GCI in Anime?

[Zagatto]

Heh, I'm not about to argue with you whiny sissies, especially since now that university's back in session.

Robojack, I know I'm supposed to be unbiased but it's when you say things like this the procede to make a few more posts in the same day that you look more idiotic than ever. At least I'm glad to see that now when you're talking about people liking subs or dubs that you restrained yourself to the people that you know. It's not uncommon for people who know each other to share common opinions. At least you've made one small step towards logical debate.

Ryojin, if I haven't said this before, welcome to the forums. I'm impressed with how concise your posts have been and your succint presentation of your opinions.

As for the whole CGI issue I'm enjoying it more and more as the animators are getting better and better at using it. When I watch things like Patapata Airship I cringe at how the CGI looks like it was just stuck on top of the film and seems totally out of place. Then I watch things like The Kid in the Animatrix and I hit replay just to see the beauty of well done animation over and over again.

Heck, even outside of anime I've been noting some great improvements in the CGI world. Who remembers when Re-Boot first started and how blocky the animation was. Now it's still obviously computer animated but it's better. Finally I've been watching way too many kids shows lately but Dora the Explorer and Blues Clues have done an amazing job of integrating hand drawn artwork with CGI.

I almost forgot to include a sub-note about Escaflowne. That was probably the first anime I saw that I thought the traditional and CGI were beautifully integrated. Just look at the texture on the dragon in the first episode or the invisibility effects and you'll see what I'm talking about.