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Title: compelling...too compelling...obsession! obsession!
Review: Okay, everyone will tell you how great this series is, and I won't disagree with them. But here's what you might find wrong with this anime: 1), the pseudo-scientific extrapolation on how one might experiment with or control destiny--be ready to laugh at those English subtitles! "3..2..1...ALTER FATE!"; 2), the usual anime conventions--over-emotive eyes, physics-defying hair, annoying cat characters; 3), some easily foreseen plot twists; 4) an ending that, while true and intelligent, flouts one of major conventions of any happily-ever-after love story ending. You'll probably find other inconsistencies to harp on, but beyond all this...the anime is exceptional! Engrossing, surprising, intelligent, philosophical, action-packed, funny, ambitious, and with a killer theme song, this is the kind of thing I would buy on DVD as a box set if SOMEONE ever decides to issue it in such a format. Hello? Anyone? Pleeease...
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