I still think The Severing Crime Edge is better than it gets credit for. It takes relationships that seem strange or even unhealthy, and it explores everything good and everything bad about them, neither casting judgment nor pulling its punches. It's basically everything Speed Grapher wasn't insightful or empathetic enough to pull off.
(Note: I read the manga, and most people who talk about TSCE watched the anime.)
Re: Things you liked more than you expected
(Note: I read the manga, and most people who talk about TSCE watched the anime.)