About LoGH, I first knew it through an accident of turning on the TV for too long. I was watching Saint Seiya then and LoGH was right after it. At first I wasn't in any way interested. However, I just got more interested as the story went along. I love the music and the characters. I fell in love with Reuentahl and Schenkopp and Kircheis as I watched it. Then the TV episodes were interrupted by some other anime. That was the reason why I bought the novels as well as the mangas. The point I'm making here is that I don't think you really need to start from the beginning to like it, but you need to watch enough episode to know what's going on and then like it... Just a thought...