CalArts style is designed around turning out cheap mass produced stuff with software. Check out Toon Boom software for example. That's not to say something like what's where couldn't and isn't created with software, but every time you see an extra detail someone spent time on that. Why would a Disney or a Cartoon Network or whatever waste time on that? Make some cheap crap, sell some toys to match, get some YouTubers to talk good about it and watch the money roll in.
I used to laugh at anime and still particularly don't care for some of the more egregious stereotypes in the art style. Still, how they use things as simple as background scenes that are actually artistic, depth, some facial expressions, etc. even on the most modern and mainstream stuff is just way more appealing to me than anything that comes out of the USA.
CalArts style is designed around turning out cheap mass produced stuff with software. Check out Toon Boom software for example. That's not to say something like what's where couldn't and isn't created with software, but every time you see an extra detail someone spent time on that. Why would a Disney or a Cartoon Network or whatever waste time on that? Make some cheap crap, sell some toys to match, get some YouTubers to talk good about it and watch the money roll in.
I used to laugh at anime and still particularly don't care for some of the more egregious stereotypes in the art style. Still, how they use things as simple as background scenes that are actually artistic, depth, some facial expressions, etc. even on the most modern and mainstream stuff is just way more appealing to me than anything that comes out of the USA.