A little older, but Wagnaria!! really took me by surprise. Genuine LoL in every episode.

The original Trigun was among the first anime I watched, so it’s close to my heart and wanted to give this new installment a fair shake. As I have already said, I think it’s better than most of the other examples I’ve listed, but it still falls into the category of distracting 3D for me. The faces and expressions are just odd and unnatural. I’m still actively watching it and don’t plan to drop it like other on my list, but I wish I wasn’t distracted by it.

People can dismiss your opinions as close minded, but you can’t fight the visceral reaction you get when watching something, even when trying to be open minded about it. I completely respect the people that have no issue with it, or even prefer it, but that’s not my experience.

That said, I actually love the OP in Trigun. The animation as well as the music, and I don’t actually skip it like I do on most.

F/SN: UBW and most anything from that franchise is on a completely different level. Garden of Sinners is an all time favorite.

I’m not against CGI as a medium one bit, though I don’t think it could ever replace the human hand for sheer beauty. What I’m against are these clearly low quality, blocky, and unnatural looking animations that are jarring to watch. It just feels to me like it’s budget before substance. If people aren’t bothered by it, then it’s a financially sound decision. But to me, it loses what it means to be an “Anime”, and is just an animation.

The video the @Gordon_Freeman linked shows that it’s indeed possible to keep the Anime aesthetic while gaining the benefits of 3D, so I can only hope the medium matures sooner than later.