There will never be a better studio
>>283504036that isn't based in Kyoto
>>283504036>Codifier of many otaku tropes >Including big ones like loli >Always great animation and art>Consistent quality over the decades >Got new team specifically to avoid outsourcing, putting Japan first>Willing to adapt ANYTHING from the source material>Created many talents that went on to do stuff from Illya to Onimai>Owns two of the most profitable and famous anime ever (Monogatari and Madoka)>Always has great music>Works with great efficiency >So much moreYep
>>283504064fpbp
>>283504036Yes, but can they stop redoing Madoka? It's like the fourth version already.., which I now also have to keep and consider
>>283504327She's eating a spinach biscuit now?
>>283504110>Works with great efficiencyThis is a huge misconception
>>28350403679-mid 2000s sunrise. late 90s to early 2000s jc staff. AIC ovas from the 80s. shaft pales in comparison to genuinely good animation from the ova boom, generally. though they are cool and i do consider them my favorite studio overall merely because shinbou's involvement. though i do wish he would episode direct again, i hate that he's relegated himself to teaching other directors to be less cool versions of himself.
>>283504569>AIC ovas from the 80sThat's just material for AMVs and the "anime aesthetic" twitter
>>283504665so what? so is most of monogatari.
>>283504569There's no point in history when JC staff was anything but complete horse manure.
>>283504036They'll never surpass Popotan.>>283504110>all pretentious reddit crap
>>283504881i mostly agree with you except for the time period i listed. shinbou ovas (which would be relevant to people itt), utena, slayers, kare kano, cat soup. you either dont know what you're talking about or have very poor taste.
>>283504110>>Codifier of many otaku tropes>>Including big ones like loli>>Always great animation and artStopped reading here. What degree of delusion is this?
>>283504846No. Monogatari is a great adaptation of a complex, "non-adaptable" series, both accurate and complementary, relying heavily on directing. AIC ovas are just some scraps that stand out only by impressive fragments of animation and drawing
>>283504922Individual shows that are carried hard by the director, while the animation itself is pure shit
>>283504950AIC ovas are a testament to the otaku spirit of the 80s, they put their heart and soul into those projects purely out of love for animation. monogatari is merely a never ending cash grab which fell off hard after tatsuya oishi's departure.
>>283504951i wouldnt call the animation shit, but i see where you're coming from. though you have to admit most of what they were putting out during that time period was really great, and obviously they had a lot of talented people working there.
>>283504933Their works with lolis in them are quite popular. Given how early they made some of them, there is a good chance many other lolis are based off of one of their characters. They helped make anime lolis a thing. All of the lolis before that just weren't the same as the modern, strictly otaku pandering, loli. Their art and animation are also the best in the industry. You couldn't even find a studio that's done better.
>>283504974>never endingI hope so, it's not like there's been anything better in this media
>>283505011>Their art and animation are also the best in the industry.>>283504064
>>283504036Science Saru seems like they're having their Trigger moment of good anime streak
>>283504036>>283504064So thankful we live a post Kyoto animation and Shaft industry. Truly cancerous times between 2008-2018.
>>283505011>the loli in 80s OVAs like Cream Lemon strictly targeted towards otaku weren't real loli actually >the studio infamous for their literal PowerPoint presentations has the best animation in the industryToo blatant ragebait, 0/10.
>>283505100lol, he got owned
>>283505100>>283505126You don't need to seethe and samefag. I'll drop the reality on you now. SHAFT invented many types of animation techniques you enjoy. Deal with it.
>>283505158you simply do not watch enough anime. doubt you've even seen a single episode of cream lemon.
>>283505177It claims it comes from before the year 2000. You expect me to believe this is real? That anything existed before the first year of our world?
>>283504036based
>>283504036True, they are the best
Toei, Mappa and Ufotable won in the end.
>>283505229ok, so you're definitely baiting.anyone who genuinely thinks this is retarded and not a real anime fan.
>>283505256Bakemonogatari still had such a great ED. Some of the others are good, but it can be almost hard to enjoy them when they don't fully encapsulate the artistry that Bake had. If I were to label a close second it'd be Nise though and third might just be Off and Monster Season's. The one for Koyomimonogatari and Tsukimonogatari were also fairly decent.
>>283505044Off-and-Monster season was mediocre as much as it pains me to admit. I need my fun word jousting with insane backgrounds while interesting plot is happening.
>>283505370Tsukihi Undo was one of the best in the series and Nadeko Draw was quite better than some arcs in Second and Final Season. I also liked the Acerola arc but can understand why some didn't.
SHAFTed
>>283505473Which ones? All I can put it above is Hana.
>>283505370Yeah, I disagree with you.
>>283505582Hitagi Rendezvous was pretty boring. All I remember is Araragi sleeping. Ougi and Sodachi are nice and all but their stuff in the first Owari were also kind of mundane.
>>283505709So, you basically hate monogatari, got it
>>283505672I would love to see your argument explaining how the murder mystery was actually amazing and not a boring, hard to follow slog.>>283505709Fair except Sodachi, her's was good.
>>283505792Yeah, some of it gets blurry. The stuff with the abandoned house that Sodachi used to live in was interesting. Also finding out more about her past in general. The scene where they finally confront her in her Section 8 house was really expressive and engaging.
>>283505792>murder mysterylol
>>283505709whoa, after 20 years of milking this series, it has grown stale? Who would've thought
Wrong picture OP
>>283505709>Ougi and Sodachi are nice and all Yes>but their stuff in the first Owari were also kind of mundanewhat
Am I forgotten?
>>283504036
>>283506676They pioneered foot fetishism
>>283505359>third might just be Off and Monster Season's>yoaslopinot even close
>>283506676the feet problem has gotten even worse with off season and ninkoro
>>283505098Ninkoro and CITY were their seasons' AOTS thoughever
>>283508210>>283508614Ninkoro mentioned
>>283508614Ninkoro and Ruri Rocks*
>>283508724isn't bind a derivative of shaft?
>>283508793Only relation I can think of is that ryo imamura was there for the first few years of it but he's left now
>>283508793They're more a derivative of white fox considering the ceo is an ex-white fox producer
>>283508614CITY wasn't funny though
>>283504036This is no Dogakobo.
>>283510571"(japanese comedy) wasn't funny" is just burger for "was too Japan for me"
>>283510798nta but i didn't laugh at any of CITY and i remember laughing when watching nichijoui also laughed at ninkoro
>>283510858Ninkoro was peak cartoon. It tapped into so many schema very well and was thus very comfortable and enjoyable to watch.
>>283510858Nichijou is of course going to be more accessible to anons raised on Azumanga Lucky Star school life comedies than a more advanced title with the scope of an entire city
>>283504036Am I forgotten?
>>283511483Aren't they the ones who did the gay vampire anime a few seasons ago?
>>283504036-at making shit anime.
>>283511523They have been dead since like 2011 so probably no.
>>283510798the detective anime that same season was ten times funnier and had actual good japanese humor, so no CITY just wasn't funny
>>283504079spbp
>>283504064FPBP>>283504079SPBP
>>283505333Come on,>Always great animation and art>Consistent quality over the decadesabout the studio infamous for poor animation and inconsistent quality makes it obvious it was bait
>>283504036One of the best things about SHAFT is that their anime always look super good. It stands out a lot among many other studios that mill out barely animate isekai and other low quality shit.
>>283505044Anything is better than Off and Monster Season's AI shit
https://shaft-50th.jp/exhibition/if you love shaft, then you will be going to this event, right anon?
>>283504079This
>>283512932I can't go to Nipland to see it. But I'll enjoy any announcements. The next Monogatari cour looks like pure sex and is hype.
>>283504036You're daaaamn right.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTU_9T5ufzY&list=RDfTU_9T5ufzY
>>283511483They're dead anon