New To American Animation: Innovation in Animation

List of Production Elements That Seem to be On The Rise in Western TV Animation:

• Fight Design; Fight Choreography
• Production Design; Architectural Perspective (Fantasy; Science-Fiction)
• Mecha; Machines
• Costume Design
• Lighting Concept Design
• Conceptual Art
• Screenwriting
• Intense Action
• Firearms; Weapons
• Aspect-To-Aspect Transitions (Storyboards)

Some of these production aspects and fields orginated in anime, and have been adapted by Western Artists. But some seem to have caught on in the animation industry seemingly out of nowhere. That's right, we're on the cutting edge of innovation in animation here...