I finished Kaleido Star just now ... and, holy crap, it is perfection. Man, I never thought the second season of the series could improve upon the fantastic finale of the first season (Layla + Sora = <3 <3 <3 <3 <3), but when the dome opens to reveal the view of the sea while Sora is at the apex of the Angel's flight, the show got me. I could not imagine fiction making me any happier than that moment -- it's similar to the end of Eureka Seven, actually, in that everything builds to that one amazing release of emotion at the end. Layla saying Sora is no longer her dream but her pride and joy is just the icing on the cake for me. I still have a lump in my throat just thinking about that, haha. xD
Absolutely watch this series if you have not seen it already.
EDIT: Apparently Kaleido Star is my 150th completed series/OVA/movie. I am happy with this!
