 05-12-2008, 02:54 PM

Utena - characters may not have the most appealing designs (WHERE ARE THEIR PUPILS?!), but every other visual aspect of that show is pretty much perfect for the story.
Evangelion - This show pretty much defines the "anime style" for me.
Appleseed - The 2004 one, of course. Pretty darn revolutionary.
Death Note - The setting may have been a typical modern city (done very well at that), but I don't think I've seen a show handle camera angles so incredibly well.
Place Promised in Our Early Days - man, I need to get my hands on 5 Centimeters per Second. Really bad. Shinkai ftw.

purplemo · 05-12-2008, 04:19 PM

Hmm, style eh? Well, at least it's different than best art.

Last Exile - Range Murata
Hoshi no Koe - The best at panning and scanning
Kakurenbo - Just watch
Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu - Unique like Sugar Sugar Rune without looking like meth-heads
Alien Nine - Never have chibis been so out of place and yet so right

Special mention
Plastic Little - Satoshi Urushihara
Haibane Renmei - Yoshitoshi ABe

chii · 05-12-2008, 04:58 PM

Mind game
Kare kano
Hoshi no Koe
Alien Nine (gotta agree with purplemo on this one)
Angel's Egg

DisturbedMind · 05-12-2008, 06:02 PM

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Samurai Champloo
Soul Eater
Final Fantasy: Advent Childern
Death Note

seasong · 05-12-2008, 06:41 PM

Last Exile
Mushishi
Howl's Moving Castle
Seirei no Moribito
The Third

05-12-2008, 11:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cetonis Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hyde Park, NY / La Plume, PA Age: 22 Posts: 1,136	5/18/08 - 5 anime with the best art style Last time was a pretty wide-open topic, so for this week we'll go a bit on the narrow side and vote for the 5 anime with the best art styles. There are a number of anime out there that choose to deviate from the standard way of drawing things. They might use cel-shading, or heavy cg, or draw the characters' faces in some unique way, or any number of things. Which series have you seen whose art style you particularly liked? Happy Voting ^_^ *Voting Closed* This week's top 5: Mushishi Princess Mononoke Last Exile Gankutsuou Seirei no Moribito Thanks for voting! __________________ It's a Top 30 list! Last edited by Cetonis; 05-19-2008 at 03:56 PM.

05-12-2008, 12:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
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foureyedalice Otaku Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid-Atlantic U.S. Age: 25 Posts: 2,448	Re: 5/18/08 - 5 anime with the best art style visually pleasing and/or interesting shows: Mushishi Last Exile Diary of Tortov Roddle Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle (though almost everything Ghibli looks interesting/ incredible) __________________ Sister Wise Warrior of 'Feed the Birds'; Dr. Girlfriend, 'Guild of Calamitous Intent' approved costumed aggressor "I make my own fun"

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elricbro15 Anime Fan in Training Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 151	Re: 5/18/08 - 5 anime with the best art style Utena - characters may not have the most appealing designs (WHERE ARE THEIR PUPILS?!), but every other visual aspect of that show is pretty much perfect for the story. Evangelion - This show pretty much defines the "anime style" for me. Appleseed - The 2004 one, of course. Pretty darn revolutionary. Death Note - The setting may have been a typical modern city (done very well at that), but I don't think I've seen a show handle camera angles so incredibly well. Place Promised in Our Early Days - man, I need to get my hands on 5 Centimeters per Second. Really bad. Shinkai ftw. __________________

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