Finally finished this bad boy.
GO WATCH IT.
Here's something I noticed on ANN's credits. Episodes 1, 2, 3, 10, & 11 were scripted by people who actually storyboarded the episode. Which makes me wonder if they scripted from storyboards or vice versa. I also wonder what the scriptwriters Kuboshichi Ogi and Ryou Ono's backgrounds are, as they seem to be the only names credited with script who don't have actual animation credits to their name. Compare this to most other TV animation where it seems actual animators are kept at arms length from actual scripting.
GO WATCH IT.
But's not all just great animation. There's also some great voice acting from Kenji Utsumi (he of Alexander Armstrong from FMA fame). It's a tour de force, and gives a lie to those twits who claim that just because something is in a language you don't understand you have no idea if someone is acting well or not.
GO WATCH IT.
Next thing of interest is Tokyo Tribe 2, apparantly this is the next Madhouse-produced, auteur anime for WOWOW. This time it's Tatsuo Sato (Nadesico, Stellvia, Cat Soup OAV) in the driving seat.