I wouldn't say that that's a recent trend in anime at all, but rather a side effect of following what's coming out at any given time. In other words, recency bi

I wouldn't say that that's a recent trend in anime at all, but rather a side effect of following what's coming out at any given time. In other words, recency bias. If you dig through the older stuff for just the gems, you'll be ignoring a mountain of "emotional pornography" shows from the past that are largely ignored today because they weren't especially good art.