Animation Appreciation Thread #12

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I think Arasan is a talented animator, what he does is pretty unique and stands out, it's not everyone's cup of tea I can admit. But he wouldn't be able to do what he does if he didn't understand the basics. A good comparison is that youtube guy Otaking, he very much admires the similar kind of animation Arasan strives for, but Otaking is self taught and hasn't really studied the basics all that much so Otaking's attempts at that 80s style come off really awkward, on the other hand, Arasan is someone who has worked on his art and skill before breaking out with his animation style a few years ago (2008 ish?) before that he had worked in the industry for around 10 years. Heck he's a graduate of Studio Giants. Note the word "graduate" - he wouldn't have graduated if they didn't drill into him the basics of form, perspective and animation.

His drawing style is part of his animation, it is undoubtedly linked. Split the two and you're going to be singling out a lot of animators.

Though I don't see why people say he's not good at animation, take this scene: http://youtu.be/NU3aZHL1inQ?t=24s
From Zetta Karen Children, the movement of the bullet, the moving backgrounds, the changing camera perspective.
Even this Needless scene: http://youtu.be/NU3aZHL1inQ?t=2m55s
I can't honestly say this is bad animation given it's a scene where there is a moving camera going through a perspective extremely uncommon for TV anime.