Seeing it is 52 episodes got me more excited than the first episode did, that's for sure. I always have these weird preconceptions about late 90's shounen manga that makes me group them with HxH and One Piece or Naruto in structure. This was from a time before modern sensibilities, like the Usa no toro(sp) anime or the puppet one from a couple years back. You really just gotta let the characters and setting seep in, you gotta put in the time to invest or it will fall flat. I'm going to give this at least 10 episodes, never having seen nor read it before, but I recognize the name, so I hope it gets more interesting.