![[Image: 2ch]](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80/v1egl39pxtycprawk70s.png 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/v1egl39pxtycprawk70s.png 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_470/v1egl39pxtycprawk70s.png 470w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_800/v1egl39pxtycprawk70s.png 800w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_1600/v1egl39pxtycprawk70s.png 1600w)
Anime, you’ve changed! To be honest, the look of it is always changing. Styles and fads suit each age, so let’s see how anime has evolved over the past few decades.
On 2ch, a commenter uploaded the following image below, which Kotaku has translated into English:
![[Image: 2ch | Translation: Kotaku]](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80/ackroygtnnhnithjkwrq.png 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/ackroygtnnhnithjkwrq.png 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_470/ackroygtnnhnithjkwrq.png 470w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_800/ackroygtnnhnithjkwrq.png 800w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_1600/ackroygtnnhnithjkwrq.png 1600w)
I quite like this as it gives a good, nuanced look at just how anime has changed since the 1990s.
Elsewhere in the same thread, others uploaded images that also show how anime styles have grown. You might have seen them before, but if not, have a look.
![[Image: 2ch]](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80/yceaxuhra2wh6ebbb5il.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/yceaxuhra2wh6ebbb5il.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_470/yceaxuhra2wh6ebbb5il.jpg 470w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_800/yceaxuhra2wh6ebbb5il.jpg 800w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_1600/yceaxuhra2wh6ebbb5il.jpg 1600w)
![[Image: 2ch]](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80/kpkc5kwjjvh68fegjolx.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/kpkc5kwjjvh68fegjolx.jpg 320w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_470/kpkc5kwjjvh68fegjolx.jpg 470w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_800/kpkc5kwjjvh68fegjolx.jpg 800w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_1600/kpkc5kwjjvh68fegjolx.jpg 1600w)
I wonder what anime will look like thirty years from now.
This article was originally published on November 10, 2014.
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DISCUSSION
I prefer the 90's designs... man, my old is showing.