Finished up Stand Alone Complex tonight. Initial impressions are it was a great show and ranks up there as one of my all-time favorites. For the casual anime fan, it's a lot more enjoyable than either of the movies, which are more existential and abstract. However, it's still very smart and is surprisingly literary. Without giving too much away, the story and themes are really applicable to the world we live in.
On a side note, they really nailed the Hachiko exit of the Shibuya JR station, and the Starbucks across the street, where the Laughing Man incident takes place and which figures prominently in episode 23. There's also a great shot of it in Lost in Translation.
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