....how on earth have animaniacs, pinky and the brain, chip 'n dale, tale spin, darkwing duck, reboot, and freakazoid not been mentioned. hell, batman returns also needs a mention in there.
those were some of the best cartoons of the 90s, easily that appealed to all ages.
and anime has gotten so much ridiculously better overall that it's crazy to take almost any of 'em because the art's very dated in a lot of them. some hold up still, many don't. it's gotten so much bigger too that it's one of the most diverse mediums you'll find too, and all while staying as cartoons. kids are fine in that regard.
US shows are the ones who've been dropping the ball, but occasionally a gem is found. Spectacular Spider-Man was far as i'm concerned the best comic book superhero cartoon ever made. it had all the charm that the good cartoons have had, but had so much better action scenes in it, and humor that rivaled the best of 'em. flat out best in that category. Justice League Unlimited didn't end THAT long ago, but the replacements have been disappointing.
like yeah, saturday morning cartoons have generally sucked for a lot of the past 6-8 years or so, but there are definite gems in there. we've just sadly moved to a weaker style of animation since it's cheaper. some can still make good stuff with it (i occasionally enjoy Johnny when i turn TV on that early in the morning), but a lot suck at it (everything related to Legion, but then again the source material is horrible so they could only do so much). i also heard that if you could get past the art style that the newer Batman series had (has?) there was a legitimately good show in there too. i never could however, and its fight scenes weren't enough to wow me like Spidey did.
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