Super Milk-chan's opening theme also included parodies of the anime.[65] Anime director Kenji Kamiyama, most known for the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, cited the series among the 15 best anime of all time.[66] Shuzo Matsuoka, considered "the first successful Japanese [tennis] player",[67] was influenced to play because of the esteem he had on the series.[52]