Oh and by the way, about the music that people have been complaining about, rather than saying it's outright "awful", I thought it was pretty good overall, but there were a few oddballs in the mix. In particular, the instrumentation during the flashback is kind of questionable -- what was the sound director going for there? I liked the main theme and its variations (the variation during the "talk" was particularly nice), and the "Shungo in action" pieces were pretty fun. The military-themed stuff was nothing to write home about, but wasn't so bad either. All in all, like the animation, I guess I'd say they didn't nail every scene, but it was okay overall. Some of it may be the composer, but the director/sound director probably share in the blame, since what songs get used where (and what they're looking for in that scene) is ultimately their call. Just another opinion, of course...
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