[ZeroWolf]

I think this is the first time I've seen someone with positive opinions about both the Out of Control OVA and the first live action movie . Most other people I've encountered hate how much both differ from the original manga.

As for me I like what they were able to do with the practical effects on the budget they had (something that would carry over to the second live action film) plus seeing Mark Hamil turn into an ant is worth it.

The 90s ova series...it made odd choices here and there. It wanted to be more accurate to the manga (hence no Mizuki and more Testuro) but then completely dropped chapters and changed other things which I can only guess was done so that the initial 6 eps had a good ending point if a second batch was abandoned.

Oh a word of warning about the 2005 anime series. You're going to find it very familiar...for the first 16 episodes or so as it adapts the manga from the very beginning, again.