I like the old style better too... A lot of the new ones are more plasticky... And the character designs seems to have demised... Even though I won't be gushing over the new styles, some of them still win me over their stories... Monster, GITS: SAC, Fullmetal Alchemist, One Piece (thank goodness you made the cutoff on 1999, 'cuz you would've gotten so much flak with Cowboy Bebop being made in 1998 )... Although I must say, the backgrounds in most anime (especially movies) have improved in leaps and bounds...

And while we're on the subject, anybody recommend me to blind-buy Steamboy?...