I would say the Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss pilots were really solid and The Amazing Digital Circus is another standout.
This made me think of Tuca and Bertie which has an offbeat sensibility and is well done IMHO
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once comes to mind. Redline is another that has a similar feel (the intro sequence is insane)
I showed redline to my family who would absolutely hate anime and they asked me for more like it. Unfortunately, there isn’t.
I pitched Redline to my partner as “It’s a racing movie but they cranked the ‘anime’ knob up to 11. It’s great.” They loved it.
There’s absolutely nothing else like it, every frame is a painting.
It did kinda remind me of Dead Leaves though.
Props for the Dead Leaves reference, I watched that like 15 years ago and I sometimes forget what it was called but never that specific style. Insane animation.
I’m a sucker for anime that isn’t afraid to get weird with it. I should really look through more of Studio Trigger’s catalogue.
Hardcore Henry maybe?
Which was started/inspired by these two music videos:
