It really depends how much they're willing to spend and which studio ultimately gets the project. There have been some really impressive animation feats done in the last decade.

Animation has always been a money pit on the business-side of things, but if the resources are there, you can end up with a pretty incredible work of art.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Don’t get me wrong, I adore modern works. The sheer budget of the first episode of castlevania made me question everything I’ve ever known as I watched viscera spill and gore spread across the screen. One punch man’s first season is absolutely gorgeous and filled with human touches. The new avatar aang movie feels like the pinnacle of 3d meets 2d, and may very well usher in a new era.

But none of them feel like a pre-digital production. None of it has the appearance of hand crafted animation. No errors in shading, no paper texture where pen lingered slightly too long, no specks where dust landed.

Especially in the age of AI, I love feeling the humanity in a production. I’d never disparage any of the aforementioned pieces of media, I love them all, but they can feel almost uncannily catered at times.