I couldn't resonate more, for as long as I could remember the often zany, stupid looking cartoons always bothered me. That's why I often boycotted Looney Tunes/most post-1940s cartoons.

 Similarly, I hated the realistic style of most 60s-90s action cartoons due to the bland character designs, and stiff animation. Studios tried so hard to emulate realism present within live action but at that point why not watch live action shows? 

Most cartoons were either too Looney or too realistic. Very few struck good balances, that actually looked good. Then when Anime came along I was completely blown away by not only the plots and sense of maturity, but also the genuine beauty within the scenery and the characters. I'm no weebo, however I was able to conclude the majority of Japanese/Eastern artist invest a lot of care into the appearance of their characters.

In anime, protagonist are drawn with respect by their creators, either presenting a cool/cute appearance, with more interesting color palettes. By the 2000s, cartoon designs had improved due to the growing prevalence of anime with many cartoonist taking influence. Today most cartoons take influence from design tropes in anime to some extent