95% of anime is childish.

It's hard to find anime with serious and dark themes.

Anime from the 80s/90s looks better than anime from the 2013.

>>527724192
yes, and anime from 2013 looks better than 2025

>>527724026
Yes
and you cant post that on /a/ because the /a/ tranny jannies literally delete anything that's not a general for some reason
you literally cant even state the objective fact that garbage nu-anime is shit - literally everyone thinks this so now /a/ is a graveyard

>>527724617
I blame the Chinese. They pumped in too much money into the anime industry in the late 2010's, which led to anime studios quickly pumping out fucktons of low-budget anime without actually compensating for the increased demand for employees. By doing this, anime industry executives were forcing vital talent for the industry to be spread extremely thinly.

If you look at stats for the number of anime produced per season, you'll see that there is a very pronounced increase all the way from the 1970s till the present. Whereas in the Spring 1979 there were literally 22 anime TV series being produced by every single animation studio in Japan, in the current season (Winter 2026), there are literally 186 anime being made all across Japan by every single animation studio out there in Japan. Last season (Fall 2025) had 244 anime TV series being produced at the same time.

Being able to draw well is a natural talent, and although Japan is a relatively large country in terms of population, unfortunately, in the last few decades its population has contracted rather than grown (just like, well, literally all of the former USSR and most of Europe), so that means that the number of potentially talented animators in Japan has obviously not grown, but instead we see fewer talented animators working on each anime, and as work loads become increasingly heavier, we see less and less people being able to truly dedicate their time to making amazing quality work.

After all, if the Chinese just want magic adventures and slop, then it makes no sense, at least in the minds of executives, to have animators literally spend hours making highly detailed animated scenes that last only a few seconds.

But just like with everything, we can only hope that the voices of those who care for good, high-quality work will overpower the ones who will accept cheap stuff.

>>527726660
This anon got it right. Chinks ruined it.

>>527724166
grow up. Humans are supposed to move on. not have their culture age with them. you niggers fucked this up and (((they))) took advantage

>>527724166
If you want disturbing anime, Try Corpse Party, Higurashi When they Cry, and Elfen Lied.

>>527727263
Those are anime for edgy teenagers.

A dark theme doesn't necessarily mean disturbing. Attack on Titan is a dark fantasy that has a good plot and serious characters. I also liked Frieren though it can get childish at times.

>>527724026
>anime
>male constantly gasping, gulping, in a state of rebuke, shock, reproach, or emotional overwhelming, that he cannot function normally in any capacity
>is also the protagonist
No, he is the agonist; A person engaged in a contest or struggle.

Namely with...himself.

>>527729193
>male constantly gasping, gulping, in a state of rebuke, shock, reproach, or emotional overwhelming, that he cannot function normally in any capacity
Yeah I don't understand this. Why are most male anime protagonist so weird specially around women? It's hard to relate to them.

>see a short person
>HOLY SHIT ALL HUMANS GOT SHORTER IN GENERAL JUST RECENTLY
>I HAVE TO TELL 4CHAN

>>527724166
it's called seinen, retard

>>527729603
you can't put yourself in the shoes of characters who aren't like you?
you need a self-insert protagonist?
I call this "being unintelligent and lacking empathy", what do you call it?