Which anime series contain the best backgrounds? Makoto Shinkai moves go without saying, but what else tops your list?
>>142536462
Notable mention, KyoAni is always pretty top notch. Although when they made the transition from hand drawn to digital backgrounds I'd argue they lost something pretty essential to theaesthetic
Well, and to be fair most anime- at least in series themselves- don't have the necessary budgets to really throw at making the backgrounds good. It's mostly just all they can do to make the character, object and particle animations good.
>>142536462
Another vote for KyoAni.
>>142536816
Fukin excellent movie, too.
I'll stick with KyoAni too.
K had some seriously kickass backgrounds, don't have any screens saved though.
>>142537098
O fuc, KOn?
you should remake this thread on >>>/w/
>>142537484
Damn, good point newfriend
>>142537484
Well, but, it was more a question directed toward /a/ pertaining to backgrounds, not specfically concerning backgrounds.
>>142537440
haha cool meme, my dude!!
>>142536462
kubo's
>>142536569
Their backgrounds are still hand drawn and painted, it's just that they often use DoF filters which blur them out.
>>142536462
Most series directed by Furuhashi. HxH 1999, Unicorn, Tsuiokuhen etc.
>>142537428
>>142537527
>>142537579
>imgur garbage
Say what you will about the animation, Monogatari's backgrounds are usually neat to look at.
>>142539455
This whole thread is garbage
you are garbageI am garbage
>>142539455
I just happen to name my images like that
non non biyori is pretty good
>>142536462
Kondo: Well, since there was a stylistic flow from the Garden of sinners to Fate/Zero, it's basically a development from those.
Miura: I think it was a big win for us to get (Koji) Eto, who was an art director on the Garden of sinners and Fate/Zero to work with us again on this one. I think he's capable of using art as a weapon. In fact, he's been doing tightly-packed background artwork that's equal of - or even surpass - that of the Garden of sinners, and that was a theatrical release.
Kondo: We were told by Mr. Eto, "I'm going to make this my new challenge." In the Garden of sinners and Fate/Zero, his thing was to paint the backgrounds with higher level detail, but this time, he said he wanted them to look solid even with the details erased. And in addition to Mr. Eto, we also got Kazuo Ebisawa, who was an art director on the Garden of sinners, as well as art director on Tales of Zestiria to ply his trade as a first-class background artist. They're reliable, and it ended up being an extravagent setup. In addition to them, Mr. Eto and photography director (Yuichi) Terao meshed really well together. I guess he trusts Terao because he came up as a background man himself. That's the sort of interaction they have for us.
Miura: If the artwork is weak, you can't do layouts where the camera is being pulled back. But when the art is excellent, you can tackle it with master shots (shots that form the basis for a scene). Artwork's becoming indispensable in anime lately, don't you think?
Kondo: The backgrounds have to be good, or nothing works.
Miura: Right, you used background retakes yourself, didn't you?
Kondo: In the old days, yeah. Depending on the show, I would sometimes review all the shots. But I haven't been doing that lately. "With our (ufotable) staff, we have to go the extra mile" has been instilled in the staff.
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>>142539711
Forgot attachment
>>142539741
You call those shitty blurry background as beautiful, anon?
>>142539741
the only two backgrounds I can see there are bland as fuck
>>142539765
>>142539841
Fatefags are blind people pls no bully
MODS PLEASE BAN FUCKING KEITAI ALREADY JESUS
GoHands.
Owari no Seraph is a recent example of really good backgrounds.
![DzbpZ99[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/2SL0Dgj.jpg "DzbpZ99[1].png")
Grimgar had some stellar paintings.
![00000.m2ts_snapshot_00.15.58_[2015.06.28_21.08.33].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/EOsQx7r.jpg "00000.m2ts_snapshot_00.15.58_[2015.06.28_21.08.33].jpg")
K?
The X movie had some absolutely dank backgrounds, I don't have any of them saved though.
>>142541306
>>142536462
Anything KyoAni does.
>>142539765
>>142543964
You have zero sense in a proper drawn background.
I bet you watch wan piss.
>>142539260
I thought this director was better known for his fluid character animation.
>>142539532
I know
>>142539691
It is, but at the same point it gets very repetitious and eventually ends up being too monotonous for me to appreciate.
>>142539711
Mostly agreed. Their attention to detail is renowned.
>>142539741
Same as before.
>>142540730
Entirely unfamiliar with this.
>>142541173
Looks fair to me.
>>142544017
Banter
>implying Keit-ai doesn't have beautiful backgrounds
>>142545874
You do know that meme is an indication of being new, I hope.
Railgun S's first half and Index II's second half had backgrounds made by ufotable.
Also pic related for watercolours.
NagiAsu was comfy. Feels bad that I didn't screencap all the eyeporn when I had the chance.
