I got into MP100 back in 2017, around March-April or so. I think I first heard of it from the Anime Awards debate that happened because Yuri!!! on Ice got the 'best animation' award and a lot of people started posting examples of MP100's animation as a protest etc. Once I watched S1 I fell in love with the series, but I didn't read the manga until late 2022.

I also never joined the fandom even though I was a fan lol. So I didn't really get a feel of how it was until 2022, once I finally joined it on twt while watching S3. My first impression was basically "sigh" haha. I'm glad I went to the MRM side, because seeing how full of discourse and petty drama the anti/Western fandom is, I wouldn't have wanted to stay (already have experience with those types of fandoms since 2013, no need for more tbh OTL)