>>10911469I didn't say there aren't shitty anime now. That's not the point. It's also not a fair comparison to compare a 2000s fanservice harem to the most obscure low budget isekai anime out there today. The barrier to entry to making anime is far lower now.
>>109114762000s was peak fanservice, sometimes in shows that had no substance to justify the fanservice in the first place.
>>10911482I would take interspecies reviewers (uncencored) over the large majority of harem anime from the 2000s. Smut itself isn't the problem. Interspecies reviewers isn't fan service, it's basically soft core animated porn.
I would take interspecies reviewers over any 2000s anime that lacked a story but had upskirt shots, boob shots, etc galore.
For me personally there have been some shows recently that blow the large majority of 2000s anime (regardless of genre) straight out of the water. Is there cringe shit now? Sure. Does some recent anime lack substance? Absolutely. That's not the point. I loved anime in the 2000s, but imo there are more good animes being released every season now imo than there used to be in the 2000s. If your argument is that there's simply more anime being released and that explains that, then that's fair. That doesn't stop me from thinking a lot of 2000s anime is boring and lacking in substance.
I'm getting far more shows right now where I'm enjoying every single episode compared to in the 2000s, when I made myself sit through some episodes of some shows for the sake of the story just because I had basically seen everything else that got subbed. There were also plenty of slow seasons for me in the 2000s where I didn't like anything that was being released, or just one show.
