Present-Day Anime Animation

[Neon Streak]

Something that kinda bothers me about all new shows, though. Looks like it's been touched on, already, but I'll just say it... CGI. I mean, not like it's a bad thing (if used right) . But it stands-out, and it ruins the artistic appeal of these shows. Not that modeling isn't an art, but these shows meant to look like, or once were, hand-drawn/painted, it kinda ruins because those models feel out of place.

I would elaborate further, but I really do not have the time to at this very moment, so maybe later.

I agree completely. One prime example for me is the Timber-wolves from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: during the flashback in the S2 episode Family Appreciation Day, they were portrayed as 2D flash puppets, much like the rest of the show's characters. However, starting from the S3 episode Spike at Your Service and onward, the Timber-wolves were made into 3D models.

Now to be fair, some T.V. Shows can pull of the CGI effect really well (IE Family Guy), however, with MLP, they seem rather off and clash with the rest of the colorful, 2D environment; at this rate, they may as well make the whole show in 3D.