Recently, Members of a comment forum have been engaged in a passionate debate about the best animes with bad animation that they remember. In this lively exchange of opinions, participants shared their experiences and reflections on series that, despite their poor animation quality, have left a lasting impression on their memory.
The debate has highlighted the ability of certain series to transcend their technical limitations and captivate viewers through other elementssuch as a compelling story, a powerful soundtrack, or outstanding voice acting.
Forum participants have highlighted how even when animation may not meet the highest standards, a captivating plot can compensate for this deficit and maintain the audience’s interest. From action series to emotional dramas, examples abound in the anime community, where depth and richness of narrative is valued over purely visual quality.
Furthermore, it has been pointed out how A memorable soundtrack or exceptional voice acting can elevate the anime experience. and overshadow its deficiencies in the animation section. These discussions reflect the diversity of opinions and experiences within the anime community, as well as the medium’s unique ability to move and excite viewers through a wide range of artistic and narrative elements.
- «The first two seasons of Kingdom».
- «Inferno Cop».
- «So I’m a Spider, So What?».
- «Kemono Friends».
- «The first season of Initial D. The CGI is horrible, all the trees are the same model, the cars look like shit. But what a good anime it is.».
- «Villainess Level 99. The CGI sucks, but it’s a lot of fun. The bad CGI is just another element to laugh at».
- «Overlord has shitty CGI in season three».
- «Cromartie High School».
- «Fire Hunter».
- «Fate/Stay Night 2006, the soundtrack is a masterpiece».
- «There’s very little incentive to watch something with bad animation when you can read the manga instead. Helck is a good example of this.».
- «Berserk».
- «Genshiken, my god, Genshiken. The first season was made by Palm Studio, which only worked on 7 productions in total. The second season (which is MUCH better animated) was directed by Arms, best known for Elfen Lied, Queen’s Blade and Night Shift Nurses».
- «The Way of the Househusband, so bad animation but I still love it».
- «Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome games is Tough for Mobs. The animation sucks, but the novels were good enough to keep my attention».
- «KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World really makes a show of bad animation, but it’s one of my favorite animes for that reason. In comparison, Kimetsu no Yaiba has incredible animation, but I don’t find the story that spectacular.».
- «Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest, the CGI of the enemies is shit, but damn, I can’t stop looking at it».
- «One Piece, I didn’t watch it I read it and it’s an amazing story but shit every episode feels like a PowerPoint slideshow».
- «NHK nor Youkoso was a PowerPoint presentation, but the story is great».
- «Classroom of the Elite. It’s not a story that demands good animation, it’s mostly people talking, in front of plain, reusable backgrounds, but my goodness, even just for that, the animation is done so cheaply it hurts. Yes, I know that panning shots of the body or static background during dialogue are a long-established trick to save animation budget, but you shouldn’t do an entire scene this way. And I know sometimes you have to make an episode or two cheaper to save money for a fight in the next one, but S3 felt like they were saving all season to offer a 2 second fight in the last episode».
- «Cop Craft. It was all the more tragic because in the same season there was overproduced garbage that had nothing but nice animation».
- «Back Street Girls: Gokudolls».
- «Tomodachi Game».
- «Kemurikusa».
- «World Trigger, nothing competes with it. Bad art but good animation».
- «Golden Kamuy. It has a great story and soundtrack, it’s a shame it was ruined by the mediocre animation and bad CGI of the first season.».
- «Qualidea Code».
- «Initial D, those first 2 seasons are ugly, especially the first».
- «One Piece was very poorly animated for a long time. Although it looks nice now, the amount of padding and how much they lengthen the story is the ass too».
- «The Angel Next Door Spoils me Rotten».
- «Definitely Black Clover».
- «I really liked Nanatsu no Taizai, despite its bad animation».
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