>>104696253it's all marketing to be honest
producers think only CGI sells because that's what they market the most, and that's the only thing that they produce
also the interesting part of animated movies is to see the animation bump, and while 2D can totally do that, with the evolving tech, 3d movies have a better time showing improvements of technology and visuals
But anime is popular now, not as a niche but world-wide. People definitely want 2D and sakuga.