The weak comparisons with Haibane Renmei, which Owen and I have made, evoked my worst fear in animeblogging:

Intellectual bankrupcy.

Haibane Renmei is one of the three to five greatest series of them all, or perhaps even the greatest one period. So it's only natural that five years down the road it continues to guide the story-telling anime, just as Azumanga does to the slice-of-life anime. But would not it be good to find a language for dealing with any new series on its own terms?

Hmm. I suppose the color key is sort of similar...