Comments on: Ask John: What Determines a Show’s Animation Quality? http://www.animenation.net/blog/2012/10/01/ask-john-what-determines-a-shows-animation-quality/ Anime News & More! Sat, 25 May 2013 00:54:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: GATS http://www.animenation.net/blog/2012/10/01/ask-john-what-determines-a-shows-animation-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-18603 GATS Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:37:44 +0000 http://www.animenation.net/blog/?p=29767#comment-18603 Surprised no one brought up the elephant in the room: the new Jojo show.

]]> By: seanny http://www.animenation.net/blog/2012/10/01/ask-john-what-determines-a-shows-animation-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-18602 seanny Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:24:57 +0000 http://www.animenation.net/blog/?p=29767#comment-18602 From what I understand, anime is created by a “production committee” composed of producers, television networks, sponsors, merchandise makers and so on. The release schedule, studio and budget of the series are decided upon at this stage. Because animators are typically paid per drawing, this makes production costs totally predictable.

Shows like Noein and Birdy: Decode 2 are considered “sakuga” shows in that they inexplicably attract top-tier & up-and-coming animation talent. How this happens in the industry, I don’t really know. But it shows that animation team-building is another determining factor of animation quality. Some directors like Mamoru Hosoda (see his One Piece #6 movie for a striking example) are somehow able to attract top animation talent.

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