I think anime has been on the decline and I wanted to find the cause. Obviously these are just my thoughts but I've came to the conclusion that it is in fact K-On that killed anime Why is this? Well before K-On A lot of show had different and unique feeling to them. Think of slice of life, I.e Great teacher Onizuka, Futakoi, Azumanga Daioh, Pani poni dash, Haibane Renmei, Cromartle high school. All of these have differing executions too them which makes them all distinct. K-On ruined this, Not because of the moe, Azumanga daioh can technically be classified as Moe. But the actual reason is because it started the trend of CGDCT anime which has killed all of the competing slice of life genres due to it's oversaturation and ease of making money. We'll never see something like a modern GTO due to moral corruption and decadance, We'll never see a pure romance, We'll never have dumb comedies. Nothing more than the same recycled shit is all we got now. Which is how the industries worked in the past. However it's never been this extreme. K-On enters the picture because CGDCT makes easy money and all you have to have is pretty visual without any substance or heart to back it up. The endless consumers eat this shit up because he's an enemy of all that is just.