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The question of which is better is irrelevant.
The reason why a certain style was used is because that style was appropriate for conveying the spirit of the show. That people like a lot of anime that happen to have a certain style is a consequence of them liking the mood given by that style, not that the style is the reason they like it by itself. You can't just slap that style on anything; though some definitely try.
This is more evident if you flip it around. If you take a show from they 80's or any other time period and superimpose a different style then what it was represented with you don't exactly get a better show, just better visuals for our contemporary sensibilities. In fact you may very well ruin it. There's a reason 80's shows feel like the 80's and it's not just the occasional jank in animation.
Of course you have styles that are just upgraded versions of older styles. Usually you see those in reboots or remakes. But for the same reason outlined above the original style typically shines though more then the retouching.
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