this question has probably been asked but does the manga continue after the anime? I saw the anime and i want to know if the manga continues the story.

Well the anime and manga both go on different ways... I don't remember where exactly split the happens, but I think it's somewhere after the Gun-Ho Guns appeared.
So no you can't really say that the manga continue the story since it's a different story...
But the manga is really worth it. (IMHO it's even better... well manga is always better IMO).