rage of bahamud, tower of druaga are so close to mad good.
konosuba has fantasy comedy and fanservice covered.
goblin slayer did a fresh take on DnD.

so it's not all bad but 90% of the time you can barely compare to the detailed sci-fi/mecha/cyberpunk animation and attention to detail that GITS and AKIRA, CYBERCITY.. ECT ECT unleashed..
some i wont even mention because the NSFW content was on a whole other level..

Ah yes, the words you wrote while still in kindergarten, Mr. "I used normal maps at age 18"...

Christmas in the Silent Forest.... What a track! it does fit the theme... I'm more poppy msyelf with Macross songs high in the anime top 5 songs... 'To be in love' .. 'Lion' ...'Aimo' .. <3 ahhhh but i dig it.

Good news btw, Bandai Namco is preparing a new Ghost in the Shell release somewhere next year.

They, have almost reached royal warrant holder status if you ask me.

actually silverhand's personality was expanded roughly 10 years ago. "the more you know"
so your argument is based on "a Johnny existed" but was it this Johnny..
it's a pickle.. because it's half inception, half chance and half dungeon master from hell.

Whatever helps you maintain your delusions...

mine.. or yours?

dont act like you know what and where i have done.. because you don't.
been active online for years.. i just do my own thing and have no trust.
the people that i have spent time with have come to respect my knowledge and insight.
you don't have to do that... but i don't have to deal with you acting like you know me or where and what i have done in my life.
i have walked the veil of life and death, it's no life to walk alone..

i have seen things come and go.. you have nothing to teach me.

Because shows from recent years like Solo Leveling, Apothecary Diaries, Frieren, Odd Taxi, Spy x Family, Train to the End of the World among some are bottom tier trash. Yes, siree! *rolls eyes*

most could not hold my adhd at attention.

I do believe there's a drop in quality. But it is due to several reasons:

1) Pretty much 99,9% of anime is not made by hand now, so it kinda looks the same. They give it different visual styles and colors, but everything has that super defined quality. I compare it to the old web Flash animation style.

2) Rushing things to air sooner so they start making money back sooner... TV vs. Blu-Rays is astonishing in some cases, looking like completely different series.

3) High-school obsession, because in most cases, that's the last time Japanese people were "free" of doing what they wanted. It does get repetitive... Or so I read.

4) Given number 3, we eventually drop out of the target demographic. Not a quality issue but it does affect how we perceive it. Even if out school, most characters are of that age group. We grew up, the industry didn't, and only few shows target grown ups (this is an "always" issue, not new).

Bleach..
ichiogo: "are you sizing me up"
enemy: "i am, sizing you up"

30min later.
ichiogo: "still doing it ?"
enemy: "Yep!"

roll credits.

I can't really comment about the NSFW part, since I don' really pay attention to that when I enjoy an anime. I simply laugh, cry, cringe or whatever else I'm feeling when I come across a scene. When it's done to excess, it breaks the immersion for me and that is something that usually turns me off.

Otherwise I try to simply enjoy them whenever I can. Even a bad anime can have good parts to it, though if it's really bad, it may be hard to continue lol.

Here's are some not sold old ones that I really enjoyed:
Aquatope on the white sand (a sweet slice-of-life story)
One Punch Man (it's so crazy, it makes me laugh)
Violet Evergarden (a Netflix one, but it was a moving story for me)
Attack on Titan (this one was sort of a love it at times, but also hated it at times. Maybe I'm just weird on this one)
Sword Art Online (the 1st season was touching for me, but the rest weren't bad all all though)
Laid-Back Camp (another slice-of-life, slow paced, but quite fun to watch)
D4DJ (an anime focused on high school girl DJ groups, but wow, the songs are so catchy and some are truly amazing; great CGI)
Eminence in Shadow (lot of unrealistic stuff, but I keep re-watching it lol. only on HiDive; though licensed to Hulu and with HiDive subscription on Prime)

There are too many to list, but each of these (and many others) has something that makes me watch them again. :) They are all only a few years old, so for me, it's a lot less than 90% I guess lol. I guess maybe I avoid comparing anime. maybe that's sort of a trap. =P

Oh, KonoSuba (makes me laugh so hard) and Goblin Slayer (grim, but amazingly well done) are both awesome. :)
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Some of my favorites. Two of which are playing this season. :)

Though Odd Taxi and Train to the End of the Word, I think I may have tagged those, but forgot to watch them maybe. Assuming they are on Crunchyroll, since they sound familiar.
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I think the new Ghost in the Shell series are really nice, but I got spoiled on the English Dub VAs of the first 2 series lol. But I probably should start checking them out. It's good to know a new one is coming out. (as for the VA that spoiled all other Motoko Kusanagi for me, I believe her name was Mary Elizabeth McGlynn or something close to that. I think she moved on to directing and maybe even creating her own studio(?))
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Drifting a bit into another topic but, i have to say. Both Arcane and Twilight of the Gods managed to impress me both with their graphical choices. Arcane is completely at another level with its presentation but Twilight of the Gods also manages to put in an effort with it's no nonsense attitude

i hated Arcane's stylization and a few character choices.
yet to watch twilight of the gods

to put things in perspective regarding arcane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsnDbealN9E

so good.. so why is arcane.. sooo ugly..

Would be nice to have anime with adults for a change. Sadly Japanese people seem to lack maturity.

Yes, adults are everywhere. But name one title in the past 5 years, that was popular, with adult main characters.

This feels like a challenge and it should not be, if their culture had maturity.