05-13-2004, 05:23 AM
It depends on what you're referring to as older anime.
Nausicaa, Castle of Cagliostro, and Akira were all done in the 80s and they still stand up as gorgeous animation.
Ninja Scroll still sets the standard for action scenes and they just released the 10th anniversary edition of that.
For TV series, there is no question that computers have had an incredible impact on animation quality. I love watching old Speed Racer episodes just to see how far we've come in terms of animation. Even looking at TV shows from the 80s like Tekkaman Blade or Voltron, which are both big steps forward from Speed Racer, it's easy to tell when they were made by all the animation short cuts used in the shows (re-used animation, moving lips on a static head, and so on).
I can't think of any great animation in anime prior to Miyazaki though. His use of sweeping vistas and sense of action really pushed the whole industry forward in a way that no other animator has done.
Nausicaa, Castle of Cagliostro, and Akira were all done in the 80s and they still stand up as gorgeous animation.
Ninja Scroll still sets the standard for action scenes and they just released the 10th anniversary edition of that.
For TV series, there is no question that computers have had an incredible impact on animation quality. I love watching old Speed Racer episodes just to see how far we've come in terms of animation. Even looking at TV shows from the 80s like Tekkaman Blade or Voltron, which are both big steps forward from Speed Racer, it's easy to tell when they were made by all the animation short cuts used in the shows (re-used animation, moving lips on a static head, and so on).
I can't think of any great animation in anime prior to Miyazaki though. His use of sweeping vistas and sense of action really pushed the whole industry forward in a way that no other animator has done.
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