Anime changed a lot over the years, and became more and more generic. Nowadays, most shows are made to advertise a manga - especially since the switch to a seasonal format around 15 years ago - even shows like Gundam are given 13 episodes until the execs look approvingly/disapprovingly at the sales and decide if they continue with it.
There's still stuff worth watching like say the new Gundam, Bocchi the Rock, Mob Psycho, Spy x Family, but like 50% of all shows made now are shovelware isekai and/or romcoms.
Though the sexualization is not really that common in the better shows, there's still the one or two incel bait shows each season that are also objectively kinda ass, but always gather a way too large viewership from western weebs.
Eh, agree to disagree. and, I mean, I know I'm being anti-nostalgic towards it, but just,
Gundam, Bocchi the Rock, Mob Psycho, Spy x Family
I still hate all of those. Not that I've exhaustively given all of them a full chance; I went through a period where I gave my friend's recs a full three episode chance, but I started hating the style, so even these newer ones (that I get exposure to because my friends + fiance have watched some of them), are just very anti-nostalgic. I can come up with specific complaints about specific parts of those shows, but I think the deeper issue is that I just hate the 'style' and 'vibe' now.
My point isn't that 'anime is bad now', its that it doesn't appeal to me anymore. Even the stuff I used to like is now 'cringey' to me. (which, I'm not saying I judge you or think you're cringe if you like Sailor Moon or w/e, its that I can't stand it, even if I used to like it)
Though, I also dislike like 95% movies and shows these days as well, so I think I've gotten a lot pickier about what media I like as I've gotten older.
but its been like, a decade since I've actually enjoyed watching an anime series, whereas I've found at least a few western movies or shows I've liked in the last 10 years.
Anime I guess
I liked it when I was younger (and to be fair, 80s and 90s anime hit different)
but now its just... idk, so offputting, and sexualized. I definitely feel that anti-nostalgia towards it.
Anime changed a lot over the years, and became more and more generic. Nowadays, most shows are made to advertise a manga - especially since the switch to a seasonal format around 15 years ago - even shows like Gundam are given 13 episodes until the execs look approvingly/disapprovingly at the sales and decide if they continue with it.
There's still stuff worth watching like say the new Gundam, Bocchi the Rock, Mob Psycho, Spy x Family, but like 50% of all shows made now are shovelware isekai and/or romcoms.
Though the sexualization is not really that common in the better shows, there's still the one or two incel bait shows each season that are also objectively kinda ass, but always gather a way too large viewership from western weebs.
Eh, agree to disagree. and, I mean, I know I'm being anti-nostalgic towards it, but just,
I still hate all of those. Not that I've exhaustively given all of them a full chance; I went through a period where I gave my friend's recs a full three episode chance, but I started hating the style, so even these newer ones (that I get exposure to because my friends + fiance have watched some of them), are just very anti-nostalgic. I can come up with specific complaints about specific parts of those shows, but I think the deeper issue is that I just hate the 'style' and 'vibe' now.
My point isn't that 'anime is bad now', its that it doesn't appeal to me anymore. Even the stuff I used to like is now 'cringey' to me. (which, I'm not saying I judge you or think you're cringe if you like Sailor Moon or w/e, its that I can't stand it, even if I used to like it)
Though, I also dislike like 95% movies and shows these days as well, so I think I've gotten a lot pickier about what media I like as I've gotten older.
but its been like, a decade since I've actually enjoyed watching an anime series, whereas I've found at least a few western movies or shows I've liked in the last 10 years.