sorry for the late post but... better than making a new thread. it's not that old anyway, it's still on the first page.
i've just got the DVD borrowed from my friend. in a word; amazing.
one of best animes i would have seen now. the reasons are beyond. the hand-drawings maybe not be the prettiest, nor are the characters beautiful or that, but everything is just perfect. in fact, i'm watching again for like the 10th time now. it's just that good. and in another fact, i'll get my own copy as well from local EB.
see it. you really wouldn't regret it.
(btw, it's pretty sad, but it isn't sad enough to make me cry. probably just me, but just didn't. but considering that, it's a very sad story... if i even consider it sad
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