電撃小説大賞
The light novels of the series have been well received by readers and have also been awarded. The first light novel, "The Rolling Bootlegs", was awarded the Gold Prize of the ninth Dengeki Novel Prize, held by ASCII Media Works in 2002, after reaching third place. The anime adaptation of the series has been popular in Japan and the United States, and has also received significant praise for its plot, characters, strong dubbing, animation and musical score.