I've started to read this manga because I am getting slightly frustrated with the anime. The show is half-decent, but it seems to be falling short of manga reader's expectations. It has glaring flaws in pacing, camera angles and music.

So I am only through Volume 1, but I must say that I like how the manga deals more seriously with matters of life and death. Blood is shown, wounds aren't glossed over. The characters are also drawn in a way that makes them appear older than their anime forms, which helps make it more serious. The manga also fleshs out plot events and character exchanges alot better than the anime, which I have always felt has a frantic, rushed pace to it that I really can't stand. Anyhow, its a shame that this thread has sorta faded out. I'd be hoping more people would be active about the manga, seeing that the show is fairly new.

Also, should this topic maybe be moved to the Black Cat section of the forum?