@gkcnshn Same! I've always figured I liked anime because the expressions are easier to read than real people, and they have to animate it so they at least get that much in. I feel like pixel art is the minimalist version of that, substituting mood for individual expression.

@gkcnshn Oh wow that's really nice. Flashback to Windham Hill records in the early 80s.

I think you're right because they have to set the mood but also aren't supposed to be the star of the show. And not to be that old man, but sometimes they are anyway:

open.spotify.com/album/1ZfETfec…