nobahn's Anime

• I think that the kind of people who will like this will be the kind of people who enjoy (no, savor) character development. I think that the kind of people who will be most disinclined to like this will be people expecting any sort of action; even the plot development is slowly paced (i.e., world-building) through episode number six and does not actually kick into gear until the middle of episode number seven ─ and it is a thirteen episode series.
• The Soundtrack is simply to die for ─ Ko Otani is brilliant (in my opinion, at least).
• Here is an AMV that I like.
  
• Those who enjoy the slice-of-life of this series's first six episodes might also enjoy Girls' Last Tour.
• Reflecting back on this series, it reminds me of my own lonely childhood.

EDIT:
• So I was re-watching parts of the series and I was struck by the realization that the 1st and last episodes neatly bookend the series: The 1st episode shows Reki finding Raka's cocoon and the last episode shows Raka finding two cocoons sprouting. I am shocked that I never made the connection before!

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• slice-of-life
• impressive animation

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I am going to recommend a little-known woman called Hiroko Matsukata, who was the lead character from the also little-known series Hataraki Man. She's a stronger female lead than most of the badarses I suspect people will talk about. That's because despite her being just a normal person with realistic flaws (who can throw rather pathetic tantrums), she can still stand strong and forge her path in a male-dominated workplace. [...]
Hiroko's femininity is utterly crucial for who she is and what she does. The entire plot of the show would have been different had Hiroko been a man, which is not something you can say about most female leads outside of romance shows. She's undeniably feminine despite her often masculine outlook on life and her occasional difficulty in bonding with other women. Yet she is so strong she still outshines all the men; she is successful not because of her masculine demeanour but because she is a strong person and a strong woman. She knows what it is like to be underestimated and treated as inferior just because of her gender but she's having none of that. She'll openly challenge anyone who looks down on her or her female colleagues. And besides giving her fortitude, her gender also motivates her and is a crucial part of her ambition.