[quote name='GuilewasNK']There is some truth to that. That is a trade off for the highly detailed backgrounds and characters. I prefer it that way but I can understand how some don't care for it. That is why shows like Justice League are so important IMO. I has the smoother animation of American shows and the detail and style of anime. It wraps all of that in a package that is unique to anything else available.[/QUOTE]
Historically, Japanese cartoons were drawn much simpler so that they can have a higher framerate. American cartoons may have higher framerates, NOW, but even 10 years ago, American cartoon framerates were not that high. Let alone 20-25 years ago.
However, Japanese-style plain animation turned into more of artistic style rather than a necessity to make smoother animation. Only thing is that Japanese animation hasn't really evolved that much since shows from the 80s, like Gundam Z. Certainly the animation is cleaner, the video quality is better, and they use computers now, but there is no evolution.
Historically, Japanese cartoons were drawn much simpler so that they can have a higher framerate. American cartoons may have higher framerates, NOW, but even 10 years ago, American cartoon framerates were not that high. Let alone 20-25 years ago.
However, Japanese-style plain animation turned into more of artistic style rather than a necessity to make smoother animation. Only thing is that Japanese animation hasn't really evolved that much since shows from the 80s, like Gundam Z. Certainly the animation is cleaner, the video quality is better, and they use computers now, but there is no evolution.