The Irreplicable Beauty of Vintage Anime

[@seraaron]

I want animators to be paid more for less work, and i'm not kidding

[@Himathyyy]

Well that’s why you’re not the one paying lol

[@alphaeligon9226]

​@@Himathyyy😂😂😂😂😂😂😂...C L E A R L Y ! ! ! They don't seem to be very observant the amount of work it seeks to create a series or movie Underwood is constantly being scrutinized time changes me after all their hard work more money for Less work that's what they are talking absolute bullshit

[@paxonite-7bd5]

I agree on this because they have a life outside just making animation

[@gatofielgatofiel5652]

BRAZILIAN ARE DIFFERENT FROM AMERICANS IT DOESN'T MATTER REPRESENTATION IS STILL FORCED MY HOROIS WERE ALL JAPANESE I NEVER CARE ABOUT THAT BUT JA WOKES AMERICANS THINK THEY HAVE TO PUT BLACK AND WHITE AMERICANS IN ALL OF THIS AND NONSENSE WE LIKE STORIES AND LOOK FROM THE HEART THAT WANTS IT MATTERS HEART AND NOT COLOR

[@mohammedosmankhan1837]

If we want to make that happen, all the watchers around the world should buy the dvd of the animes they like and some merch too.

[@Vailskibum]

80s and 90s anime movies are an unbelievable aesthetic I highly recommend Penguin's Memory, Robot Carnival, and Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer for anyone who hasn't seen them

[@alphaeligon9226]

Robot Carnival❤❤❤❤❤

[@YoMamaBih]

I read that in your annoying preteen voice.

[@ZombieBobSponge]

noted!

[@LeoMkII]

Beautiful Dreamer has absolutely stunning scenes, and the music is killer too

[@Zero_Tester]

Yup,because back then Japan was still in their economic boom period(Bubble Period) Dozen of anime was able to be produced with high production such like Macross Movie as well,also would recommend OVA like Area 88 Memories(especially part 1 like Magnetic Roses

[@28-r8b]

Another reason is the colours. When you use natural paint pigments you get a wide but subtle spectrum of hues within a single colour. Whereas digital colurs feel flat because they lack those variations of hues. Fill a screen res and every pixel will be the same red. Paint a page red with natural colours and there will be small variations if you were to zoom in with a microscope

[@Artesian_mirage]

Excellent point, and this is the same problem I have with modern digital film, both movies and photography. Celluloid film has a science behind it that means you get a specific harmony in the images that you just cannot recreate with pure digital visual. Everything just looks so flat and lifeless now, devoid of any soul

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Fret not AI will be able to replicate it

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

​@@Artesian_mirage Blade Runner 2045 was filmed digitally. I wouldnt say it looks flat or lifless or souless like you claim. But i guess that's subjective. I'm lucky I can see the beauty in all mediums, not just one.

[@abinashtarai6067]

​@@rexibhazoboa7097Blade runner 2049 is a masterpiece 💙😩

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

@@rexibhazoboa7097 It certainly does a better job than most movies that are filmed digitally. However I think it doesn't even come close to the original movie's aesthetic

[@TurboMintyFresh]

The amazing thing about 90s anime is that some scenes are so amazing hat its hard to even believe that it was hand drawn. Its watching true craftsman/women at the height of their powers

[@badconnection4383]

Another thing about 90's anime was that it was allowed to be edgy, the subject matter, the fight choreography, and etc and none of it felt alien to the story. The gore, nudity and political themes of Ghost in The Shell is still being discussed to this day or how about in Spriggan where we were introduced to probably the best car chase scene in anime history.

[@djinnxx7050]

It's refreshing to see the word edgy used as something other than a pejorative, if that's the right term, as a negative. As if pushing boundaries and exploration of various themes and topics, and tempting thought and discussion, is a negative. I remember watching some real out there anime as a kid back in the day, Legend Of The Overfiend being a personal favourite. Not something that would fly today due to some politically incorrect themes, but those monster designs were cool and suitably monstrous in their actions.

[@badconnection4383]

@@djinnxx7050 Even 2 episode only anime like Goku Midnight Eye left a lasting impression. It was basically Blade Runner if Deckard was an acrobat.

[@WllKiedSnake]

​@djinnxx7050 HBO's Spawn was pure edge.

[@badconnection4383]

In the best way!@@WllKiedSnake

[@djinnxx7050]

@@badconnection4383 T and a?

[@Strekks]

My favourite thing is seeing an old anime I never caught in the past, and having this intense nostalgia fill me. It's just too fucking cozy.

[@ChipmunkuChan]

That's the perfect word to describe it tbh; cozy. It's insane how easily it can wrap you in.

[@shyguy5473]

I understand that feeling.

[@bradleylovej]

I'm getting that feeling from playing old video games that are from my era, but I didn't know about at the time. It's intense and fresh all at the same time. Love your comment

[@Nomed38]

There is a term (forgot the name of) for nostalgia for a place you've never been or a place that you can never return to. It doesn't quite fit for that feeling and at the same time it does. I just have to hope/pray that similar minded people are doing ok.

[@RyoHazuki224]

In my recent quest of filling out my anime collection, I have come across some amazingly quirky, weird, and downright ludicrous OVA series that came out in the 90's. One-offs, or maybe two-episode OVA's that can never be made today. But many of them fantastic! Look up "Buttobi: CPU", such a weird OVA and definitely a product of the 90's! And I love it! LOL

[@h3llr4iser1]

For anyone wondering, the thumbnail is from an anime called "Cyber City OEDO 808" - as a lover of that specific style of late 1980s/early 1990s anime art, I had to find out.

[@NigerianNinja-d6h]

My fave ova! There's a blue Ray out that even has commentary, a true gem 💎

[@lucinae8512]

The director is Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also directed the quintessential mature rated vintage anime films: Wicked City, Ninja Scrolls and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust!

[@Catslug]

enjoying the look of 80s and 90s anime is like enjoying the look of faded polaroid pictures. You can put as many filters on a normal picture as you want, but there's no replacing the real thing.

[@odette4059]

exactly

[@j.2512]

feel bad for zoomoids , they've never known anything but souless crap and gen alpha much worse, literally raise by slop

[@thommyzie22]

The 80s and 90s have the most awe inspiring aesthetic and let’s be honest, story telling. The graphics and the look of the shows are simply fantastic. I remember growing up as a kid watching Transformers Armada and you can still see how that aesthetic in the animation passed over. With over the top animations towards machinery, and it’s just ughhhh amazing!

[@cooperkillen385]

Hand drawn just has a wholey different soulful and aesthetic feel in it. Even in a show like Spongebob you can feel the the first season (from 1999). I used to prefer it as a kid.

[@pumpkin91ful]

Daft Punk knew that songs and anime formed a really strong bond and vessel for our memories of our childhood/youngness, they made "Interstella 5555" because they loved watching Leiji Matsumoto animes on TV during 80, and pop/disco music was surely playing in the background in their home, the "audio video Madeline".

[@thegamingniceguy3181]

Im 50 years old and used to buy imported vhs tapes of Anime and manga that was made to look like traditional comic books. It was beautiful time as a kid loving first Voltron and then Robotech. My favorite in the 90s was Cowboy Beebop. I always had dream of developing my own anime but life marches on. I now have a family and anime while still loved by me is no longer the focal point of my life anymore. The amazing thing is having my 15 year old daughter obsessed with it and reliving the magic through her eyes. She is even a better artist than I was. I was able to see her fall in love with all my old stuff and share the same passion with her.

[@gloriathomas3245]

Same here of courses I had connections to get fan subs

[@watamutha]

Early 40s here and remember that same time period. The nostalgia that fills me when I watch anime from the 80s/90s. Even now I'm in awe.

[@CyberVirtual]

The correct answer why retro anime looks so good. NO CGI CROWDS, NO CGI CROWDS, and NO CGI CROWDS. But for reals cell animation really is peak anime.

[@ShrekFhiyona]

CGI animation can looks with cg models.

[@Drstrange3000]

That is more down to using CG as a shortcut and being inexperienced with it. I LOVE 80/90's aesthetic so much but good CG like found in Arcane, Ultraman Rising, and Trigun Stampede are absolute quality.

[@giygas9305]

CG can be done awesome but 90% of the time it’s just used because it’s cheaper and easier.

[@emersedclock6254]

I can feel the enthusiasm you have for this topic in your voice. I LOVE classic anime, but the way it used to be made makes me shiver. It makes you think about all the blood sweat and tears that go into a 10 second action sequence. Makes me want to watch anime OP's everytime it comes on instead of skipping them. THANKS FOR THE AMAZING VIDEO CHIP!

[@LukaszPalkaPhoto]

"...the work culture in modern anime..." Bro, this is the work culture in modern JAPAN. Now imagine the same oppressive atmosphere and culture except you're also an accountant... or a janitor.

[@BeyerEfendi]

So glad you mentioned the Saib music vids. Gentle Breeze was on repeat for a whole summer back in the day

[@ChipmunkuChan]

real recognize real I'm so glad someone else played these videos as much as i did. much love

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Yup, the 90s were something else for anime. I never forget that aesthetic: rough edges, big triangular mouths, even the single fang girls were something else. Man, makes me wanna hunt anime on VHS. Thankfully I have a VCR from my late grandma that I could use to convert.

[@KeyleeTamirian]

Bring back triangular smiles, they're big part of Anime Aesthethic to me ^^

[@Oldboy..]

As someone who spends every hour of every day creating moving pictures for people that are tired and just trying to survive with their passion, thank you. That was beautiful

[@oscarkinny4298]

Video essays like this is the reason why I open KZbin. Thank you very much. As someone who enjoys the past, the 90s and 80s, this hit me like a freight train.

[@ドリフト180X]

What I like most about old animation is all the attention to detail and how much there is going on in almost any given frame. Like the heavy shadows and all the wrinkles in the clothing. But it is these very things that make it expensive and time consuming to make, makes meeting schedules hard. Hence why you don’t see too much of it these days. The straight to home video high quality more mature animations of the 80s were a result of Japan’s strong economy at the time. But since Japan’s economic woes beginning in the early 90s and never really fully recovering since, it’s just not realistic for studios there to make stuff on that level all the time.

[@Artesian_mirage]

I wish there were some stupidly rich western investors who had a passion and love for 80's/90's anime and figured out a way to get a ragtag rogue team of talented but fed up with the industry Japanese animators and a worthy director to start passion projects using the exact same techniques for the old tradigital anime... A man can dream

[@daandevos122]

Doesn't studio ghibli for the most part make handdrawn movies? Though they are a giant for a reason. Nowadays the hours of work going into animating it probably wouldn't make it as profitable anymore. And companies usually will go for what is the most profitable option.

[@TheLocalSwede]

You explained the reason why I love 80's/90's anime better than I ever could, cell-animation is just the best! The last episode of the 90's anime "Golden Boy" is about the mc working at an anime animation studio, and they explain in good detail how cell-animation is done and how it is to work at such a place. Like you said there are documentaries that explain this in very much detail as well, but it's just so cool that a vintage anime dedicated an entire episode to this.

[@kurokrolik]

I don't think that nostalgic, fuzzy bloom could ever be properly recreated digitally or quickly today. Its charm and the indescribable fondness we have for it can only be achieved with the passage of time. The bloom only is what it is because of the aging of the medium. Lovely little video and it had me choked up by the end of it; reminded me of my childhood. Thank you for making it! Also: whatever that "chrome shine" sound effect is at 3:22! Such a memory trigger, I smile every time I hear it.

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Of course! I"m beyond glad to know you resonated so much with it!! Completely agreed that we had something magical in those days. P.S. : It really is a good sound, huh?

[@workethicrecords5901]

I think with time, we might see these techniques come back through digital. Current results are already pretty promising. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iITOnGiDedKZsJIsi=U986G2FYhA_Lq0Gv

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

In truth, there is just no need or reason for this, but everything is possible on digital, especially because the old animes were not set in stone. Sorry to cut out the magic but they used computers and Princess Mononoke even used CGI that you thought was 2D until you discovered it.

[@shadow_master7303]

Yeah, I agree. The anime Megalo Box that came out in 2018 tried something like that, by putting the quality lower to make it seem like an older anime but it just wasn't the same and didn't give off the same vibe as actual older animes. It almost threw me off of the anime completely but I got used to it, and it's still really good.

[@j.2512]

no digital plugin or filter can replicate it, its just too natural and inconsistent to be simulated, even after so many years no digital image can imitate a pencil drawing 100% convincingly , you never get the true variation on the strokes , just like a 3d model always looks like a 3d model, even the most expensive movies can't make CG that passes as real

[@grendelum]

6:11 i remember watching that doc and immediately wanting to hug every one of those animators, it really was heartbreaking.

[@cheeseboi588]

I think the feeling that captivates me is that 80s and 90s anime were like these lights in this endless darkness before the internet, you had to really search but when you found something in that dark, it was such a shiny light. I think the haziness and bloom add to that feel. Like it's a story you've stumbled into that feels special because only you know about it, but you want to share it. Really glad the Internet at least let us do that.

[@BotterZA]

I love old anime, i still can't get enough of Vampire Hunter D. I actually showed a young work friend of mine a clip and he could'nt believe himself!! Great editorial, truly appreciate this ❤❤❤

[@Zerosixious]

Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust is the definitive anime move for me. it is so perfect.

[@arx3516]

What made 90 anime special was the home video, wich made them able to create really edgy stuff, since they didn't have to abide to TV broadcasting censorship.

[@suvigyamishra4604]

This was such a poetic tribute to traditional anime. ❤️ watched the entire video but was still left wanting for more.. great video!

[@wolf-bearchief3705]

I'm in my 40's and come back to watch Anime from time to time and it really captuvates and inspiring.

[@lowlowseesee]

same lol

[@fisheye375]

Water Colors or soft colors , shadowing and slow pace to ear birds, wind in grass…to capture the vibe….those are just the best

[@Kykween]

damn that video actually made me emotional. Chip, that was awesome. i am actually speechless. That was some great stuff here

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

Love vintage anime and manga. Not just for the visuals, but because the storytelling, themes, character development and dialogue were usually much more sharp, mature and heavy hitting imo.

[@ChaosWolfNinja]

I did 2D animation very briefly and it's tedious work. I really feel for these animators. They need all the help we can give them. They make such amazing work that lasts for decades. They really need to be treated better.

[@sparta007ot]

japan work culture, on of the worst

[@nielskooloos5726]

The writing, editing and pacing of this video are amazing. You are very good at telling a coherent and captivating story!

[@vesoralla2]

I LOVE anime from the 80s and 90s. I loved watching Yu Yu Hakusho and Baoh and got so excited finding out those two were made by the same company. I loved every moment of watching Angel Cop and seeing the beautiful artstyle and hearing its beautiful soundtrack. But if animators are hurting themselves in order to make these masterpieces, then I feel really REALLY bad. I remember learning about how much stress Togashi went through when he wrote Yu Yu Hakusho. 😢 This video felt so genuine, and I learned a lot from this. Great job. 👍

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

This video takes me back to when I would use my VCR to record episodes of Cowboy Bebop and Yu Yu Hakusho.

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Ohoho, that's a badass idea. Report back if you do so.

[@Valkrill]

They need to fund a trust to all animators that will pay them dividends for life, and also do everything hand drawn as it should be.

[@AHouser86]

wow what an eye opening video. thank you very much for shedding light on some of what the animators have to go through. love the video and yes this style of animations always has my heart and pulls at nostalgic strings for sure. new sub!

[@accordingtolyd]

i don’t think ive encountered a single soul who doesn’t look upon this era of animation fondly. few can put accurately put into words how well nostalgia impacts them, but, by god, you can hear in your voice alone how passionate you are for it. [spongebob meme voice] i LOVE watching older anime i want to gaze upon the era fondly while also recognizing that the natural evolution of the medium is a good thing both for the audience and the animators themselves.

[@shockers12512]

this is 8 mins and 10 seconds of my life im glad ill never get back. amazing video also thanks for pointing out how hard it is to made anime. we enjoy the fruits of someone elses labor. so thank you again for the hard work and time you put into this video. it shows with every second...Bang!

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Thank you so so much! I'm glad you enjoyed!!!

[@HerrDoktorWeberMD]

I'm glad this came up in my feed. I don't beg for a return to tradigital animation... but I do love the aesthetic, and some of the key visual points you mentioned (bright spot glow, color bleed) are extremely helpful in my goal to create a 90s anime aesthetic with Blender. I'm not really a practiced artist, so learning to pick up detail has been very new.

[@BennyBanardo]

Good God, this was terrific on every front! I really can’t stress enough how lovely and flawless this video essay of yours is to me, Chip! You bring such a sharp, slick and natural presentation to this video, right down from the scripting, to the vocal deliveries of that very scripting. I really love your attitude and your energy; you keep it fun and light-hearted, yet you usher in so much knowledge and insight in a very beautiful and seemingly spontaneous way--as if it were occurring to you right as I was watching, and that is so enlivening to me! At this moment right now, I haven’t seen your other videos yet (something I will rectify) but you really have very quickly solidified yourself as one of my favourite essay artists on this platform! Brilliant work, Chip, brilliant work!!!

[@ChipmunkuChan]

I just want you to know that since I've gotten this comment I come back and look at it just to smile every now and again. Thank you so much for the kind words, really. I don't think I knew how my content came off until I read this.

[@13niclavance]

The YT algo claims another W for recommending this channel. Great editing, great script, and a great personality. Well done, sir.

[@Balachiang]

I think it is the creativity and uniqueness that made us love it so much! they had to make creative sequences out of limited production power so they had to constantly think about the flow of the animation, there is always an element of surprise in that style of anime.

[@Q101-k4p]

This video has every word I wanted, thank you for making it, and thanks for the animators who contributed their heart and sweat.

[@Mayakran]

It’s funny because back in the late 90’s/early 2000’s, we thought a lot of this stuff looked ugly/low-quality, lol. Nostalgia and the distance of time definitely give you a different perspective.

[@HeyRaguio]

this video is such a vibe yo, thank you for making this

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Thank you so much, hah!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@mao_mun]

i’m gonna be SICK!!! this is literally so wonderfully done chip i really sat in bed perking up at every older anime in this bc they’re some of my childhood favorites, the pure nostalgia and complete understanding of why this era of anime is undefeated was beautifully presented in this video, thank you.

[@HevHev]

randomly scrolling through youtube and this pops up (it turns out to be a fudging amazingly cut love letter to old animation) tyvm for working on this

[@danielvillanova9238]

i mean in the 90's u got like 10 animes per year now we got 20 animes per week, that's the biggest problem i think.

[@Drstrange3000]

Quantity over quality.

[@DDRMR]

Loved the energy in this video so much I looked up the channel to subscribe and it turns out i was already subbed. Only 18k subscribers, I see a very bright future for you my bro. Keep it coming

[@ChipmunkuChan]

That's such a wonderful thing to wake up to - thank you so much honestly.

[@DDRMR]

@@ChipmunkuChan I literally write something along the lines of what you just did when I get a nice comment on one of my tracks. Keep up the great work king! Just having video editing as my second passion I can imagine how much work writing, recording and editing a video essay must be so I look forward to what you release next! Your growth is inevitable.

[@logandarklighter]

This old anime fan knows what you're talking about. I've been into anime since... well before we even CALLED it anime! Back in the brief period between 1978 and 1983 or so when our various translation people discovered "anime" was what the Japanese called it. During that period we called it "Japanimation" which - yes - is a bit clumsy and to the modern ear even slightly insulting. But we didn't HAVE a better word until "anime". And anime of that era - especially the 80s and 90s - was GLORIOUS. The linework. The colors. Anime CAN reach those heights still. But it was a far more common thing back then. And yes - sometimes a 2nd or 3rd generation copy on VHS had its own magic to add with that glow and bleed. I certainly saw enough of that back in the day to know! And yeah - I would like to thank profusely all the animators - from key frames to in-betweeners and colorists. They didn't get enough pay and enough credit for their work, surely. Especially those that worked on weekly anime shows!

[@CozyCoffeeLofi]

Nice analysis, beautiful animation and love the portrayal!

[@GameTalesHQ]

Dude, you deliver your content which such passion and your editing is incredibly clean. You'll make it big on KZbin in no time if you keep this up! You just massively inspired me to make better video's, as i'm still learning. Man, this video was awesome. Thanks

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Hey, keep up the good work and in no time I'm sure you're gonna skyrocket! Thanks for much for the kinds words as well! It always makes me smile to know people like the delivery; which was something I was always insecure in. Thanks for watching, and I'll see ya on the other side!

[@GameTalesHQ]

@@ChipmunkuChan I think your delivery became your strong point! And thank you. Keep up the good work!

[@GameTalesHQ]

@@ChipmunkuChan You love to see it! Went back to this video for the vibes and I see you've tripled your number of subs congrats :)

[@saliuarts]

I appreciate your analysis of the 90s anime style. It was truly beautiful

[@cybergothika6906]

Oldschool anime, mostly the 80s and 90s were not like today, like most entertainment media seems to be fading. It was an experience to have. Attention to details, attention to the mundane magnified a hundred times.

[@poeticalvision]

I was thinking about this watching Berserk. Something about the hand drawn frames of older anime just makes it feel more real. Yeah the action animation isn't as good, but you just feel like you are viewing actual art.

[@ReserCatloons]

Such a fantastic video! Amazing work as always :>

[@ChipmunkuChan]

AH! Thanks again!!

[@lowlowseesee]

immediate sub god damn your writing and editing and VO shows your personality so well. what an inspiration

[@shimmieshay1034]

if every word you spoke somehow didn't show just how much you loved what you talk about, then the viciously high production quality of what you make would itself suffice as a whole entire love letter to any given subject. brilliant work!!

[@InitialDL84]

I've always had a love for 80s-90s anime; when I first watched it in the 90s when I was younger, I thought it just had this coolness factor and the artwork was just amazing. And I just love the whole city pop/vaporwave aesthetic as well. I'm actually binging on some of those types of anime now, searching far and wide for anything of the sort.

[@VaalanHei]

There's, SO much in this video. The writing and visuals, combined with the editing have made all your videos a delight to watch. And in a trend of longer and longer videos becoming the norm or even expected, it's so good to see we don't need that. I adore how your titles accurately display the topic you'll be discussing in the video and then you do just that, you discuss the topic with so much precision yet the words always flow gentle enough to soothe while also pushing the ride further along. Watching your videos to me feels like listening to a fun presentation of a scientific paper, both entertaining and educating where both elevate the other. When it comes to Vintage Anime visuals, I've always adored deserts and desolation. Tri-Gun, Vampire Hunter D (and VHD:Bloodlust), Akira, Ghost in the Shell, i don't know if these are actually Tra-Digital, I love them regardless

[@ChipmunkuChan]

That's actually really kind of you to say that, thank you so much.

[@mariuspoppFM]

You will love El Cazador de la Bruja then

[@robertmiller4640]

Thank you for putting into words what would be a small representation of my childhood. Cheers ( and hell yea I liked and subscribed).

[@MarekMarky]

love the look of this video. great eye for composition and editing!

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Thanks so much!

[@EbonPhantasma]

Holy crap you blew this video out of the water! Amazing work!

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

I just really love the color palettes and line work of cel animation. Oh and the watercolor backgrounds. Makes them look like moving paintings. Don’t care for the washed out low quality VHS quality. 4K remasters are gorgeous!

[@jaceshaffer8104]

👏👏👏👏 this was as beautifully done as the art it was highlighting!! Thank you for this

[@themaddiemerlin]

You're gonna carry that fantastic video weight. I can't believe this was only eight minutes when it is absolutely a 10/10

[@ChipmunkuChan]

AAA Thank you so much!! It always makes me smile when people say "holy cow time flew by" so it's a huge compliment. Thanks for watching

[@DrTaeBeats-zf3ob]

You earned a subscriber with that beautiful poetic ending

[@computer1166]

Appreciate Animation artists, My entire respect for your work.

[@TheChungus5]

Wow! Amazing video! Love the editing and the topic!

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Hey, thanks so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@saludsinfiltros6854]

80 and 90 s anime aesthetic feels real, feels human.

[@coltonowens2742]

The Rurouni Kenshin OVA Trust and Betrayal, is my single favorite piece of animation period. It is jaw dropping how good the animation and atmosphere is. Nothing at all like the lighthearted and whimsical anime, which I do also love a lot for the record.

[@resistancepublishing]

It doesn’t matter if it’s traditional animation or the new digital way of creating animation, animators are still being taken advantage of. it doesn’t really matter if the ways of making animation gets easier based on the technology because creators aren’t being fully compensated. viewers wouldn’t know that because all they see is the final product and they’ll keep supporting it

[@h3llr4iser1]

This - and this goes for every field. The existence of "modern tools" that make the process faster only help furthering the issue, professionals (in many fields, not just animation) are paid relatively less to produce more work of lower quality 'cause "with the computer It'll take you minutes, no way I'll pay that much!".

[@resistancepublishing]

@@h3llr4iser1 i agree. It’s a shame

[@TheDamianvain17]

THIS! Hot damn, SOMEONE else GETS IT! THANK YOU for this short but impressive micro-doc!

[@gus2n]

I'll admit there's a hint of nostalogia factor for why 90% of the anime I watch is pre-2003. But I find it strange that many people feel that old anime looks bad, it's as if they value fidelity over art, and I feel like if that's your perspective then why watch animation at all and not just watch live-action? My personal favourites are Ninja Scroll for it's detail and Slam Dunk for the linework. Older stuff also has more visual consistency and doesn't switch from cheap looking scenes to high budget in an instant which really takes me out of it... floating characters and frames without shading or line dynamics etc - the backgrounds and characters feel more cohesive together

[@Drstrange3000]

Couldn't agree more. A lot of the modern anime feel a lot more flat with the characters feeling separate from their environments. The lack of shadow and depth doesn't help. Line weight is a lot more uniform now and makes everything less dynamic. Oddly enough I prefer good CG anime to a lot of 2D anine due to it Looking more consistent with actual depth, interesting composition and camera work, and atmosphere.

[@gus2n]

@@Drstrange3000 yea i especially enjoy realistic 3D anime (final fantasy, resident evil etc) because I like the style and vibe. Some good cell shaded stuff sometimes too minus frame rate issues

[@Skyumi-Vk]

This kind of reminds me of the episode of Gravity Falls where they make fun of claymation in old movies. When they ask the artist why he used black magic to move the clay figures instead of 1 frame at a time and he responded "I'm not a masochist", kind of feels about the same in that regard that it is just way to hard for even the average artist XD I think they only time we see stuff like this these days would be passion projects.

[@maniacaldude]

Vintage anime truly fascinates me for several reasons, not the least of which being there's so much to discover or rediscover. Animation, throughout its history, has been largely centered around the American side of the story, especially Hollywood studios like Walt Disney, Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera. And yet, other countries have produced a lot of their own entertainment through the mediums of comics and animation with their own stories to tell that most Americans either don't know about or know very little about. And Japan has easily been one of the most notable producers of such entertainment outside of America thanks to the boundless creativity and imagination and the appealing aesthetics of their productions. Even with them, however, it feels like we're still playing catch up with discovering what all they've made over the years. We all know about Hayao Miyazaki, Dragon Ball and Akira, but how many are aware of the works of Osamu Tezuka outside of like Astro Boy and Kimba The White Lion? How many underrated films and shows have fallen under the radar or haven't gotten the best export? How many have either been exported to other countries except America or never been exported at all? It's a treasure trove of art and storytelling that deserves to be explored and shared, and I hope this era of the Internet allows more vintage anime to get recognized. I'm in definite agreement that Japan's anime/manga work system really needs to be improved, though, because with how much bigger and more popular anime and manga have gotten worldwide, these old labor methods just ain't cutting it anymore. The animators and artists deserve to be recognized more for the incredible work they've produced and continue to produce, and I hope the day will come when they're given better working conditions and better payments.

[@robbdeep]

This was wonderful, great work! I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Thank you so much!! I hope you enjoy sticking around!

[@odette4059]

As much as the workload to pay ratio is astonishing, i really do wish one day the form would come back. General forms of media these days are really falling off (i mean look at the film and music industry), and as that happens, more and more people begin to look to the past to see what we had and why it worked so well. The ‘process’ of producing anything back then was always more gruelling and costly, whether it be a song, a movie, a photoshoot, animation, clothing, building designs etc. but the outcome was always 10x richer and worthwhile and that’s inherently what brought success and paid all the hard work off. As we try to ditch ‘art’ as a key concept and cut corners of the process for profit, we ruin what should be treated as an art form and turn it into merely content, or in better wording - a business. In terms of anime, i really do hate the shift from traditional to full cell and how people tend to overlook it. Take HxH for instance, i loved the 1999 version but hated the fact that it wasn’t finished, as i just couldn’t get the same vibe from the 2011 one (and that’s the one i watched first lol). Or even Naruto. Although it’s not 100% traditional, it’s older episodes brought more charm to it than the ones in later shippuden - it just looked brighter and richer, the lineart done thicker and the designs more full and detailed. You can literally see all that shift later on in the series. I should also add that where traditional art can still stay beautiful during some inconsistent frames, digital when ugly is just fkn ugly, no saving it. Traditional animation doesn’t have to fully come back, but at least some elements of it can easily and should be implemented into animation today, such as richer character designs and closer attention to details in background instead of copy and paste all the time, and maybe the reduction of all that mass of useless anime’s being produced to make way for animatiors to spend more time on less frequent but worthwhile projects; it’s about quality not quantity. Where a phone can take 100 rubbish pictures in a day, a film camera can take 4 beautiful ones - it’s costly and time consuming but has the much better result. I’m gonna sound like a senior citizen but this is what i can absolutely agree on with them - Our society needs to cut back on consuming so much junk so fast and appreciate occasional everlasting beauty, and this doesn’t just apply to traditional animation.

[@dj_koen1265]

Couldnt have said it better myself

[@flowerbloom5782]

I drink to that one 🍺

[@Drstrange3000]

Amen to that

[@ES031]

Aha! Someone mentioned the Saib - Bebop connection! Those videos really got me into this stuff too. Absolutely perfect combination of music and visuals. Peak.

[@StephenRansom47]

I was born in March of 1969 … and I remember going to Clubs in the 80s (yeah, they’d let underage in with a bracelet) and those DJs INVENTED the Anime/CGI Music Background … chrome dinosaurs on a coral landscape …. 😌 projected on a blank wall. Sorry, had to wipe the tears 😭 out of my eyes AGAIN. The way this generation has embraced Anime touches me So Deeply, you’d think I did all the work. Thank You All & Keep Watching … we’ve barely seen Anything Yet! #Metropolis_On_Steroids 😅

[@Eidings-Mc]

That was a great watch! So much fun to really feel the love you have for those oldschool anime visuals, and man all the visuals you showed . . . Just so much beauty at once surely is a magnificent treat -- I love it.

[@ahabgaddis7277]

I'm blackpilled on modern anime. Something went wrong around 2006 or something. So many shows look soulless and cheap looking now. But people eat the slop so why not HxH is an exception where I even prefer the reboot over the 1999 one

[@deathmetalhellokitty9724]

Some people just don't care as long as they get something to watch but older anime was drawn more unique and had better stories

[@Danteslastbraincell]

Man I could not agree more. As much as I love new animation in more resent anime, nothing can compare to the look of the old anime like Cowboy Beepbop, Trigun, the og Hellsing, and even Dragonball! It has a beautiful nostalgic charm that feels like coming home after a long time.

[@Maniac536]

For me it’s the cyberpunk aesthetic. Which is kinda self fulfilling because a lot of cyberpunk aesthetic from the 80s-90s were inspired from the cities of Japan….so of course other mediums that adapted that same inspiration would match the aesthetic so well….

[@bubblenug]

Beautiful new vid, already a certified ChipmunkuChan classic.

[@VZed]

Dang, I wish I had watched more anime growing up.

[@wadsworth2351]

So do I.

[@kyleoros1187]

This sound design is immaculate

[@DDruxy]

I’ve found you through your resident evil video, so I decided to go through your other videos as well and I gotta say this video especially absolutely slaps and you give me the same melancholic bitter sweet vibes as one of my other favorite KZbinrs, breadsword. I don’t think you two have a lot of overlap but I’m loving this vibe I’m getting. Bittersweet and cozy. Also I’m right with you on the gushing about vintage anime. The style, the colors and the way it’s look just isn’t really recreatable.. i really hope wages in the anime industry get better..

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Ah, hey! I'm glad you stuck around!! It's such a melancholy feeling to look back and let go - and I'm glad this resonated with so many people; I really thought I'd be alone in the idea. Also breadsword is pretty goated, just looked them up they seem cool

[@tropes2087]

The "bang" at the end is why I subscribed...quality work

[@ChellBlondie]

that's a sign to rewatch neon genesis evangelion

[@XombieMitch]

This video hit me right in the feels. Thank you so much for this

[@skipx]

Early contender for my favorite video of 2023.

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Oh hell yeah, that's HIGH praise, can't thank you enough!!

[@amiqai]

As much as the video was great, I also really enjoyed how passionately you spoke: it was the icing on the cake.

[@Pandidolod]

Hah my mom used to make Cowboy Bebop AMVs when I was a kid lol One thing that people like Miyazaki Hayao have said is that new generations of animators spend less time with real-world references, so they end up making copies of a copy of a copy in producing animations. I feel like this is a big part of the divide between classic and modern anime styles. The motion in older anime feels closer to reasonable/reasonably exaggerated physics. The faces and bodies and overall scale of things has changed. Maybe that's a partial reason.

[@ChipmunkuChan]

That's actually really adorable. I certainly think there's a cycle of self-reference that's led to some stalemate. And, truly, I think if the leash were a little looser on the rookies; there'd be more time to experiment and rekindle some magic. But I think we're in for more chaff before we break new ground again.

[@Pandidolod]

@@ChipmunkuChan Absolutely. The treatment of artists will have to improve before the product improves. I hope we see that day soon!

[@ThePandorasCartridge]

Hey man, its good to see you make a video. Glad you haven't lost that crash-dog spirit. Anyone seeing this vid can tell that you absolutely love this stuff, and it is wonderful to behold. Keep going boldly, friend-o.

[@LunaRoseManor]

As far as I am aware, the toxic work culture is partly Osamu Tezuka's fault. He signed a Faustian bargain in the 1960's to reduce import costs of his work to America, not realising the huge ramifications of that contract on Japanese labour. Now, everyone has to follow that legacy of low pay because it's basically law. Otherwise, I am of the firm belief that all animation methods are a valid form of expression, regardless of whether they make money. I watched The Fisherman last year, which blew me away with its technique of oil painting on glass. It was short and probably was a huge loss for the studio, but I don't think we should say that "oil on glass animation is dead" just because no major publishers are bankrolling it.

[@ChipmunkuChan]

Aptly put, I'd say. I had no clue about Tezuka, which is eye-opening to think he did so much for the field, good and unsavory. Here's to those who value the form over the business any day.

[@ThoughtLion2480]

I grew up the 2010's, big Scooby doo fan, etc. THE COLORS, staying up late with a friend watching VHS and DVD's and.... This gives me nostalgia for something I was not around to be seen made, THE FEELINGS, man the feels, this rant has gone on long enough.

[@16-BitGuy]

Wonderful editing and essay. 11 out of 10!

[@The80Kat]

The old anime is way better even the animation is better which I dont understand

[@TheNewCrap]

I have a cousin that studied and educated in art and animation, after 3 years study she went on additional 2 years as an intern and then went to Japan got hired at one of the larger companies. She loved living and working there but after getting promoted to work on the bigger shows after 2 years. After working there for additional 3 weeks she quit because of the stress and workload. And we are talking about 2010-2015 so still a lot of computers being used.