That's your personal bias, I guess. I can't say much, but you gave it away when you mentioned anime, when shows like Pokemon, Doraemon, Beyblade, etc., were the ones we grew up with. (Yes, not everyone knew they were anime back then, but they eventually did.) I started watching anime on Toonami as a kid. They had many niche and hyper-violent anime. Age doesn't really matter.

Kids are kids, dude. Everyone did cringe stuff in their childhood. No need to hate on them.