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This was a pleasant surprise; it might raise the number of series I'm following this season to three (if we do eventually get subs for Mouryou no Hako). I watched the opening episodes from half a dozen new shows; this is the only one so far that deserves another viewing. I enjoy shows with a strong Japanese cultural grounding like Kurozuka. I find the modern urban shows, especially the ones set in high-schools, rather generic. They often feel like they could be transported to a city in some other industrialized country without losing much in the translation. Obviously that's not the case here.
I thought this was one of the best animation efforts I've seen from Madhouse since Dennou Coil, though the styles are obviously poles apart.
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