We've all heard before that all anime look the same, which few do. But all the anime and manga I've seen have pretty distinct styles. That being said, does anyone who reads this think that Chinese and Korean anime look the same? From the few I have seen, the art style is very similar. It's distinct in its own right, but when both Chinese and Korean animes start to have no differentiation, the line between each anime begins to blur.

I know there probably are Chinese and Korean animes that do have distinct styles, but at this point I haven't seen any. The style is how I would describe as flat and stiff. The colours seem flat with little to no gradience or shading regardless of the time of day or positioning of the character or object. Something I noticed is that the characters designs don't really stand out. They all have the same hairstyles, similar sharp-angled faces, and their eyes have no flair. And their clothes don't help either. You have to watch their interactions and observe to see what their personality is. While that's not necessarily a bad thing. With most shows and movies you don't know the characters until you have watched it. I just think it would start to become tedious when you can't remember which character is who by sight.

Some of the animes seem stiff with the animation. Despite the style being a more simpler one, the animation is minimal or stagnant. It's only moving when focusing on a certain point. But I understand that could be because of budget or part of that anime's style.

Keep in mind, I am only referring the style, not each individual anime's story, plot, etc. I know there are some with probably amazing stories and writing, I just wanted to write about this seemingly common art style that I keep seeing. Is Chinese and Korean animes actually similar in style, or is this opinion due to my limited exposure to Chinese and Korean animes? Does anyone have any good recommendations for Chinese and Korean animes?