Yup, I disliked that ending very much. It seemed like fanservice to me... The first ending is my favorite, but I think I like the second opening (Ready Steady Go) best of the openers. I like the sequences with all the military guys. And I like the words, but not so much the art, to the third opening (Undo). It's easy to sing along with.
Try the 40 linked on this page - http://spoon.thefreebizhost.com/ - it's Spoon, who's good but has been down for a while, I don't know if it'll work. Fork 40.v2 had some real howlers - I mean, *I* could tell in some spots that they were translating things right. I've listened to this series enough to know that "Kenji no ishi" means "Philosopher's Stone", but apparently whoever translated that version didn't...
Any fansubs that I should stay away from? I found one site that'll group shows by fansub.
I felt like a kid in a candy store seeing all the things available.