/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

anyone else think about the "optimal" end game digital art style to pursue? obviously theres infinite but for simplicity ill condense it to between league splash art and anime stylized
i personally prefer an (for lack of better words) "anime" stylized one, with all sorts of colors and heavily stylized lighting, it makes me *feel* something. however the western industry seems to heavily prefer rendered league splash art style. this isn't an east vs west post those are cringe and i like both styles.
is it that the majority find the league art more impressive because it's more realistic? to me one style is way more appealing than the other, but shown the two side by side what would most people prefer?
am i shooting myself in the foot by practicing towards more stylized stuff like picrel?