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I was prepared to give this anime a 9/10 until I hit around episode 9. It managed to raise my expectations extremely high for the better first half- and then it took all of its amazing potential and shattered it. I stopped at episode 10 after seeing the impending train wreck and decided to read summaries of the last two instead of wasting time.

As a science fiction fan who enjoys the like of Arthur C. Clark and Frank Herbert, the beginning concepts for this anime were right up my alley. They even seemed a bit new - at least, they were something I'd ... never seen before. The nature of this series seemed very fresh on the anime scene, breaking a lot of predictability. At least, that's what it seemed it was doing until it totally destroyed the integrity of the entire first half of the show by doing a 180 with its theme and becoming unbearably predictable and shallow (Not really that shallow compared to a lot of anime. Even with its disappointment at the end, it's a decent anime altogether, it's simply the sheer amount of potential this anime wastes that causes me to dislike it particularly.) People who have seen this show - you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.

This 180 is the sole thing that ruined the anime for me - a big thing. Other things relating to the overall production seemed decent. I'm not a fan of the animation style, but it's surprisingly easy to get used to.

Overall, unless you want to be incredibly disappointed, STOP this anime around episode 8. Duck out while it's still good. Play with the ideas it's presented. If you really like this show from episode 8 and prior, 9 and onward will be nothing more than depressing.