Hey I may end up reading the manga and just starting where the equivalent to where the anime currently is. I've read some of the manga but just didn't keep up with it, from what I have heard it is getting pretty awesome right now though, especially compared to the anime. Only reason I have not wanted to go further than the anime before is because the anime is what I started watching first so I didn't want it to be spoiled. And I like fight scenes better in the anime.
