Thought-provoking anime?

I really enjoyed 'Now and Then, Here and There'. The start of the first episode of this 13 episode series threw me off into thinking it was another light-hearted otaku show that didn't take itself very seriously. Boy was I wrong. This series delineates the horrors of war, set against a post-apocalyptic backdrop, in which child soldiers are merely tools to be used by hell-bent dictator (that sums most of it up). For a 13 episode series, the show does a great job of developing most of the characters, with great back story. The music in the series, composed by Taku Iwasaki (Rurouni Kenshin Trust & Betrayal OVA) is nothing short of outstanding, and really adds a great deal to some of the more heart-wrenching scenes of hope/sadness/torture in the series. I rate this show as one of my favourite anime's of all time, because it stuck with me, like how Grave of the Fireflies and the Kenshin OVAs did.

I recently started watching Planetes and have really started to enjoy the series. The scenarios' presented are very plausible ones which reflect a lot of controversial future issues that humanity might face. I'll post up impressions on this one when i see it all, but so far it's been great.

Jam it back in, in the dark.