On the same Newtype DVD I found an episode of something called "Rumbling Hearts". The name suggests a sports anime, but actually it's a romance series. And it looked pretty good, too.

Just as I started to wonder how I managed to miss a hidden jewel, it turned out to be the renamed Kimi ga nozomu eien. I completely forgot how the times have changed. The "uta-wareru-mono" would have been unthinkable in the days of Rumbling Hearts. Anyway, added it to the queue.