Oh, 'Johan'. I love that there is so much time and consideration given to building the 'side characters.' Richard's story hit me pretty hard(though at least we got some surprisingly badass Doctor Reichwein moments out of the entire thing).
This is such a great series. It's the one I recommend to friends who say they can't stand manga.
Weren't they planning to make a live action movie version? I wonder how that's coming along.