I grew up with the 90's version, which is very different from the original, although it has some similar aspects. For the time when it was made, it was seen in a different way, and in my adulthood I'm starting to understand certain issues haha
I admit that I disliked the animation of the first season of SM Crystal to the point of not wanting to continue watching it haha it progresses fast.
Nowadays, certain issues in this anime can be seen as something shady, but at that time it was "normal". Things happen as time goes by.
The animation looks normal to me, except for those ugly transformations.