Another "geriatric animeblogger" of Meenuvia hatched today with a review of Haibane Renmei. He says "[...] the plot amazingly well constructed, it also has some of the best character development I've ever seen in any work of fiction. // Furthermore, it has a brilliant tension arc" -- meaning the way the story builds to its conclusion. It was said that HR is not a good thing to watch when discovering anime, because from now on nothing will measure up to it. Here is a test case (insert the Palpatine's quote about watching with great interest).