Why do people love Japanese animation studios?

Japanese animation studios have this crazy thing going on: they push animation to levels of detail and fluidity that most other productions just don't reach, with a really distinctive artistic direction. Plus there's the cultural aspect - the stories, the characters, the way they tell them - it's just different from what you see elsewhere, and it creates this kind of attachment you don't find easily anywhere else.

It's true that technique matters, but honestly it's mostly because they tell weird and bold stories that nobody else really dares to do - Western studios play it too safe with their franchises, while the Japanese pump out completely crazy stuff without being afraid of losing their audience.