the tv series SUCKS. i kind of liked the movie, but i hated the actress they chose for hermess, and the ending was waaaay too cheesy. I like the manga by that Ocha lady. there was another manga of it that i liked as well.. i forget who it was by though.
The fact that it's a true story is cool but i think all of the media adaptations of it are kind of blown out of proportion. I doubt it was quite so dramatic.