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I've been watching _Kingdom_ and _Kingdom: Season 2_ for a while now and I
can't help but be a bit distracted by how differently it is animated compared
to most anime these days.

Which animation style is used to achieve this more 3D-like feeling? And why
did they pick this over the usual animation style?

![sample image from Kingdom](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XJAt4.jpg)


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Which animation style is used in Kingdom?


That looks to be cel shading which is "designed to make 3-D computer graphics
appear to be flat". - [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel_shading)

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rCLVw.jpg)


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The series uses CGI, notably a combination of 3d objects with 2d illustrations
(more so in the Second season then in the first). This has been common
practice in the industry for a while (both to improve quality and save on
labor). Most production use cel shaders or rotoscoping the model to mask the
disconnect between the two dimensions.

A notable examples with less distinctions in recent anime are Berserker from
Fate/Zero:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7OYPb3fTP0>

and the new Code Geass series:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOYerOT_Wpc#t=48>


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