haha I really liked that, we still have the body planting(one of the amusing traits of the series) we got 2 new characters that seem like they will be a barrel of laughs(I like the girl seems like she is a more mild ver. of Osaka from AD)
While I want the girl to like Oga just so to invoke some jealously from Aoi-chan, I don't see it happening.
Aoi-chan's rival is Hilda and it should stay that way
Love the fact Oga is always drawn as a real badass, like that panel where he wonders if he caught a cold. That alone beats like almost every other shounen lead at their most GAR moments