I've been a huge fan since it was aired on public TV in my country more than ten years ago under the title "Lady Oscar". I love the costumes, the character design and how it mixed fact and fiction. It was so dark and dramatic, and was dumbstruck by the ending.
Oddly enough, I really loathe Utena
I always meant to ask: is Anime-Urchins version a DVD rip? Their filesizes are huge