Oldskool vs. Nuskool?

[Kanu]

Anime is changing. The Gundam of now is very different from the Gundam of the past... but is it all good?
Animation techniques are also progressing, but is anyone else missing the warmth of hand drawn cell animation? Im wondering if we are in dire need of a bit of traditionalism...

[Ryuuzaki]

I personally like the newer style of anime then the older style. Not saying that because most of the anime I grew up with was with a newer style, but because I personally think it looks better. My reasons being, with stuff that is hand-drawn, it loses it's touch, where as anime that is drawn on the computer, has a much better feeling to it. With the older stuff, the detail that was put into it was amazing for what it was, but not something that I enjoy seeing on my computer of T.V. Stuff like Black Cat, that was done with Gonzo Digimation, I can watch over and over just because of the graphics, because I find that style way better then hand-drawn. Now, the stuff that haven't been using Gonzo, I still find just as good. They have more movement and in my opinion, more emotion then, example, Gundom Wing.

With the Gundom series, again, it still works better. The movement is better since the graphics have improved. You get a lot more action and you can really feel what's going on on the screen. Not saying I don't enjoy a good old-time anime now and then, like Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, but I do prefer the newer stuff.

[spirit]

Firstly, I dislike your way of spelling words. Why to make it look even weirder? It doesn't look or sound any "cooler" if that was the purpose of it.
Second. I prefer the new generation of anime. I've been watching animes since late 80's... I went true a lot of anime titles, being (at that time) unaware those were Japanese anime... therefore I have some comparison.
I prefer new techniques for the simply reason - it all gotten better. I am a visual-sensation seeker... therefore new graphical possibilities and effects are what attracts my eye the most.
Sure, story.. plots.. all this stuff is important, too.
I'd rather go and look for some interesting new anime rather than search for some classics.

[SinXxX]

I have watched some old school animes. I think the reason why some people like it is because the emotion of the story (or the situation) is sometimes portayed on the way they draw them. For example in Voltes V and in Original Gundam. If the atmostphere is full of hatred or action, they tend to draw the charcters rough with many thicker lines or darker background. You can relate the feelings of the anime, even without hearing the voices. You can't see that in newer style animes nowadays. They tend to be realistic, so there is no more dynamic background or rougher sketches.
Also, another thing, people tend to think that older animes are somewhat original in terms of plot. Thats what's happening in some animes, that's why you can barely see some of your favourites being acknowledge by critics and anime fanatics alike. For example, Gundam Seed. If you ask some of the Gundam fanatics/gurus about it, they would/might scare the hell out of you because of the flaming - they actually think its a ripped off of the original Gundam.

[quietchat]

I don't think there's any reason to pick one over the other, when you can get the best of both worlds. The classics like Astro Boy, and the new modern like Bleach, you can enjoy everything and not have a care about which is better, because in the end you're having a good time.

[Kanu]

But doesnt anyone find its getting too clean? I remember the good ol days when animators were really pushing the medium, but now everything is too easy. The new Gundams seem to have got excessively complicated in design simply because they can.
And also, aestheticism seems to be lacking in modern anime. Ghost in the Shell and Akira both had an arresting aesthetic doctrine that makes them classics, and personally i dont think recent anime has that artistic quality. Or maybe its just down to directors, as Spirited Away (though not incredibly recent, still utilised more of the more up-to-date methods) was a visual feast.

[Ryuuzaki]

Here, hopefully this will stop the argument from getting bloodier, the reason they hand-drawn anime back in the day was because that was all they could do. They use computers now because it's far easier then drawing it.

[shadowmaks]

My opinian is that the older ones tend to have a better story like Saber Marionette J or the first few Gundums. The newer ones have the better, cleaner, more smooth animation, but sometimes it feels like its lacking something. I'm only taliking about a few so don't go crazy on me if you disagree.

[Kanu]

Originally Posted by Ryuuzaki

Here, hopefully this will stop the argument from getting bloodier, the reason they hand-drawn anime back in the day was because that was all they could do. They use computers now because it's far easier then drawing it.

But i like blood...

[Mugen]

I prefer the hand drawn stuff. But then...I really like the new stuff. Especially animes that are iced CGI. I guess they are both good in different ways. You can appreciate a well drawn and animated anime, but you can appreciate CGI hi-def anime. ^^