." ▁Up at ko on ▁observed ▁that ▁the ▁plot ▁"[ t akes ] ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁b ang ▁at ▁the ▁beginning " ▁and ▁then ▁begins ▁to ▁drag . ▁Keith ▁Da we ▁of ▁An imer ica ▁also ▁noted ▁this ▁about ▁the ▁an ime ' s ▁p acing , ▁stating ▁that ▁even ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁episodes ▁do ▁well ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁narr ative , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁writers ▁rely ▁too ▁heavily ▁on ▁in ert ia ▁to ▁advance ▁it . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁remark ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁suff ers ▁from ▁" un f oc used ▁script ing " ▁and ▁that ▁" one ▁has ▁to ▁end ure ▁the ▁occas ional ▁che es y ▁episode ▁to ▁re ap ▁the ▁re wards ▁of ▁a ▁show ▁that ▁is ▁clever , ▁p rag m atic ▁and ▁am using ". ▁However , ▁Da we ▁did ▁regard ▁the ▁English ▁script ▁writing ▁and ▁voice ▁acting , ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁over - the - top ▁intro duct ory ▁narr ation ▁for ▁each ▁episode ▁a ▁rem inder ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁should ▁be ▁enjoyed ▁for ▁what ▁it ▁was . ▁O w ens ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁plot ▁will ▁not ▁seem ▁very ▁original , ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁does ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁direction , ▁despite ▁said ▁direction ▁not ▁being ▁very ▁clear . ▁ ▁Out law ▁Star ▁has ▁received ▁very ▁mod est ▁commercial ▁success ▁and ▁mis cell aneous ▁vie wer ▁recognition . ▁The ▁initial ▁ship ment ▁of ▁the ▁m anga ' s ▁first ▁volume ▁sold ▁out ▁nation wide ▁in ▁Japan . ▁According ▁to ▁Mor ning ▁Star ▁Studio '