So Much Exposition, so Little Time

Casull says: So let me get this straight... The first two seasons of the Rozen Maiden anime are in an alternate continuity from the original Rozen Maiden manga... The SECOND manga is back in the same continuity as the first, but in an alternate FUTURE parallel universe... The NEW anime is basically a reboot that accurately follows the SECOND manga, but skips over the events of the FIRST in one super-condensed recap episode that left even a die-hard fan like me dazed and confused.