The Dog and the Boy · review
Stumbled upon this and thought I'd give it a try because it's 3 minutes long. I was surprised to notice that this short animation focusing on scenic shots, uses very blurry, nonsensical, obviously AI-generated backgrounds. I believe it is the first time I see this used in anime, and it does not look good at all. Netflix appears to be on an endless quest to find more corners to cut, and it seems background artists found themselves on the butcher's block this time. If they put only a fraction of the care they put into these main characters in the environment surrounding them, this might havebeen enjoyable, but as it stands, it completely ruins what could otherwise have been a somewhat touching short story of the titular boy and his dog.
It's very short so I'd still encourage you to go give it a look if you're interested in what the near future of anime might look like. If you value good art and have any appreciation for background artistry however, you'll inevitably end up disappointed and with grim prospects in mind.