I would be happy if you continued to blog this, but I’d have to agree with you… this show’s gone to hell thanks to all this pointless filler and this anime-original stuff they’re pulling out of god-knows-where. Now, I’m not saying that anime-original stuff is a bad thing — if this is done with care and with attention to the strengths and weaknesses of the original source material (in this case, the manga), then the result could be as good as the source itself. But for the most part, the show directors seem to be more content with using “alien invasions” instead of the romantic drama and character development we came for.

As for the art — it’s not that bad IMO since we’ve seen worse (Yoake Mae and the ball cabbage, anyone?) but it definitely could use some cleaning up. The characters themselves are also great, and I enjoy the way they interact with each other. But the main gripe with this is the plot, really — the manga might not have a lot of plot development either (and I know since I’ve read it), but at least the fillers they used were amusing to read. Here, it just gets tiresome and repetitive. Xebec REALLY needs to get its act together, because this show just isn’t good to watch anymore.

Sorry for the long comment, but I just had to get it off my chest.