Thread 150252992

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Anonymous 9/7/2025, 3:59:37 PM No.150252992 >>150253040 >>150254555 >>150254592 >>150254652 >>150255999 >>150256504 >>150256644 >>150258364 >>150266040 >>150266079 >>150267978 >>150270206 >>150274556 >>150274574

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Does Spongebob have the best art direction of any cartoon?

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 4:00:05 PM No.150252996 >>150271266

Yes

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 4:04:20 PM No.150253040 >>150263228 >>150266249 >>150268435

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>>150252992 (OP)
I don't know about the best but it's definitely up there. The original seasons of Samurai Jack, Batman TAS, and Invader Zim also immediately come to mind, although they're all obviously going for very different things.

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 5:51:24 PM No.150254555 >>150254627

>>150252992 (OP)
Right now yes, but back when it came many shows where as good.

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 5:53:46 PM No.150254592

>>150252992 (OP)
It has beautiful background art, and especially when it debuted in 1999 and during its prime in the 2000s, there was nothing like it

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 5:55:44 PM No.150254627 >>150254730 >>150274547

>>150254555
Sad but true
Plus it looks worse now than it did

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 5:57:35 PM No.150254652

>>150252992 (OP)
Bumping your thread just because I saw your complaint in "that" thread. And personally, I'd say no.

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 6:02:51 PM No.150254730 >>150256901 >>150266639

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>>150254627
I mean post-sequel SpongeBob's expressive Ren & Stimpy-like animation I don't feel is the most fitting artstyle for the show, but compared to any other cartoon that's on right now, it looks amazing. You can tell that the artists behind it are having an absolute blast working on it.

Every other kids show these days is beanmouth shit with lame ass art directions and little variety.

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 7:27:03 PM No.150255999

>>150252992 (OP)
It's possible

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 8:02:06 PM No.150256504 >>150256623 >>150266093 >>150267978

>>150252992 (OP)
Spingebinge is probably one of the most “complete” cartoons of all time in a way that I feel like is really understated, things like the background art, the sound effects, especially the music, even things like the bubbles transition for cuts is incredibly unique

https://youtu.be/Aolvkt1EMYc?si=2_pnh9kOntDf4h8A
This song alone is legitimately more memorable than 99% of entire cartoons

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 8:09:54 PM No.150256623 >>150256634 >>150256789

>>150256504
You are a zoomer.

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 8:10:50 PM No.150256634 >>150256789

>>150256623
Stfu

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 8:11:31 PM No.150256644 >>150256663

>>150252992 (OP)
early spongebob was so comfy

Anonyrnous 9/7/2025, 8:12:55 PM No.150256663 >>150257344

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>>150256644
And modern Spongebob isn't?

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 8:22:01 PM No.150256789

>>150256623
>>150256634
turn the botchain off

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 8:30:49 PM No.150256901 >>150257374

>>150254730
Animating a crazy face and movement makes sense when the character is reacting to something emotionally or physically. But every single movement being over the top is just uncanny and serves to replace jokes or actual slap stick. Sure it's a good animation on its own but there is no intention and no style to it. There are also no interesting angles and framing, everything is flat. New SpongeBob animators are doing a poor imitation of better works without understanding what they are copying from and skipping almost all the steps.

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 9:04:57 PM No.150257344 >>150263998 >>150275484

>>150256663
not really

Lovecraft’s cat 9/7/2025, 9:09:13 PM No.150257374

>>150256901
A funny drawing is a type of joke.

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 10:14:01 PM No.150258364 >>150259815

>>150252992 (OP)
one last bump for the road

Anonymous 9/7/2025, 11:29:44 PM No.150259815 >>150260901

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>>150258364
For the road leading to Rock Bottom?

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 12:24:46 AM No.150260901 >>150262127

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>>150259815
"Bathrooms"? More like BACKrooms amirite?

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 1:12:43 AM No.150262127 >>150264235

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>>150260901
Shut up, ___rick.

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 1:51:22 AM No.150263228 >>150268435

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>>150253040
Samurai Jack's definitely in my top 5. Genndy teaming up with Scott Wills was the best decision he's made across his career

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 2:18:21 AM No.150263998 >>150272219

>>150257344
What changed?

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 2:29:01 AM No.150264235

>>150262127
FATrick

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:00:42 AM No.150266040

>>150252992 (OP)
One of them.

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:03:01 AM No.150266079 >>150266206 >>150266500 >>150266508 >>150268101 >>150268101

>>150252992 (OP)
No? It looks like any other ugly 90s cartoon clinging to the coattails of John K. You just have nostalgia goggles on

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:04:04 AM No.150266093 >>150266345

>>150256504
you are correct. Spongebob had a specific vibe it was going for and really captured it

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:07:47 AM No.150266182 >>150266203

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I like Rocky's Modern Life

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:08:48 AM No.150266203 >>150266495

>>150266182
Fuck you autocorrect
Forgive me, I am old

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:08:58 AM No.150266206 >>150266508

>>150266079
anime wonned

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:10:36 AM No.150266249 >>150266480

>>150253040
how do you even use those buildings?

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:14:35 AM No.150266345

>>150266093
everything is nautical in nature, particularly pre-20th century. the song he posted for example is done in the style of a traditional Royal Navy work song.

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:21:17 AM No.150266480 >>150266946

>>150266249
There are a few episodes where we see the interiors. The elongated parts with windows are basically apartment blocks, the narrow parts are elevator shafts, and the big bulbous parts on top that look like eyes are private penthouses.

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:22:00 AM No.150266495

>>150266203
No worries, anon. I like that show's art direction as well.

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:22:25 AM No.150266500 >>150266619 >>150266654 >>150268101

>>150266079
kys faggot

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:22:51 AM No.150266508 >>150266619 >>150266654

>>150266079
>>150266206
Stfu mongrels

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:29:36 AM No.150266619 >>150266671 >>150268101

>>150266500
>>150266508
Nothing going on upstairs huh? Just "Show I liked when I was baby is da besss"

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:31:02 AM No.150266639

>>150254730
They want to catch the lightning in a bottle again so bad

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:31:51 AM No.150266654 >>150268101

>>150266500
>>150266508
Botchain

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:33:04 AM No.150266671 >>150266880 >>150268101

>>150266619
You are a retarded faggot simple as that

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:44:33 AM No.150266880 >>150267535 >>150268101

>>150266671
No u

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 4:47:51 AM No.150266946 >>150272121

>>150266480
how do they stop from falling over in a stiff breeze

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 5:21:27 AM No.150267535 >>150268101

>>150266880
Projecting fag

Anonymous 9/8/2025, 5:31:33 AM No.150267695

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HB had good backgrounds by Art Lozzi.
ever since digital came around everyone wanted to make backgrounds clean and sterile.

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>>150252992 (OP)
>>150256504
I'm surprised that this sort of thing doesn't have one of those 2+ hour long autism deep dives going over everything from the character designs to the backgrounds to the sound design and so on, that's a video I'd actually watch

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