Yeah but let's see where AMERICAN animation has gone
We went from greats such as Flintstones, Tom n Jerry, Jetsons, scooby doo, ANYTHING from hanna barbara(sp?) pretty much, ANYTHING from disney (chip n dales, duck tales, etc), hell even XMEN
to crap such as
SPONGE BOB WTF, ANYTHING on nickelodeon, king of the hill WTF
simpsons - WHERE THE HELL HAVE THEY GONE, they should learn something from the Japanese and quit while they're still ahead
futurerama - same story (they quit after they went downhill)
family guy - WHY OH WHY DID YOU CANCEL FAMILY GUY
japanese animation has more or less stayed at the same high level
macross, evangelion, hack, tenchi, kenshin, all still kick ass (even though they're 15-1 year old (those dates have been pulled out of my ass. let's just say old/new))