But Buff, would you really say that there's the same number of standouts nowadays as in the past? This is probably the core of my contention to today's anime' quality. Maybe the base level is higher, but it's never been about the base layer, it's always about the truly great shows. Like, how many anime this season would you say have truly great animation? If you say Frieren, then we already disagree. Even an action-anime like Ishura only has glimpses of better than average-animation.