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Originally Posted by Kyuu
I applied the word "inevitable" to specify a time between now and infinity. 
If it takes for the old American animators (and executives) to die off -- and be replaced by younger animators with greater influence from anime -- then so be it. |
American animation is already showing signs of anime. Well some stuff.
But there is no need to feel like American animation
will be Japanese styled someday. Why do you think American animators would all eventually decide to follow Japanese animation instead of stick with their tried and true own stuff??
And as RRR says American animation is by and large going towards 3D animation, especially big budget stuff. Seeing how little 3D stuff Japan puts out how would Americans be influenced by Japanese 3D animation?
Though I must admit, if America ever goes back to mostly 2D animation (lol won't happen) I could imagine it only being because studios adopt Japanese animation shortcuts to make things much less expensive. Those animation shortcuts which are tightly woven into the Japanese industry are why we have so, so many anime nowadays; they make animation much less expensive.