Oh ok, there is an ongoing story per se, but sometimes they divert into a whole new substory (saga) just to let the writer finish more coz at times the anime catches up quick with the manga - same thing happens with Naruto actually. Any fave character so far?
Generally known as fillers for the above mentioned reasons.
Oh, I see. Im just reading the manga for now and I'll watch the anime at some point in the future. I'm currently reading volume 4, so I still have a long way to go.