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Why anime often looks deliberately choppy

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While classic western animation smoothly utilizes twenty-four unique drawings per second, traditional eastern styles heavily lean on a cost-saving visual technique. By holding a single dynamic drawing for three consecutive frames, creators birthed a distinctly choppy, highly stylized visual rhythm that completely defined the aesthetic of an entire global genre.

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