Anime thrives on reinterpreting old stories, like the "trapped in a video game" trope seen in .hack//SIGN and Sword Art ...
Decades later, these science fiction anime are still some of the most impressive series that the medium has to offer.
I didn't think it was all that bad, and around episode 13-16 or so actually had me very interested, but I agree that watching a dubbed version would probably be pure torture.
People who know Naledi are perpetually aware of two things: he is a talented visual artist, and he has seen copious amounts of anime. Anime thrives on reinterpreting old stories, like the "trapped in ...