Is anyone really arguing otherwise? Somewhat serious question, it’s a long thread, I may have missed it.
But for me, who’ve already said I see where OP is coming from, it’s more to do with disliking some of the general sensibilities that in my experience are more prevalent in Japanese games.
Things like melodrama, overly cheerful and cutesy characters, garish colour schemes, and yes, the anime art style of large eyes, lipless mouths, and weird hair.
There’s more, but I’ll not continue to paraphrase my original post.
Point is, of course a good game is a good game is a good game. No matter where it’s from or who made it. But to deny that certain cultures have certain design elements that are more prevalent in that culture is to deny reality. At least as far as I can tell.