| I think that they have a very cartoon-ish design and Naruto is more anime-ish, but their art style can be funny at times. They also have a very interesting plot in both The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, although the latter is usually frowned upon. So what do you think? Plot wise, and in terms of character quality, is ATLA better than Naruto? And why? |
Word, that’s kinda what I gathered from the commercials and clips I’ve seen
Look at those eyes, the wide mouth and nose, those are typical anime styles not typical American/Western cartoon style, you'd be hard pressed to find a cartoon example from a time before anime's influence took affect that resembled that. If that's how you view it that's how you view it just know it was heavily anime inspired stylistically and done by mostly Asian art studios.
You must not watch Western shows if you think that large eyes, a wide nose, and a big smile are unique only to anime style; most characters in these kind of cartoons have exaggerated features. I'm not going to provide examples from before anime's influence because developments in character design are not strictly inherent of anime influence. I accept that it was designed mainly by Asian studios, but to me the design looks more cartoon-ish than anime-ish. The only reason I would suspect Asian studios are involved is because they're more familiar with the Eastern setting than Americans would be, but they're still drawing an American cartoon for American viewers; something here and there might look anime-ish, but overall it projects more of a cartoon feel.
