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.

I love Bahi's stuff and I really admire his enthusiasm, but that comment just seems like an attempt to fit in with the anime fan clique he's chosen. Clearly a lot of moe stuff is being made to appeal to masses of otaku, but the exact same thing can be said about the 'old school' and all the generic crap that was being released then. I understand that it's easier to get worked up about moe when one trend at its worst leads to shows about girls that all have the same face sitting around and looking cute to "soothe otaku" and the older one used to lead to crazy over the top action even when it was shitty and I certainly sympathize, but ultimately it's still a matter of opinion and both can lead to good and bad things.

If skilled people like Seiya Numata and Nishigori want to work on cute girls otaku stuff and that's what they like, then so be it. I think it's good when good animators are working on stuff they like, even when I myself don't like the stuff they like.