>>228407Anime just mesmerize people in a way cartoons don't, because anime allows the creators to tell whatever story they want, while cartoons must be family-friendly for some reason.
It's not that cartoons can't do the same as anime, most cartoon teams and studios shoot themselves in the foot with arbitrary limitations.
Ever heard of "Hartman Hips", cartoonists invented it because most publisher didn't allow them to draw boobs. Boobs on their own isn't nsfw, but whatever.