I know what you're trying to say (as in the animators didn't draw it) so I can respect the point of view, but I guess I"m just "old-fashion" ... since it is apart of the show's history, "it belongs" is the way I look at it. Newer anime that is strictly done digitally doesn't have any, but seems to "shiny" to me most of the time, it doesn't give it a "real" feel that the grain achieves (which we see used in films today (example 1, example 2, example 3 - warning, 1080P images, and I fail to see how these movies would look better with the grain removed 100%.), some of the movies actually add the grain back in. So, I usually favor it. I don't think some movies/anime would look the same without it.johnboy1 wrote:Except that it's not natural. Well, I mean in that it's not actually there. Well, I mean... damn it. This is hard to explain. When they film something, there isn't a thin sheet of ever-moving grain in front of the actors. There's just the actors, the sets, the props, and any CGI that's to be done later. That's all we want to see: what was meant to be on the film. We believe intent trumps reality, essentially. Grain is simply a byproduct of the film-making process. The grain isn't constructed along with the film. It's not like sprocket holes or something: if it had never been there, we wouldn't have missed it. Am I getting my point across at all?
That said, there can be too much. I think there are a few episodes FUNI has that have too much grain, but I don't think it would look good to remove it all together.
