The Good and Bad CGI in Anime

[@cwega2463]

the final fight in AOT with the eren and armin’s colossal titan is genuinely the most impressive CG i’ve ever seen in anime.

[@soysource3218]

Yeah it looks stylistically very close to the drawings since that is also a problem which destroys the immersion between 2D and 3D animation.

[@Tendoshu76]

IT WAS CGI????

[@KenVaibhav]

​@@Tendoshu76 Yup they did an amazing job to blend it in with 2d.

[@suyash4583]

some people out there really calling Trigun Stampede PS2 graphics

[@BERFXD-dz2fj]

They piss me off too

[@matheussanthiago9685]

Now that's some high quality delusion

[@boi7316]

They really worship "Ignorance is bliss"

[@lux_max.]

The thing is people think CGI is bad because the good CGI is so good you dont notice it

[@s271a]

This.

[@matheussanthiago9685]

About 90% of the stuff on any given demon slayer episode is CGI, and people never noticed it But those goddamn fish-looking things stood out like a sore thumb They dropped the ball hard there

[@Tristin.-1]

I think one of the reasons people say cgi is bad is because it's too "on model", (meaning I doesn't have the imperfections that hand drawn animation has) which causes it to stand out and and be kinda jarring. (also if it's not composited well it'll stand out)

[@thegoldenapplebryanwu6816]

@@matheussanthiago9685 I mean, it looked uncanny af as 3D. I don't think 2D could've ever replicated that. But you have your preferences and so do I.

[@kelpfry5711]

i dont think some people realise how impressive hand drawn animation is

[@berserker7091]

Ok then, i think some people don't realise that animator don't get pay much.

[@sanjithn4604]

mappa should give animators more time like for me personally even if attack on titan releases in 2025 but with proper division of episodes with time invested animations i would enjoy it rather than the rushed one with non uniform divisions of episodes (for example, aot final season part 2 - part 1 etc.)

[@MrSai-mn8wz]

That one random CGI scene in nichijou was only used for 1 gag and never agein

[@miyamura8493]

which ep it was i forgot

[@matheussanthiago9685]

Nichijou was closest thing to monty python the japanese ever pull out

[@marselo1316]

same w Fooly Cooly

[@zombine.zero_0]

CAME WHEN I SAW HNK IN THE THUMBNAIL!!!

[@KRATZENKJANG]

Same

[@ahatheaeon]

a studio that does VEEEERY GOOD cgi but goes unnoticed is Bones. it's present in a lot of their recent works but like 90% of people don't even notice it because the 3d models are amazing. last year, they had to animate Deku swinging around like Spidey and while they did most of that stuff in 2d, there many amazing cuts in MHA season 6 that were FULL cgi and that shit went hard.

[@fawazfaruqui5198]

I would've waited to have first watched trigun stampede before making this video, cuz that animation is actually freaking insane!!

[@iomar224]

I've talked about CGI in anime with friends before, and I always say the same thing: CG can work if it's done right and Honkai Impact 3rd (specifically wonderium's work) is the best example out there. Even after six years, nothing has comes close. Their cinematics, like Cyberangel, Shattered Samsara, and Everlasting Flames and many more are masterpieces of direction, storyboarding, and animation that should be studied for generations to come so you should check them. Unfortunately, it's been almost two years since we've seen any new work from them.

[@TapaniLastellar]

What do you think of this season's Girls Band Cry's CG?

[@sinchisan]

it looks good. Although i havent watched it yet

[@kizly]

​@@sinchisan the performance in episode 5 literally made my jaw drop, girls band cry is my first full cg anime and I was so mind blown by how good and smooth it looked, Ive never seen anything like it

[@nicosb2810]

I think it's one of the best CGI I have seen. Girls Band Cry fully embraced the medium and used it for great expressiveveness

[@Nyicles]

good vid, some people still hating on CG from the berserk anime msacre with a blind eye to the new stuff as you said cg can be amazing Ive seen some amazing ainmators on youtube for example (Mirabeau, Hoot, SXR123, Terrible Joe, and many more) there animation is amazing with a lot of emotion and face expression, and yes 3D can never replace 2D they each have their own feel they work together only when one is a supporting platform for the other but if you suddenly swap between them in animation(while keeping the distinct animation of both) the outcome is horrible.

[@Sky-bb2tm]

its always funny to see that in every cgi video we have lovelive(if it brings m ore attention to the series im all for it)

[@berserker7091]

The first part of AoT s4 cgi was really bad, it feels like berserk 2016 cgi. but good thing it improved.

[@mejestin]

Still have nightmares from the CGI at baccano, or the horses+chariot from black-butler

[@skelebro9999]

After watching this video, I'm starting to feel like I'm CG.

[@sinchisan]

Same

[@matheussanthiago9685]

Perhaps the real cg were the friends we made along the way

[@AstrO_nin3]

What do you think of 86 which was adapted by A-1?

[@sinchisan]

One of the best directed series

[@anaveragegamer359]

and aot cgi isnt even bad

[@AshtonScripts]

i just hate the titan cgi lol

[@rullocompressore1550]

@@AshtonScripts I felt they were off only in s4 part 1, and mainly the beast titan

[@JacobOnodera]

yes it could sometimes. specifically the beast titan. there were really great uses of it here and there but overall it looks very mediocre and definitely can stand out compared to the detailed 2d drawings. really cannot stand mappa. theyre such a terrible company that treats their staff like complete trash where their greed ends up making aspects of their shows suffer and people will go so out of their way to defend it

[@anaveragegamer359]

@@JacobOnodera welcome to every anime studio you only know about mappa because then dont put their employees under NDA and they pay them much more the industry standard and no im not defending mappa its a industry wide issue

[@oyamampendu9467]

​@@anaveragegamer359unless it was JJk season 2 but the CEO making decisions for solely for IP sure doesn't help. Just look back 10 years ago 6 this was a problem then that did not get better

[@TheRealguyinvideo]

I don’t get why people are upset with cgi if done right they can make a film look sick I bet in the future there’s gonna. Be more cgi styled anime which would be awesome and give it a whole new flavor to it not only that the better they get at it the better anime styled games will look I know cgi isn’t apart of games but they I think there similar.

[@ratedr7845]

Closed-mindedness

[@jnx4803]

The main issue with CGI is the stiffness of the animation and artificial plastic feel to it. Probably the younger audience which was born into this style of animation will have the least issues with it, but I was growing up on hand drawn low FPS animation and anything CGI feels like utter crap compared to hand drawn stuff.

[@Ooga_OnYT]

How can u put Eren's titan CGI in bad in the thumbnail...

[@AntiNerd-l5y]

Bruh eren titan cgi is terrible , stop acting like mappa masters cgi , look at how they fucked beast titan

[@418jh]

especially when the one next to it looks 10 times worse but it's labelled as " good "

[@Ooga_OnYT]

@@418jh frrr

[@slordar]

After watching Arcane its clear, budget and training is just not there for cg in anime or it WOULD look good

[@im_skrunkly]

STUDIO ORANGE MY BELOVED 😭😭

[@lucaswarriorteammining5786]

Rotoscoping simply refers to tracing over footage, so drawing over 3D is rotoscoping.

[@sinchisan]

Drawing over 3D doesnt always mean rotoscoping. Ufotable uses 3d model to map out scenes and thats not rotoscoping

[@lucaswarriorteammining5786]

@@sinchisan it depends, if the 3d model is there to ensure consistent placement, then it's just for refrence. But if it's animated, it becomes rotoscoping. There is nothing wrong with tracing over a 3D model, especially if you're doing things like UFOtable does.

[@MisterYeko]

You forgot to mention Lupin the Third The first. Its fully 3D anime but they nailed it really from their Source material on 2D to 3D translation.

[@linustutulu5718]

If you asked me sanzingen,polygon and orange are by far the cg best studio in the Industrie (sublimation and mappa in house are aso really good) but the rest of the cgi studio are far below these ones so you can only really except something from these 5

[@KhalidAbdelgader]

Bro forgot toei

[@ao_tsuri]

The anime "Train to the end of the world" has insane cgi when it comes to vehicles:)

[@ijansk]

When it comes to anime, I don't want to watch a series that looks digitally animated. I want a series that looks drawn by hand, painted with real paint. Good CGI would then be one that can replicate the exact look of hand-drawn anime.

[@sotothecreator]

I hate CGI when it takes me out of my immersion. There was this one Isekai anime(I forgot the name) that I really liked in the first episode. They used minimal CGI and then in the next episode, everything was CGI. They ruined the show I couldn't focus on anything other than how bad it looked.

[@jnx4803]

Only bad CGI is faster to make than drawing. Good CGI is as much time-consuming as drawing. So the whole excuse "it's faster" is imho a dumb, lazy excuse.

[@Flamne]

I will forgive you for not mentioning Gantz:O in a Video about CG anime just because you showed a Hina Clip 9:16 - 9:18

[@mejestin]

Correction: good cg made with good artist that put his soul into it... And yeah big income can make it possible Great video overall

[@komodo-dragon]

Thb gumball has the best cgi

[@trueordrue]

i dont hate aot cgi

[@thebruh482]

girls band cry cg is dayum

[@masonthecoyote]

Beastars my beloved 🙏

[@Horridus_08]

I kinda like AOT cgi but that could just be my bias

[@AnitaSingh-sq7ov]

What's your opinion on Bleach's cg model and also the background cg usage?

[@sinchisan]

I like the cg background usage. The cg models on some stuff arent the best but its just ok

[@hirochi0362]

one of the best CGI studios is probably SANZIGEN, some of their stuff looks almost 2d. their best work is Black Rock Shooter and 009 Re:Cyborg. Probably some of the best looking CGI iv'e seen in anime tbh. (they also did Arpeggio of Blue Steel and D4DJ, they also looks really good)

[@SaBhu10an]

The worst CGI in anime is Berserk 2016 .

[@danzirvine]

idk hand shakers was nauseating with its CGI, literal motion sickness.

[@Red_Eggie]

I'm glad Land of the Lustrous and Heavenly Delusion got to be featured! They're truly amazing!

[@ttryndamereworld9946]

The animators aren’t getting paid so until they do we are gonna get bad animation

[@smallbag123]

Am I evil for actually enjoying the Berserk 2016/17 CGI (still i'd prefer a 2d berserk)?

[@Seiyaruu]

anyone know the anime 9:32 and 9:35

[@cr_chain]

inst it cgi instead of cg?

[@reruarikushiteru]

another mf that talks about CGI, but doesn't know Sanzigen exists

[@seranado]

ong, i was hoping for at least a mention of the black rock shooter anime since its use of CGI is PEAK

[@cedricsonaquevido1565]

7:09 what anime was this again?

[@sinchisan]

Komi Can't Communicate ED 2

[@ankoe0803]

And don't show really full 3D anime.

[@davidfinta2654]

Mihoyos CGI is good. Theme closed.

[@demo99trez88]

nothing is worse than berserk 2017

[@danzirvine]

Hand Shakers (2017)

[@darealkiawe]

old one piece cgi openings are really good

[@tonygheloster316]

Houseki no Kuni MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@XxXRhythm_MasterXxX]

HNK PEAKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[@418jh]

The moment i saw the thumbnail i already knew nothing about what ur talking about. 10 minutes of straight yapping it actually hurts my brain how much you're out of touch lmao, but i don't blame you. Anime fans love to act like they know their way around animation because they sit in their room watching anime all day while being completely clueless about whats going on during the process of the actual animations being made. Which is why more and more people feel confident enough to give their opinions on subjects like " bad cgi " or " bad animation " while being wrong and looking dumb. what makes good " cgi " (which is really not what it's called lmao it's just 3d animation which uses keyframes or mocap instead of being animated frame by frame), is how close it looks to 2d. It doesn't matter how good or bad it is, any 3d model is already miles better than a drawing in terms of how good it looks, it just has to fit in the scene with the rest which is where the problem resides. Which completely contradicts the example you gave at 4:06 which looks completely garbage and shows just how ignorant you are about the subject. Good examples of good animation using a mix of 2d and 3d would be a show like arcane which has actual talented people working on it as opposed to 99% of studios producing anime. 3d is good, your favourite shows are just really bad at it, even the ones you think are good.

[@Sosigman_1]

not the kengan ashura cgi

[@tackyinbention6248]

What do yall think about the cgi in space battleship yamato? Last i checked it was good enough for me to be invested

[@Romtheforgot]

JoJo's has the best CGI for me

[@TopLasagnaLover]

Most of the CG is horrible in anime. Even the "good" examples in this video are extremely mediocre.

[@karma6380]

yo wtf is that intro 😭

[@belldrop7365]

The "rotorscoping" of 3D models is exactly what I don't like with some 3D animation. It retains the worst part of 3D, the unnatural stiffness of the models, while just drawing over it. Hiding the hideous parts of 3D has been getting better over the years, but there will always be more ugly 3D animation than there will ever be good ones, exactly cause it's not really a tech or skill issue anymore, but a budget issue.

[@matheussanthiago9685]

One of the better uses of "drawn over cgi" out there is spiderverse And it's copycats aren't half-bad either But then again, those are all feature length features, with the budget of some small nation's GDP in a restricted time-frame of >120 minutes

[@NinaNime-eh7ew]

Bro wtf also a aot cgi not bad wtf are yall yapping about

[@aquaarmour4924]

aot CGI is definitely not good. the entire liberio battle looked absolutely ass, when it was the most hyped battle in the manga. people really be giving aot a pass because of the hype and will defend it to death, when it's not even that much better than the other bad examples.

[@07juju]

@@aquaarmour4924 sure dawg lmfao

[@Ytplayercentury3314]

​​@@aquaarmour4924In the fist part of the fourth season if attack on titan the cgi was not good,especially on the beast titan,but then they did it better as you can see in the final episodes.I mean it's anyways better than wit studio cgi,that didn't make the fourth season only for lack of time,but Mappa did it in a little time although they didn't have enough.

[@NinaNime-eh7ew]

@@aquaarmour4924 bro sorry but like out of all anime’s that’s some good gc better at least they look like drawn and stuff they move very pretty stuff sometimes but bro remember how fast they had to make this shi

[@albertsteinlein7210]

100th

[@user-tz8qi]

i love art like this