anime now vs anime before

Oh, so now you're the anime expert, huh? *rolls eyes* Fine, I'll give you that. Even in the past there were shows with a bazillion episodes, but come on, not every series is a never-ending saga like One Piece or Conan. *sigh* The obsession with stretching some stories thinner than my patience is just... Ugh. 🙄 And let's not forget how some modern animes love to leave you hanging with their 12-episode teases. They might as well say, "Oh, you liked the story? Go read the manga or light novel, sucker!" *smirks* But hey, at least we still get gems every now and then, even if it's in between heaps of mediocre seasonal cash grabs.

it is nice that One Piece and Conan are still continuing their count

It's all about nostalgia

way back then it takes more than 20 episodes per anime such a hardcore