How I see it, if it ends at 26 then the show will never be completed. There is no way that they are going to complete their task in 1 episode.
As far as the show I really like it. The hardest things for me was to get over not hearing some of the original cast from CCS and the long character designs. It reminded me a lot of Utena tv. The visuals are great. The music is AWESOME. For the most part the story kept my attention. There were a few arcs that kind of dragged on that made me say "hurry up."
I've heard people say they like it and others say they don't. I haven't read the manga so this is a new experience for me. I'd say you'd have to try it out. I'd advise that you check up to episode 9 or so. The first few kind of throws you in but it's when the show progresses that you actually have an idea of what's going on.








