This allowed them to do stories and themes that western animations could not touch, because they where expected to be broadcast for kids.
Perhaps the best example could be Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Galactic_Heroes
You are looking at 110 episodes, each 25 minutes long, covering what is effectively a naval war in the stars. But with it you have intrigues of all stripes, and no real good guys.
This allowed them to do stories and themes that western animations could not touch, because they where expected to be broadcast for kids.
Perhaps the best example could be Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Galactic_Heroes
You are looking at 110 episodes, each 25 minutes long, covering what is effectively a naval war in the stars. But with it you have intrigues of all stripes, and no real good guys.