“What Are The Best Animated Anime Scenes Ever?”
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jan 30, 2012 17:29 JST
- Tags: Animation, Comparison, K-ON!, Kyoto Animation, Legends, Shaft, Video Gallery, VIP Quality
Anime fans on 2ch have been striving to identify the anime with the most impressive production values and highest animation quality, resulting in a selection of some of the most immaculately animated scenes ever – and not a cabbage in sight.
Some of their picks:
There is of course the alternative interpretation of “amazing” production quality, more fully explored in several previous compilations.
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Oh you meant BEST animation, I thought we were talking "Anime Quality" disasters e.t.c
I personally feel that it would be kind of cheating to pick movies as they technically have higher budgets and hence higher production values.
But whatever the case, the final fight between the YF-21 and X-9 would be one of my top picks.
finally someone made a fair judegement. not to mention all gundam and nanoha series have their breathtaking fight scene
How could they NOT include "Misuzu's Introduction" from AIR, which redefined the benchmark of how "hair in the wind" should be portrayed!!
Silly Silly Silly!!
omg, cant believe someone also have the same wave length as i am. that scene gave me goosebumps everytime i watched it. still is.
7 years on, I STILL listen to the music from that scene, "Natsukage" (Summer Shadows) whenever I need to be put in a "relaxed and heartwarming" mood.
Good Job Kyo-Ani, Good Job.
Is dat sum Read or Die? Fuck yeah it is.
Za pay-pah!
R.O.D. never gets old.
Most anime movies have an excellent or decent animation, against a TV series it's a bit unbalanced. Maybe a list of TV series and one of movies would be better?
Indeed, if they're not gonna differentiate between movie/OVA/TV then consequentially there shouldn't even be a single TV anime in this list... also, while the movies and OVAs in this sure have amazing animation, there are quite a few movies and OVAs that deserve a spot here even more (all of which I can't possibly list here)... what about Wings of Honneamise? Gunbuster? Eva Rebuild? Redline? etc...
Gunbuster 2 was one hell of a trip, i think it's one of the best animes i have ever seen. and redline is simply the definition of a "cool" animation movie.
not that the rest of the films you mention is any less cool.
anything aided by computers shouldn't count!
for fuck's sake. "with the help of computers" doesn't necessarily mean "made with 3D models", you can draw on a computer with a tablet just how you'd draw in real life. you can literally paint in photoshop with the right brushes.
i agree, it should be considered a different type of animation, for once and for all. as is stop motion animation a diffferent media.
That would disqualify almost all anime after ca. 2002.
Not much hand painted cell animation has been done after that year.
So only hand drawn pages manually switched to cause movement are the only things that count?
Because computers play a part in quite a few steps during animation.
"So only hand drawn pages manually switched to cause movement are the only things that count?
Because computers play a part in quite a few steps during animation."
Which is why Redline is now officially god-tier status for a topic such as this. 100% hand drawn animation taking roughly 6-7 years to complete.
Go watch it and then go see a fight scene in almost any anime, you'll be asking yourself "WHY IS NOTHING MOVING!!!" XD
It's much easier to move a camera around a scene in a 3D modelling program, than it is to draw changes in perspective over several frames.
yes but it kills that feeling traditional media has. they should start separating both medias in orde to preserve the first. i have seen good shows and movies with cgi, but they lack that speciall feeling old animes have.
@Octopi
"They lack that special feeling old animes have."
Explain? (Just wondering)
K-ON?...................seriusly?
My choise is Akira..........more than 1 hour of best animated scenes.......period.
sorry.. but i fell asleep while watching Akira.. only woke up during the last 45 minutes..
No worries here, i didn't said akira had the most apealing story, but in terms of animation, is an epic winner.
so, anyone can have diferent tastes though
K-ON is well animated. it's even been praised by Toshiyuki Inoue, one of the best anime animators out there (Youtube search his name for some of his work, the guy clearly knows his shit)
Kara No Kyoukai, Bakemonogatari, EVA(ova), Casshern Sins?
I mean cmon there is frickin dbz on there. Talk about pic unrelated.
while your list has some of my favorite animes, i have to admit they don't fir in this category that well. Kara no Kyoukai was great but i felt it was somewhat static, same goes for Bakemonogatari. Cassher sisn i don't really recall any special animation scenes.
evangelio on the other hand does have some very good animation, but it is present on the list.
And those are just "NEW" series. You apes DO have the memories of primates.
I completely agree with you. Kara No Kyoukai has some of the most breathtaking animation in existence.
Laputa: Castle in the Sky when the flaptors ride to the military compound. I've never seen anything like it. All done by hand without computers.
Nice and all... but hey..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uN5Hrt_1mc
the film The Adolescence of Utena is not on the list? He surely deserves to be on the list
Hell yes, but I'm happy because there's FLCL, FMA, MKR all favorites of mine, and there is my waif Yomiko!
But serisously I must research this Ginga Bishonen. Looks TTGL grade awesome.
Macross Plus/Movie: YF-19 vs. YF-21 and YF-21 vs. Ghost X-9
Plastic Little
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LP2AOIvWE4&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LP2AOIvWE4&feature=related]
Evangelion 2.22 hands down.
bathroom scene H.O.T.D?
Okay, half of those videos cannot be watched from where I live... weird, I thought I finished my vacation in China and returned to Germany, but maybe I am mistaken...?
eva 2.22 hands down?
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Best COMPUTER GENERATED anime I'd state.. but best ANIMATED? The opening of -Pretty Cure Max Heart-, -Noein- and -READ or DIE- stands far~ FAR higher in the scales of ANIMATION than some HEAVILY CG'd sequence HANDS DOWN.
It's either gotta be Ghost in the Shell or one of the Miyazaki films. Whoever tried to join this contest with K-ON needs to be punched in the nuts.
Judging from the concept art I've seen, the award would have to go to either Howl's Moving Castle or Spirited Away.
ANYTHING Studio GAINAX MADE! HANDS DOWN!
coming in 2nd - Studio Gonzo
3rd - Studio Bones
(special awards also go to Anything studio Gibli Made, Akira (the LEGEND of Animation), Sword of a Stranger, and Afro Samurai)
I second this.
just goosebumbps at 2.22...
Indeed... the graphics in 1080p glory are to die for
after day long running from zombies, a glorious harem bath is indeed a WIN!!
I have to disagree - GitS Innocence was much more elaborate and used up lots of CGI to make many tiny details. Much of the secondary scenery had movement that other animu take for granted.
Why isn't 5 Centimeters per Second included?
The cinematography that was animated into that feature animu was beautiful and poignant in the very least. The detail of the littlest things was incredible for the time they had to make it.
- Just saying
^_^
@Satonaka That fluid ending scene is rare. Now several people are wondering how much it cost to make such very detailed, high-fps clip.
Yeah you wouldn't know until you (really) see it.
to Satonaka:
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That OP of Sakura Taisen is not from a tv series, but was a GAME for the SEGA SATURN system and it was called -Sakura Taisen 3- or -Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris- where your character travels to paris to school some more hot crazy bitches again!
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It's only on that Dead system so good luck in finding it!
@Satonaka
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That OP of Sakura Taisen is not from a tv series, but was a GAME for the SEGA SATURN system and it was called -Sakura Taisen 3- or -Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris- where your character travels to paris to school some more hot crazy bitches again!
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It's only on that Dead system so good luck in finding it!
Satonaka
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That OP of Sakura Taisen is not from a tv series, but was a GAME for the SEGA SATURN system and it was called -Sakura Taisen 3- or -Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris- where your character travels to paris to school some more hot crazy wenches again!
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It's only on that Dead system so good luck in finding it!
Yeah this is no category for Shinkai's films.
That being said... on the other end of the spectrum... what in the blue hell is the DxD ending doing there O_o
Compared to everything else on this 'list' that ending has no place there.
Back to the good stuff: Dear god that OP to Sakura Wars ( never seen any of it, havn't gotten around yet) looks quite amazing, anyone know which series this is so I can try tracking it down? If there's more than one of course, i know jack about the show >.<
5 centimeters made almost everyone cry - it was that good.
Even the most macho anons prolly won't admit to getting teary eyed when they saw it.
@Uncommon0taku
Cause 5 centimeter per Second(which made me cry)
is in a whole nuddah league if ya ask me
Shinkai Makoto's are indeed in a whole different league.
Having watched the premier of "Hoshi o Ou Kodomo" couple of months back, I'm reminded of how amazing his films are...
i remember spriggan for it's fluid animation and high end production.
Compare Evangelion movies to episodes 25/26 to see the awesome power of budget...
if its detail then the first 2 picks of nichijou and KON are pretty high, with all the packaging
"if its detail then the first 2 picks of nichijou and KON are pretty high, with all the packaging"
Are people blind???
Those two first pics use a real photo background run through a photoshop filter. Hardly "great animation"
Are you dumb?
Animation is the MOTION of stuff, not the visuals. Stop trying to sound like you know even something about it.
For your information: backgrounds are rarely colored with paint nowadays, they're ALL Photoshop.
And another pro-tip: Kyoto Animation is godly at animating, whether the story-line is your cup of tea is a total different matter.
Very good. But Patlabor 2 intro is even better :)
Studio Bones and Kyoani has amazing animation
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn hands down.
Did I miss it or is there not a single mentioning of Hellsing Ultimate, Shigurui, Paprika, Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust, etc.?
Some of the choices in the videos above make me question what they understand with immaculate animation. The DBZ for example is just repetition, how is this immaculate animation? It was addictive when I was 10, looking back at it, fucking terrible animation overall.
the DBZ video looks good for a really freaking long, low budget shonen manga adaptation. you have to consider the show the scene appeared in.
Hellsing Ultimate has TERRIBLE animation compared to something like Paprika. don't confuse art for animation - the art is good, the movement is mediocre and lazy as hell.
I can't believe this! A list of best animated scenes without 5 Centimeters Per Second!!!! http://youtu.be/fhJk0rVa6qo
I know a lot of people here hate Naruto. But there are some great scenes which also could be in the list, like the fight between Gaara and Lee:
http://youtu.be/16KHVqOntNE
Naruto usually looks like total garbage, but at its best it has some of the best animation staff a fighting shonen has ever gotten. you know that "sasuke can see you" frame that everyone says is EPIC FAIL BAD ART or whatever, and the Naruto vs Sasuke fight with the weird faces? those two, and the Gaara vs Rock Lee fight, are all done by Norio Matsumoto, a genuinely amazing animator, and they all look great in motion.
CLAMP. /thread
Street Fighter II animated film had some awesome animations of that time although lots of Ghibli movies also were beautifully animated before cg took place
GHIBLI movies are STILL beautifully animated hardly any CG at all, go watch arriety and come back to talk
Screw K-ON and anyone who thinks it to be any good in any way! Moe is the crappiest style of anime there is and why the industry went to shit in the U.S.. Most of the Macross anime's, Akira, FLCL, Evangelion's, Kaleido Star, Gun Buster, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Inuyasha, & of course all the Studio Ghibli stuff are some of what I'd consider great animation. K-ON & High School DxD don't even deserve to be mentioned next to the rest of the pack.
Clueless idiot. This isn't a list of "good anime", it's about quality animation and production value, which K-On! has plenty of, "moe" or not. The style isn't to your liking - so fucking what? That is NOT what this list is about.
maybe is becasuse K-ON characters are so easy to draw, and also, no action escenes, so the best animation K-ON can get is some escene with the girls walking at 23 frames per second.........¿is that really concidered a good animation scene per se?
Beats me.....but that is not, by any standards.
24 frames per second, not 23.
I am not a fan of fighting and mecha animes which usually have mostly male characters, so even if the animation quality is good I do not like the art style.
The series which i really enjoy both from the style of art and quality of art would belong to
Ef A tale of Memories and Melodies
Ookami Kakushi
Hoshizora E Kakaru Hashi
Denpa onna
Madoka
Hidan No Aria
those are all excellent, but you are missing a whole world out there.
then again i guess some people like eating the same food everyday.
too bad this is about animation and not art, lol
You have excellent taste.
A worthwhile post/article? On my sankaku?
Where the heck is Enoz's live performance at the school festival? And Rosario and Vampire's ED?
(O__o )
Nothing from Samurai Champloo??? I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
The following equation seems to rule most of these examples: constant A = keyframes/detail
i.e. more keyframes means less detail
The battle/rocket launch sequence in Wing of Honneamise still astounds me after 20 years. Top 10, for sure.
Not a single title from the god's of animation, Ufotable.
Redline was fantastic looking too and hand drawn i liked how everything flowed in that movie.
when i read the title I thought Ghost in the shell Innocence, I was happy to see it on that short list.
when that movie launched in 2004 it had to have been one of the highest quality Animated films to date.
These are my favourite and best animated scene :
- Cloud vs Sephiroth (FF VII : AC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia2HOVeo7q0 (highlight scene only)
- Gilgamesh vs Berserker (his name contains spoiler)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okxPAlPhQtk
- Girls DeMo concerts.
and much more i can't tell because i'm lazy to do that
U guys shld watch Wings of Honneamise, it was a Gainax Pdtn movie before the digital age, try to get the Japan version in HD, simply amazing
Macross Plus dogfight scenes,Kiki's Delivery Service tops most detailed community scenes even it's 2D at that time.
The Crazy Sunshine scene from FLCL is on this list. I have no complaints.
Magic Knight Rayearth, fuck yeah!
moe haters can just go die
for good animation scenes, i suggest Recca no Hono (Flame of Recca). Its fight scenes are quite impressive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJugUYSohqY
Mifune vs Blackstar round 2 amazing...
Also Kallen vs Susaku round 2
Can anyone say "Beck"?
First of all, cheers to recognition of "R. O. D." and "Magic Knight Rayearth", two very under-appreciated titles!
"Precure: Max Heart" had a great opening; and the "Mio-moe" scene from "K-On!" still has me laughing.
I only would add a couple battle scenes to this list:
(A) from episode "Ballad of Fallen Angels" of "Cowboy Bebop"
(B) from the Layer battles in the last episode of "Angelic Layer"
AND HOW COME "AKIRA" DIDN'T GET ANY RECOGNITION?!!!!
What the Hell is a Hitman Reborn scene doing there???!!! sorry but i dont think ANY weekly produced series has any place doing in there, truly good animation takes time and LOT of it, especially 2d and if it is hand drawn even longer (nowadays they fake a lot of animation whit cell shaded 3d models and there is vectorial animation, wich is a souped up version of flash animation that is used a LOT today, take a good look at Bakemonogatari and youll spot a lot of it)
Good Animation is really tricky because its not just technical merits but also artistic merits being weighed and those are IMPOSSIBLE to contabilize, there is artsy weird animation as in the madoka magica witches, there is crazy overblown animation as in redline and gurren lagann, there is realistic fluid animation as in Innocence or JinRoh, there is pretty but not entirely realistic animation as in ghibli films that is astounding, matter of fact if were gonna get technical Makoto shinkai movies dont have all that great animation per se, they have incredible backgrounds and art direction but the animation is just average, eva 2.22 THATs great animation, Redline is beyond belief good animation, my vote is for redline.
Macross Plus http://youtu.be/9T1Q4Mnk3SY?t=28m41s
Ninja Scroll http://youtu.be/jvg7KvjzoPw?t=7m1s
and actually, most of the witches in Madoka Magica. Though Shaft is one of the few studios that still pushes the envelope in terms of the medium. A lot of shows just use animation to depict a scene, but these guys love playing with composition and postproduction effects.
Love to nominate the 11th episode of Serial Experiments Lain. The overall quality of animation in this series is shoddy, but the intro to this episode is truly a spectacle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WRtlHZokbs
^starting at roughly 2:30