Not. They purposely made the animation terrible to the degree that one wondered if some kids drew the animation on a PC. But that was supposed to be some type of joke (I think). The episode was about “tales of the Desert!” I guess that the feeling there was that it should be kid like. Whatever.
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That almost sounds like that infamous episode of Karekano where instead of animation they used stick figures.
I just watched the first episode of The Third just now. It looks very promising, and reminds me of something of a cross between Last Exile and (like you said) Crest of the Stars. The musical score, so far, is also very good, and I really love the quieter and more reflective parts.