I was going to say the same thing... But I probably was going to come off a bit more "Grumpy Old Man-ish", since I've read manga from some artists who have had their series shortened/cancelled due to deadline issues.
Either way, I am glad to see we got to see the "Aptom Armor" again, even if it was just in a short 8 pages. Was too cool of a design to not use again.