When I first saw the manga art for this series, I was very very turned off. It seemed very amateur at best. Although the monster images are very detailed and gorgeous, the mangaka doesn't appear to have his human anatomy drawing skills quite down... But then one day, just cause I was bored, I picked it up and started reading. And WOW, it's addicting. I couldn't stop. And the art, as with every other mangaka, gets better. I'm not a typical shonen dectective type manga lover either...actually the hate the "monster of the week" type anime and manga, but I found this one to be really good. Definitelygive it a shot. I read this and then found myself watching the anime, which is decent, but doesn't compare to the manga.