Anime is going digital. Fans are wary.

“The First Slam Dunk” was animated in a style known as 3DCG anime, which combines the hard outlines and flat planes of traditional 2D animation with 3D models and movement.
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While much of Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” was illustrated with pencil and paint on paper, the movie makes extensive use of computer animation, including digital compositing and visual effects.
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