Anime creature art used to be a lot more interesting and strange, nowadays it’s so bland or lazy

>>7800118
I've seen a few other people suggest that we need a show that combines 80s art with modern writing. I'd love to see something like that

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>>7800005
USA Sonic is SOVL.

>>7800005
I think western art is a lot more willing to make things ugly for the sake of a better character design.
Take the variations in how Dr.Robotnik was drawn; in the west he looks quite ugly, but is clearly a horrid villain - he's menacing; while in the east, he actually comes across as cute, and really lacks any villainous tooth, design wise at least - still a good character design, though.
The western sonic cartoon is also a good example of this, where I think that version of Robotnik is actually the best version of him.

In the same vein, there's the East's want to make everything as 'cute' as possible.

Western art is more strictly either literal or surreal, whereas in eastern art the line between real and metaphor is often very fuzzy if not outright disregarded. It's what leads to Japanese art coming off as very bizarre and tonally inconsistent to westerners.

>>7800005
East has a different approach to art than West. They take a holistic approach with a focus on the feeling before subject where west focuses on subject then feeling. It's not always the case and there is overlap, but this is the general rule. Focus on the feeling first and everything is in service of that.

For Japanese Sonic, they focus on being cute and kid friendly. everything is in service to that. so Robotnik may be the villian, but he's in service of the vibe: cute.

The West is focus on the individual elements. Sonic has attitude, Tails is support and Robotnik is evil. Then they place them in the environment.

I think this is an approach I want to take because hanging with you guys has got me wound up on being "correct" instead of the vibe. I forgot to draw what I want to feel because "ANATOMY! MUH REALISM!" fags on the internet.

>>7804041
I feel like there is something I want to add to this, and that is that the american art is really reflective of what their ideas on commercial art for kids was at the time, the "cereal mascot art" style. The basic roots behind american cartooning also put heavy emphasis on it being organic and gestural: The rotations of sonic's fists, the dip shaped ears, the ridges of his brows. even robotnik's moustache. On the other hand, the japanese art is stiff, but everything is unified and like you said everything fits the vibe. Whatever it lacks in focusing on each individual element in the illustration, it makes up for in making it's goal a consolidated piece of art. It's almost like I can completely ignore the characters... I feel like you could probably say something else here lol.

>>7804078
Yeah, thats it.
In the 90s there was a LOT of ads for kids in the morning, but the root of their apprpach was looney tune/mickey mouse tube style cartoons. It makes sense theyd focus on making the character feel alive more than the piece of artwork to sell cereal. the japanese piece was focusing on making the environment and overal work feel alive. Its a more indirect way to sell a product. Inviting you in instead of barging in. Two different approaches to what feels alive.

There was an experiment done on east vs west on what they see first in an image. Fish pond.
The west identified the fish first then the pond, the east identified the pond then the fish.
Their whole culture is about harmony with the environment first before the individual. Their medicine takes a holistic approach, their language, and the whole concept of Feng Shui. Theres not much more to be said, im going on and on.

I went off a little too hard. Both approaches have their place. Being American, Id like to practice what i havent been raised too do to become more well rounded.

>>7800118
made in abyss was really cool, but right other than that i can't think of any