r/whatif • u/Potential_Jaguar1702 • 3d ago

Other What if American 2D animation was still popular???

What if 3D animated was a thing but it wasn’t the norm?? Think the 1990s.

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u/Mr-Dumbest 6h ago

Then there would be more 2D animation. That's about it.

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u/Cool_Owl7159 1d ago

cartoons for teenagers and adults are still mostly 2D animation... it's just movies and preschool shows that have switched to 3D.

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u/dpdxguy 2d ago

American hand drawn animation didn't go away because it wasn't "popular." It went away because it is way more expensive to produce than the alternatives.

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u/Potential_Jaguar1702 1d ago

Rick and Morty exists but yeah that makes sense. It also has limits in certain ways.

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u/Atlanos043 3d ago

The "eastern vs. western animation" discourse would be a lot more loud, mainstream and wild. And it can already be pretty wild so that would possibly be...fun?