Everything Is Anime - by Animation Obsessive Staff
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Amphibia’s recent finale referenced Gurren Lagann and used its theme as temp music. The Bad Guys and the new Puss in Boots movie both draw from anime — one protagonist in The Bad Guys was inspired by Lupin III and Sherlock Hound. And, a few months ago, the production designer for Turning Red said this:
For us, it was really cherry-picking what we loved because anime is a huge range. [...] So, we were on the whole spectrum of anime, we were just kind of picking, “We like this, and we like this, and we like this. Okay, now, let’s put it all in the pot and put it into Turning Red .”
It’s not just animated films and TV. Eleven in Stranger Things was heavily influenced by anime. Acura, Gucci and Chobani borrowed anime aesthetics in their recent commercials. Lil Nas X and the anime franchise Fate/stay have an ongoing flirtation.
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