I don't get what everyone else is saying, I just sat through every entry in the wider Steel Angel Kurumi franchise and this was the only entry that wasn't pure agony to consume. I won't be rating it *too* high, its art, narrative and characterization are still only just above average, but that is profoundly more than I can say for the other three anime in the brand and I cannot believe that this is regarded as the black sheep because of it. As such, I'll stick up for it, because it deserves at least that much. If you *liked* the first season/original series ofSteel Angel Kurumi, but *disliked* the second season/sequel series, THIS is the miniseries that will give you the things the second season/sequel series opted not to have. It has deeper character drama, better art and shot direction (which is a surprise for a three episode miniseries lasting less than an hour taking place in a single apartment), touches more on the weird metaphysics of the setting AND the characters *don't* feel like props.

Everyone else is speaking nonsense, this is the only Kurumi that I can pretend is actually *good*. My understanding is this reflects more of what the manga has to offer over the anime, so maybe I'm more inclined to check the manga out now, because the previous three anime had otherwise convinced me that maybe I was not interested but this is arguing to the contrary.