Is anime getting worse or has it just stayed the same?

I'd love for those saying that anime has taken a nosedive to give some examples, or at least back up that claim a little better. After looking at anime releases year by year, I just don't see it. If anything, doing so has made me wonder if the quality of the average anime release has improved. 2009, for example, was an excellent year for anime. Cencoroll, Cross Game, Eden of the East, Eureka Seven, Fullmetal Alchemist, Haruhi Suzumiya, Kara no Kyōkai, Kimi ni Todoke, Maria Holic, Natsume Yuujinchou, One Piece Film: Strong World, Spice and Wolf, Summer Wars, Taishō Baseball Girls, and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 would be highlights in ANY year. A few of those are some of my all-time favorites.

The year 2000, which many seem to believe was a stellar period for release quality, had FLCL, Escaflowne, Initial D, and a slew of harem and magical girl anime.

Seriously, I'm going to need some convincing.
 
You forgot a remarkable one from 2000.

Get Backers.

And there's no need to explain. The writers of anime these days are just not as creative as the ones before.
 
Yeah, I'm definitely more on the side of "anime is improving" or at least believe the bar is being raised, there just happens to be an obscene amount of bad stuff also getting released. I think it's simply that the quantity in general has flourished probably due to the ability to produce a show with a much lower budget and shorter time constraint due to computer animation among other factors.
 
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