However, the last two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion show what happens when even that runs out the action-packed ending is later made into a movie and the TV series is rounded out with Stock Footage and philosophical exploration of the characters' inner psyches, the representation of Instrumentality from the characters' and then Shinji's perspectives. note Anime tends to average about $123,000 per episode, whereas western cartoons tend to run about $300,000 per episode. Anime in general is actually made on half or less of a western cartoon's budget.The same footage of sad looking animals set to royalty-free sad piano music with the spot in the ad for the ASPCA Magazine having the cheapest looking-CGI imaginable. The infamous ASPCA PSAs are guilty of this trope.The adverts make use of simple stick-figure animation. New Zealand supermarket chain Pak'n'Save lampshades this in its TV adverts with the tagline, 'Everything we do, to save you money'.Such as in the case of a toothpaste brand in the Philippines during the 80s, though they did eventually go for a more conventional approach with licenced characters used for their children's line as well. Some companies would just buy ad space for a TV commercial which merely consist of a static image and a voiceover extolling the virtues of whatever it is they're selling.The creator of this PSA said that it was filmed on their own time and done with their own money. The most infamous example is this recycling PSA. Most of the public service announcements aired on American Forces Network tend to be this.The Kitschy Local Commercial owes its charm to this. For the stubborn and resilient spirit required to keep doing creative work in such difficulty, compare The Show Must Go On.

If this effort ultimately makes the show more interesting than it would have been if it were better-funded, compare Serendipity Writes the Plot. If something goes Off the Rails in an unexpected but interesting way, they may be especially willing to Throw It In - they are too broke and Too Desperate to Be Picky. Sometimes the creators are skilled enough to make the best of it and produce a good work despite (or even because of) the limitations imposed on them. There are a plenty of reasons for No Budget: the work is a passion project whose creators are Doing It for the Art, mistakes are made while allocating the money, a Pointy-Haired Boss wants to pinch pennies, the money was blown too early (leading to Bottle Episodes), or the show gets Screwed by the Network after it loses favor. No Budget works often have Invisible Advertising due to needing to slash marketing budgets as well.

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