Season 1 is blowing my mind.
It's my first time watching, and I was not expecting to be this impressed by season 1. I was told that the first season is just something I have to get through in order to enjoy later seasons, but I am genuinely mind blown how good this is so far. I'm about halfway through part 2 and I feel like this is already becoming one of my all time favorites.
The western inspiration creates this amazing and unique watching experience. It feels very 80's to me with Phantom Blood reminding me of the dark fantasy elements in the Dark Crystal or He-Man and Battle Tendency feeling like an 80's action-adventure blockbuster with the setting and tropes.
Other than that the animation and music are amazing and it's easily the most stylistically unique show I've watched.
I'm curious why Season 1 isn't regarded more highly, are later seasons really that much better? If so, I'm nothing but excited.