I spent a long long time away from the anime world, and for some reason this became my way back in (I'd been kind of lurking, watching the odd thing here and there), the moment I started watching I knew it was by the same guy who directed Dead Leaves. Just got the final two episodes and the OVA to watch, which will probably be my viewing tonight once my daughters gone to bed and whilst I wait for my fiance to get home from work.