But then again, I read that back before they made the anime, and it's so plot driven that once you've watched/read it and understood it there's no need to read/watch it again. I watched the first couple of episodes and couldn't get into it. Maybe you need to do one before the other?

If you like drama and twisted plotlines, it's definitely worth it. I think there's some elements that annoy everyone (*coughMisaMisacough*/*cougharmiesofLcosplayscough*), but isn't there something like that in all series?

There's a fairly drastic change that happens about a hundred issues into the manga that disappointed me - I suppose the situation couldn't continue forever, but I think the incident could have been handled a lot better. They try to bounce things back to how they were before but it really doesn't work, I stopped reading not long after.

That said, it's really good up to that point - if you don't mind a series that doesn't really have an ending, it's a good read/watch.