Revisiting an old anime can be a fraught experience. Sometimes, a show doesn't live up to its memory due to the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia or because later shows have taken the concepts and done something much better with them. Even worse, a character's plight may be so youth-specific that adult viewers can't relate to it anymore, breaking their immersion.
Source：https://www.cbr.com/nostalgic-anime-adults-appreciate/
