Please give me some examples of things you think are better in a medium you prefer?
In a way. I can't say that's not there. But I want to dive into them anyway. Live vicariously through the dragon even if I can never have the tiger. It's cucked as hell but I guess I'm still happy for them and root for them? Even though many protagonists of these things can be shitty, even guys like Makoto don't seem as shitty as most guys IRL, so it seems less slutty for anime waifus to fall for them compared to girls who fall for most IRL guys.
I don't think we should set standards too high for entertainment. There are plenty of ways to be fun besides complicated gripping plots. Sometimes it's just funny humor, interesting action takes, cuteness, etc.
Look at pro wrestling for example. Plot is generally very simplistic. But I find it can still be fun since you get the occasional awesome move, entertaining bots, the pure ridiculousness of some characters... there's layers of subtlety to appreciate there.