The fact that this was written by Osamu Tezuka (creator of Astroboy), was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino (his directorial debut for an anime series/creator of Gundam), and Kazunori Tanahashi (for the anime film/ directed Gatchaman, Blue Noah, and Macross 7) makes this a classic.😍
Today's artists are in for the $$ not the art, and they are underpaid also. Welcome to the 2024 world that everyone is underpaid and only the rich have the money. Some years before when people had money you see what they did. It's simple. Humans with money = art. Humans no money = animals