I haven't seen the last episode yet... I'm still waiting for volume 7 to get here. (bought it today on ebay for $17)
Shizuru's my favorite character, too... you saw me getting aggitated when I thought that it looked like she was going to be show's resident useless jobber.
Heh, I keep wanting to call Anna "Lou" for whatever reason. I guess that she looks more like a Lou than Lou does.