In anime that ... crayon. Style screams kinetic; some ears hear static. Once rhythm clicks, storytelling soars, yet many tap out first set, convinced the show escaped from an art-school flipbook.

Anime art styles are always changing. Shows like Astro Boy and Urusei Yatsura drew influence from Western art styles (particularly that of Disney) in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. Shows in the ...

The One Piece anime’s Wano arc would mark the first time in the series’ history that the art style had made a sudden and distinctive change both in general and in specific facets of the series.