I think you'll like the series. Van could pass for Spike's (from Bebop) great great grandfather. Just their personalities are so alike though Van is a virgin (and boy does it show) and kinda clueless. The mecha is very pretty too and I like the idea on how the mecha's function. The characters, especially the ones that team up with Van, you can't help but fall in love with them right away, especially the El (something) group of old men. Their mecha is made up like a Gundam. The storyline is pretty interesting though in some parts it still confuses me. I'd still like to hear the dub though.