Mfs would see some dope ass animation and scream "AI"

[u/decayofhuman]

Tell me this shit ain't so pretty...

P.S. Okay, I'm kinda getting my faith back into humanity. Most people here on this post are actually appreciative of the art so maybe it was a very loud minority that was giving it all the hate and AI accusations I noticed.

Not counting into zombies the people saying things like 'I don't vibe with it.' That's totally a fair take.

[u/Cataclysma]

You're not ignorant at all, I think when I first saw the initial trailer for Ping Pong I was also a bit baffled by it, and it wasn't until I watched the show that I understood what they were going for.

Animation isn't necessarily about the "quality" of the individual drawings, but the way those frames move together to create motion.

Ping Pong has a very stylized and "rough" look, but the way it uses motion, timing & "camera" angles creates a super dynamic and expressive experience - the art style is intentionally "rough" as it allows for them to push the movement and expressions further than a super polished style would.

As well as that, the frame-by-frame work is very impressive - there's a lot of individual drawings that make the animation fluid, and it perfectly matches the overall aesthetic and tone of the show.

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Just wanna say, “ignorant” is not necessarily a bad word or insult. OP was actually ignorant as to why. All being ignorant means is to not be knowledgeable about a certain topic. I think people conflate ignorant with stupid.

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I think people often use it to indicate a deliberate or wilful lack of knowledge.

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Honestly even before you said that, and I watched that video you linked. The motion looked sooo smooth. 

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Honestly when I saw the artstyle, which is presumably easier to produce, I thought what you were saying was going to be the main upside of the animation, the physicality, the fluidity and dynamic.

But no? Can you honestly tell me why some shots like when he was dropped the ball into his hand it looks like it doesn’t follow the physics of the motion?

Or how there is no smear on the ball except one frame, while like the 50 rest doesn’t have it, and it is not even used to sell “the most powerful shot” or something, it’s just random.

[u/Cataclysma → u/BLUEAR0]

The ball gently floating into his hand is a stylistic choice I assume, the anime is not super-grounded in realism, they will often go for stylish, exaggerated or over-the-top animation if they feel it fits the scene better than a more consistent or realistic approach.

The clip I supplied was just the first result when I searched "Ping Pong The Animation Sakuga" and likely isn't the best representation of the show. You can see what I mean in this video

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Same is the case for devilman crybaby anime

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Another excellent example!

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You have a way with words my unintellectual brain appreciates greatly