Although a clear homage to GT, Daima is also lauded for being a retelling of the classic Dragon Ball series. In fact, some viewers have drawn comparisons between Panzy's father, Kadan, and the Ox ...

But there is also an aesthetic connotation: anime is usually hand-drawn and two-dimensional, unlike the photorealistic 3D animation that has grown more common outside Japan.

Your films have tremendous visual realism, but still look hand-drawn. In Hollywood, though, 3D CG animation rules, and even live-action directors like James Cameron are using CG to create fantasy ...