by Heroines swept away by the wave of “drawing collapse.” In anime, the quality of the drawings sometimes falls below a certain level, and viewers point out “drawing collapse.” This can range from vegetables such as cabbage to the balance of the characters’ bodies. Even though some works are anime that emphasize the heroine’s charm, they have received mixed reviews due to poor drawing.
For example, “The Quintessential Quintuplets,” produced by Tezuka Productions and broadcast in 2019, had a lot of distortion in the drawing depending on the episode, and many fans felt that there was something “different” about the heroine’s face. The work is a romantic comedy about the protagonist, Uesugi Futaro, and his classmates, the quintuplets of the “Nakano family,” whom he tutors.
The one who was not blessed with the best drawing was the second daughter, ” Nakano Nino .” In the third episode, where she was the main character, there were many scenes with poor animation, such as the imbalance between the facial contours and the body, and the eyes being too far apart. On the other hand, the scenes in which the characters are shown in close-ups are sometimes so beautiful that they are called divine animation. As a result, some viewers say that they prefer the character designs and color settings of the first season to the second and after, when the production company was changed to Vibrant Animation Studio, and the animation’s quality improved.
In addition, the second season of “Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite,” which will be broadcast in 2022, is also a work in which the collapse of animation is noticeable, especially in the early part. The work is set in a school where a point system judges students’ abilities and depicts a school life filled with competition that can lead to expulsion in the worst-case scenario.
People who watched it at the time pointed out that the screen was generally dark, and the main character, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, lacked facial expressions. In particular, in the second episode, only the heroine, Kei Karuizawa, had a well-balanced drawing, but there was a scene where a can of coffee was crooked.
In addition, in episode 4, the name “Ibuki Mio” was displayed as “Rei,” and the surname of “Ichinose Honami” was written as “Ichinose,” making several mistakes in the names of characters. Furthermore, in episode 6, during a foot race, a drawing error occurred in which a runner overtook a runner in another lane and stepped on his back, which became a hot topic.
Although voices said that the drawing was too bad when the early part was broadcast, the highlights of the final part, such as the scene where Ayanokoji punches the root of all evil, were drawn carefully. In the end, some people argued against the voices, pointing out the poor drawing in the early part, saying that “it didn’t bother me at all” and “they were asking for too much.” And “Tamayomi,” which aired in 2020, was also a work that many viewers felt uncomfortable with the drawing.
The story is about the protagonist, Takeda Eimi, who reunites with Yamazaki Tamaki, with whom she played catch as a child in high school. The two play an active role as girls’ softball team members. As for the animation, perhaps because it is a sports work, the female characters have broad shoulders and stand out as well-built.
In addition, there are scenes with flat colors, few shadows, and a weak sense of three-dimensionality, which may give some people an impression of a lack of contrast. However, the animation does not become too unstable. It stays one step away from collapse, leading to comments such as “It feels like the animation is about to collapse, but it doesn’t” and “On the contrary, it feels stable.”
In addition to criticism of the animation, some viewers praised it as a sports-oriented anime in which girls compete with hard work and sweat.
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