Damn I gotta go back and watch that. Haven't seen it since college.

I aspire for this level of classy nerd every time I look at my shelves!

Also? The colors, man. It's been said to death at this point, but anime REALLY lost something with digital coloring. There really just isn't anything like cel shaded colors shot on film. It has so much life to it- and combine that with the way the animators drew those ships? Get outta here.