Yeah. I miss that "before the moe boom anime era" when people cared more about plot and character as much as they cared about art and fanservice. Whlst E's Otherwise riffs off of the themes presented in X-men, it also follows the theme of "spending your time up in here (in a self-established effort to change your mind)." A theme used in anime like No. 6 and 07-Ghost. The plot is all over the place; the characters are all over the place. (Not to diss ADV's English voice-acting people, but even their localization sounds like it's all over the place.) But the goals, and who to rootfor, never stray too far.

I gave it a "9" on my list but I gave it a "7" overall. (I'm also outside of the "gullible crowd;" the under-age-35 people). Oh well.