[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Yes I can. The series was a anniversary celebration for a massively popular series that was already held back an entire year from when it was originally anticipated to air. That implies that effort is being put into it.

I think your expectations were too high then.

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Secondly, again you're completely ignoring how anime works. It isn't more budget in the later episodes and then the first ones are sketchy - it's the reverse. That's why so many shows have blown their budgets before they run their course and have disappointing endings.

I've never seen a first episode where the animation was better than the last episode, even in anime.

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If you love Crystal more power to you but that doesn't mean I have to ignore its flaws.

Poor animation is the least of Crystal's flaws.

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Originally Posted by Suzu

I prefer Crystal both story- and art-wise myself and I could care less about the old anime. But everyone should like whatever they want, just PLEASE don't be so rude to each other.

I prefer the artwork of Crystal because I prefer the manga's artwork, but Crystal is a mixed bag because the manga was a mixed bad. The Black Moon Family story is absolute horse crap in the manga, so it is just as bad in Crystal. The four sisters had absolute no development and the first three chapters pointlessly gave a new soldier an upgrade just to have them captured at the end, which was bs. It served no purpose and was more annoying than tragic. I really feel like Naoko had no idea what she wanted to do here and was just scrapping from the bottom of the barrel here just to make it different from the Dark Moon Kingdom arc.

Thankfully, things will get better afterwards, especially when they get to the Dead Moon Circus. However, get read for really creepy gross scenes with Chibi-Usa after this arc is over.

The only thing I do truly like better in the manga/Crystal from the original anime is that Rei is not a bitch.