Aku no Hana, Japan’s best ever (and only) rotoscoped TV anime, has exposed the original film used as a basis for its much loathed visual style.
The original photographic material used to create the shoddy rotoscoping the series is notorious for was recently aired as a “premium” extra on NicoNico:
Given the quality of their cast and production values, some have been given to ponder what possessed them not to simply make a TV drama in the first place…
I’m fuckin’ glad they didn’t go the traditional route. The main reason why I watched this anime in the first place is because it was so unique looking. The real-time footage in conjunction with the rotoscoping makes the animation incredibly smooth and utterly believable. The way its being produced is almost cinematic in its angles and perspectives. The simplistic rendering never bothered me at all because in that one weakness it gains various strengths: an array of facial expressions that remain realistic, none of those low budget scenes where they reuse the same 4-5 frames for an entire minute, or even worse, when the hair/background is the only thing that moves, and the anatomy is always spot on and never jars you out of the moment with any absurd exaggerated features. And isn’t it refreshing to have characters that look like regular people? I mean, the people who complain about the aesthetic based on the characters not being good-looking enough is petty. s♥♥t, who wants to watch beautiful people ALL the time? This should be a good thing. Wouldn’t have bothered with Aku no Hana it had it looked like the regular stock anime. Peace
quite impressive
You know, they could at least save budget with a live action adaptation instead.
First time I think the 3D looks much better than the 2D.
NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL ART!!!
XD