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Why Does The Crunchyroll Original Series EX-ARM Look So Awful?

People complain about Netflix Originals anime but they have a much better track record than Crunchyroll Originals thus far.

I never heard about that. Care to explain which series or movie you're talking about?

So, I have a question. What does "Originals" even mean? How much do these companies have in terms of influence and control? Doesn't Netflix use the term for anything that streams exclusively on its platform, whether they were part of the production or not? I mean, some shows like In/Spectre or Tonikaku Kawaii look almost indistinguishable from your average anime while some others look er... yeah.

Actar wrote:

So, I have a question. What does "Originals" even mean? How much do these companies have in terms of influence and control? Doesn't Netflix use the term for anything that streams exclusively on its platform, whether they were part of the production or not? I mean, some shows like In/Spectre or Tonikaku Kawaii look almost indistinguishable from your average anime while some others look er... yeah.

"Originals" is just a marketing buzzword that basically means sites like Netflix and Crunchyroll have exclusive streaming rights to a title and they won't share it with any other streaming platform but they don't have any real influence in the creative process side of things. But for all the flack they get with their heavy emphasis on CGI anime, I feel like when it comes to licensing shows under the Originals banner, Netflix has had a more successful track record than Crunchyroll with shows that became pretty big hits like Devilman Crybaby, Beastars, and BNA. But even with the popularity Tower of God briefly had with Crunchyroll most people said the original manwha was a lot better than the anime and it feels like most fans have already moved on from that show. God of High School quickly fizzled out even before it finished and is anyone even watching Noblesse?

It's weird because Crunchyroll and Netflix use the terms entirely differently. For Netflix, it just means "You can only watch this here." But internally, they have "Licensed Originals", "Produced Originals" and in the case of anime: "Production Line Partnership". In the case of anime, licensed originals are Violet Evergarden, Pokemon Journeys etc., Production Line Partnership shows (licensed shows where Netflix signed a deal with them early in production) are B: The Beginning and AICO: Incarnation, and the only produced original so far is EDEN. In fact, EDEN is the only anime they've directly funded.

However, Crunchyroll has been doing co-productions for years. But suddenly there's this new term "Crunchyroll Originals". In the article, I included a quote from Alden Budill, but I highly recommend reading the interview in full, because it's ridiculous. Basically, it appears like it's 100% a marketing term that covers both Crunchyroll Studios shows (High Guardian Spice/Onyx Equinox) and the shows that used to be called "Co-productions" like Tonikawa and EX-ARM.

So in this way, Crunchyroll focuses on co-productions that they refer to as "Originals" while Netflix focuses on exclusive licensing and "Production Line Partnerships" that they can group together as "Originals".

I'm not really sure why this is being particularly singled out. Like it looks utterly terrible, because it's anime CG. But every other instance of anime CG I've seen looks at least this bad.

I'm not really sure why this is being particularly singled out. Like it looks utterly terrible, because it's anime CG. But every other instance of anime CG I've seen looks at least this bad.

TheCanipaEffect wrote:

It's weird because Crunchyroll and Netflix use the terms entirely differently. For Netflix, it just means "You can only watch this here." But internally, they have "Licensed Originals", "Produced Originals" and in the case of anime: "Production Line Partnership". In the case of anime, licensed originals are Violet Evergarden, Pokemon Journeys etc., Production Line Partnership shows (licensed shows where Netflix signed a deal with them early in production) are B: The Beginning and AICO: Incarnation, and the only produced original so far is EDEN. In fact, EDEN is the only anime they've directly funded. However, Crunchyroll has been doing co-productions for years. But suddenly there's this new term "Crunchyroll Originals". In the article, I included a quote from Alden Budill, but I highly recommend reading the interview in full, because it's ridiculous. Basically, it appears like it's 100% a marketing term that covers both Crunchyroll Studios shows (High Guardian Spice/Onyx Equinox) and the shows that used to be called "Co-productions" like Tonikawa and EX-ARM. So in this way, Crunchyroll focuses on co-productions that they refer to as "Originals" while Netflix focuses on exclusive licensing and "Production Line Partnerships" that they can group together as "Originals".

Greetings, Callum. I know this question is off-topic, but considering how the anime fandom has some rejection towards CGI anime, how much they say that it is not art and stuff like that, and also because some people ask if Netflix is forcing anime studios to produce CGI anime against their will or not, would you consider to make a video answering these questions for the anime audience, Please?