Pretty remarkable, isn't it? Have you seen Shinkai's other stuff? Nothing to equal 5CM, but they all have a touch of his magic. "Place Promised" is my 2nd favorite.
Heh, yeah. I didn't cheat and go looking for what manga it's from, but I figured it was important. I took it as proof that Tanto wouldn't last the entire season.
Is that OP spoiler the panel that Mashiro is inking at the end, by any chance? I noticed that immediately, as it doesn't seem to be from any manga that's appeared in the series so far.
Thanks for the info. It's a really cute avatar. And yeah, I'm into mecha, should check out the show although I never watched Aquarion series before. Hope that is not the issue. ^^