>>281415276
Way back in the old days anime would usually be associated with science fiction, but only in the west. In the 90s, when it began to formally crawl to outside of Japan, some American and British localizers focused on the adult aspect of it, trying to focus on violence and more risque stuff. Communities in the 90s were hungry for fantasy, scifi, romance, etc.. Genres that western cartoons just wouldn't delve with much imagination. A good exercise is to compare what cartoons were being exhibited in those years.

For a look at how organized and chaotic the communities were, just search for CFO.