Chrome Shelled Regios

LQ with shitty raw from Ayako episode 1:
http://a.scarywater.net/ayako/%5BAya...5D.avi.torrent

Apparently a better version will come out in 4 days or something. I myself will wait for the AnimeYoshi version since they seem to be doing it too.

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*Based on a light novel series by Shuusuke Amagi, illustrated by Miyuu.

The world was infected by "Pollutant" years ago - world cracked open and generally screwed up. This Pollutant spawns nasty "Pollutant Beasts", but it's also resulted in people gaining special powers. The towns that now litter the world are protected by alchemists and are mobile - these are the "Regios" of the title.

The story follows a guy named Lei-Fon Alseif who starts at a new school following the disappearance of his childhood friend and gets recruited into the special 17th Platoon in order to combat Pollutant Beasts.

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http://anime.webnt.jp/regios/
http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl...anime&aid=5911
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...e.php?id=10243

Is animeyoshi any good? I haven't tried the Ayako sub yet

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Is animeyoshi any good? I haven't tried the Ayako sub yet

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I really haven't had much to complain with their releases.

I have no idea what the hells going on, but the first episode was interesting enough.

I watched the Yuurisan version, because it wasn't marketing itself as low quality:

Episode 1 - Yuurisan-Subs

It was indeed left a bit vague what's going on and what was the main character dude's background and whether there are human factions fighting each other or if it's just humans vs monsters. But it looked like a decent enough series all in all. I hope the dude isn't any pacifist, though, seeing how he wasn't going to join the military school and even tried to protest against the transfer despite getting free education.

Episode 2 LQ - Ayako

Let's see if this starts to make any more sense.

Edit: Great, it added even more confusion.

Ya, wtf... he took the 16th platoon's flag... wtf

Everyone else was happy except those 2 girls. Makes 0 sense. :/

Its a battle anime. I wouldn't expect much in terms of explanations.

It seems to be progressing story wise, but not character developement wise. :/

I'm enjoying it a little more. Now that it's at episode 6.

For a battle anime, the fights are quite quick with very lil animation.

When will a company make an anime as epic as Gurren Laggan. You reach one awesome level, then the next, you go another epic level higher with pure power. :/

http://forums.gotwoot.net/gallery/fi...llisgrudge.jpg Felli doesn't approve this lack of updates.

Episode 2 - Yuurisan-Subs
Episode 3 - Yuurisan-Subs
Episode 4 - Yuurisan-Subs
Episode 5 - Yuurisan-Subs

Episode 6 - Whatever
Episode 7 - Whatever
Episode 8 - Whatever

I think this series is continuing pretty strongly. I, for one, also appreciate the fact the main character isn't a loser in the beginning and gradually gets stronger, but instead is an asskicker right in the beginning and the other gradually find out just how hard he can kick. That's infinitely cooler. Even though Layfon does no doubt have some anti-fighting tendencies, it's good he does fight and hard when it counts. The other characters are likable as well, the fights quite nice and interesting, even innovative enough.

Lastly, when I see a broken character like Felli, I can't help but hope somebody will heal her. Kind of like Rei in Eva.

Been watching for a while now. I like the show also for the reasons stated by Kraco. Go Felli!

Felli is the only reason needed to watch this show. Everything else is nice, but Felli is just so..........you know.

Interesting show so far (eps 8). I'm eager to find out the past.

EDIT: forgot these, just found them.

Episode 9 (whenever)
Episode 10 (whenever)
Episode 11 (Phoanime)

Felli-anime is still my most favorite anime running, thus it's sad this thread never really took wing.

Episode 1 HD - Ayako
Episode 2 HD - Ayako
Episode 3 HD - Ayako
Episode 4 HD - Ayako
Episode 5 HD - Ayako
Episode 6 HD - Ayako
Episode 7 HD - Ayako
Episode 8 HD - Ayako

Episode 9 LQ - Ayako
Episode 10 LQ - Ayako
Episode 11 LQ - Ayako
Episode 12 LQ - Ayako
Episode 13 LQ - Ayako
Episode 14 LQ - Ayako
Episode 15 LQ - Ayako
Episode 16 LQ - Ayako
Episode 17 LQ - Ayako
Episode 18 LQ - Ayako
Episode 19 LQ - Ayako
Episode 20 LQ - Ayako
Episode 21 LQ - Ayako


While it's hard to say just what exactly is going on in this series, although a few things have been revealed, it's nevertheless rather interesting mix of Felli, badass fights, Felli, character development, Felli, monsters, Felli, competition, Felli, various battle tactics, Felli, and many other positive aspects such as Felli.

This is definitely one of the best shows airing right now, even with the Engrish crap in between scenes. Reason?

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And of course, there is Fon Fon.

Unfortunately, it seems Nina has gained a huge lead over the other Fon Fon harem members. I wonder how Lee Rin's addition will affect the mix? I'm expecting a lot of insurance calls from all the property damage Felli will be causing because of Lee Rin and Fon Fon being too familiar, but how will Nina take it considering she knows and seems to like Lee Rin?

I'm not so sure of Nina's lead. One thing making the situation so complicated is the fact Layfon himself doesn't really seem to be interested in romances. I suppose he considers them all his friends, but even his concept of a friend is someone whose safety he must protect at any cost, and that's it, more or less. I guess such a twisted view origates from his past as an orphan, who ended up protecting the other orphans at the cost of his own position as a heaven's blade receiver. Somehow I doubt he loved even Leerin back then when everything was still well.

In the end Layfon might be far more damaged goods than Felli. Although I'm kind of pleased he hasn't changed that much. Makes things more interesting, even if at the same time I wish he would get together with Felli.

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Originally Posted by Kraco

I'm not so sure of Nina's lead. One thing making the situation so complicated is the fact Layfon himself doesn't really seem to be interested in romances.
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Somehow I doubt he loved even Leerin back then when everything was still well.

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I don't know, the one girl he seems really attached to is Leerin. He certainly missed her in the earlier episodes. The question is whether or not he sees her as a love interest, or merely in a brother-sister way. Nina certainly had that dramatic re-entry scene, and while Layfon was going crazy killing filth monsters while she and Zuellni were away, he seems to have a greater awareness of Felli's affections. This might be because she is a little more forward than Nina has been. Nina seems to have only realized her feelings recently.

To be honest, aside from the uncertainty with Leerin, I think Mei-Shen in actually in the lead. Layfon is now very aware of her, though she has not been in the picture the last few episodes because she can't take care of herself like the other girls (Leerin thanks to Alsheyra's murderous support for her well-being). I fully support a Felli-win, but I don't think the anime will continue long enough for us to see a conclusion.


Stranger still is the world's connection with the Engrish Land. Nina, Leerin, and Felli have all seen Saya in a vision, and Alsheyra mentioned her name aloud.

/desperately hoping for another season (there are 12 volumes of the novels currently out).

But it was Nina that caused the greatest emotional reaction from Fon Fon. Granted, it was partly because of guilt, and I don't doubt that if Felli or Leerin disappeared in the same manner, Fon Fon would worry quite a bit. But so far, Nina has been made out to be the main love interest, with the scene when Fon Fon fainted on Nina's breasts near the beginning, the classic love-hate-love transition, the mid-air hug, and most of all Felli's jealousy at how Fon Fon looks at Nina at present. They now seem to share a bond that he does not have with Felli. I'm not sure about Leerin though, since we have barely seen her interact with Fon Fon.

I feel like someone should mourn the fact that with all the different things going on in this series like overpowered monsters, a random English TV show that seems to have something to do with the plot, and evil fairies possessing people, what seems to get the most attention are the dynamics of the undesired harem that has built itself up around Layfon.

Anyway, I have to take Layfon's side in all this romantic posturing. This most recent episode really underlined why I feel like some of these girls need to be pushed out an airlock for a few minutes. As much as I love Felli as a character I can't ignore the irritation I felt when she just had to interrupt Layfon in the middle of what should have been obvious was a serious battle, and then after the fact she didn't seem to show much remorse that her distraction ended up getting him a good slashing. Leerin gets a little leeway for her behavior because she didn't know why Layfon was fighting only that he was fighting but still, if you're going to jump to conclusions and beat on people who just got injured you aren't getting a gold star and a pat on the back from me. Nina seemed to behave in a fairly neutral manner in this case which I had to respect. Still, I miss Mei-shen who might have actually been supportive of Layfon instead of berating him or cold shouldering him to protect her own feelings.

Meanwhile back at the actual 'plot' (I hope) Haia was acting like a bratty kid and got the typical "You had friends all along so you didn't really need to prove yourself" ending so whatever I can see how there's not much to talk about there. But wtf is Zuellini supposed to do against Grendan? Was it said that cities in proximity automatically have to fight or can they just meet and say hi and go their separate ways? Even if they don't have an inter-city match though we know Grendan is interested in Haikizoku and Nina is conveniently carrying one around so tension seems inevitable. Hopefully Layfon can avoid being physically and emotionally abused by his 'suitors' long enough to save yet another of them from the next inevitable kidnapping.

I also noticed the girl with the wizard hat and fishnets from the OP seems to be among what I assume were the Heaven's-Blade receivers so I'm excited about that, wizard hats make everything better.

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Leerin gets a little leeway for her behavior because she didn't know why Layfon was fighting only that he was fighting but still, if you're going to jump to conclusions and beat on people who just got injured you aren't getting a gold star and a pat on the back from me.

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It seemed to me Leering knew what was going on, and berated Layfon for not having changed despite going out looking for a change. It'd be obvious to her, who has know Layfon for so long, that the dude is again trying to save everybody by himself. Besides, Leerin is also from Grendan and knows such a minor wound will not much slow down a (ex-) Heaven's blade receiver.

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Originally Posted by Yukimura

But wtf is Zuellini supposed to do against Grendan? Was it said that cities in proximity automatically have to fight or can they just meet and say hi and go their separate ways? Even if they don't have an inter-city match though we know Grendan is interested in Haikizoku and Nina is conveniently carrying one around so tension seems inevitable. Hopefully Layfon can avoid getting avoid being physically and emotionally abused by his 'suitors' long enough to save yet another of them from the next inevitable kidnapping.

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Somehow I think the other cities don't really want to ever fight Grendan. Made evident by how the one Zuellni was supposed to fight suddenly retreated. It's thus very strange why the little fairy of Zuellni especially steers the city towards Grendan. She shouldn't anymore be affected by the rampant spirit either.

In any case I doubt there's anything Zuellni could ever do against Grendan, with or without Layfon. Layfon is just one man, after all, and how many Heaven's blade receivers does Grendan have, and in addition to those the Queen as well. Maybe there will be no fighting.

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Originally Posted by Yukimura

I feel like someone should mourn the fact that with all the different things going on in this series like overpowered monsters, a random English TV show that seems to have something to do with the plot, and evil fairies possessing people, what seems to get the most attention are the dynamics of the undesired harem that has built itself up around Layfon.

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While this recent resurgence of discussion is focusing in on that, we've gone so many episodes without discussion that broad trends like romance are really one of the few things to discuss easily. There is Alsheyra's motives, Nina's growth as a fighter and in knowledge of the world, wtf Engrish land, and the romance. You can't really deny it after all this time, Regios is a harem series.

Layfon has garnered the affections of two upper classmen, two members of the "Layton" trio, and left behind another girl (who has now reunited with him).

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But wtf is Zuellini supposed to do against Grendan? Was it said that cities in proximity automatically have to fight or can they just meet and say hi and go their separate ways? Even if they don't have an inter-city match though we know Grendan is interested in Haikizoku and Nina is conveniently carrying one around so tension seems inevitable. Hopefully Layfon can avoid being physically and emotionally abused by his 'suitors' long enough to save yet another of them from the next inevitable kidnapping.

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The students (and the cities as well) want to fight because the whole point of inter-city matches is control over the selenium mines. Selenium powers the cities and probably feeds the fairies, so both sides are prone towards the fighting.

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Originally Posted by Kraco

Somehow I think the other cities don't really want to ever fight Grendan. Made evident by how the one Zuellni was supposed to fight suddenly retreated. It's thus very strange why the little fairy of Zuellni especially steers the city towards Grendan. She shouldn't anymore be affected by the rampant spirit either.

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While Zuellni shouldn't be affected by the Haikizoku anymore, those only seem to make the cities go after nests of filth monsters, not other cities.

I agree that the major reason no one wants to fight Grendan is because it not only has the supply of Heaven's Blades, it is also governed by someone that all Heaven's Blade Revievers are deathly afraid to cross, despite their own absurd levels of skill. Savaris and Synola (Alsheyra's double) are both terrified by the thought of Alsheyra's wrath. Beyond the Heavens Blade Recievers, don't forget that (probably due to the Queen) Grendan is also the most besieged city. Layfon mentioned this early on. Filth monsters attack Grendan quite regularly, so their normal fighters are no slouches either.

At the same time, the electronic fairies seem a little like fighters themselves, and often seem to crave that kind of combat interaction. They may be vulernable, but Zuellni especially seems to love social interaction.

I think it was mentioned Grendan is always looking for filth monsters. I don't know if it works also the other way around. Maybe it does, and maybe it's somehow connected to the Engrish portions, which are seemingly connected to Leerin (and the Queen, I suppose). In any case, Grendan is a military state, whereas many of the other cities are apparently academic cities and, one could surmise, manufacturing ones. As such Grendan needs fights, as much as it can find, to have veteran soldiers instead of green ones. And since they are looking for filth monsters, it alone indicates they offer better challenges than other cities.

It could also be that Grendan is protective of Leerin the same way Zuellni (and other fairies for that matter) are so protective of Nina. We've seen Grendan protect Leerin directly before.

Maybe it is merely coming to pick her up.

Invincible city Grendan:

Episode 22 LQ - Ayako





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This was an interesting episode and revealed quite a few things. One thing confirmed is that Savaris is a really poisonous dude. Did he utter a single line during his conversation with Goru that didn't contain an insult? Certainly the end result was Goru in pieces...

One interesting fact even if I doubt not very relevant to the bigger plot was the treaty dictating the rules of engagement. Apparently under normal circumstances academic cities don't need to fear military cities. Although it's another question (that might or might not be mentioned) what exactly enforces such rules and treaties. If a city breaks them, what happens? But since we have seen so few cities during the show, I'll boldly say this matter is of limited relevance in general to the plot.

Leerin didn't give Layfon the sword, which is the one thing that mostly annoyed me during this episode. She's one more person, who thinks she knows the best what's right for Layfon - no matter what the dude himself thinks. Of course he hasn't thought overly much in the past, but basically seeking his own path was why he entered Zuellni, so you'd think Leerin of all people would know a little better. Especially afer her speech (that she obviously didn't believe even herself, judging by her actions). Well, I don't hate her character but she should have given Layfon the goddam sword.

Also, was it Nina or who was it that got a headache after the filth monster got hit by the Incredible Death Ray Cannon™?

Far too little Felli in this episode, though. I'm starting to feel like the legendary Felli moments are a thing of the past when the series is nearing the end and the Engrish parts are preparing to coalesce with the rest of the show.

I thought this episode was a bit of a letdown.

Leerin not giving Layfon the sword was one of the most aggravating, but Layfon kissing her on the cheek when she was clearly indicating lips was also somewhat disappointing (then again, it also means Felli's chances are slightly raised).

Furthmore, after seeing all of the Heaven Blade Recievers lined up on the edge of Grendan, the only ones we see this episode was Savaris and Synola, and the latter for only a few seconds.

But to be honest, what really let me down was they are still focusing on the goddamned Haikizoku. In fact, I suppose I was wrong in my previous post, Zuellni is still being affected by the infernal goat, and they actually brought its influence back into the forefront as a plot device. The whole storyline with it is frankly, really annoying or really boring (not sure which is stronger). Zuellni (the city, not the spirit) and the viewers are really getting screwed by this constantly being an issue. We haven't seen the military artists that aren't supremely dominating (Layfon, Heaven's Blades, etc) have a chance to really show off at all. They'll die against the filth monsters the Haikizoku runs Zuellni into, and they can't fight against other cities because Zuellni is driven away from fights she could possibly win.

Characters like Sheena, Sharnid, and Shante are supposed to be some of the greatest military artists outside of the mercenaries and the Heaven Blade Recievers (and certainly inside Zuellni), and they've never gotten a chance to fight effectively.

An irritating plot device that has already gone on far too many episodes.

...and the spectral goat mask Nina has on...no words can describe how stupid that looks.

(Nina got the headache.)

You say they are stretching the Haikizoku issue as an artificial plot device but in reality what concrete and essential has it yet done? I don't think the Haikizoku case as such has even fully started yet, or perhaps it would be correct to say this is where it begins. I'm hoping it will reveal something deeper about the inner workings of that world before the end.

Yeah, it's quite sad about all those other fighters. You'd think they could have invested one episode in a decent, normal, fight against another city. But it seems to me the emphasis was more or less on the monsters, not city fighting, so I'm not overly surprised that didn't happen, despite the fact everybody but Layfon was mainly thinking about city fighting as the real thing, not monster fights (but then again, Zuellni always kept avoiding monsters, so they were only the norm for Layfon).

I'm enjoying this show a lot at the moment. Caught up to ep 22 last night. I like the setting of this show and the plot is ok I guess. There are some cool characters, but I agree with the whole not a lot of character development. Anyone know if this show is going to be just 1 season? Perhaps a 2nd season with more character development. I'd also like to see some more filth monster fights.

I have got a feeling they are wrapping this up in one season. I have no idea how far the manga has proceeded, but it seems to me like all the ends are beginning to get together in the anime. Even all the characters seem to be gathering in the same place.

Dream of Ignasis

Episode 23 LQ - Ayako





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Well, quite a lot happened in this episode, and lots of masked folks hanging around as well, but nothing definite happened yet, except for Nina getting kidnapped. Looks like Layfon will need to fight some heaven's blade receivers, or at least one of them. Nevertheless, Grendan's Queen's words, and also the masked people's, surely make it clear this is the showdown.

Poor Felli is getting less and less screentime. I guess her time is over, although it's not like any single girl would be getting attention overly much anymore.

End of Regios:

Episode 24 Final - Ayako





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I still haven't got a clue what it was all about. Apparently there was some dimensional stuff involved. I'd guess the weird powers and monsters are leaking from another dimension. Though who and what Saya is... Who knows. This whole series was like a scrape of the surface. I don't necessarily mind as such, because it worked like this as well, without explaining pretty much anything.

The conclusion was also almost a complete reset. I can't say I wouldn't have expected that, but it's still just a bit surprising, especially in matters other than romantic. While I hoped there would be a female character X - Layfon pair formed, in the end this wasn't that manner of a story. The surprising factor was rather that there was no difference made in regard to the monsters, contamination, and whatever is behind them.

At least Felli is back to kicking Layfon's leg (in absence of metal poles) if nothing else.

I saw the ending as very open ended, and with any luck, set up for the next season.

It was also nice to see that while Layfon had the big reunion scene with Nina midseason, and the embrace with Leerin here (which I saw as the two taking it very different ways, Leerin romantically, Layfon more like a sibling), Felli is still very much the jealous wife type. Layfon seems to view Leerin as a sister, and Nina as a superior and close friend, so he's a bit set apart from them. In constrast, Layfon is very much aware of Mei-Shen, and he speaks in a very relaxed manner with Felli (partially because she demanded it). He seems a lot closer to Felli after the hostage incident, but perhaps that is only him being more relaxed with her and wishful thinking.

The harem is far from concluded, espeically with Naruki showing a greatly increased affection towards Layfon.


My guess is that Saya is exactly what she appears to be, a fragment from the world which they watch through the television in ungodly Engrish. In the tv, towards the end of those segments, they were mentioning that Saya is similar to the guy with the thousand mouths. Something like they both hold things within their body, and then there's a bunch of energy mumbo jumbo and other Star Trek technical jargon that doesn't make any sense at all. So here's my theory in how they are connected. Total speculation and guessing, bear in mind.

"Regios" is the world inside Saya's body or perhaps her mind. She's deeply troubled by something, either external attack from the creepy mouth guy (where we were left off with that side story) and that manifests itself as the filth monsters as well as the unbreathable miasma outside of the cities. As we saw here, Saya is more or less a Goddess in Regios. The Queen was keeping her safe in the depths of Grendan, but she woke up and removed herself so that she could cleanse the air around Layfon and the two cities, as well as "hand deliver" the Heaven's Blade to Layfon once more.

The cities exist as safe havens for whatever the people of Regios represent for her, and the Wolf's Brigade, being from another dimension, are part of the attackers (maybe even the Mouth Face's mind), attempting to steal away the Electronic Fairies that serve as the foundations of the sanity the cities represent. The cities themselves run off Selenium, which has many biologically related effects for both plants and animals.


Well...that's my own mind's attempt at making any sense of the overarching plot to this series. The downside is that it is based off the Engrish segments, which don't make a damn bit of sense themselves, even when viewed in sequence.

I'm not happy that it ended without Layfon and Felli-Chan getting together.

They need a season 2 or movie that centers around Fonfon and Felli-Chan. :)

Leerin's Eye is the key to some doorway that leads to where the Filth monsters come from, What can this mean? I have many theories, after what Saya and Layfon did. :/

What is this Zero dimension Dick talks about? Another Mytsery. This is why they need a season 2.

Is Ayako's HD really HD? I'll wait for a batch torrent to archive while I get through this in eye-bleeding LQ....

It's quite fuzzy, but it's certainly not the LQ scaled up, for sure. The series never had such amazing graphics quality anyway (though Felli looks good in any resolution). Fortunately it looks like Ayako intends to release the rest of the HD versions soon, so I can burn this off my HD. According to their web site, that is.

-I just powered through this in between exams. Action-wise, it was pretty entertaining. Like Kraco said, simply "unlocking" rather than "gaining" potential makes this so much better.

-I didn't really try to understand all the stuff going on. I don't even remember what the OP sounds like since I only watched it 4 times.

-The English bits were so serious they were hilarious, until the end anyway. After that, the guy stopped being badass.

-His katana got taken away since it combined with the Heaven's Sword? That sucks. Hopefully he managed to unfuse it or something if there's a second season.

-I really liked Fon Fon. Not talking about Layfon here, but "Fon Fon", the way Felli pronounces it. Needless to say, I like Felli too :o.

-They so should have followed up that X-ray scene with the Student President in a cast.

-Most memorable shot:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/506...romeshelle.jpg

I thought the ending was awesome though. Seeing how there is an open ending there should be a second season.

Heaven's Katana skating looked awesome XD

Just finished this series a couple of days ago, and enjoyed it quite a bit. In all, a good cast of characters, and I think all that needs to be said has been said. I think Ryll's theory is a good one. It was a confusing series, which lacked focus on what is was doing and trying to do, but it was still quite entertaining in various fronts.

Any news on a second season? I read that apparently the anime was being faithful to the manga, but to the end, so I wonder how it'll affect a potential second season, if any is being planned.

This was based on a light novel, and it was mostly faithful. A sequel could definitely be made, and it would even more epic action than the first, but I have no news about that either.

Mostly, but there are some subtle (and not so subtle) key differences in characters. It really changes the mood of the series.

Layfon's thoughts in the novel give me quite a different opinion of his personality than the impression the anime gives.

Felli is a much more enjoyable character in the anime. She's a great deal colder in the novel, but as a trade, you do get a better idea of just how overwhelmingly powerful she is. It puts her strength more in line with Layfon's. Sadly, there is none of the playfulness about her, and there are no shin kicks.

Naruki (the police girl), Mifi (photo girl), and Meishen are a bit more assertive as well, though Meishen does turn into the lovestruck shy quivering mess she is throughout the anime fairly quickly.

I'm a big fan of Naruki, I hope Meishen gets killed off rather quickly, I hate those types of characters.

After 3 years, I am still hoping/praying for a second season, preferably 26 episodes instead of 24 :P