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This is a terrible anime. It's fkn bad. But, hear me out, watch the English dub! The US studio got permission to do whatever they'd like with it as long as they kept a few things from the Japanese version intact. The cast took a terrible anime and made it into a campy comedy firmly belonging to the 2000s. Sure, in 2024, it's not nearly as funny as it was 15 years prior. Society's norms have changed and several of the punchlines are literally dead people now (making it harder for younger folks to get the jokes), but this perfectly encapsulates the 2000s weeb culture and the era's Adult Swim demographic too in a very satirical way. It's a rare example of the dub being far superior to the sub. 😂 Honestly, "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" and the Grand Theft Auto 4 and 5 "Princess Robot Bubblegum" satire anime are the closest parallels I can think of for the uninitiated. You'll start the anime and be like, "This is stupid af" but then you'll find yourself growing invested with a story that makes no sense.
Given some of the nasty language used, it's probably not something everyone will like today - there are r-words, f-slurs, n-words, k-words... It's spicy, and I'd be amazed if any of the voice actors still get work today. But that terrible crap is *not* what makes it funny, it's the absurdity of the entire experience. If you can bring yourself to look past the worst elements of the dub, you'll probably enjoy it.
