/a/ - Animu & Mango

3DCG can die in a fucking fire.

I like most of their stuff that I've seen. I tend not to be a fanboy for a studio though and judge shows individually by their merits.

>>821606

Why? Blassreiter, Karas, and Garo was next level

>>821666

It's not that they can't, it's that it's hard on the budget and the schedule to make a fully 3DCG anime. Even the good ones usually cut corners with 2D animation where they can.

I'd say give it a few more years for people to get to grips with what they can and can't do. I expect we're going to star seeing a trickle of good 3DCG shows until one of them becomes really successful and starts really raising the bar and shows everyone how it's done. Houseki no kuni could've been it but I don't think it sold that well. The fact that a lot of what gets made these days translates much better to 2D than 3D is probably a good part of the reason it hasn't happened yet. If a big mecha craze came I bet it would spearhead much better 3DCG anime.

>>821626

That is far and away a ridiculous example for use of CGI. Everything was hand-drawn, they simply used computer imaging to alter the look and feel of the show. Most CG looks far more like Berserk than Houseki no Kuni.

>>821666

>Etotama fight scene

Those were fantastic. I hope the studio and CG artists were wonderfully rewarded for their efforts.

>>821669

>Even the good ones usually cut corners with 2D animation where they can.

This is only true because certain scenes and styles of scenes have traditionally been too intensive or too hard for 3DCG artists, but this is no longer the case. Orange are professionals and they have already demonstrated the 3D tech creep, and you can expect the cost efficiency to change places quickly from here on. I'm not going to rehash the whole 'Orange even managed it on the cheap' thing because I'm sure anyone who was there for the Houseki threads remembers and is tired of hearing it.

>>821803

This is a braindead myth and you should not perpetuate it.

Only one scene in Episode 8 used 2DCG guidance, and that was because it was a pivotal moment for the whole season and very difficult to animate 'correctly'. Their primary tools were 3D unique, including brief bouts of Motion Capture to allow for very specific and lifelike movement, and procedural software that allowed for autonomous and believable facial animation with minimal guidance.

Remember, a victory for Orange is a victory for good animation, a loss for Orange is a green flag for garbage peddlers like GEMBA to take center-stage as soon as 2DCG falls behind.

>>821823

>including brief bouts of Motion Capture

This hardly counts as CG. Technically it is, but it almost always looks a lot better than regular CG and has an element of artistry to it.

Any source on the proportions of drawing/CG/motion capture in HnK?

>>821824

You can find the drawing notes as credited artists, the only episode that has it is 8, they included the footage in bluray.

Orange's blog has a few notes on mocap.