Strange, Interesting and Fun
This odd series is a superior anime offering. The anime is superb, the voice acting excellent and the music is wonderful, and if you find yourself humming along to the closing theme, there is a reason for it. It took me several listenings to realize it was set to a Strauss waltz (Down the Beautiful Blue Danube).
Though excellent, the art style is almost European rather than Japanese, reminding me a bit of Mobius's work, though not quite. The backgrounds are nearly all hand painted and are gorgeous. What took a bit of getting used to was the widely differing art styles used in the opening and closing sequences, and the inclusion of a bonus second opening sequence on each episode of the DVD. The episodes are short also, only about 12 minutes long, but each small story plays a part in a larger whole. I understand that this series was done as part of an "anthology" program containing several short episodes of anime in a single hour. This is an unusual format which is becoming...
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