Honestly looking at the 90s, I can't believe people were so spoiled. Icons like Sailor Moon holding up the mainstream and masterpieces like the Samurai X OVA at the high end.
High craftsmanship anime seems like it's making a comeback with MAPPA and Makoto Shinkai, but it's still not at the same heights.
Not really, you missed the decades when every show tried to be Gundam, so you had generic identical space mecha number 3638579, instead
Sure, but we knew they sucked back then. Nowadays they'd be considered bland but watchable.
Honestly looking at the 90s, I can't believe people were so spoiled. Icons like Sailor Moon holding up the mainstream and masterpieces like the Samurai X OVA at the high end.
High craftsmanship anime seems like it's making a comeback with MAPPA and Makoto Shinkai, but it's still not at the same heights.