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NEWS: Zag CEO: Miraculous Ladybug Has 2D Original Animation Video in Development

I've been watching LadyBug and Cat Noir on nick and so far it's pretty good but after seeing what the show looks like in 2D I have to say I'm impressed and wonder why they went the 3D route when the 2D looks so cool now I'm not saying they should have gone with 2D animation instead of 3D after all 3D still has it's moments.

I've been watching LadyBug and Cat Noir on nick and so far it's pretty good but after seeing what the show looks like in 2D I have to say I'm impressed and wonder why they went the 3D route when the 2D looks so cool now I'm not saying they should have gone with 2D animation instead of 3D after all 3D still has it's moments.

They didn't go for 2D because they had a low budget.
Glad to see that the show went well enough for them to make a 2D version; even if it's just a OVA.

Gotta go with what pays.

But that's what everyone does, even in Japan.

Though that being said, Japan doesn't have the problem listed in the wiki of "Originally, the concept dealt with political themes geared towards teens and young adults. Failing to gain traction with networks, it was retooled for a younger target audience."

enurtsol wrote:

But that's what everyone does, even in Japan.

Somewhat true as well, but the anime model is also more of the reverse. Make something then hope to God it finds an audience and sells. Despite what some people say, if companies knew exactly what otaku wanted, we'd see far less bombs every season.

Though that being said, Japan doesn't have the problem listed in the wiki of "Originally, the concept dealt with political themes geared towards teens and young adults. Failing to gain traction with networks, it was retooled for a younger target audience." Obviously there's plenty of anime aimed at older audiences, but unless it's an animated sitcom, western animation targets strictly kids, so I'm not surprised it turned out the way it did and became a children's superhero show. And since kids love CG, it's now CG.

I also assume that's why the name was changed. Miraculous Ladybug is too girly, and has the name of the female hero in it. Change it to just Miraculous and it becomes gender neutral, or throw in the male hero's name to achieve similar affect. No doubt a result of networks's stigma of female leads in cartons.

Maybe that's for the better - unless satire, people tend not to like politics in their toons and anime (especially anime).
And CG is fine, nothing wrong with that; it's all in the execution. CG has some advantages: many people like it; it's easier to turn into 3D toys; and more jobs would be kept locally.

It's become a chicken-and-egg thing - networks don't show female-bannered toons, while girls watch live-action young-adult shows. If enough girls watch, they won't need the boys.