[wao]

I'd rather be pessimistic and receive a pleasant surprise than get disappointed. Come on, I practically worship the man after the blessing that was Planetes, but even then this type of show reeks extremely strongly of "Major Producer Influence". The effect a producer can have on a show is worth consideration... I hope he didn't get stuck in an overly commercialised project that ends up being contrived, and that he gets to exert enough control over the show itself so that it remains quality...

But alright, I suppose it can't go to the level of GSD, that's just way too low. I don't see him or Ookouchi delaying scripts and using loads of stock animation... however, it might just be like GS (which most people would like, I guess, but I would like a lot more realism to make it a beliveable story, which would make it 10000x better)