Reading this thread I feel like I'm the only ignoramus who has neither read the manga nor seen ParaKiss
So maybe my expectations weren't as high as other people's, but I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode. This is looking like one of the most engaging stories of the season. I found the art style quite refreshing - someone I know described it as "very 80s", and at the risk of showing my age I'm vaguely reminded of
The Ballad of Halo Jones from 2000AD (which is a Good Thing).
Mind you, I knew it was going to be worth a look when I read that Anna Tsuchiya was singing the OP - I thought she was great as biker gal
Ichigo in
Shimotsuma Monogatari (a wonderful story of girly frocks and friendship, with headbutts). Then again, I'm just a sucker for Japanese rock chicks (which reminds me, I must watch
Linda Linda Linda...).
But enough rambling. I'm hooked!