What's wrong with Mr Umetsu ?

First, I would like to apologize for the lack of updates, but the end of 2008 was a very busy one for me. The beginning of 2009 isn't giving me much time for gallery updates either, but as soon as I can, I will add more goodies :)
Second and on topic, what's wrong with Mr Umetsu lately ? I just acquired his latest "Key Animation Drawing" book (number 5) and it's again, based on Kite Liberator, like number 4 was aswell. Unfortunately, Kite Liberator wasn't very good, so a second book based on it, isn't a good thing IMO. The storyline was horrible and it left so many loose ends, that I already read about Mr Umetsu working on a sequel. I can't say I'm happy with it, since a sequel for something that wasn't good in the first place, isn't exactly promising...The last worthwhile item that Mr Umetsu released was in fact the "Medley of Design" book, that had only the flaw of being too short. In terms of animation, only Mezzo Forte takes the cake, as the last worthwhile production. Given that Mezzo Forte is a 2000/2001 anime, that's over 8 years without anything that Mr Umetsu defined as his trademarks, such as fluid animation, awesome character designs, extreme sexual and/or violent content and storylines filled with action, dark humor and/or taboos. Except for the awesome character designs, which Kite Liberator still has, everything else is mostly gone...:(
As a huge fan of Mr Umetsu, I can only feel disappointed, since I know he can do a lot better! I was hoping that a breath of fresh air, in the form of the announced "Kiss and Cry" could be Mr Umetsu's return to his glory, but it seems it's not going anywhere...