There's a translation of the orginial unedited version going around online for volumes 1-13. I could help anyone who wants it.

I disagree. The flashback gives a lot of insight, although it makes the story in the present seem a lot shorter than the story in the past. I haven't watched the anime, but I heard it was an average series. The manga (unedited) though, is awesome from first-hand experience.

I don't understand why everyone gripes about the ending. Yeah it's done in n obtuse style, but if it's closely examined, it is understandable (kinda like when Neo talks to the Architect in Matrix: Reloaded). But the ending is so much more satisfactory character-wise than the movie.

Why such the low grade on music? The orchestral pieces were refreshing and the ending song, the piano arrangement of "Cruel Angel's Thesis" was quite emotional.

I hope you guys know that the manga is horribly edited. And not for the good of the public either, but for pure marketing's sake.

How can you read the "edited" version of the manga? Doesn't it disgust you that a mature rated manga has been edited down to a teen level comic for the sole purpose of marketing?