(FWIW, I personally think the English version is an abomination. Not because it's objectively bad taken in isolation, but because it significantly, if subtly, alters what's going on in the original. Also, you're right to give the second series a miss if you didn't fall in love with the first one -- it's essentially official fanfic for the first series. It's got higher production values, and it's interesting, but it relies on your love of the original. And the weird factor is right through the roof.)
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(FWIW, I personally think the English version is an abomination. Not because it's objectively bad taken in isolation, but because it significantly, if subtly, alters what's going on in the original. Also, you're right to give the second series a miss if you didn't fall in love with the first one -- it's essentially official fanfic for the first series. It's got higher production values, and it's interesting, but it relies on your love of the original. And the weird factor is right through the roof.)