I did read the whole thing, all the volumes to date (although I didn't finish all my golden age of scifi reading ;_; ). And as you suspected, I did like the series, quite a lot. I am heavily into the whole fantasy/horror thing.

I am not sure how I felt about the way the first series ended, it seemed really abrupt, and kind of unfinished. Also, D basically acknowledges that Leon is his own pet, would he really abandon him that way, even if he was peeved at him (and he did have reason to be)? So, the end of the first series made me feel a bit unsettled, and as you said for yourself, I don't like the new guy as much as I like Leon either. Basically, I hope Leon shows up sometime, but I am not holding my breath. >_>

I also giggled at the Kappa story when I read it. :D

Anyway, thanks for the link! :)