Something that really frustrates me about the animation fandom western community is how they say that they want shows that are story driven and have lore but then lash out a lot to these types of series the most.
They say they want interesting stories with complex characters that tackle themes that aren’t so easy to explore in animated shows but when a show like that comes out they start to hate it because it has complex characters and situations that are presented as morally grey, you know, the same thing they asked for.
In my opinion, the animation fandom western community doesn’t know what wants and, until it continues that way, i can’t really blame animation networks for starting to make more shows with episodic format than story driven format.