Animation Appreciation Thread #3

The Sakuga Wiki [JP] - http://www18.atwiki.jp/sakuga/
ANN Database - http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/

Animation Blogs [Eng]:
http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/
http://aninomiyako.wordpress.com/

Animation Twitters [Eng]:
http://twitter.com/raito_kun
http://twitter.com/Duune99
http://twitter.com/kyouray
http://twitter.com/catsuka

Previous threads:
#1 http://dis.4chan.org/read/anime/1291816034
#2 http://dis.4chan.org/read/anime/1314681601

I want to move away from using the term "Sakuga" as it often alienates people and can be misleading. There has been a bit of backlash against the Sakuga movement lately, and I'd like to think many people come to this thread to talk about the animation and visual aspect of anime, which is something that often gets overlooked elsewhere. It would be nice if we could get a wider appreciation of visuals in the anime fandom without being seen as elitists.

bah this season is pretty terrible animation-wise. The only show that's remotely interesting is Milky Holmes and maybe kinda Nisemonogatari (though like Bakemono, its pretty hit or miss). Another is competent but fairly dry visually. Which is kinda surprising since its a Tsutomu Mizushima anime. Ano Natsu suffers from the same problem, it's polished but lacks the energy of say Ano Hana (though its a much better show). I was expecting something nice from Highschool DxD given the staff, but I guess the ED was it. Kill Me Baby is a waste of talent, Symphogear is a mess, Moretsu Pirates is way too stiff in terms of EVERYTHING. Lagrange is merely okay visually and Aquarion....well it does have some really good storyboarding. The CG mechas make me want to hurl though. I guess Chihayafuru is still pretty nice in terms of direction, though I can't say the same for Persona 4. Mirai Nikki...alright I guess. Spring can't come fast enough