I took it so seriously as a young teen but I am rewatching it as an adult with my partner and this is one of the funniest animes I have watched. Would recommend a rewatch to anyone who hasn’t seen it since they were a kid. Completely different vibes, the dub is great as well.
Browsing the imdb forums for it (also as a young teen) was maybe the first time I was truly horrified by posts. A seemingly major chunk of the fanbase was so toxic and creepy I immediately stopped watching and never engaged with any version of it again
Honestly so fair. I am forever grateful that teenage me never got into an anime fandom despite watching plenty of anime