Ciel Bleu was never quite the same after Tanabe left. It was only a matter of time before Koyuki took to drugs, Saku took to prostitutes, and Unnamed Bassist got nailed for tax evasion.

I'm on ep. 18 now, and this anime has continued to get nothing but better, with some serious romance/drama thrown into the mix. Very well done.

I laughed out loud when I realized what song they were singing - the opening theme to Youkai Ningen/Bug-eyed Monster, if I remember correctly. It was an old anime series that aired in Japan in the 60s, and was about monsters who fought against evil or something...the theme is now in a lot of karaoke bars.