I think it makes Toru adorable, actually. It's always nice when characters have a hobby outside whatever it is they normally do in the series.

What's really fun about volume 3, though, is what you realize near the end: [spoiler]They really didn't care about the Iris hunter. The whole time, Toru and Hijiri were just working to dispel the butterflies on Kuga, and that was all.[/spoiler] Also, from back in the omake for volume 2(?): [hide]&qu...

Found an interesting little gem called "Iris Zero." It has good characters, good art, neat designs, and the premise is an interesting reversal. It becomes a sort of detective series after a few chapters, and manages to do so well- you could, theoretically, figure out the answers to any of ...

The anime has nothing on the manga. Trust me.

Just re-read Mahoraba over the last couple days. More people need to read this, along with the rest of this guy's works.

Seriously, you will not regret it.

Unless you have no soul.

I, for one, would have loved it if EOIII actually let you go to the beach. I mean, for chrissake, they tell you to do it almost every other floor, yet it's not actually there!